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Mosquito Elimination Program Starts Saturday

PHILIPSBURG – The eradication of mosquito breeding sites is an ongoing effort Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Emil Lee said during the Council of Ministers Press briefing, Wednesday, August 17, that the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is initiating the National Mosquito Elimination Program on Saturday, August 20, in the Cul-de-Sac/Saunders area.

The aim of this program is to eliminate mosquitos that spread diseases; chikungunya, dengue, and Zika Read more

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Na Board: More Like Upp Incompetence

The Board of the National Alliance has once again taken notice of the now somewhat childish claim (people know the truth) of several members of the UPP that this coalition is only finalizing projects that were initiated by the UPP-led coalition.

Though we understand the continuity of Government, we do not consider mentioning something on a stage during the 2014 or quietly mentioning it to a friend as initiating a project.

The truth is that when listening to both the leader and deputy leader of the UPP, one would think that the 2014-2015 term was the very first time that both men had been in Government Read more

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Minister Lee Reacts On Hospital Article Of Up Party Vice President

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — We are in the election season. That much is obvious. Creating confusion or fear for political mileage now becomes the norm for some political parties.

A prime example of this is the recent opinion piece by the Vice President and political candidate of the UP party Tatiana Arrindell. She wrote a very incompetent and untruthful article, which was published in the Today newspaper about our new General Hospital.

I must say that this type of inappropriate behavior attacks a very large team of dedicated professionals, who have put in extremely long hours in order to make the hospital a project for the people of St Read more

Eom Gets Volunteers To Beautify 2 Public Schools

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs recently came up with the idea to get the staff of the Ministry of Education, Culture Youth and Sports involved in the Education on the Move (EOM) campaign.

Recognizing that the schools are in dire need of a face-lift, and while awaiting the critical upgrade, the Minister decided to tackle the minor repairs and maintenance in a phased manner.

The St Read more

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Record-Breaking 19 Dump Fires For The Year So Far

PHILIPSBURG – In a reaction to accusations made by the contractor who manages the dump, hinting that the UP party is responsible for creating fires there, Member of Parliament (MP) Frankie Meyers stated: “It is unbelievable that when a National Alliance supporter/former candidate wins the bid for a multi-million dollar contract and manages to mess it up, the contractor still finds ways to accuse the UP party of setting the dump ablaze Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- We are in the election season. That much is obvious. Creating confusion or fear for political mileage now becomes the norm for some political parties. A prime example of this is the recent opinion piece by the Vice President and political candidate of the UP party Tatiana Arrindell. She wrote a very incompetent and untruthful article which was published in the Today newspaper about our new General Hospital.
I must say that this type of inappropriate behavior, attacks a very large team of dedicated professionals who have put in extremely long hours in order to make the hospital a project for the people of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs announced at the Council of Minister's press briefing on Wednesday that some students that wrote the FBE examinations and scored low grades are still having problems being placed into a school. One of the major hindrance to that is because of the four classrooms that at lacking at the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr announced on Wednesday during the Council of Minister's press conference that the Council of Ministers on Tuesday amended the legislation for foundations. Minister Gibson said in 2015 the parliament of St. Maarten passed a law that has some undesirable consequences for foundations and as such all foundations has to file taxes and this placed a heavy burden on the foundations that have to pay for the services of accountants.
The Minister said that there are foundations that are performing community services while some are conducting businesses.
He said those foundations that are performing services for the community and also helps with social issues within the community Read more

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St. Maarten looking to collect the Central Bank dividends.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Richard Gibson will be travelling to Curacao as early as today (Wednesday) to meet with the Minister of Finance to discuss the way forward regarding the President of the Central Bank of St. Maarten and Curacao Emsley Tromp.
Gibson told reporters that as reported in the news last week Tromp’s home was searched and he is currently under investigation and as such they believe that it would be wise for them to suspend him from his position until the investigation is completed Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National Alliance has once again taken notice of the now somewhat childish claim (people know the truth) of several members of the UPP that this coalition is only finalizing projects that were initiated by the UPP led coalition Read more

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El Primer Ministro Marlin Viajó A Juramentación Del Presidente Danilo Medina

SAN MARTEN / REPUBLICA DOMINICANA.- El Primer Ministro, William Marlin, viajó a la República Dominicana desde el domingo 14 para participar en la toma de posesión del Presidente Danilo Medina.

Marlin encabezó una delegación que además está integrada por Patricio Gumbs Jr., del Departamento de Relaciones Exteriores.

Una cena con altos funcionarios dominicanos la noche del lunes, abrió la ceremonia de dos días que culminó con la juramentación oficial del presidente Danilo Medina, quien asume su segundo mandato por un periodo de cuatro años 2016-2020 Read more

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Sdm Reach Out To Cay Bay Community

CAY BAY – On Saturday, August 13, Benjamin Ortega, leader of the St. Maarten Development Movement (SDM), SDM candidates and Cay Bay residents, came out to Elder Drive to repair a basketball court that has been broken down for quite some time.

The idea came to mind during one of SDM’s ongoing district community meetings when SDM visited Cay Bay Read more

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Up: New Hospital But Larger Debt For The Country

~ Businesses and taxpayers will pay in higher premiums and taxes ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The new hospital has been announced. Politically – perfectly timed, but, let us look at some key areas of concern, United People’s (UP) Party Vice President and Candidate #13 Tatiana Arrindell said on Tuesday.

