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Fake Land Transfer To Eco Green Designed To Duck Income Tax

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GREAT BAY – Former Public Health Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus and her husband Claudius told the court at the Eco Green trial that they had trusted the advice from (now retired) notary Gijsbertha when they set up the construction with the bogus company Eco Green and that they had no reason to be concerned about its legality.

The court rejected this argument in its ruling yesterday Read more

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French Quarter:--- A young man identified as Kimoy Gumbs was shot several times at his home Friday night.
The victim who celebrated his birthday today (Friday April 8th) received several gunshot wounds confirmed Commandant of the Gendarmerie Sébastien Monzoni. Monzoni said at least six shots were fired and a number of gendarmes responded to the scene of the shooting which is close to Fleming’s carpet in French Quarter. He said the victim is in critical condition and has been taken to Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- To observe the anniversary of the partition of the island of St. Maarten / St. Martin, the students of the M.A.C. Browlia Maillard Campus, and the Aline Hanson School in Sandy Ground participated in a friendly running race to reenact aspects of the legend or myth of how the island was divided.

The activity, which was held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, from 8:30 am – 10:30am, saw the participation of more than 160 students from both the northern and southern side of the island.

The primary goals of the race were to promote cooperation between education institutions on both sides of the island; to develop cooperation based on our common history, to create student ambassadors of peace and friendship to promote UNESCO’s international values; to strengthen students’ sense of belonging to a “Friendly Island”; to inspire social cohesion by uniting citizens from various backgrounds; and to promote a healthy living style through engaging in sport activities.

The idea of the friendly race originated with Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Department, since March 7th 2016 has been busy making sure that all police officers undergo the compulsory “Integral Profession Training”. This training is given twice a year by in house qualified instructors. The training covers areas such as Official Instructions, violence control, police physical skills, arrest, self-defense and shooting skills.
Responding to situations as a group, approaching situations as a group and making arrests as a group are main subjects in this training Read more

St. Maarten Civil Servants Move To New Building On July 1

St. Maarten News – The signing of the necessary documents to initiate the start of the completion of the new Government Building situated on Pond Island is certainly a step in the right direction and according to Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr, such a move will save the Government 300,000 guilders per month.

The signing of the agreement between the contractors, Windward Electric Company, Windward Roads, Lievense CSO and the SZV was a big moment in the history of St Maarten; it was the first time that all the ministers in the government converged in the still to be completed facility.

The Interim Director of SZV, Glen Carty was the first to address the gathering Read more

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St. Maarten Debaters Off To Medgar Evers College, New York

From left: Roberto Arrindell, D’Shnay Matthew York, Alexandria Baly and Dwayne Griffith. Photo contributed

St. Maarten News – The St. Maarten debate team that finished runner up in the Leeward Islands Debate Competition travels today to New York, together with the teams from Anguilla and Antigua to take part in a similar event at the Medgar Evers College.

The local team consists of Dwayne Griffith, Alexandria Baly and D’Shnay Matthew York.

Griffith is enrolled in the GED tutorial program at the University of Saint Martin, where Baly is a second year student in the general liberal arts program Read more

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Minister Jacobs Explains Why School Bus Tender Was Suspended

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs explained the rationale for the Ministry suspending the tender with school busses on St. Maarten.

The Ministry and School Bus Owners Association (SBOA) have been in discussion about a change in government policy governing the functions of school busses. Initially, the SBOA was against the proposed changes in regulations, arguing this would affect the livelihood of the bus drivers.

However, the Minister argued that the changes were necessary to create a more efficient and cost effective system and proper accounting of public funds.

Minister Jacobs explained that in the past the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) would have negotiated with the bus drivers, however, it was always the Ministry of Education that had to pay the bill Read more

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Govt. Heading Back To Drawing Board On School Bus Regulation

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) Silveria Jacobs announced the sudden suspension of the public tender “School Bus Transportation Service St. Maarten” until further notice.

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Council Of Ministers Witness Szv Signing Agreements With Contractors At New Administration Building

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister William Marlin and the Council of Ministers were present to witness SZV Director Glen Carty sign agreements with three contractors to start the completion of the New Government Administration Building on Pond Island.

WEC, Windward Roads and Lievense were chosen to carry out the works on the New Gover Read more

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Minister Lee Returns From Fact Finding Trip To Colombia

PRESS RELEASE -  Minister of public health, social development, and labor Emil Lee, recently returned from a fact finding mission to Columbia. As the Ministry has been forced to make budget cuts, as a show of support for cost cutting, Minister Lee financed his own travel expenses.

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Airport Intends To Implement Concession Fees For Inbound Cargo To St. Maarten --- Pjiae Official’S Remains Mum On Pending Issues.

Cargo tenants faces 10% increase in rent.

Airport:--- Tenants at the cargo building at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) are at their wits ends since they are unable to get answers from the operational and supervisory board of the government owned company. According to the tenants of the cargo building that is currently under construction the tenants said they were informed that their rent will increase by 10% while the increase is not a one-time increase instead the cargo tenants will face an increase in rent as per the cost per cost price index (CPI) Read more

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The University Of St. Martin (Usm) Well Represented At The Leeward Island Debating Competition (Lidc)

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The USM is proud to announce the accomplishments of two students who participated in the LIDC as part of team St. Maarten, Mr. Dwayne Griffith who is enrolled in the USM GED Tutorial program and Ms. Alexandria Baly Stanford who is a second year student in the General Liberal Arts program.

