SXMElections.com

Mp Lake Looking For Action This Week From New Supervisory Board And Completing Appointment Of All Chief Executives

Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake, who just returned from the IPKO Meetings in Holland would like to congratulate the new board members of NV GEBE, and is looking forward for the new board members to hit the “ground running” this week and bring back stability and a sense of direction to get things done in order for the utility company to move forward. “GEBE is in dire need of leadership and a sense of direction to start getting the company back on track to start serving the people of St Read more

Mp Lake Sets Record Straight With The Situation On Genip Road

Saturday, Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake, who is also a resident of St. Peters, came back from Holland attending the IPKO meetings and as my brother picks me up from the airport, I read in the front page of the Daily Herald’s newspaper about the garbage situation at Genip Road St. Peters. I decided to go directly to Genip Road straight from the airport to speak to the residents about the situation. As I spoke to the residents, it was about cutting down of an aki tree which grows in the trench on Genip Road, obstructing a resident drive way in which the person who planted the tree was very upset that VROMI instructed the local cleaning company in the area to cut down the tree which was full of aki fruit. The person stated he didn’t mind if they would have trimmed the tree or let the aki ripe first and then trim the tree. That’s the main reason they blocked the road with garbage debris and not what the newspaper had reported about this being an uncollected garbage issue.  This is far from the truth, and I call on the Herald to print a correction. Reporting the facts and right news and communicating with the residents before printing it in the newspaper should be the process to follow.  Giving the impression that this was an uncollected garbage issue in the district makes the waste haulage company look bad, and this doesn’t have anything to do with the garbage collection company Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Saturday, Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake, who is also a resident of St. Peters, came back from Holland attending the IPKO meetings and as my brother picks me up from the airport, I read in the front page of the Daily Herald's newspaper about the garbage situation at Genip Road St. Peters. I decided to go directly to Genip Road straight from the airport to speak to the residents about the situation.
As I spoke to the residents, it was about cutting down of an aki tree which grows in the trench on Genip Road, obstructing a resident drive way in which the person who planted the tree was very upset that VROMI instructed the local cleaning company in the area to cut down the tree which was full of aki fruit.
The person stated he didn't mind if they would have trimmed the tree or let the aki ripe first and then trim the tree Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake, who just returned from the IPKO Meetings in Holland would like to congratulate the new board members of NV GEBE, and is looking forward for the new board members to hit the "ground running" this week and bring back stability and a sense of direction to get things done in order for the utility company to move forward.
“GEBE is in dire need of leadership and a sense of direction to start getting the company back on track to start serving the people of St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Minister of Education, Sports Youth and Cultural Affairs, Ms. Silveria Jacobs, takes time out of her busy schedule to meet, compliment their efforts and offer guidance to the students of Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performance Arts who will be participating in various Summer Intensive Programs. Minister Jacobs informed the students that she is proud of them, and that they are blessed to be afforded this opportunity Read more

COLE BAY:---- “To serve and protect” is a critical component of the mantra of the Police Force that is extended to all citizens. In an effort to bridge the gap between KPSM and students, under the lead of the Community Police Officers, a program was implemented to minimize misconceptions while cultivating friendships between law enforcement and students. The presence of the police in the school as a part of the school community indirectly lends to modifying undesirable behavior and opens up valuable lines of communication Read more

St. Martin Accepted As Acs Associate Member

MARIGOT--President of the Collectivité Aline Hanson is in Cuba for the seventh annual summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) being held in Havana June 2-4.

Read more

Pictures Of Sint Maarten Delegation At Acs Summit In Havana Cuba

Roving Ambassador for the Dutch Kingdom Mrs. Lucita Moeniralam with Sint Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin at the ACS Summit in Havana Cuba on Friday (June 3rd, 2016) afternoon.