“The current St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) loses money and needs to be subsidized in the millions of dollars annually Read more

213 Voter Signatures Put Hope Officially In Race

HOPE leader Mercedes van der Waals-Wyatt give a thumbs up after getting word that her party surpassed the require number of signatures.

POND ISLAND--Helping Our People Excel (HOPE) has mustered 213 Read more

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Dominican Republic/ St. Maarten:--- Prime Minister William Marlin is currently attending the inauguration of the President Danilo Medina.
While in the Dominican Republic Prime Minister Marlin will be signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU with the Government of Dominican Republic and the Kingdom. SMN News understands that the MO Read more

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Digikidz, Vxg, And Winair Are Only Some Of The Victims Of Sta Appointed Director.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Since the appointment of Rolando Brison to the St. Maarten Tourism Authority (STA) by Minister of TEATT Ingrid Arrindell last Friday social media on St. Maarten has been exploding with all sorts of comments regarding the appointment of Brison to such a prestigious position when there are numerous scandals surrounding one of St. Maarten’s brightest minds and possible future leaders. Brison who is known to be very brilliant ever since he was in high school, today has a questionable reputation, especially with his marketing company Read more

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Hope Cruises Past 146 Votes Tuesday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -The HOPE political party Tuesday had their list of three candidates supported by the required 146 voters.

The party surpassed the required amount by having 213 voters support their list as of 4pm Tuesday.

The Central Voting Bureau will meet on Thursday to review the corrected discrepancies of all of the political parties as well as to review the endorsed list of the HOPE after which it will be announced that the parties are eligible to contest the September 26th 2016 Parliamentary elections.

In a press statement Tuesday afternoon the HOPE party Leader Mercedes van der Waals-Wyatt stated that she was elated to hear the final count at 4pm of 213 signatures Read more

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Contractors said that opposition politicians are setting up people to dump garbage and set fires on the dump.

PHILIPSBURG:-- The contractors that were awarded the bid for garbage collection in parcel five and six broke their silence once again. Robelto Flanders and Leroy la Paix of Robelto and Sons said in an interview with SMN News that those dumping garbage in St. Peters is doing it deliberately for political purposes. “These people are being motivated by the opposition because their aim is to make the present coalition government look bad during this election period.”
La Paix said on Tuesday morning he caught a man with a pick-up truck dumping garbage beside the garbage bins in the vicinity of the Jose Lake Ball Park Read more

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Cdema Boss Warns Residents Not To Let Guard Down

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As the Caribbean heads into what is traditionally known as the “peak” of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, there’s yet another appeal for Barbados and the rest of the region to remain vigilant.

“We have heard this, [that] God is a Bajan; God is a Trini; God maybe a Jamaican; He maybe an Anguillan; He is all of us but that doesn’t mean that we are not going to be impacted by the vagaries of natural disasters,” warned Ronald Jackson, the head of the Barbados based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA).

Its two and half months into the season which has been somewhat “quiet” but Jackson told Barbados TODAY, that is no reason for the region to become lax.

“The decision as to whether we are caught up in an emergency response or dealing with a disaster is going to be very much built around how much at the household level, at the community level and nationally we are vigilant Read more

Sarah To Defend Timeshare Laws In Parliament Today

PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams will add another milestone to her long list of firsts today, Tuesday, when she becomes the first MP to defend an initiative law in the legislature.

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Pm Marlin In Dominican Republic For Inauguration

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Prime Minister (PM) William Marlin arrived in the Dominican Republic on Sunday, August 14.

Marlin is there leading the Kingdom delegation to the Presidential inauguration of President Danilo Medina. He is joined by Patrice Gumbs Jr. from the Department of Foreign Relations.

A state dinner on Monday night, August 15, opened the two-day ceremony, which culminated in the official inauguration of President Medina at the National congress today Tuesday, August 16.

On Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Marlin will sign an MOU with the Dominican Republic for cooperation in several areas including natural disaster management, education, and tourism, thereby underscoring the strong historical and cultural ties with the Dominican Republic.

Video: Llegada de William Marlie, primer ministro San Martin a la RD para toma de posesión de @DaniloMedina Read more

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Parliamentary Meeting With Justice Minister Postponed

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The Parliamentary plenary public meeting that was scheduled to deliberate on the Ministry of Justice and its relationship within the Kingdom did not take place on Monday.

The meeting was to have been held at 2.00 pm and was at the request of Members of Parliament (MPs) MP Leona Marlin-Romeo, MP Read more

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Mp Maurice Lake To Present Motion On Usm

PHILIPSBURG – Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake will present a motion in Parliament regarding the University of St. Martin (USM).

The motion aims at providing a solid foundation to further develop and enhance the quality of tertiary education. “USM should be first of all declared our national university of higher learning Read more

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Separation Of Church And State?

As the word state is not applicable to the St. Maarten context permit me to use the word “government” instead.

The St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) believes that neither the church nor the government should have any form of institutional control over each other. In other words, government should not dictate what the church should do, neither should the church dictate what the government must do Read more

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