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WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:---  The Centrale Bank van Curaao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) is excited to announce that the sale of the silver 5-guilder commemorative coin celebrating Willemstads 25th anniversary as a UNESCO World Heritage Site begins today. Earlier this week, CBCS Director Leila Matroos-Lasten presented the first coin to Curaao Governor Lucille George-Wout. The Willemstad coin was designed by Curaaoan artist Cleo Maxime de Brabander, who also received an exemplar this week.
The commemorative coins were minted by the Royal Dutch Mint Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, May 11, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) May 12, 2023 

WEATHER:    
This afternoon through Friday midday: Fair to partly cloudy and slightly hazy with a brief local shower possible. 

Forecast High: 32C / 90F             

Forecast Low: 26C / 79F 

Sunset Today: 6:37 P.M.                

Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:41 A.M.  

SURFACE WINDS: 
This afternoon through Friday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 14 mph. 

SYNOPSIS:   

A dry and stable atmosphere with light Saharan dust particles will continue to limit precipitation Read more

Ottley Not Satisfied With Pace Of New Hospital Construction

The construction site of the St. Maarten General Hospital in Cay Hill.

CAY HILL--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley said on Wednesday that he is not satisfied with the pace of construction of the new St. Maarten General Hospital and he will not be satisfied until there are 100 workers on the p Read more

Successful 8Th Hurex At Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School Concluded

Cay Hill- For the 8th time, the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School in Cay Hill was honored to assist the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps by providing them with a command center for yet another annual hurricane exercise – HUREX. Between May 1-9, approximately 300 Marines from Sint Maarten, Aruba, and Curacao practiced and simulated different hurricane scenarios at multiple locations in Dutch Sint Maarten.

This preparation exercise is designed to train the soldiers to get themselves and their equipment set up as quickly as possible in the event of another major Hurricane Read more

Investigation Underway On False Insurance Documents

Justice Minister Anna Richardson.

PHILIPSBURG--An investigation is currently underway regarding an increase in the circulation of falsified insurance documents.

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Emmanuel: I Will Not Permit False Narratives,Justice System To Be Weaponised Against Me

~ Says relative physically assaulted in search ~ PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — MP Christophe Emmanuel is incensed by yet another deliberate political effort to discredit him, rig an election, and, ultimately, stifle his voice which has been in defense of the people of St. Maarten, telling them the truth and holding the powers that be accountable. And while these actions against his person are frustrating and disruptive to ones everyday life, his family’s physical mistreatment by justice officials during a house search on Wednesday elevated his feelings from frustration to anger. He characterized Wednesday’s events as the most recent attempt to shape and control not just false narratives but also representatives of the people of St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The winning trio of the recently held NAGICO Senior Calypso Competition paid a courtesy visit to the Head Office of NAGICO Insurances on Monday, to collect their prizes and to personally thank the Headline Sponsors for supporting the art of Calypso for over 30 years.
Eric Ellis, Territory Head applauded the Calypsonians for putting on an entertaining and successful show Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Ms. Silveria Jacobs will be attending the Caribbean Climate and Energy Conference (CCEC) in Aruba this week. With the hosting of this conference, by Aruba and the Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Netherlands hopes to work towards more awareness for climate action in small island states within the Caribbean.

Previous discussions were held between Prime Minister Jacobs and Minister Jetten regarding opportunities for Sint Maarten internationally, and within the Kingdom, to gain access to funds earmarked for climate action and sustainable development Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Ms. Silveria Jacobs will be attending the Caribbean Climate and Energy Conference (CCEC) in Aruba this week. With the hosting of this conference, by Aruba and the Netherlands, the Kingdom of the Netherlands hopes to work towards more awareness for climate action in small island states within the Caribbean.

Previous discussions were held between Prime Minister Jacobs and Minister Jetten regarding opportunities for Sint Maarten internationally, and within the Kingdom, to gain access to funds earmarked for climate action and sustainable development Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) May 11, 2023 

WEATHER:    
This Afternoon through Thursday midday: Fair to partly cloudy and slightly hazy. 

Forecast High: 32C / 90F             Forecast Low: 26C / 79F 

Sunset Today: 6:36 P.M.                Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:41 A.M.  

SURFACE WINDS: 
This Afternoon through Thursday midday: Easterly to East-southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph. 

SYNOPSIS:   

The Atlantic high-pressure ridge will maintain a southeasterly wind flow across the region Read more

Advisory Report For Climate Table Bonaire Handed Over

An increase in sea levels could result in low-lying areas of Bonaire becoming flooded by 2050. (UNESCO photo)

BONAIRE--Under the orders of the Dutch Government and the Executive Council of Bonaire, quartermaster Ed Nijpels examined the best way to set up a Climate Table for Bonaire. Nijpels handed over his findings to Minister of Climate and Energy Rob Jetten, Acting Governor Nolly Oleana, and the cabinet of Commissioner Thielman Read more

Cay Hill:---  For the 8th time, the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School in Cay Hill was honored to assist the Royal Netherlands Marine Corps by providing them with a command center for yet another annual hurricane exercise - HUREX. Between May 1-9, approximately 300 Marines from Sint Maarten, Aruba, and
Curacao practiced and simulated different hurricane scenarios at multiple locations in Dutch Sint Maarten.

This preparation exercise is designed to train the soldiers to get themselves and their equipment set up as quickly as possible in the event of another major Hurricane Read more

Ursm Leader Dr. Luc Mercelina Champions Rent-To-Own Home Ownership

Philipsburg – Leader of theURSMParty, Dr. Luc Mercelina says its time for a realistic and future Housing Programme for St. Maarten as it forms part of theURSMshousing policy which seeks to provide for the more vulnerable in society inclusive of addressing social housing as part of the vision.

