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Minister Jacobs Extends Deepest Condolences To Family And Friends Of The Late George Frederick Adolphus York

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport Affairs and the government of St. Maarten hereby extend sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the late George Frederick Adolphus aka Freddy York.

Our heart goes out to you in this time of bereavement, with special recognition to our Minister Plenipotentiary Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York as well as MECYS Culture Department head Mr Read more

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Minister Jacobs Extends Deepest Condolences To The Family And Friends Of The Late Mr. George Frederick Adolphus York.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs and the government of St. Maarten hereby extend sincerest condolences to the family and friends of the late Mr. George Frederick Adolphus aka Freddy York. Our heart goes out to you in this time of bereavement, with special recognition to our Minister Plenipotentiary Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York as well as MECYS Culture Department head Mr Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group is following up on the advice of VROMI to inform public utilities company GEBE and other telecommunication carriers on the island about the company’s plans for a massive rollout of its Fiber to the Home Project starting in March this year.

According to VROMI, TelEm Group’s plans to connect a high number of homes per month with state-of-the-art fibre optic cable could be very disruptive because of a number of civic works that will be required, and it makes sense for the company to work together with the public utilities company GEBE, UTS and St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Recently, Parliament held a meeting to discuss the appointment of a quartermaster for the Integrity Chamber by the Dutch Government. Most Parliamentarians, however, overlooked the fact that the discussion had to be focused on the process, the procedure, the legality and the validity of said appointment. With the exception of MP Sarah Wescot-Williams, parliamentarians and members of government spoke more about the Integrity Chamber Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, officially took office in the company’s main building on Pond Island Wednesday morning, where he was greeted by a welcoming party of Supervisory Board and Management Board members.

Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors, Mr. Paul Marshall, delivered the official introductory remarks followed by a short response by the new CEO, who was also welcomed in by board member, Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel has called on the residents of St. Maarten to be a bit more patient as the contractors continue to work on the roads on St. Maarten. The Minister explained that road repairs are being conducted in a number of areas and he is cognizant of the fact that the blocking of certain roads is not convenient for the residents Read more

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Meeting to discuss Insel Air Scheduled.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Minister of Justice Raphael Boasman told members of the media that after holding meetings with Chief of Police Carl John and Chief Prosecutor Ton Maan they have decided to put a plan of action to deal with the ongoing situation at the prison. Without divulging information the Minister said that there will be more actions taken which will show in the near future that actions are being taken to better manage the prison system. He stressed that the raid that took place on Tuesday with the involvement of the marines are one of those actions Read more

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Caribbean Travel Marketplace

St. Maarten Public Health and Labour Minister Emil Lee and St. Martin Tourist Office President Jeanne Rogers-Vanterpool are in the Bahamas representing the country at the 2017 Caribbean Travel Marketplace Read more

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Nipa Students Can Apply For Study Financing

CAY HILL – On January 25, the Division of Study Financing-Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs, visited NIPA and gave a Study Allowance Information Session to the students.

The presentation was conducted by Lissa Carter, who gave some valuable information in relation to the procedures NIPA students can now take, if they want to be considered to receive study financing.

There were approximately 28 students present, who were all keen on obtaining this important information Read more

Haiti President-Elect Says Trump Business Background To Help Ties

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti’s incoming president said he believed U.S. President Donald Trump‘s business background would give him a better grasp of bilateral relations, as the impoverished Caribbean nation recovers from a devastating hurricane.

President-elect Jovenel Moise, a successful banana exporter, was declared winner this month of a vote initially held in 2015 that had to be rerun more than a year later, due to allegations of voter fraud. He is scheduled to be sworn in on Feb Read more

Gobernador Juramentó A Tres Nuevos Mediadores Laborales

Traducido por Máximo Castro

Harbour View.- Tres nuevos mediadores del Departamento de Labores, fueron juramentados el miércoles día 25 de los corrientes por su Excelencia el Gobernador de Sint Maarten, drs. Eugene.B. Holiday. Los tres nuevos Mediadores Laborales del país Sint Maarten, son: Amador Muller,  Leroy Brooks y  Marcellina Loblack.

Durante la ceremonia, el Gobernador Holiday señaló la importancia de la función de mediación en los conflictos laborales Read more

Skills Training And Ged Tutorials Start At Soil In Betty’S Estate.

BETTY’S ESTATE:--- The new skills learning and GED tutorial program called The Bridge starts here on Monday, February 6, 2017, at 5:30 pm, said Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, the program director at the Institute for Language Research and Development (ILRD).
“The Bridge is a 12-week program, catering to at-risk youngsters and other individuals who need assistance in getting to their next station,” said Dr Read more

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GREAT BAY:--- The petition for a new referendum on the constitutional future of St. Martin (South) was presented here to the Parliament of Sint Maarten on January 31, 2017, said Joseph H. Lake, Jr., president of the Independence for St. Martin Foundation (ISMF).
Members of the Foundation made the presentation at Parliament House, at approximately 10:30 am on Tuesday. Representing the Foundation were Joseph H. Lake, Jr., Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, Fabian Adekunle Badejo, Hon Read more

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Nagico Insurances Celebrates 35Th Years.

