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Ppa, Cpa Join Forces For Sept. 26 Elections

PHILIPSBURG--The orange party People’s Progressive Alliance (PPA) and the gold party Concordia Political Alliance (CPA) have joined forces for the September 26 Parliamentary Elections.

Trinidadians Nabbed On Their Way To Syria

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – A Turkish newspaper Monday reported that nine Trinidad and Tobago nationals were detained after the police nabbed a Syrian man suspected to attempting to smuggle them into southern Turket to join the ISIS terrorist organisation.

The “Daily Sabah” reported that the police had stopped a car with a license plate from southern Mersin province when it ent Read more

Elshot Concern That Teacher Salary Scales Will Not Be Completed By New School Year.

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) is hopeful that the matter of teacher scales will be finally addressed and completed in time for the start of the 2016-2017 school year.

There will also be a request for the re-evaluation of the current scales.

President of the WITU Claire Elshot has requested a meeting with the Minister of Education the Honorable Read more

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Hope Political Party Invites Public To Manifesto Launch On August 2Nd.

PHILIPSBURG:--- HOPE, the political party with aim to Help Our People Excel (HOPE), has its Manifesto Ready, says party leader Mercedes “Elektra” van der Waals Wyatt in a press release on Monday.

“We are inviting the general public to the Draft Manifesto launch on Tuesday August 2nd at the John Larmonie Center at 7.30pm Read more

Who Are You Voting For? A Minister Or A Parliamentarian?

This September when you go to the polls you will not be electing ministers. Neither will you be electing a Prime Minister.

Instead, the people of St. Maarten will be voting in fifteen persons to represent them in Parliament. What is the job of these fifteen representatives? We must be aware that Parliamentarians are not elected to office to build bridges, construct schools or design hospitals. They are not in Parliament to negotiate contracts or to execute projects. This is the job of a minister or the Council of Ministers.

They are the ones to execute plans, programs and projects Read more

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Minister Jacobs To Students: Life’S Journey Is An Adventure

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs offered words of encouragement to students departing for study overseas on Sunday, July 31. Some 34 students travelled to the Netherlands from Princess Juliana International Airport SXM.

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Gibbs Urges French Government To Take Stronger Action Against Terrorism

~ Alleged jihadist Rafaa on the run ~

MARIGOT--Member of Parliament (MP) Daniel Gibbs, who is also the Territorial Secretary for the “Republicans” Federation in St. Martin, expressed dismay at the news alleged jihadist Rachid Rafaa escaped from house arrest in Martinique and has been on the run since July 27.

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Alexander, Usp To Distribute Constitution To Population

~ Education is Emancipation ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Lisa Alexander, who will be contesting the upcoming September 26 Parliamentary Elections with the United St. Maarten Party (USP), has committed herself to distributing printed copies of the Constitution of St Read more

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Children’S Camp At New Cultural Venue, “A Blessing” And “A Blast”

Betty’s estate, St. Martin (August 1, 2016)—The annual children camp organized by teacher Shanna Cornet-de Riggs was “a blessing of children’s laughter and activities at our new venue at Betty’s Estate,” said educator Rhoda Arrindell.

The cultural facility at Alamanda Drive 1 and LB Scot Road is called Source of Inspiration and Learning (SoIL), and was opened by Arrindell on July 1 Read more

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Children’S Camp At New Cultural Venue, “A Blessing” And “A Blast”

Betty’s estate, St. Martin —The annual children camp organized by teacher Shanna Cornet-de Riggs was “a blessing of children’s laughter and activities at our new venue at Betty’s Estate,” said educator Rhoda Arrindell.

The cultural facility at Alamanda Drive 1 and LB Scot Road is called Source of Inspiration and Learning (SoIL), and was opened by Arrindell on July 1 Read more

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Donald Trump – The Lie Of ‘Truthful Hyperbole’

By Sir Ronald Sanders – CNS Contributor

WASHINGTON, DC – For anyone following the US Presidential campaigns, it has been a volatile voyage with great uncertainty about whether Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will eventually emerge triumphant.

We still aren’t into the season of direct debates between the two and the unleashing of their denigration of each other, although throughout the primaries we had a good sense of just how nasty it will become, mostly from Trump who has verbally assaulted just about everybody except himself and his family.

But this week the tide began to surge away from Donald Trump.   The Republican Party Convention was a spectacle of division, pettiness, racism and lynch-mobbing when it wasn’t Trump trotting out his tiresome one-liners.  Meanwhile, the Democratic Party Convention was sizzling with ideas; vibrant with new directions (fashioned by Bernie Sanders and now integral to the Party’s platform); and energised by powerful argument, analysis and values spoken with conviction and magnetism by Sanders, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

No one listening to Trump declaring himself ‘the greatest’; claiming that he knows just about everything better than everyone else; and that he will fix everything that he alleges is wrong with America, can help to wonder, as Bernie Sanders did, whether he is running ‘to be President of the United States or to be a dictator’.  There is no doubt, given the personalities he admires, such as Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong-un, that the dictator style appeals to him.  It also seems to come very easy to him to attach demeaning terms to his opponents.  Thus, ‘little Marco’ (Rubio); ‘lying Ted’ (Cruz) and ‘corrupt Hillary’ (Clinton).

For some time, there seemed to be a reluctance to call him out by his political opponents, especially those he beat for the Republican Party nomination.  The one exception to that general pattern has been President Barack Obama, who, even before he took to the hustings in support of Hillary Clinton, had been unhesitant – even determined – to expose Trump as an ill-informed braggart who posed a real danger to the ethos of the American nation.