This program, which is expected to benefit legal citizens employed within the public and private sectors, including senior citizens, young professionals, and people of lesser means is part of that policy which goes with the understanding that Government has a responsibility to provide for those who have greater difficulty fending for themselves.

Dr Read more

~Captain Olivers Marina and Restaurant now falls under French Jurisdiction~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Patrice Gumbs Director of the Foreign Affairs Department on St Read more

Minister Of Ecys Wishes Fbe Students Well.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports drs. Rodolphe Samuel sends good luck wishes to all students sitting the FBE exams, and the students sitting their high school exams;
I would like to formally wish all students sitting exams in the coming days the very best of luck. Today you will be put to the test the culmination of everything you have been taught over the years Read more

NA MPs and ministers.

~ Youth Alliance logo, slogan: 'We Are Next' ~

SUCKER GARDEN--The National Alliance (NA) will be moving into the election campaign under the slogan We are one.

The party unveiled the slogan for the upcoming 2024 election during an event at the Lions Civic Center in Sucker Garden on Sunday. The launch was held in the presence of NA Membe Read more

Ursm Unveils Some Candidates At Capacity-Filled Event Sunday

URSM deputy leader Chris Wever addressing the capacity crowd at the partys congress on Sunday.

 

~ Mercelina elected leader, Wever deputy leader ~

COLE BAY--Surgeon Dr. Luc Mercelina was elected leader of the Unified Resilience St. Maarten Movement (URSM) party and Chris Wever elected the partys deputy leader Read more

~Attorney Brenda Brooks was elected president of the board.~

Cole Bay:--- A sizeable crowd turned out to the URSM's first congress held on Sunday afternoon at the Tropicana Ball Room in Cole Bay. Attorney at law Brenda Brooks was elected president of the URSM board while the other elected board members are Veronica Webster Jensen, Josianne Artsen-Fleming, Stuart Johnson and ---
The elected leader of the URSM is its founder Dr Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---  Le Sommet Foundation announces new Craft and Farmers Market dates at the Wifold Building in Philipsburg. President of Le Sommet Foundation, Mr. Fabio Doralice, and his team have been hard at work organizing this event, and the new dates are May 13th & 27th, June 10th & 24th, and July 8th & 22nd. The Craft and Farmers Market is part one of a three-part project aimed at promoting sustainable agriculture in Sint Maarten.

Following the launch, We will seek to engage the schools, there are two ways we wish to approach this Read more

Nia Hosts Meet-And-Greet Event For Visiting Artists At EmilioS

Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Rodolphe Samuel (right) and NIA director Arlene Halley-Newhouse shaking a leg during the meet-and-greet event at Emilios restaurant on Sunday, April 30.

CUL DE SAC--National Institute of Arts (NIA), with collaboration of Emilios restaurant owners Norman and Sue Wathey, hosted a meet-and-greet event on Sunday afternoon, April 30, for visiting artists of the Cultural Exchange Programme initiated with Kunst Circuit Holland and NIA.

The event was attended by distinguished guests such as Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Rodolphe Samuel, Prince Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Territory representative Candia Joseph, Resources for Community Resilience R4CR representative Jose Verschueren, NPOwer representative Rajesh Chintaman, Nascha Kagie of Kids Club, Island Gems Charity Foundation president Alita Singh, parents, and Base4Dance visiting artists director Manon van t Spijker with her assistants Samantha and Eva, glass artist Annemarie van Uden and visual artist and model maker Rob van Putten.

Entertainment was provided by the Youth Orchestra fused with Family String Band in a programme called Culturismo, a programme of 10 folkloric songs that had the audiences feet tapping, heads bobbing and bodies moving.

As a surprise to the young musicians, NIA was able to gift egg shakers received from Cultuur Participatie as a thank you for a previous presentation and a monetary token as first earned tips from the three Culturismo shows done so far.

The visiting artists conducted several workshops in St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- In an attempt to discuss the rapid rise of the short-term vacation rental sector, the St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association (SHTA) held a meeting with members and non-members of St. Maarten real estate and vacation rental agencies in their offices last Thursday.

Over the past decade, the rapidly growing use of AirBnB, VRBO, Home & Away, and private home individual rentals have brought opportunities and challenges to destinations worldwide. The meeting was part of a wider SHTA initiative to assess the size and impact of the short-term vacation rental industry, of which reliable facts are currently not available Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Two years after initiating the process to become a member of the Caribbean Reparations Commission (CRC), the One St. Martin (One SXM) Association was formally admitted as an associate member.
After a preliminary meeting with members of One SXMrepresented by Aishira Cicilia, Cindy Peters, and One SXM founder and president Dr. Rhoda ArrindellCRC reconciled One SXMs provisional status and formally invited the association to attend the next CRC meeting on April 25.
Arrindell was One SXMs delegates at the first meeting, which was chaired by CRC chairman, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Rodolphe Samuel and the Department of Sports, within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports is proud to announce the development of the Boardwalk sports park and the Belvedere sports park which is being executed in collaboration with Port St. Maarten Group and Argos Cement.
With the Departments sport for all vision, the Sint Maarten Sports Facilities policy was developed and approved in 2021 highlighting the need to integrate sports spaces into spatial planning and to facilitate an active and healthy lifestyle for all citizens through activating opportunities for physical activity in the public space Read more

Major Cyril Pallud Promoted To Commandant At Ceremony

Many firefighters received promotions or letters of congratulations at an official ceremony held at the La Savane Fire Station.

MARIGOT--An official ceremony to award stripes and helmets was recently organised at the fire station headquarters in La Savane in the presence of Prfet Vincent Berton, President of the Collectivit Louis Mussin Read more