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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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PHILIPSBURG:--- During his recent trip to Curacao, Minister of Public Health, Social Development & Labor Emil Lee met with the Minister of Public Health, Environment & Nature in Curacao Siegfried Victorina to understand what lessons had been learned in regards 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

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin called on the entire community to take the necessary precautions and prepare for hurricanes and or storms as the 2016 hurricane season began on Wednesday June 1st. Marlin urged members of the community to listen to the local news in order to get as much information on the hurricane season.
He reminded that in 1995 there were several warning but when hurricane Luis was approaching several persons did not take heed because they had several storm warnings earlier all of which missed St Read more

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Studying in the USA shows more returns on government investments.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs told members of the media on Wednesday that government is not phasing out study financing for the Netherlands as perceived by several persons. The Minister said that over the years and based on data collected it has proven that students who studied in the United States of America have excelled far more than those that chose to study in the Netherlands Read more

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IMF submitted their conclusions for St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. confirmed to members of the media that the IMF visited St. Maarten last week and they confirmed that St. Maarten had a growth of 0.5% in 2016, they projected that the country’s growth will increase in 2016 to 0.7% while they projected that the growth for 2017 will be 1.7%.
The Minister said that there has been a global slow down over the past 10 years Read more

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Hope Party Launched Ahead Of 2017 Territorial Election

MARIGOT--With the 2017 Territorial Elections a matter of ten months away, independent Councillor Jules Charville’s Hope Party became the first structured party to officially declare it will present a list for next year’s election at a public meeting in the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening.

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*** Noticia De Ultimo Minuto ***: Arrestan En Dominica A Dos Implicados En El Asesinato Del “Caso Zucchini”

~ Los dos principales sospechosos fueron detenidos en Dominica ~

Traducido por Máximo Castro

Deyanida Clarisa Faynete

SINT MAARTEN / DOMINICA.– Un hecho importante se ha producido en el “Caso Zucchini”, luego de que un sitio web de noticias publicara fotos y nombres de seis personas que fueron detenidos en Dominica, acusadas de perpetrar un robo a mano armada en Jewelry International, ubicada en Fort Young Hotel en Dominica.

De las seis personas detenidas por este hecho, tres son nativas de San Martín y de los tres, dos son buscados como principales sospechosos en el caso llamado por la Fiscalía como “Zucchini”.

El 18 de marzo de 2014, la joven Deyanida “Clarisa” Faynete (19) recibió un disparo en Dutch Quarter Read more

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Countries Agree On Common Dispute Regulation Proposal

~Successful tripartite of Dutch Caribbean Parliaments~

THE HAGUE--Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten will be presenting one common proposition for a Dispute Regulation (“geschillenregeling”) at this week’s Inter-Parliamentary Consultation for the Kingdom IPKO in The Hague.

The three Dutch Caribbean countries worked out the last technicalities during a tripartite on Monday, said Chairperson of the St. Maarten Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams, who heads the St Read more

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Heyliger: Govt., Mot Must Be Clearer About Measures, Policy

PHILIPSBURG--Government via the Financial Intelligence Unit MOT must be clearer to the business community and residents about MOT policies and why the rules in St. Maarten differ vastly from those of the United States and elsewhere, said United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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***Breaking News***: Major Break In “Zucchini” Murder Case

~Two prime suspects are detained in Dominica~

Deyanida Clarisa Faynete

SINT MAARTEN/DOMINICA – There was a major break in the “Zucchini case” after a news website published the pictures and names of six persons, who were arrested in Dominica, for armed robbery at Jewelry International, located at Fort Young Hotel in Dominica.

Out of the six persons arrested, three of them are from St. Maarten and out of the three, two are wanted as prime suspects in the case called by the Prosecutor’s Office as “Zucchini.”

On March 18, 2014, the young lady Deyanida “Clarisa” Faynete (19) was shot in Dutch Quarter Read more

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Heyliger: Government, Mot Must Be Clearer To Businesses About Measures

PHILIPSBURG – Government via the Financial Intelligence Unit MOT must be clearer to the business community and residents about MOT policies and why the rules on St. Maarten vastly differs from that of the United States and elsewhere, said United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger on Monday.

The role of the MOT as the vanguard of the country’s financial standing in the world is understood and is indeed vital, said Heyliger Read more

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Pre-­-Book Fair Activities

Monday, May 30

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
POETRY IS AN ISLAND
A feature film premiere in St. Martin. The life and work of Nobel Prize
winner and poet Derek Walcott (St. Lucia). The film’s director/producer Ida Does (Suriname/ Netherlands) will be at the screening to discuss the film with the audience. Poetry is an Island begins promptly at 7 pm.
Free admission.
Place: Philipsburg Jubilee Library (next to Sundial School)
Charles Voges Street, Philipsburg

Tuesday, May 31

7 pm – 8:30 pm
PARENTS AND TEACHERS WORKSHOP
Presenter: Dr Read more

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Jacobs Negotiates Accord With Keiser University

FORT LAUDERDALE--Thanks to the efforts of Education Minister Silveria Jacobs, selected St. Maarten students will be given scholarship grants ranging from US $10,000 to $12,500 for their tuition, housing and meal plan per year for a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Programme at Keiser University Flagship Campus in Florida.

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FORT LAUDERDALE FL:---. Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sports, Silveria Jacobs on the final leg of her working visit to the United States to promote studying in the region through partnerships with educational institutions, visited Keiser University Flagship Campus in West Palm Beach Florida.
At Keiser University the Minister Jacobs and her Delegation form the Department of Study Financing held discussions with the Campus President Tom L Read more

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