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Matser Released, Remains Suspect

PHILIPSBURG--The tentacles of “Octopus” have loosened their two-week hold on independent Member of Parliament Silvio Matser. The MP was released from custody by the National Detectives on order of the Prosecutor’s Office this afternoon. He remains a suspect in the Octopus investigation into election fraud in the August 2014 Parliame Read more

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Willemstad:--- The Board of financial supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten has issued a positive advice on the 2016 budget of Curaçao. The Cft deems the budget realistic and there are visible signs of economic growth. Measures that were taken previously by the social funds prove to be effective, although some risks can still be perceived. Up till now it seems that last year finished with a small surplus. Cft has advised Curaçao to continue on the current path of realistic estimates and the further improvement of its financial management, so all budgetary documents can be timely discussed and approved.

During a two day visit to Curaçao on March 14th and 16th, Cft met with the Governor, the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Finance, the Financial Parliamentary Committee and the Advisory Council Read more

Prosecution Demanded Prison Time For The Buncampers And Co-Defendants.

decided to drop money laundering charge due to prosecutor’s misconduct.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The prosecution requested that the Buncamper’s namely Maria Buncamper Molanus and Claudius Buncamper be sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, six of which suspended and a three year probation be placed on the couple. As for notary Gijsbertha the prosecution demanded 15 months prison sentence, five of which suspended also with a three year probation.
For Ivan Haverthong the prosecution demanded 12 months imprisonment, four of which suspended along with a three year probation Read more

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Smmta Informs Boaters About Anchoring In Maho Bay.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) is working with the Sint Maarten Civil Aviation Authority to make sure that boaters are aware that there have been many complaints from concerned stakeholders about vessels with high masts mooring just outside of the yellow buoys in Maho Bay to observe the landing aircraft at the Princess Julianna International Airport.
The Civil Aviation Authority is concerned because sailboats’ masts are posing a hindrance to landing aircraft on runway 10 and the Department of Civil Aviation, Shipping and Maritime Affairs has on several occasions had to call the Coast Guard to escort vessels from the area in question.
While vessels are currently allowed to navigate and anchor outside of the yellow buoys in Maho Bay, the Civil Aviation Authority would like boaters’ cooperation in staying clear of the approach area for airplanes landing at Princess Julianna Airport, especially if they are sailboats because of the potential danger their masts pose to the aircraft Read more

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Marlin-Romeo Writes Sarah About ‘Abrupt’ Suspension

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo has sent a letter to Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams about the “abrupt suspension” o Read more

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Positive Progress Made At Orient Beach Meeting Despite Issues ‘Partly’ Resolved

~ Further blockades not planned while talks continue ~

MARIGOT--Reactions to the outcome of Tuesday’s meeting on the Orient Beach tenant’s situation among other agenda points were positive and said to be moving forward, in the right direction, yesterday after the delegation raising the complaints met with President Aline Hanson, V Read more

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*** Amber Alert *** Missing Teenager !!!!

*** AMBER ALERT *** MISSING TEENAGER !!!!
PLEASE SHARE THIS AMBER ALERT ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE / ACCOUNT

Family of Tamisha aka “Tamika” Fleming (14 years old) is asking the help of the public if anyone has seen or know the whereabouts of Tamika Fleming to contact the POLICE.
The teenager went missing since March 10, 2016 left the house to visit a friend and never return home.

If you have any information of her please to contact the Police at 911 or +17215422222
Or you can contact the family direct on +1721-5220824 or +1721-5536417 or +1721-5819593
Last she was wearing a Black short pants and a black top Read more

Introduction of 4G LTE and 3G technologies

UTS has designed and is set to start building the first 4G LTE network on the island of Saba after a successful launch of the service in St. Maarten. Doing business under the name of UTS-WICC and partnered with SATEL on offering its Chippie mobile service, the company will commence building Saba’s first 4G LTE network within short. While building and rolling out the 4G LTE network, UTS will also be introducing 3G mobile service on the island Read more

Oranjestad:--- On March 15th, 2016 the Board of financial supervision Aruba (CAft), which is exerting financial supervision as per August 1st, 2015, paid a visit to Aruba, and the purpose was the rendering of account over the 2015 budget and the progress of the 2016 budget. According to the CAft chairman Age Bakker, Aruba managed to meet the deficit limit as stated in the National Ordinance financial supervision (LAft). This was related though to considerable incidental windfalls, which means that the structural challenges still remain Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---  Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo on Monday March 14th 2016, sent a letter to the President of Parliament Sarah Wescott Williams concerning the abrupt suspension of the 2016 Budget meeting on Thursday, March 10th.

The Member of Parliament questioned the Chair on whether the opportunity was given to any other Member of Parliament to support the amendments Read more

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Lions Health Fair A Great Success

PHILIPSBURG – The 8th annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health and Wellness Fair, organized by the St. Maarten Lions Club on Saturday, March 5, at the Festival Village was a great success.

Lions Health and Wellness Fair Organizer Lion Wally Havertong stated, “The Lions Club would like to thank through this medium all stakeholders who took part in the Fair for offering their expertise, information and services to the public of St. Maarten free of charge. The club would also like to thank the general public that came out in great numbers to make use of these services, information and various tests that were offered Read more

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Aline Hanson Clarifies Rights To Occupy Public Domain

MARIGOT--Ahead of today’s meeting on the Orient Beach situation, President of the Territorial Council Aline Hanson has clarified a number of points to print and broadcast media regarding claims to the public domain so the public can be fully informed.

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Buncamper Case In Court Wednesday And Thursday

PHILIPSBURG--The criminal cases against Claudius (52) and Maria Buncamper-Molanus (48) concerning an alleged illegal land deal will be heard by a judge at the Court of First Instance on Wednesday and Thursday.