The Sint Maarten delegation at the ACS Summit in Havana Cuba. (L) Mr. Patrice Gumbs Jr. Senior Policy Advisor at the Department of Foreign Relations and Policy Advisor at the Ministry of Economic Affairs (R) Mr Read more

Ponen En Libertad A Ex Funcionarios De Turismo Tras Ser Interrogados

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.РRegina Labega (56), Fabian Badejo (65) y Erica Fortu̱o (36) fueron puestos en libertad tras ser detenidos el lunes.

Los tres son sospechosos de malversación de fondos en sus lugares de empleo, robo y falsificación, acusación que presentada el 25 de noviembre de 2010 por el entonces jefe del Departamento de Finanzas Bas Roorda, contra los empleados de la oficina de turismo de St. Maarten. La investigación continúa, pero los sospechosos respondieron a las preguntas durante su detención.

Los detectives Nacionales han estado ocupados con una investigación a largo plazo contra el personal de la Oficina de Turismo de St Read more

Nsi Board Introduces New Director To Minister Of Education

PHILIPSBURG – The board of the National Sports Institute (NSI) introduced to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs, the new NSI Director David Forsythe, on Thursday, June 2, at the Cabinet of the Minister.

The NSI is the executing arm of Government in the area of Sports, and is responsible for the management and maintenance of Government’s sports facilities, and the development of Sports programs in St Read more

Say It Loud! Racism In The Dutch Kingdom Is Unacceptable.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Earlier this week we read that a young man of 21 years was gunned down in the city of Schiedam in the Netherlands. The fact that he was dark complexioned, and ethno-racial profiling among Dutch police officers in the Netherlands is condoned as an unfortunate security measure. It have caused many activists throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands to argue that this is one of the outcomes of a situation where, it has become politically suspect to say that racism within the Dutch Kingdom is unacceptable!
In this contribution, we seek to say the new politically suspect as loud as possible: Dutch racism is unacceptable! “Sticks and stones may break our bones, but words can never hurt us.” Whoever wholeheartedly believes that this saying holds all the time, and in every occasion, is either lying to themselves or not part of the human species Read more

Maria: It Was A Mistake Not To Be Fearful Of Our Justice System

By Michael R. Granger

PHILIPSBURG--When she forced the hand of the Prosecutor’s Office in 2014, to bring the “melee” to a close through the judicial system, former Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus at that point had no reason to be fearful of the Justice system.

Read more

Dispute Regulation’S Legal Format Still Under Discussion

THE HAGUE--Deliberations of the four Parliaments on Thursday to arrive at a common proposition for the Kingdom Law to establish a Dispute Regulation (“geschillenregeling”) for the Kingdom didn’t yield concrete results, other than the fact that parties decided to further explore the options, with the possibility of appointing the Council of State as the body to handle disputes.

Much to the chagrin of the Dutch Caribbean Parliamentary delegations, the Dutch delegation didn’t feel compelled to indicate during the Inter-Parliamentary Consultation for the Kingdom IPKO where it stood on the two law proposals that are now on the table for a Dispute Regulation ahead of the actual handling in the Second and First Chambers.

Establishing a position of the IPKO at this point was important, said Chairperson of the St Read more

Poets To Set “Fyah” To Usm’S Gazebo

GREAT BAY – On Saturday, June 4, at 12:00pm, St. Maarten’s rising and veteran poets are scheduled to take the mic at the University of St. Martin (USM) for “Fyah Under the Gazebo.”

Now in its third year, the open mic event forms part of the annual St. Martin Book Fair organized by Conscious Lyrics and House of Nehesi Publishers. This particular segment is coordinated in collaboration with “Soualigan Fyah: Youth Poetry” and will be co-hosted by poets Sjorensly Valies and Lysanne “GoddessEye” Charles-Arrindell.

The annual “gazebo reading” provides poets with the opportunity to have their presence felt and voices heard during the third day of the book fair Read more

Szv Launches New Website Www.Szv.Sx

PHILIPSBURG – Social and Health Insurances SZV launched its new website www.szv.sx on June 1.

