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Ursm Celebrates Its 1St Anniversary

Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, founded on October 10, 2021.

PHILIPSBURG--The Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) celebrated its first anniversary on October 10, 2022. Political leader Dr. Luc Mercelina said his party embodies change. We will continue endorsing a vision and action plan that will ultimately prosper our people and community.
  The URSM was founded to take care of the needs, aspirations and hopes of the people of St Read more

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Prime minister Silveria Jacobs and Governor Holiday look at the Proclamation.

PHILIPSBURG--On Thursday evening, October 6, at an official farewell reception for outgoing Governor Eugene Holiday, all members of the Council of Ministers (COM) signed a proclamation for the Decoration of Excellence to be awarded annually.

  The proclamation reads as follows: The Council of Ministers acknowledges the tenure of His Excellency, Governor Drs Read more

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Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis is reluctant to talk about tourism, given it is not part of her already very demanding cadre de vie (living environment) portfolio, but consented to impart some of her thoughts on the state of the French side while discussing other subjects in the news.

  A tourism industry veteran for many years and former French-side tourism office director, Davis admitted she is very concerned that hotel and room inventory on the French side is severely depleted and that outside investors are as elusive as ever.

  Currently the only positive hotel opening news is Le Beach (new name pending) on the road to Sandy Ground, set to re-open in October 2023 following a 40-million-euro renovation Read more

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~ SZV's financial statements comply with GAAP guidelines.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- For the first time, Social & Health Insurances SZV received a clean audit report for its 2021 financial statements. The clean audit report was issued on September 27, 2022, by the government audit bureau, Stichting Overheids Accountants Bureau (SOAB). A clean audit report also termed an 'Approved Control,' means that the auditors found that the financial reporting by SZV was accurate and transparent. SZV has prioritized improving both the timeliness and quality of its financial statements, which has contributed significantly to this year's approved control and milestone.

Weve worked very hard to improve our financial reporting and processes over the years, and receiving this approved control shows that we are moving in the right direction Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Today, October 10, 2022, is the first anniversary of the URSM (Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement). In the first place, I would like to congratulate the Board, the Advisory Council, the Committee members, the Candidates, and of course all URSM members and the people of Sint Maarten on the first anniversary of the URSM. The URSM is a Party of inclusion that respects and embraces diversity. The URSM believes that inclusion is a method and tool to promote a unified opinion and sentiment of Country identity for Sint Maarten Read more

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President Of Parliament, Mp Grisha Heyliger-Marten Reflects On Ipko In The Hague

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — President of Parliament, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten provided an overview of the main topics discussed during the IPKO held in the Hague from September 27th -30th, 2022. In her closing statement at the IPKO, Heyliger-Marten said that the Sint Maarten appreciated the deliberations and looks forward to continuing the dialogue and coming to concrete actions on the topics discussed.

All delegations came up with suggestions or solutions to the topics discussed Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Vsa Minister Must Explain Smmc Construction Delay, Letter Of Intent

~ 10 years before hospital project is completed ~

Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel announced on Tuesday that he had sent a letter to the Minister of Public Health regarding the recently signed letter of intent (LOI) between SMMC and contractor FINSO. He called the development “amazing and embarrassing” in light of previous statements made by SMMC, FINSO, and the Minister as well as the fact that FINSO has not mentioned that hospitals it is building in other parts of the world are experiencing delays.

It should be plainly evident to the average observer and the people of St Read more

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Revan Y Los Jvenes De St. Peters Arreglan La Cancha De Baloncesto

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El empresario y entrenador de baloncesto Khalil Revan y United St. Maarten Party (USP) estn trabajando arduamente con los jvenes del distrito de St. Peters como parte del proyecto “Protegiendo a nuestros nios,” Revan y la campaa de USP Read more

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Charlotte Brookson Academy Receives Culture Time Proceeds

From left: Culture Time founder and host Fabian Badejo, Charlotte Brookson Academys school manager Tatiana Arrindell and Culture Time co-host Rhoda Arrindell. (Stephen Kleinhuis photo)

 PHILIPSBURG--The organisers of last week Fridays Culture Time 35th Anniversary Show at Philipsburg Cultural Centre donated the proceeds of the event to Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performing Arts (CBA).

  The cash presentation was made to school manager Tatiana Arrindell on Tuesday, said Fabian Badejo, host of the long-running PJD-2 radio programme Read more

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Es Hora De Que La Fundacin Sxm Se Asocie Con El Comit De Softball Femenino De Emancipacin Para Organizar El Torneo Eliminatorio De Softball Edicin 10-10-10

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Es hora de que la Fundacin SXM y el Comit de Softball Femenino de Emancipacin presenten con orgullo el muy esperado Torneo de Eliminatorias de Softball Femenino de Emancipacin, la “Edicin 10-10-10”. A partir de este viernes 7 de octubre hasta el lunes 10 de octubre de 2022, en el Erwin Baco Little League Stadium, este Torneo regresa por demanda popular, con un giro centrado en la comunidad.

