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Matser Still Detained, Should Appear Before Judge Today

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser is still detained and undergoing questioning by the National Detectives for his suspected involvement in election fraud (vote-buying) during the August 2014 Parliamentary Election.

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Super Seven Prepared To Give Quorum For Budget Meeting

PHILIPSBURG--Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs), collectively referred to as “Super Seven,” are prepared to support the restart of the debate on the draft 2016 budget in Parliament.

United People’s (UP) party leader MP Theo Heyliger told The Daily Herald the budget debate is an important one for the country, government and people of St Read more

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Dutch Mps Laud Vote Buying Investigation

THE HAGUE--The liberal democratic VVD party, the Labour Party PvdA, Socialist Party (SP) and the Party for Freedom PVV in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament lauded the move of the St. Maarten Prosecutor’s Office in Wednesday’s arrest of St. Maarten Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser and two others in the vote buying investigation.

Members of the Second Chamber André Bosman (VVD), Roelof van Laar (PvdA) and Ronald van Raak (SP) were especially content that the Prosecutor’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies were moving ahead with the active investigation and prosecution of illicit acts by elected/government officials.

Sietse Fritsma (PVV) stated that Matser’s arrest in connection with election fraud didn’t come as no surprise as “vote buying has been the common practice for many years in the banana republic St Read more

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El Oficial Mayor De La Policía Ashwin Martina Gana Caso De Apelación

Traducido por Máximo Castro

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.– Después de ser despedido por el ex ministro de Justicia Roland Duncan hace casi cuatro años, Ashwin Martina ahora puede llamarse a sí mismo de nuevo, oficial de la policía.

Duncan había suspendido Martina el 13 de julio de 2011, en relación con la supuesta investigación de algunos incidentes que tuvieron lugar en abril de 2010, enero de 2011 y julio de 2011 Read more

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Three Suspects That Were Arrested In Octopus Investigation Remains Behind Bars --- Documents And Computers Confiscated From Mp Matser’S Home And Office. (Updated)

Prosecution convinced that there will be more arrests as the investigation continues.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The three suspects that were arrested in the Octopus investigation on Wednesday remained behind bars confirmed spokesman for the Attorney General’s office Norman Serphos.
Serphos said that the investigators confiscated computers and documents from the home and office of MP Matser when they searched both locations on Wednesday afternoon.
He said Matser is held for election fraud while the two other suspects Eddie Fleming and Rogilio Koieman were held as accomplices.
As for the female that was arrested at the Ducth Quarter home of Eddie Fleming she was held for possession of 400grams of cocaine Read more

St. Martiner At Memorial Acte: “An Expression Of Pain And Pride”

MARIGOT/GREAT BAY – “An expression of pain and pride is the best way to describe the Memorial ACTe,” said Shujah Reiph on his recent return from visiting the state-of-the-art museum in Guadeloupe.

The Memorial ACTe museum was built on the seaside grounds of the former Darboussier sugarcane refinery, said Reiph, president of St. Martin’s Conscious Lyrics Foundation (CLF).

The museum’s black box façade and silvery mesh crown houses a permanent exhibition that “explores slavery and the European slave trade of African peoples in the Caribbean and the Americas,” said Reiph.

“I see my visit to the museum as a pilgrimage of memory, which was necessary to do as part of the 25th anniversary of the Black History Celebration in St Read more

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Lions Health And Wellness Fair This Saturday

PHILIPSBURG – All is set for the St. Maarten Lions Club’s 8th annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health and Wellness Fair scheduled for this Saturday, March 5, from 9:00am to 4:00pm at the Festival Village in Philipsburg.

Twenty five organizations, foundations, health care providers, health support groups as well as professionals, will occupy some 40 booths, and a conference room to present to the general public a vast variety of health care services, tests, information and also information on wellness.

The community is also invited to visit the presentations in the conference room of the Festival Village on: “Adequate administering of prescribed medication” and “Building a lifestyle in accordance with the medication you use.” This presentation will be provided from 10:30am to 12:30pm by Pharmacist Dick Luttekes.