EPIC Pension Policy launched

GREAT BAY:--- Today, NAGICO Insurances is celebrating its 35th anniversary and to commemorate this they have launched a new NAGICO Pension Policy called EPIC (Entity Pension Insurance Contract), which will be followed by several other exciting products and promotions throughout the course of the year for all their loyal and prospective customers.
"This celebration marks 35 solid years of excellence in service to our customers, since we opened our doors on St Read more

POND ISLAND:--- On Monday, January 30th, 2017, The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs, Honorable Silveria Jacobs, together with the managing director of HEMCO NV, Mr. Henry Frederick & NV GEBE Mr. Kenrick J. Chittick, signed agreements to commence the emergency repairs at the Leonald Conner School. The repairs are scheduled to take 4 weeks until completion.
The assignment of the works was sealed with the signatures of Min Read more

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Jacobs Says Freddy York Is A ‘Cultural Pillar’ Of St. Maarten

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs says George "Freddy York" York is the “root of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in St. Maarten, which is evident in the music of the pan, calypso, musical talent, sound production, poetry, etc. of his offspring who share his genes.

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Three New Labor Mediators

Harbour View – On Wednesday January 25th, 2017, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, administered the oath to the three new Labor Mediators for country Sint Maarten, Mr. Amador Muller, Mr. Leroy Brooks and Mrs. Marcellina Loblack.

During the ceremony Governor Holiday remarked upon the importance of their function and mediation in labor conflicts. He congratulated Read more

El Primer Ministro William Marlin Pronunció Un Discurso En La Apertura De La Acu

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.- El primer ministro William Marlin, pronunció el sábado día 28 un discurso durante la ceremonia de apertura de la ACU Credit Union, en su local de Bush Road.

Marlin, dio la bienvenida a laACU a St. Maarten, y señaló que “la Cooperativa de Crédito celebrará el 55 aniversario de su fundación Read more

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Bahamas Government Refutes Us Television Report On Terrorism

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government has dismissed a report on the American television network, MSNBC, that the terrorist group, ISIS, has members in the country.

Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell in a statement said that he had held discussions with Prime Minister Perry Christie, the Attorney General as well as the leadership of the Royal Bahamas Police Force “all of whom are responsible for the country’s national security and they have no knowledge of any such terrorists or group of terrorists or any individual terrorist that is related to ISIS or any other terrorist organization in The Bahamas”.

Mitchell has described the MSNBC report as “rubbish” adding that the Bahamas mission in the United States “has been asked to reach out to US counterparts, to MSNBC to find out what the source of the allegation is Read more

St. Dominic High’S Ib Programme Partners With The Omololu International School

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On January 27th, four students of St. Dominic High School International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) Class of 2018 and their Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) Coordinator visited the Omololu International School in Anguilla as a kick-off to celebrate the two IB World Schools working together to create a better world. As part of their CAS curriculum to learn by doing real tasks, that have real consequences, the IBDP class is developing projects that will promote collaboration between the students of St Dominic High and the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IBPYP) at Omololu Read more

Scdf Thanks Helma, Brian At Telem, Congratulates Kendall

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) over the weekend thanked TelEm’s CFO Helma Etnel and CCO Brian Mingo for their steadfast support of Carnival over the past five years and in the same breath congratulated new TelEm CEO Kendall Dupersoy on his appointment. Dupersoy is a former SCDF President.

The SCDF and TelEm broke barriers five years ago when the entities signed the largest contract Carnival ever entered into at that time Read more

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Dutch Media Reports On Insel Air ‘Crisis’

AMSTERDAM--The grounding of the majority of the aircraft of the Curaçao-based airline Insel Air has caught the attention of the Dutch media. The national broadcasting company NOS and the financial newspaper Financieel Dagblad (FD) reported on the issue.

  The NOS reported on Sunday that Curaçao aviation authorities had grounded almost all of Insel Air’s aircraft, mostly the jets, in Aruba and Curaçao because of safety issues. The NOS spoke of a “crisis” in the Curaçao aviation Read more

St. Maarten Delegation Attending Caribbean Marketplace This Week

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - A delegation from St. Maarten will be attending Caribbean Travel Marketplace, the region's largest and most significant marketing forum, in the Bahamas, from Jan. 31 - Feb. 2, 2017 at Atlantis, Paradise Island. The event is being hosted by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

Caribbean Travel Marketplace affords tourism suppliers the vital opportunity to meet face-to-face with wholesalers from around the world selling Caribbean vacation packages over the course of two days of business meetings Read more

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Parliament Of St. Maarten Passes Motion To Deem Protocol On Integrity Chamber Null And Void.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The parliament of St. Maarten unanimously passed a motion on Monday to deem the protocol signed in May 2015 by former Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson and the Minister of Interior and Overseas Affairs Ronald Plasterk on the establishment of the Integrity Chamber.
The motion cited that the signed protocol which was also passed by the then majority in parliament that since the protocol did not get the approval of the Ombudsman and it was also thrown out by the Constitutional Court makes it null and void.
The motion passed on Monday will be sent to government and parliament of countries Aruba and Curacao, the island councils of the BES islands and Bonaire.
Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr in his presentation said that the Minister of Justice of St Read more

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