Los equipos competirn en honor a varias organizaciones benficas, que incluyen las siguientes:

Equipos femeninos y organizaciones patrocinadas:

Sparks – Helping Hands Foundation
Survivors – Animal Defenders
Scorpions – Freegan Foods
Spinnerz – New Start Foster Home

Los equipos masculinos que compiten y sus respectivas organizaciones patrocinadas incluyen:
Illegales – Swinda Abram bka ‘Ma’
Sluggers – White and Yellow Cross Foundation
Controllers – Vitilgo Educate Inspire & Support SXM (VEISS)
Super Stars -The Home away from Home Foundation
Babylon – The Foundation Judicial Institutes St Read more

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Design For Philipsburg Marketplace Revealed

The approved architectural renderings for the Philipsburg Marketplace. The design boasts enhanced structures with removable components to prepare for a possible hurricane, and on-site storage for the vendors.

 PHILIPSBURG--Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley presented architectural renderings for the Philipsburg Marketplace, designed by DAM Caribbean on the instructions and under the supervision of Port St Read more

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Ottley Presenta Representaciones Arquitectnicas Para El Market Place En Philipsburg

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El mircoles 5 de octubre, el Ministro interino de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Transporte y Telecomunicaciones (TEATT), Omar Ottley, present representaciones arquitectnicas para el Market Place en Philipsburg. The Market Place ha sido un problema constante desde el paso de los huracanes Irma y Mara. El Ministro dijo que est eufrico de ser parte de la solucin.

Ottley recibi las representaciones arquitectnicas finales el mircoles por la maana, que incluyen estructuras mejoradas con componentes removibles preparadas en el sitio de almacenamiento de los vendedores para un posible huracn Read more

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Revan And St. Peters Youth Spruce Up Basketball Court

Young people of St. Peters painting the basketball court in the district.

ST. PETERS--Businessman and basketball coach Khalil Revan and United St. Maarten Party (US Party) are hard at work with the young people in the district of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- It's Time SXM Foundation and The Emancipation Female Softball Committee proudly present, the highly-anticipated Emancipation Female Softball Knockout Tournament, the "10-10-10 Edition." Starting this Friday, October 7th until Monday, October 10th, 2022, at the Erwin Baco Little League Stadium, this Tournament is back by popular demand, with a community-centric twist.

Teams will be competing in honor of several charitable organizations, which include the following:

Female teams and sponsored organizations:
Sparks - Helping Hands Foundation
Survivors - Animal Defenders
Scorpions - Freegan Foods
Spinnerz - New Start Foster Home

The competing male teams and their respective sponsored organizations include:
Illegales - Swinda Abram bka 'Ma'
Sluggers - White and Yellow Cross Foundation
Controllers - Vitilgo Educate Inspire & Support SXM (VEISS)
Super Stars -The Home away from Home Foundation
Babylon - The Foundation Judicial Institutes St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, October 5th, the acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley presented, architectural renderings for the Phillipsburg Market Place. The Market Place has been an ongoing issue since the passing of hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Minister stated that he is elated to be a part of the solution.
Ottley received the final architectural renderings on Wednesday morning which include enhanced structures with removable components to prepare for a possible hurricane and on-site storage for the vendors Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  After nearly three decades, St. Maarten Academys Key Club was rechartered with budding service boys and girls under the leadership of the schools Vice Principal Joanna Trim. The new Key Club, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Aruba, kicked off its first activity by recognizing World Suicide Prevention Month on the last Wednesday of September.

Donned in orange and black to mark the occasion, Key Club members gathered in the schools courtyard at the break on September 28, 2022, to acknowledge the importance of the mental health of teenagers and honor the memory of those teenagers who lost their struggle to suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic years 2020-2022 Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The organizers of last Fridays Culture Time 35th anniversary show donated the proceeds from the event to the Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performing Arts (CBA), said Fabian Badejo.
The cash presentation was made to Tatiana Arrindell, the school manager on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, said Badejo, host of the long-running PJD-2 radio program.
The 35th-anniversary show was a resounding success both in terms of the performances and the turnout, said Badejo.
Culture Time co-host, Dr Read more

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U 2 Can Move Anual Sip & Chat Para Albergar Una Distinguida Variedad De Oradores, Centrndose En La Salud Y El Estado Fsico, El Cuidado Personal Y Mucho Ms.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Al comentar sobre el evento, la MP Wescot, fundadora de U 2 Can Move, coment que estamos en el mes de octubre, un mes durante el cual honramos a nuestros adultos mayores, rendimos homenaje a nuestros maestros y observamos la concientizacin sobre el cncer de mama, y aprovech para saludar a estos 2 grupos de personas en nuestra comunidad, por sus contribuciones pasadas y presentes en la formacin de nuestra nacin.