At 2:00pm Civil Law Notary Meredith Boekhoudt will speak on “How, why and when to make a will,” and also on changes in the Inheritance Law Read more

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Education Minister Congratulates Winners Of 44Th Debating Competition

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs congratulated team Antigua, who emerged the winners of the 44th annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition, which was held on St. Maarten for the first time.

Minister Jacobs also congratulated team St. Maarten, the sub-champions of the competition who defeated the defending champions from Anguilla to qualify for the final round Read more

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MARIGOT/GREAT BAY:--- “An expression of pain and pride is the best way to describe the Memorial ACTe,” said Shujah Reiph on his recent return from visiting the state-of-the-art museum in Guadeloupe.
The Memorial ACTe museum was built on the seaside grounds of the former Darboussier sugarcane refinery, said Reiph, president of St. Martin’s Conscious Lyrics Foundation (CLF).
The museum’s black box façade and silvery mesh crown houses a permanent exhibition that “explores Slavery and the European slave trade of African peoples in the Caribbean and the Americas,” said Reiph.
“I see my visit to the museum as a pilgrimage of memory, which was necessary to do as part of the 25th anniversary of the Black History Celebration in St Read more

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Update: Prosecutor: Mp’S Arrest Not Politically Motivated

PHILIPSBURG/WILLEMSTAD--The arrest of Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser early Wednesday morning, in the ongoing “Octopus” investigation, is in no way politically motivated, according to the Prosecutor’s Office. Matser was arrested with two other men who are also suspected of election fraud (vote buying).

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Mp Matser Arrested On Suspicion Of Election Fraud

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser has been arrested on suspicion of election fraud (vote buying). The investigation, code named “Octopus,” is still ongoing and more arrests and house searches are said to be in the offing.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Essilor Vision Foundation is committed to eliminating poor vision and its lifelong consequences, and to providing underprivileged people the opportunity to live a better life through better sight. Since 2008 the Essilor Vision Foundation has provided more than 690,000 screenings to individuals in need with the help of many partners.

As part of a collaborative initiative with the Kidz at Sea Foundation, Essilor’s Dr. Howard Purcell with 8 team members arrived on St Read more

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Where Is The Independence Members Of Parliament From The Upp Constantly Talks About?

Instead of working for their salaries they chose to support the Politicians of the Netherlands that are hell bent on bringing St. Maarten on its knees.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of Parliament that are now sitting in the opposition benches of Parliament should tell the people of St. Maarten where is the Independence they have been talking about. Most of these politicians who many believe have a mind of their own and would work in the interest of the country basically betrayed the country and the people that voted for them during the 2014 parliamentary elections.
On Wednesday when the MPs that are sitting on the opposition benches walked into the house of Parliament they refused to give the current coalition a quorum so they could continue with the people’s business and pass the 2016 budget in order to keep the politicians in the Netherlands in their own country.
It is clear that the Attorney General who said openly that everyone on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- All is set for the St. Maarten Lions Club’s 8th Annual Lion Rudy Hoeve Health & Wellness Fair scheduled for this Saturday March 5th 2016 from 9.00 AM to 4.00 PM at the Festival Village in Philipsburg. Twenty five(25) organizations, foundations, health care providers, health support groups as well as professionals will occupy some 40 booths and a conference room to present to the general public a vast variety of health care services, tests, information and also information on wellness.

The community is also invited to visit the presentations in the conference room of the Festival Village on: Adequate administering of prescribed medication and building a lifestyle in accordance with the medication you use Read more

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Rumors (To Have Ted Richardson As New Airport Director)

Elton Jones was the first one to bring it up and UP faction leader Franklin Meyers repeated it in parliament yesterday: Ted Richardson, the former minister of tourism, economic affairs, transport and telecommunication could become the successor of ousted airport director Regina Labega.

While Meyers asked a simple question, Elton Jones did not beat about the bush, expressing his concerns about this candidate in a letter to the editor that we published yesterday.