The website is designed to offer customers and the general public a digital portal to the organization and its services. Minister of Public Health Emil Lee was present for the occasion, encouraging customers to make use of this new information resource and cutting the ribbon together with SZV staff to officially launch the website.

Customers present at the offices of SZV were the first to view and navigate the website Read more

PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT-The 10th anniversary of the St. Martin Believers Connection Convention has been hailed a success with the largest gathering of supportive Christian churches and organizations' participation ever.
The annual conference was held under the theme "Let the Fire Blaze in Our Jerusalem” at the Kingdom Complex of the Christian Fellowship Church in Colebay. It was symbolic of a jubilee celebration with both sides of the island coming together for a panoramic display of talent in dance, drama, singing and even miming, all with the goal of praise and worship to God.
Over the course of the 6 day event, attendees heard from international speakers who delivered congratulatory remarks and solidarity messages.
But it was the empowering and anointed preaching of an impressive panel of local speakers that resounded.
Apostle Mulrose Toulon of Tehillah Ministries, Pastor Nolan Nanton of the New Testament Baptist Church and Pastor Jerome Thomas of Christian Assembly Ministries spoke directly to the theme of personal spiritual development and then progressively to community development and nation building Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Social & Health Insurances SZV launched its new website www.szv.sx on June 1st. The website is designed to offer customers and the general public a digital portal to the organization and its services. Minister of Public Health Emil Lee was present for the occasion, encouraging customers to make use of this new information resource and cutting the ribbon together with SZV staff to officially launch the website Read more

Dutch Quarter Sewage Project Approved By Eu

DUTCH QUARTER--Dutch Quarter is another step closer to having a sewage treatment plant with the approval of European Union (EU) funding for the project. Prime Minister William Marlin announced the approval of the funding on Wednesday.

Read more

Parliaments Have Candid Debate On Integrity Issue

THE HAGUE--Members of the St. Maarten Parliament, Chairperson Sarah Wescot-Williams (Democratic Party DP) and Read more

St. Maarten And Curaçao Health Ministries Cooperate On War With Mosquitos

PHILIPSBURG РIn an effort to increase awareness amongst the general public of St. Maarten regarding mosquito-borne illnesses, particularly about the Zika virus, Minister of Health Emil Lee has established cooperation with Ministry of Health in Cura̤ao to produce and market materials regarding mosquitos and mosquito-borne illnesses.

“Curaçao has done an excellent job in producing and providing awareness material Read more

Minister Lee Meets With Minister Victorina

Willemstad, CURAÇAO – During his recent trip to Curaçao, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Emil Lee met with the Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature in Curaçao Siegfried Victorina, to understand what lessons had been learned in regard to the construction of their new hospital and health care cooperation within the Kingdom

“In our desire to spend the people’s money wisely, we should learn from others what they did right and what they did wrong Read more

St. Maarten And Curacao Ministries Of Health Cooperate On War With Mosquitos

sector health for the Ministry of health from left to right:  Norediz Lourents-epidemiology & research, Dr. C.H.S Alcala- interim director sector health,Yaskara Halabi-Epidemiology & research, Minister of VSA Emil Lee, Arabella van der Gen-Communication officer sector health

In an effort to increase awareness amongst the general public of St Read more

Minister Lee Meets With Minister Victorina

Minister of public Health in Curacao Siegfried Victorina with Minister of VSA Emil Lee

During his recent trip to Curacao, Minister of Public Health, Social Development & Labor Emil LeeRead more

Vsa To Regulate Commercial Sex Workers

PHILIPSBURG – Based on a memo from the Prosecutor’s Office indicating that Government was facilitating human trafficking, and advice from the Minister of Justice, Health Minister Emil Lee ordered the issuing of work permits for commercial sex holders to be put on hold.

Given the recent court ruling, the Ministry of VSA has been ordered to continue the processing of work permits for commercial sex workers Read more