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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Emil Lee, congratulates Dr. Theodorus Jolles on his recent appointment as the President/Chair of the Council of Public Health.
The Council of Public Health is a crucial entity that solicits requested and un-requested advice to the Minister on matters concerning public health Read more

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HARBOR VIEW: --- Chairwoman of the Social Economic Council (SER), Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, welcomed the Chairman of the SER of Suriname, Ferdinand Welzijn on Tuesday May 17th. The Chairwoman congratulated him on being the latest addition to the family of social economic councils in the Caribbean and Latin America region.

As of April 2016 Suriname has re-established its SER. 2010 was the last year that the SER was active, during the tenure of former president of Suriname, Ronald Venetiaan.
The current President Desiré Bouterse installed the new members last month Read more

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The Sorry State Of Telem Group --- Bond Holders Conducts Survey Now That The Company Seeking To Appoint Its Ceo.

PHILIPSBURG:--- A group called themselves bond holders in an email to SMN News said they conducted a survey of the company now that the company is going through the process of appointing a CEO. Below is the full analysis sent to SMN News as their findings at the Government owned company and the appointment of a CEO.

 St. Maarten Telecommunication Operating Company - SMOTC better known as Telem group, the government-owned company is the leading provider of telecommunications services in Sint Maarten Read more

Lenny Priest Secures Construction Jobs For Six High School Graduates

SOUTH REWARD--One St. Maarten People’s Party (OSPP) leader Lenny Priest has established a partnership with local contractors Singh Construction N.V. and Patterson Electrical Co. and together with Steward Dev. Corp. N.V. they have agreed to employ at least six young men who will be graduating from St. Maarten Vocational Training School this school year.

Social Activist Threatens Pm On Facebook Page

~ MP Richardson ready to defend himself ~

PHILIPSBURG--Social activist Rene “Coto” Wilson gathered a lot of attention Monday afternoon after he recently posted direct threats to Prime Minister William Marlin and the governing coalition for allegedly planning to postpone elections in September.

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Delegation Leaves For Tripartite And Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (Ipko) In The Netherlands

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — From May 31-June 3, 2016 delegations from the Parliaments of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten will be meeting in The Hague, Netherlands for the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO).

The four parliamentary delegations will be discussing a number of issues that include education especially where DUO is concerned and repayment by former students, innovative and sustainable energy projects, climate change and the Paris agreement, health care specifically further specialization of hospitals in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, youth affairs, economic opportunities such as the possible introduction of a fast ferry between the Windward Islands and discrimination within the Kingdom.

The dispute regulation and the draft initiative Kingdom law to amend articles 14 and 38 of the Kingdom Charter of Second Chamber Member Van Laar are also on the agenda to be discussed Read more

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Minister Lee And Auis Discuss Cooperation Agreement

LOWLANDS, Sint Maarten — The American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine (AUIS) recently donated a Digitrex kit to the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Emil Lee to help with preventative screening.

The Digitrex includes a new technology tablet-based called “Clinical Activity and Rotation Log” (CARL) and other devices that make it possible to do quick screenings on blood pressure, glucose, body temperature, and the possibility of doing a 4 minute EKG.

Everything is linked by Bluetooth, and it comes with its own terabyte of data storage.

During the donation, discussions were held with the CEO of AUIS Milo Pinckney and President Renu Agnihotri about developing a cooperation agreement with AUIS Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- JCI LIVE Soualiga held its second edition. The Voice of The Nation with a Panel discussion with seven (7) Political Parties on Sint.Maarten. The topic discussed was Education and Economics Affairs, the sustainable project is based on how JCI LIVE Soualiga analyse the needs in the communities create impact and awareness on Sint. Maarten as well as promoting leadership.
This event took place at the University of St. Maarten on the 21st May, 2016 at 7pm.The different Parties Representatives were DP Mrs Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine (AUIS) recently donated a Digitrex kit to the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Emil Lee to help with preventative screening. The Digitrex includes a new technology tablet-based called “Clinical Activity and Rotation Log” (CARL) and other devices that make it possible to do quick screenings on blood pressure, glucose, body temperature, and the possibility of doing a 4 minute EKG Read more

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Enthusiasm About School Tennis Project

St. Maarten News – The Country Club at Port De Plaisance in collaboration with the school manager Stuart Johnson of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School teamed up for a special physical education project that began on February 2.

Since the beginning of the year the Cycle 2 classes of the school added professional tennis classes to their physical education experience Read more

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South Reward:--- Many of our students in high school in the exam classes are busy with their final exams. We have wished all of them on our radio program “Another View” and via the media much success. Some of our students have applied for study financing and hoping to receive it upon successfully completing their final exams. This means that many of them will be leaving to go abroad to further their studies or to attend the University of St. Maarten and the NIPA. However, the majority of those graduates will remain on the island seeking employment for a year, some until they decide to further their studies Read more

Delegation Leaves For Tripartite And Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (Ipko) In The Netherlands

PHILIPSBURG:--- From May 31-June 3, 2016 delegations from the Parliaments of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten will be meeting in The Hague, Netherlands for the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO).
The four parliamentary delegations will be discussing a number of issues that include education especially where DUO is concerned and repayment by former students, innovative and sustainable energy projects, climate change and the Paris agreement, health care specifically further specialization of hospitals in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, youth affairs, economic opportunities such as the possible introduction of a fast ferry between the Windward Islands and discrimination within the Kingdom.
The dispute regulation and the draft initiative Kingdom law to amend articles 14 and 38 of the Kingdom Charter of Second Chamber Member Van Laar are also on the agenda to be discussed Read more

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Mp Frankie Meyers Passionate As He Asked The Minister Of Justice To Tell Parliament Of Vote Buying.