Richardson’s record as a minister is not exactly stellar Read more

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Little Opposition To 2016 Draft Budget

MP Tamara Leonard: “I feel like we have to take a hit too.” Photo Today / Milton Pieters

St. Maarten News – The parliament seemed to be going in record tempo through the debate about the draft 2016 budget yesterday. By 6.35 p.m. all speakers had put in their two cents in the first round; only nine MPs used their right to address the issue Read more

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National Bank Next Step For Finance Ministry

Ministers Gibson, Marlin, Kirindongo and Lee at the beginning of the afternoon session in parliament. Photo Today / Milton Pieters

St. Maarten News – After the approval of the 2016 budget, Finance Minister Richard Gibson will set the first steps towards the establishment of the National Bank of St. Maarten. The minister made the announcement at the end of his presentation about the draft 2016 budget to parliament yesterday morning.

“To have Gebe with 70 million guilders in the bank and do nothing with it is stupid,” the minister said Read more

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For Development New Hospital: Szv Signs Consulting Contract With Royalhaskoningdhv

Standing: Henk de Zeeuw. From left: Minister Emil Lee, Glen Carty, Eduard Boonstra and Robert Jan James. Photo contributed

St. Maarten – Social and Health Insurances SZV signed a consulting contract on Friday with Dutch engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV as part of the first phase of the development of the new national hospital of St Read more

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Black History Month Lecture: “Your Son Does Not Need Drugs, He Needs His Daddy”

Dr. Umar Johnson (center, autographing book) surrounded by guests at the Black History Month Lecture. Photo CLF

MARIGOT/GREAT BAY – “When you give a five-year-old, an eight-year-old, or a ten-year-old psychiatric medication, you are interfering with the brain’s natural growth process,” said US clinical psychologist Dr. Umar Johnson at the 25th annual Black History Celebration Lecture.

Dr. Johnson delivered the lecture, organized by Conscious Lyrics Foundation (CLF), “to an audience of over 600 people, at the University of St Read more

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Szv Signs Consulting Contract With Engineering Firm For National Hospital Of St. Maarten

~St. Maarten is one step closer to getting a general hospital~

 PHILIPSBURG – On Friday, February 26, Social and Health Insurances SZV signed a consulting contract with Dutch engineering firm Royal HaskoningDHV as part of the first phase of development of the new national hospital of St. Maarten. Royal HaskoningDHV was one of the four companies that submitted proposals as part of a bidding process managed by KPMG.

Present at the signing were Minister of Public Health Emil Lee, Interim Director of SZV Glen Carty, Supervisory Board member of St Read more

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St Maarten’S Cultural Newspaper Releases New Edition For February 2016

PHILIPSBURG – Now available for viewing online “Cultural Xpression” created by St. Maarten local entrepreneur Denicio Wyatte can now be viewed online at: www.stmaartenagriculture.com.

Cultural Xpression is geared towards building awareness among the various communities in St. Maarten. With information from a global to a local perspective in the fields of Culture, Agriculture, Community Development, Health, Arts, Entertainment, Tourism and Sport, this is one newsletter that will stimulate the mind.

Cultural Xpression’s aim for 2016 is to empower the established and upcoming local businesses, community members and people with a vision and inspiration for change Read more

A National Bank For St. Maarten: An Asset Or A Liability?

As a party that believes in and supports the creation of our state institutions, our first reaction to the prospects of a national bank was, “Oh good, our own.”

The DP sees our own state institutions as a deliberate part of nation building, which we believe is an indispensable path to our future development.

In fact, it can be stated here that the aspect of nation building for the Democratic Party following the transition to country in 2010, is Priority #1 Read more

Petition Launch For Conservation Of Sharks In The Netherlands And Dutch Caribbean

COLE BAY – On March 1, the Save Our Sharks Project of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, launched a petition calling for better protection of sharks in the territorial waters of St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba, the rest of the Dutch Caribbean and the Netherlands.

On a global scale, sharks are threatened by overfishing and destruction of their habitat. By signing the petition, people can show their support for shark conservation and encourage decision makers to protect these critical, yet misunderstood creatures Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs congratulates team Antigua, the winners of the 44th Annual Leeward Islands Debating Competition which was held on St. Maarten for the first time.

Minister Jacobs also congratulates team St. Maarten, the sub-champions of competition who defeated the defending champions from Anguilla to qualify for the final round Read more

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