Team St. Maarten participated in three debates; Debate 1 which was won by the team with Dwayne Griffith as 1st speaker. Debate 2 which were also won by Team St. Maarten with Alexandria Baly Stanford as 2nd speaker, finally Debate 3 where team St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- USZV interim director Glen Carty signed contracts with three companies on Wednesday afternoon for the completion of the Government Administration Building located on Pond Island. The contractors are Lievense, Windward Roads and Windward Islands Electrical Company (WEC).
The signing ceremony took place in the presence of several members of the Council of Ministers while Prime Minister Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of public health, social development, and labor Emil Lee, recently returned from a fact finding mission to Columbia. As the Ministry has been forced to make budget cuts, as a show of support for cost cutting, Minister Lee financed his own travel expenses.
The purpose of the visit was to get a first-hand assessment of the quality of healthcare that the people of St.Maarten receive when referred there Read more

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Ninety Teachers Attend Digikidz Conference

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A full house for the Digikidz conference, Photo contributed

St. Maarten News – Approximate ninety educators from Seventh Day Adventist and both Hillside Schools, Asha Stevens and Helmich Snijders Campuses, came together last week Thursday for a day-long DigiKidz conference, organized by Foresee Foundation, the executor of the DigiKidz project in collaboration with the tech teams, management and school boards of all three schools.

The theme of the day was “the way forward” assisting schools in how to further develop the integration of ICT and Technology in its schools and classrooms.

After the welcome by Oralie Boirard, General Director of the Hillside Schools, addresses were given by the school board Executive Director for Hillside Asha Stevens and school board advisor Alvin Connor Read more

St. Maarten Garbage Collectors Want Money From Shopkeepers

Uncollected garbage on Front Street. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar

St. Maarten News – The messy situation with garbage collection got uglier yesterday after reports that All Waste in Place, the company responsible for collecting garbage in Philipsburg, has approached shopkeepers to sign individual contracts. Without these contracts, garbage will not be collected downtown.

Several shopkeepers have flat out refused to sign any contract with the garbage collector. Others, like real estate agent Leroy de Weever, disposed of their store garbage under their own steam Read more

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Pondfill Ring Road Foot Bridges Have Lost Their Shine

This foot bridge has seriously deteriorated over the past 40 months. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar

St. Maarten News – Back in December 2012, with the festive season around the corner, then Prime Minister William Marlin ordered public works to build three foot bridges across the ditch that separates the unfinished ring road from the Walter Nisbeth road.

The landmass created by the ring road track was designed as a parking area – and it still functions as such today.

In 2012, the foot bridges were in a mint condition, but the past forty months they have taken serious hits from the weather conditions.

The wooden planks over a simple steel frame that form the bridges, have come loose and they feel so iffy in certain spots that they give the impression they could collapse any day Read more

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Student Receives Support From Mp Marlin-Romeo

MP Leona Marlin-Romeo (left) presents her check to Cyril Brooks. Photo contributed

St. Maarten News – Cyril Brooks also known as Junior has been chosen as April’s recipient for the Give back to the Community project Independent MP Leona Marlin-Romeo initiated.

Cyril Brooks has been recently accepted to follow the Travel & Tourist Consultancy study in France and inspires to become an entrepreneur in the cruise industry.

“This is a young ambitious Sint Maartener who has shown his willingness to further his education by working several side jobs in preparation for his departure Read more

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Minister of VROMI intends to hire sub-contractors for district parcel 5 and 6 at Contractor’s expense.

PHILIPSBURG:---Businesses in the Philipsburg area who does not dispose of their garbage in a timely manner as laid down by government could expect fines as high as NAF5,000.00 announced Minister of VROMI Angel Meyers. The Minister of infrastructure announced on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that his Ministry plans to take serious actions against businesses in the Philipsburg area Read more

Scell & Telem Fiber Optic Training Big Success

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The University of St Martin’s School of Continuing Education & Lifelong Learning (SCELL) and Telem’s Fiber Optic Training Certification course commenced on Tuesday April 5th 2016 and is a big success.

The training is facilitated by professional, certified Light Brigade instructors, the company is based out of Washington State, Washington. Light Brigade offers certification for all trainings.  

The training established a great partnership between Telem and The University of St Read more

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Concordia Political Alliance Rolls Out Two Programmes

PHILIPSBURG--The Concordia Political Alliance (CPA) will be championing a baseball league programme and a youth development and training centre, according to leader of the political party Jeffrey Richardson. The party held a press conference on Tuesday to make the announcement and to introduce one Read more

Hillside Pupils Reap Produce From Agricultural Project

CAY HILL--Radish (red beets), parsley and baby carrots were amongst the produce that pupils from the Asha Stevens Hillside School’s Community School programme reaped from the school’s gardening project in March.

St. Maarten Christian Party

The St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) presented their manifesto to members and guests on Tuesday evening at the Belair Community Centre.

Let Common Sense Prevail!

The buzz words in the streets today is that the NA-led government is following in the same footsteps of the previous UPP-led government. This time around they are doing everything within their power to destroy one of the last business fabrics that is owned 100% by locals, the operators of school busses.

This NA government is fully aware that by putting the transportation of school children out on bid that many of the bus owners would not be able to participate in the bid Read more

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