Here’s the passage from Obama’s speech at the Democratic Party Convention that pigeon-holes Trump and lays him intellectually and morally bare: “America is already great Read more

“St. Martin Culture Is The Unifying Factor In Establishing The Island’S Identity” – Michael Esposito Reviews Rhoda Arrindell’S Book

ST. MARTIN, Caribbean — Rhoda Arrindell’s book Language, Culture, and Identity in St. Martin is an important step toward filling a void in defining the vernacular and its value as a manifestation of the culture of the island of St. Martin. This distinction is important because English-based vernaculars are not uniform across the Caribbean, with its great variety of historical experiences. 

To establish a foundation for the discussion, a good deal of the book is spent defining what constitutes a creole, and the lack of agreement that exists about exactly what it is Read more

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Minister Jacobs To Students: Life’S Journey Is Always An Adventure

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs offered words of encouragement to students departing the country for study overseas.

“Life's journey is always an adventure, a path filled with decisions and actions that affect the hills and valleys of success and challenges. As you students embark on a new step on your path of life I offer you words of encouragement, strength, courage and determination to persevere Read more

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Alexander, Usp To Distribute Constitution To Population

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Lisa Alexander, who will be contesting the upcoming September 26 Parliamentary Elections with the United St. Maarten Party (USP), has committed herself to distributing printed copies of the Constitution of St Read more

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Minister Jacobs To Students: Life’S Journey Is Always An Adventure

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs offered words of encouragement to students departing the country for study overseas.

“Life’s journey is always an adventure, a path filled with decisions and actions that affect the hills and valleys of success and challenges. As you students embark on a new step on your path of life I offer you words of encouragement, strength, courage and determination to persevere.

“Many tiny steps have brought you to this point, with encouragement from parents, teacher’s family and friends, or maybe despite lack of same – Yet you are here.

“As you embark on this next leg, remember to stay focused on your end goal while enjoying the journey Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten is pleased to announce that it has continued its support to the Education for Us All Foundation with the sponsorship of two scholarships for the new academic year. The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten President Henna Budhrani recently presented a check for US $6,000 to Tamara Leonard of the Education for Us All Foundation Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs issued a tribute with respect to civil servant Chantal Schaminee-Ringeling who worked at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports.

“Chantal Schaminee-Ringeling was a bright light full of energy, motivated with a bubbly and positive attitude, always ready to help everyone she could, with the ability to light up a room.

“Husband John, daughter Thalia, mom Carmen and brothers, her live spirit and positive energy could no longer be contained in this frail human form we inhabit, she now lives in the vast expanse of time and space and lives within each and everyone she has loved or touched in some special way.

“Today I'd like to offer words of comfort and hope through these words of scripture.
2 corinthians 4: 16-18
16 Therefore we do not lose heart Read more

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Education is Emancipation 

Lisa Alexander, who will be contesting the upcoming September 26 Parliamentary Elections with the United St. Maarten Party (USP), has committed herself to distributing printed copies of the Constitution of St Read more

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Minister Jacobs To Students: Life’S Journey Is Always An Adventure.

GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs offered words of encouragement to students departing the country for study overseas.

“Life's journey is always an adventure, a path filled with decisions and actions that affect the hills and valleys of success and challenges. As you students embark on a new step on your path of life I offer you words of encouragement, strength, courage and determination to persevere.

“Many tiny steps have brought you to this point, with encouragement from parents, teacher’s family and friends, or maybe despite lack of same - Yet you are here.

“As you embark on this next leg, remember to stay focused on your end goal while enjoying the journey Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Nature Foundation initiated their coral reef monitoring program according to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Protocol GCRMN-Caribbean baseline scientific monitoring methods last week. Staff of the Nature Foundation attended a Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop hosted by the Regional Activities Center of the SPAW Protocols of the Cartagena Convention on Biodiversity in the Caribbean in Jamaica in April and is now applying the methods here on Sint Maarten Read more

United St. Maarten Party (Usp) Happy With Minister Of Justice Edson Kirindongo

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Frans Richardson on Friday congratulated Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo for yet another accomplishment for the departments that fall under the Justice Ministry.

The inauguration of the building to house a new Forensics Lab and Shooting range is “the latest in our efforts to give the police force of St Read more

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Nature Foundation Conducts Coral Reef Monitoring According To Global Standards In Man Of War Shoal Marine Park

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Nature Foundation initiated their coral reef monitoring program according to the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Protocol GCRMN-Caribbean baseline scientific monitoring methods last week.

Staff of the Nature Foundation attended a Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop hosted by the Regional Activities Center of the SPAW Protocols of the Cartagena Convention on Biodiversity in the Caribbean in Jamaica in April and is now applying the methods here on Sint Maarten Read more

Shooting Range and Forensic Lab, and dog brigade now available to investigators.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Korps Politie St. Maarten (KPSM) is moving forward as the current Minister of Justice Edison Kirindongo along with his colleagues in the Council of Ministers work tirelessly to get the police the necessary tools they need to better solve crimes on St. Maarten.
On Friday, several dignitaries and invited guests were invited to the former Soremar Building located in Orange Grove Cole Bay where the Minister of Justice officially handed over the keys to the building which will house the police shooting range and the Forensic lab where a team of forensic technicians will be able to do much needed forensic work on St Read more

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Dp To Start Radio Program ‘Voice Of Dp’

PHILIPSBURG – Voice of DP can be heard weekly on 98.1 Pearl FM, starting Tuesday, August 2, from 5:30pm-6:30 pm

Voice of DP will provide the St. Maarten electorate with vital information on the electoral process, and give them an opportunity to ask questions on a variety of issues Read more

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