UPP being used as poster child when it comes to vote buying.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Franklin Meyers did not mingle with words on Monday when he asked the Minister of Justice Edison Kirindongo to give Parliament a clear definition of what is considered Vote Buying since in their (UPP) view it is very broad.
MP Meyers said the main reason they called for the meeting is because of the recent arrest of MP Silvio Meyers who was arrested and kept in custody for several days on the accusation of vote buying and after he was released the Prosecutors Office in a press release calling on members of the community to contact them if they were approached to sell their votes Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Frans Richardson called on the Prosecution to take the necessary actions they need to take against persons who threatened to kill the Prime Minister of St. Maarten and other politicians, MP Richardson deviated to bring across his concerns during a meeting of parliament on Monday when “vote buying” was discussed.
The MP said that the persons that have threatened the life of the Prime Minister of St Read more

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Theo: Power Issues Another Blow For Flagging Economy

PHILIPSBURG--“The seemingly extensive mechanical and other problems faced by the power plant are taking a toll on the economy and putting additional stress on residents,” said United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger on Sunday in a press statement Read more

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175Th Anniversary Of The Catholic Church On St. Maarten

Governor Eugene Holiday, Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams and Prime Minister William Marlin joined Bishop of Willemstad Luigi Secco and Parish Priest Adam Oleszczuk on Sunday to mark the 175th Anniversary of the Catholic Church on St Read more

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Annual Hurricane Preparedness Meeting Held With Stakeholders

MARIGOT--President of the Territorial Council Aline Hanson convened all stakeholders for the annual hurricane preparedness meeting ORSEC (Organisation Secours) on Friday in Hotel de la Collectivité.

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Minister Jacobs Signs Mou With Flagler College

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida – On Friday, May 20, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with President of Flagler College Dr. William Abare.

This agreement will enable students from St. Maarten to study at Flagler College and receive a discounted tuition rate.

Flagler College is a small, private residential college located in the USA’s oldest city, St Read more

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Mp Theo Heyliger Says Gebe Power Problems Another Blow For Flagging Economy

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The seemingly extensive mechanical and other problems faced by the power plant are taking a toll on the economy and putting additional stress on residents, says United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger.

“Residents and businesses have had to deal with frequent power outages for going on two weeks and there has been no clear indication from government about what is going on Read more

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Simplified Tax Reform By (C)Oncordia (P)Olitical (A)Lliance Soon To Be Presented

PHILIPSBURG – In view of the coming elections 2016 in St. Maarten, the Concordia Political Alliance (CPA) party reached out to Benjamin & Parker (BP) Certified Risk Auditors after conducting a scan in the consultancy market in the region, with the objective to develop a new concept to achieve the simplification of the local taxation method effectively.

Benjamin & Parker is a consultancy company versed in High Impact Risk Management and their team consists of certified professionals from Panama, Colombia, The Netherlands, Ecuador, The USA, and the Dutch Caribbean in various financial areas Read more

Decolonization Committee.

PHILIPSBURG:---I believe MP Cornelius de Weever got a little overzealous when he suggested placing the matter of reinstating St. Maarten on the UN's list of non-self governing territories on the IPKO agenda for next week. A move promptly endorsed by MP Meyers. This basically means re-listing St. Maarten as a colony.
For starters, the IPKO agenda is determined by consensus of all 4 parliaments.
More importantly however is the fact that in the context this proposal was brought by the Independence for St Read more

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Minister Jacobs Signs Mou With Flagler College

Minister Jacobs and Flagler College President Dr. William Abare 

On Friday May 20, 2016, Minister Silveria Jacobs signed a MOU with Dr. William Abare, the president of Flagler College. This agreement will enable students from St. Maarten to study at Flagler College and receive a discounted tuition rate.

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Brothers and sisters in Christ,
Twenty-two years before the Proclamation of Emancipation on St. Maarten, the Catholic church was established on this half of the island with Fr. Arnold ten Brink as the first parish priest. He laid the cornerstone for the present St. Martin of Tours Parish church on Frontstreet and with that began what would turn out to be a profound transformation of the island.
For the last 175 years, the Catholic church has had a very significant impact on our lives, not only in the spiritual realm, but also in the educational and social fields Read more

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Speaker Brand’S “Sudden Resignation” Raises Several Questions Says Leader Of The Opposition In St Kitts And Nevis Dr Denzil Douglas

BASSETERE, ST KITTS:--- Leader of the Opposition, the Rt Hon Dr Denzil L. Douglas said Wednesday that the “sudden resignation” of the Speaker of the National Assembly Hon. Franklin Brand, a few days before completing one full year in office , has raised several questions.

Dr Douglas, who on Wednesday (May 18th) informed the nation of the Speaker’s resignation which was confirmed less than 24 hours later in a statement from Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris, also wants to know how regional parliamentarians officially knew of the resignation, even before Cabinet ministers including the Leader of Government Business in the St Kitts and Nevis National Assembly.

“The reason that I gave as told by persons who knew, was that the Speaker was ‘sick and tired of the deception that has been practiced on him and others by Timothy Harris, the Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis,” said Dr Douglas Wednesday afternoon on Freedom FM “Issues” programme.

“Subsequent to my confirmation the very next day the Government officially made a statement indicating that Hon Brand had really resigned and that the matter had become the subject of discussion in the Cabinet,” Dr Read more