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Emmanuel: Gang Of Liars Continue To Damage Integrity Of Parliament

~ Hymans dossier purposely buried ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Just when you think it could not get any lower in Parliament, thegang of liars running this countrysomehow managed to set a new low,said Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel on Friday, adding that blatant, cold-hearted lies is the order of the day for the UP/National Alliance coalition, from the Chairperson of Parliament right down.

Emmanuel was reacting to the excuses and back-peddling that was on full-display in Parliament after the Chairlady of Parliament Grisha Marten-Heyliger, admitted that indeed a dossier filled with allegations and complaints from airport COO Michel Hyman about issues at the airport, was delivered to Parliament in June 2020 Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- After consultation with CPS and considering CDCs new guidelines, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley stated that after garnering the necessary information, he has decided to reduce the COVID-19 isolation time to 7 days. Minister Ottley emphasized that it is critical that persons continue to wear well-fitting masks and take additional precautions after leaving isolation or quarantine.

Please note that the new COVID-19 isolation rules do not apply to health care personnel, persons who are immunocompromised, or those with severe to critical illness Read more

Up Faction Presents Budget Amendment 2020.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The United Peoples Party Faction submitted a budget amendment and four motions on Friday as they continue to debate the 2022 budget. While there RMR has not given its approval for St. Maarten to submit a budget with a deficit it is expected that will be done in early February. 

Below you will find the summary for the budget amendment: Strengthen the high councils and advisory bodies:
The Ombudsman, Council of Advice, General Audit Chamber, SER, and the National Security Service all receive an increase of up to 50,000 Nafl Each

The Ministry of VSA is given 200,000 to buy self-test to offer free of charge to Pensioners, those on onderstand and others with limited financial means to buy tests

The Ministry of TEATT will get funds to train more inspectors to the BAVPOL level, strengthening the law enforcement ability of the department Read more

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Has First Meeting With State Secretary Alexandra Van Huffelen

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Today, January 20, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs held a fruitful meeting with the newly appointed State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Alexandra van Huffelen via video conference call together with the Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus and their respective support staff Read more

Prime Minister Jacobs Congratulates Prime Minister Mia Mottley On Victory At The Polls

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On behalf of the Government and the People of St. Maarten,the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobsextendedcongratulations tonewly sworn-in Prime Ministerof the Republic of Barbados, the HonorableMia Mottleyfollowing the overwhelming results of the recently held elections.

In a letter sent to Prime Minister Mottley today, January 20, Prime Minister Jacobs stated, As a fellow female leader in the region, your exemplary form of leadership has become a beacon for many of us to follow Read more

Parliament Missing Documents Created Storm In Parliament.

~ Documents going missing is a concern for parliament~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Two files containing documents from the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) that were sent to the Parliament of St. Maarten some two years ago that are now missing created some confusion in the Parliament of St. Maarten.
On Wednesday Member of Parliament, Christopher Emmanuel questioned why all members of parliament did not receive the documents that were sent to parliament some two years ago when UPP Faction Leader Rolando Brison was the chairman Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On behalf of the Government and the People of St. Maarten, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs extended congratulations to newly sworn-in Prime Minister of the Republic of Barbados, the Honorable Mia Mottley following the overwhelming results of the recently held elections.

In a letter sent to Prime Minister Mottley today, January 20, Prime Minister Jacobs stated, As a fellow female leader in the region, your exemplary form of leadership has become a beacon for many of us to follow Read more

Naf. 490,000 To Run Miss Lalie Center

Miss Lalie Center in 2017. (File photo)

PHILIPSBURG--NAf. 490,000 is allocated for Miss Lalie Youth Care and Rehabilitation Center MLC, said Minister of Justice Anna Richardson in her answers during the public budget 2022 meeting on Thursday, January 20. These funds will be used for rehabilitation programmes and a progressiv Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On January 20, the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs held a fruitful meeting with the newly appointed State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Alexandra van Huffelen via video conference call together with the Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus and their respective support staff Read more

Prime Minister Jacobs Addresses Concerns About Deviation From Article 25

SINT MAARTEN, PHILIPSBURG The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Silveria Jacobs in the House of Parliament on Wednesday addressed the concerns of Members of Parliament (MPs) about the fact that the House is handling the draft 2022 national budget without having the deviation from article 25 granted by the Kingdom Council of Minister (RMR).

Government has a legal obligation to submit the budget Read more

Grisha To Investigate Who Signed For Dossier Withheld From Mps

Chairperson of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten (left) 

~ Lawrence requests, receives documents, to meet PJIA ~

PHILIPSBURG--President of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Ma Read more

Bzk To Give Positive Advice On Budget Norm Deviation Request

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.