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No Date Yet For Budget Handling Resumption

PHILIPSBURG--No date has yet been set for the resumption of the plenary session of Parliament to handle the draft 2016 budget.

Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams told The Daily Herald Monday “no decision yet” has been made on the resumption of the session that was suspended until further notice on March 10, af Read more

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Mp Marlin-Romeo Meets Reverend John A. Gumbs

PHILIPSBURG – In celebration of its 40th anniversary, The Methodist Agogic Centre affectionately known as the MAC, invited the founding visionary Reverend John A. Gumbs to a commemorating service on Sunday March 13th at the Philipsburg Methodist Church.

Statements such as cradle to the grave, Christian foundation and principles, Christian values, responsibility of parents and teachers, discipline, and molding of minds, echoed during the service.

These statement resounded especially in the mind of Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo who is an Alumni of the MAC.

The Methodist Agogic Centre has been fundamental in nurturing and educating children from both Dutch and French Sint Maarten, producing good fruit for this community, stated Member of Parliament Marlin-Romeo.

“The seed planted by Reverend John A Read more

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St. Maarten Boys Basketball Team Crowned Champions

PHILIPSBURG – The St. Maarten Youth Boys Basketball team was crowned champions as they went undefeated against Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao elementary schools at the Fundashon Desaroyo Deportivo Kòrsou competition in Curaçao this weekend.

Ishmael Gumbs of the Ruby Labega School was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the St. Maarten team.

The St. Maarten Academy Girls Volleyball Team came up short in their match-ups, however, the team gained a lot in experience. In keeping with proper sportsmanship, the St Read more

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Walichi Basketball Association Honors Women For International Women’S Day

PHILIPSBURG – The Walichi Basketball Association (WBA) took time out on Sunday, March 13, before game 1 of the Ladies Basketball Championship (LBC) finals to honor these women for their contributions to the league and the community in honor of International Women’s Day this past Tuesday, March 8.

Inocencia Leonard of Leonard Enterprise was thanked for being the main sponsor of the league this year and for consistently giving back to the youth and community. Emilie Beencha, secretary of Thunderz Basketball Club, was honored for being the secretary of the club, in charge of the girls, being part of the club for 5 years, and being part of female basketball development.

Honored was Minister of Sports Silveria Jacobs, who is a volleyball player and an avid sports lover Read more

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Three Players Win $85,165 With Caribbean Lottery Games.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Monday, March 14, 2016: The Caribbean Lottery over the past two weeks has produced three significant winners for the Lucky Pick, Pick 4 and Instant Scratch games. The three winners have collectively amassed $85,165 in fortune!
The first winner bought his Lucky Pick ticket from Caribbean Lottery’s Tackling Shell retail outlet. An overjoyed Michael Francis, who is a father of two, walked away with a cheque for $43,500 with 02-03-24-27-28 as his winning numbers for the March 2 draw.
Michael is as avid lottery player with his favourite games being Lucky Pick, Pick 3 and Pick 4 Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Walichi Basketball Association took time out on Sunday before Game 1 of the Ladies Basketball Championship Finals to honor these women for their contributions to the league and the community in honor of International Women’s Day this past Tuesday, March 8th.

Ms. Inocencia Leonard of Leonard Enterprise was thanked for being the main sponsor of the league this year and for consistently giving back to the youth and community. Ms. Emilie Beencha, secretary of Thunderz Basketball Club was honored for being the secretary of the club, in charge of the girls, being a part of the club for 5 years and being a part of female basketball development.

Honored was Minister of Sports Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Youth Boys Basketball team was crowned champions as they went undefeated against Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao elementary schools at the Fundashon Desaroyo Deportivo Kòrsou competition in Curaçao this weekend. Ishmael Gumbs of the Ruby Labega School was awarded Most Valuable Player of the St. Maarten team.
The St. Maarten Academy Girls Volleyball Team came up short in their matchups, however the team gained a lot in experience. In keeping with proper sportsmanship, the St Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- The first version of the National Database SintMaartenInfo was recently launched within government, and a roll-out plan is being finalized to have a public launch within a few months. After that SintMaartenInfo will be available online to the public as a tool for research, analysis and advocacy.

Members of the Cabinet including Prime Minister William Marlin got first-hand experience on the use of the national database.

The establishment of SintMaartenInfo is part of the National Development Plan project, led by the Department of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BAK).

BAK took the lead in developing the database Read more

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 It felt like a party walking into Educare’s SXMDOET project. Volunteers assisted in making the foundations playground child friendly, safe, fun and colorful. (Photo credit: Claudia Vingatama-Arrindell)

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PHILIPSBURG – Sint Maarten’s community came out in full force for the second annual SXM DOET event held on March 11th and 12th. Around 1000 volunteers successfully completed 43 projects registered by 30 various organizations from all around the Dutch side of the island Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:----  Sint Maarten’s community came out in full force for the second annual SXM DOET event held on March 11th and 12th. Around 1000 volunteers successfully completed 43 projects registered by 30 various organizations from all around the Dutch side of the island. The SXM DOET team was thrilled to see that so many organizations and volunteers that participated last year signed up for SXM DOET 2016. A number of new organizations joined in on the cause, which the team had hoped for, increasing the number of projects and thus the positive effects of SXM DOET on the community at large.

SXM DOET is part of the largest volunteer initiative ever launched in the Dutch Kingdom and Sint Maarten Read more

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No Date Set Yet For Continuation Of Budget Dabate

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Chair-lady of Parliament the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams told our news room on Sunday that the extension of the MP’s detention is not compliant with the rules for dismissal or suspension from Parliament.

She is however hoping that this problem will be rectified possibly by this week.

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