Como parte del programa de concientizacin sobre el cncer de mama de octubre, U 2 Can Move organizar una velada de discursos informativos y presentaciones motivacionales, explic la fundadora de U 2 Can Move, MP Wescot, y agreg: “No puedo enfatizar suficiente lo importante que es lucir, cuidar nuestra salud y escuchar a nuestro cuerpo.

Las instituciones mdicas, el gobierno y el sector empresarial de St Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: El Ministro De Vsa Debe Explicar El Retraso En La Construccin De Smmc

~ 10 aos antes de que se complete el proyecto del hospital ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento, Christophe Emmanuel, anunci el martes que haba enviado una carta al Ministro de Salud Pblica con respecto a la carta de intencin (LOI) recientemente firmada entre SMMC y el contratista FINSO. Llam al desarrollo “sorprendente y vergonzoso” a la luz de las declaraciones anteriores hechas por SMMC, FINSO y el Ministro, as como el hecho de que FINSO no ha mencionado que los hospitales que est construyendo en otras partes del mundo estn experimentando retrasos.

Debera ser claramente evidente para el observador promedio y la gente de St Read more

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Los Leones De St. Maarten Se Asocian Con Postal Services St. Maarten Para Apoyar El Programa De Reciclaje De Anteojos

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Lions International ha reconocido la necesidad urgente de lentes correctivos y recolecta anteojos utilizables en sus comunidades para apoyar el programa Lions Recycle for Sight. Los errores de refraccin se pueden corregir fcilmente con anteojos, sin embargo, millones de personas que viven en pases de ingresos bajos y medianos de todo el mundo carecen de acceso a servicios bsicos de atencin oftalmolgica.

Aqu en casa, el Club de Leones de St. Maarten ha estado recolectando anteojos usados durante aos para enviarlos al Centro Internacional de Reciclaje de los Leones en Ohio, Estados Unidos Read more

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El Ministro De Educacin; Rodolphe Samuel: Los Maestros Estn Entre Los Ms Importantes De La Sociedad.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Mientras observamos una vez ms este da especial reservado para reconocer a nuestros maestros, me gustara felicitar a nuestros maestros en St. Maarten por su arduo trabajo y por los muchos sacrificios que hacen a diario. Podra decirse que los maestros se encuentran entre las personas ms importantes de nuestra sociedad; educan a nuestros jvenes y moldean estas mentes jvenes para un mejor maana .

Quiero reconocer personalmente las dificultades que algunos de nuestros maestros tienen que soportar; han sufrido con medidas de austeridad que no se pudieron evitar, tenemos algunas escuelas que todava necesitan reparacin y, sin embargo, nuestros maestros tienen la capacidad humana para comprender y continuar haciendo su trabajo lo mejor que pueden.

A medida que contine preparando a nuestros nios para el xito como ciudadanos del mundo y los inspire a hacerlo bien, nuestro ministerio continuar trabajando para brindarle las herramientas que necesita para hacer su trabajo.

Los maestros son ese punto crtico que prepara a un nio para su futuro, algunos de los estudiantes de hoy son los lderes del maana y sin maestros no podran cumplir este destino Read more

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Smmc Y Finso Acuerdan Trminos Ajustados, Firman Carta De Intencin

~ La inflacin y las interrupciones en la cadena de suministro resultan en trminos ajustados para la construccin de SMGH ~

CAY HILL, Sint Maarten St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) y el contratista general, FINSO, firmaron recientemente una Carta de Intencin (LOI) sobre los trminos ajustados para la construccin del Hospital General St. Maarten (SMGH) en presencia del Ministro de VSA Omar Ottley, marcando el siguiente paso en la continuacin del proyecto.

Aunque las revisiones de contratos nunca son un proceso bienvenido durante un proyecto de construccin en curso, las condiciones de mercado existentes de alta inflacin persistente y las interrupciones de la cadena de suministro debido a la pandemia y la guerra en Ucrania han hecho que sea imposible completar el edificio SMGH segn los trminos acordados en el 2016, cuando se firm el contrato original, afirm el ministro de VSA, Omar Ottley Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Commenting on the event, MP Wescot, founder of U 2 Can Move remarked that we are in the month of October, a month during which we honor our elderly, pay tribute to our teachers and observe breast cancer awareness, and she took the opportunity to salute these 2 groups of persons in our community, for their past and present contributions in shaping our nation.
As part of the October breast cancer awareness program, U 2 Can Move will host an evening of informative speeches and motivational presentations, U 2 Can Move founder, MP Wescot explained and added: I cant stress enough how important it is to look after our health and listen to our bodies.
Medical institutions, government, and the business sector on St Read more

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Senior citizens from both sides of the island gathered in the Senior Citizens Recreational Center in Hope Estate to celebrate International Day of Older Persons on October 1.

HOPE ESTATE--Senior citizens from both sides of the island gathered in the Senior Citizens Recreational Center in Hope Estate to celebrate International Day of Older Persons on October 1. This large, combined gathering was the biggest since the pandemic waged and seniors were happy to be able to mingle and enjoy a meal together just like old times.

  The lunch was organized by St Read more

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