~ MPs happy, but cautious ~

PHILIPSBURG--The Dutch Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK will give a positive advice to St. Maartens request to deviate from the balanced budget norm, and this request will be added to the agenda of the next Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting Read more

Pfp: Coalition Obsession With Pre-Clearance Is Disrespect For Airport Workers

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Melissa Gumbs took aim at what she calls a constant push for United States (US) pre-clearance to be established Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Silveria Jacobs in the House of Parliament on Wednesday addressed the concerns of Members of Parliament (MPs) about the fact that the House is handling the draft 2022 national budget without having the deviation from article 25 granted by the Kingdom Council of Minister (RMR).

Government has a legal obligation to submit the budget Read more

Pfp: Coalition Obsession With Pre-Clearance Is Disrespect For Airport Workers

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Melissa Gumbs took aim at what she calls a constant push for United States (US) pre-clearance to be established Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA).

US pre-clearance allows US-bound passengers to clear customs before their flight Read more

Gordon-Carty: Civil Servant Exodus Due To Victimization, Hopelessness

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Pamela Gordon-Carty on Wednesday decried the amount of civil servants that are leaving government service and placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the National Alliance/UP coalition government. She said the government has created an atmosphere of hopelessness and victimization which is directly contributing to the exodus of public servants.

While I want to wish the entire population of country St Read more

Gordon-Carty: Civil Servant Exodus Due To Victimization, Hopelessness

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Pamela Gordon-Carty on Wednesday decried the amount of civil servants that are leaving government service and placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the National Alliance/UP coalition government. She said the government has created an atmosphere of hopelessness and victimization which is directly contributing to the exodus of public servants Read more

Pm Urges Mps To Continue Budget Debate After Legality Questioned

Members of the Council of Ministers during Wednesdays meeting.

~ To meet Van Huffelen today ~

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday that Parliament should continue with its planned debate on the draft 2022 budget after several Members of Parliament (MPs) questioned its legality, as the Kingdom Council Read more

Gordon-Carty: Civil Servant Exodus Due To Victimization, Hopelessness.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) Pamela Gordon-Carty on Wednesday decried the amount of civil servants that are leaving government service and placed the blame squarely on the shoulders of the National Alliance/UP coalition government. She said the government has created an atmosphere of hopelessness and victimization which is directly contributing to the exodus of public servants.

While I want to wish the entire population of country St Read more

El Mp Arrindell Expresa Preocupaciones Por Las Deplorables Condiciones De Las Calles

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – En las ltimas semanas ha habido mucha publicidad en las redes sociales y en todas las comunidades con respecto a las deplorables condiciones de las calles en la isla, dijo el martes el miembro independiente del parlamento (MP) Akeem Arrindell en un comunicado de prensa.

Despus de una cuidadosa revisin del Presupuesto 2022, observ que no se hicieron reservas, por lo tanto, no se presupuest para reparaciones/revestimiento de calles de una fuerte superficie existentes en la isla y varios otros problemas importantes Read more

Usp: Ferrier Is The Kettle And Pot Having A Conversation

The United St. Maarten Party (USP) on Tuesday reacted to Michael Ferriers criticism of the party as the proverbial kettle having a conversation with the pot, with both knowing each other well. The party board asked the public to consider the source of the criticism and dismissed Ferrier as a condemned crook who for some reason is still seeking to be relevant on the political landscape of St Read more

Mp Arrindell Expresses Concerns Regarding The Deplorable Road Conditions On The Island.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — In recent weeks there has been much publicity on social media, and throughout the communities regarding the deplorable road conditions on the island. After careful review of the Budget 2022, I observed that reservations were not made, thus not budgeted for repairs/resurfacing of existing hard surfaced roads on the island and several other major existing problems. Due to my concerns thereof, I have voiced my concern to the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, the Honorable Egbert J Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The United People's Party is looking towards increased cooperation between the Legislative and Executive branches of the Government as key to implementing hard lessons learned from COVID-19 and the Island's economic reality ahead of the handling of St. Maarten's 2022 Budget.

In a press release issued on the eve of the budget for 2022, the UP Party outlined how its elected and appointed representatives intend to deal with several policy matters in Parliament and the Council of Ministers.

In close consultation and cooperation with its coalition party, the National Alliance NA, the UP-Party faction in Parliament will bring motions, amendments to current laws which LBham can change, and initiatives for new laws to the floor of Parliament, starting during the budget debate Read more

Extended Pre-Trial Detention For Basseterre Drive Shooting Suspect

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (OM) The suspect in the Boxing Day shooting has had his pre-trial detention extended by sixty days on today, Monday, January 17, by the instructing judge.

E.C-C. is suspected of shooting his partner in Basseterre Drive, Middle Region, on the afternoon of December 26, 2021. He fled the scene of the shooting, but was apprehended by police in the vicinity of the Bells Lookout Point (commonly called Harold Jack) on Cole Bay Hill on the evening of December 27.

The suspect is expected to appear in the Court of First Instance for his pro forma hearing on February 23 Read more