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Second Chamber Conflicted On Ditching Coho Kingdom Law

Member of the Second Chamber Jorien Wuite chaired Wednesdays debate in absence of the Chairperson of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations Marille Paul.

THE HAGUE--Parties in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament have responded with mixed feelings to the agreement of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaao, and St. Maarten to set Read more

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Duncan, Gumbs, Grisha Seek Urgent Meeting On Heritage Preservation

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Members of Parliament (MPs) Solange Ludmila Duncan and Grisha Heyliger-Marten, as well as Party for Progress (PFP) MP Read more

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Duncan, Gumbs And Heyliger-Marten Call For Urgent Public Meeting On Heritage Preservation.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, Independent Members of Parliament S. Ludmila Duncan and Grisha Heyliger-Marten, as well as Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament Melissa Gumbs submitted a request for an urgent public meeting on the matter of heritage protection.

Following the recent demolition of the ruins at Diamond Estate in Cole Bay and the outrage by persons in the community, the Members have moved quickly to request a public meeting to discuss the incident but more importantly the regulations that would prevent such from occurring again in the future.

The Minister of ECYS and the Minister of VROMI have been requested to come to Parliament to debate the current legislation and policies regarding the preservation and management of heritage as well as to provide updates on the current work of the Monument Council and the long-awaited Monument Fund.

What is extremely disappointing is that this year marks the 160th Anniversary of the Proclamation of Emancipation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday expressed concern and shock over the discovery of the destruction of Diamond Hill. This according to the Council of Ministers took place sometime Monday night to the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran said that it was brought to his attention on Tuesday that a historical landmark, located on the Diamond Estate property, was demolished Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Residents of  Dutch Quarter are currently dealing with the heavy stench from raw sewage. Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran the leak was contained on Sunday evening when VROMIs emergency response team from the Department of Infrastructure Management responded and provided an immediate temporary solution to stop the leakage onto private property Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran announced on Wednesday during the Council of Ministers press briefing that there are limited burial spaces at the public cemetery in Cul de Sac. Doran said there are no more burial spaces in the ground. Relatives that have loved ones buried in the ground are asked to lay other loved ones to rest on top of existing grave sites if the need arises.
The Minister explained that there are 420 vaults at the Cul de Sac cemetery that are in use with the exception of a few that were created for the burial of children Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Funtopia Youth Initiative Foundation, in collaboration with St Martin First Foundation, has ventured into a three-day basketball tournament. The activity will be held at LB Scott Sports Auditorium from Thursday 26th and Friday 27th of January from 6:00 pm to 12:00 am to Saturday 28th January from 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm.

This is a family event. Parents are encouraged to come out with their children. As an incentive to encourage families to come out, a total of 3000 complimentary tickets have been distributed among the various primary schools on the island Read more

BELVEDERE:--- Sint Maarten As most residents settle into their new homes in the Belvedere Towers, they can sleep soundly knowing that the renovations were guided by the Government of Sint Maartens build-back better principle. The results are safer, modern apartments that can better withstand future natural disasters.
Financed through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, the renovations took place in 64 apartments in six (6) residential buildings managed by the Sint Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) Read more

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Resilience Has Been Built Into Every Part Of The Newly Renovated Belvedere Towers

BELVEDERE, Sint Maarten As most residents settle into their new homes in the Belvedere Towers, they can sleep soundly knowing that the renovations were guided by the Government of Sint Maartens build back better principle. The results are safer, modern apartments that can better withstand future natural disasters.

Financed through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, the renovations took place in 64 apartments in six (6) residential buildings managed by the Sint Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) Read more

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Minister Anna Richardson Welcomes Unops Delegation To St. Maarten

From left (rear): Ministry of Justice policy advisor Demi Bute, Prison Director Steven Carty and senior policy advisor Johishi Romney. Front row: UNOPS representative Patrick Diaz, Justice Minister Read more

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La Ministra Richardson Da La Bienvenida A Unops De Regreso A Sint Maarten

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – El lunes 23 de enero de 2023, la Honorable Ministra de Justicia Anna E. Richardson, el Director de Prisiones, el Sr. Steven Carty, y el personal de apoyo dieron la bienvenida a la segunda misin de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para el Servicio de Proyectos (UNOPS) de regreso a Sint Maarten. Esta segunda visita de UNOPS est dedicada a comprometerse con las partes interesadas clave para la fase de planificacin y diseo del nuevo proyecto penitenciario (Instalaciones del Estado de Derecho de Sint Maarten).

Al dar la bienvenida a UNOPS de regreso a Sint Maarten, la Ministra Richardson dijo que la prioridad del gobierno es construir una nueva infraestructura penitenciaria que beneficie tanto a la poblacin carcelaria como a los empleados de la prisin Read more

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Urgent Public Meeting Of Parliament With The Minister Of Justice For Discussion Regarding The Flow And Managing Of The Inmates At The Pointe Blanche Prison

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on January 25, 2023.

The Public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 14.00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Justice will be present.

The agenda point is:
Discussion regarding the flow and managing of the inmates at the Pointe Blanche Prison (IS/363/2022-2023 dated January 19, 2023)
This meeting was requested by MP G.S. Heyliger-Marten, MP S.A Read more

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Ladrones Intentan Robar El Supermercado Cost-Pro

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – bandidos intentaron entrar en el supermercado cost pro en Madame Estate el lunes por la noche.

Los ladrones causaron graves daos al sistema de cableado de la red. Antes de abrir el negocio, la polica fue llamada al negocio, confirm el gerente de la tienda, Peter Gittens, el martes por la maana.

Gittens declar que el edificio del supermercado fue allanado el lunes por la noche, pero los culpables no pudieron ingresar al supermercado ni a su almacn, por lo que lograron ingresar al rea de su red donde se destruyeron los cables.

El portavoz de la polica, Josepha, confirm el intento de allanamiento y dijo que se est llevando a cabo una investigacin Read more

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~ Damages to cables and other network facilities.~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Bandits broke into the Cost Pro Supermarket on Monday night and caused severe damage to the network cabling system confirmed Peter Gittens.
Gittens said the supermarket building was broken into Monday night but the culprits were not able to gain entry into the s Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On Monday, January 23, 2023, the Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, Prison Director Mr. Steven Carty, and support staff welcomed the second mission of the United Nations Office for Project Service (UNOPS) back to Sint Maarten. This second visit by UNOPS is dedicated to engaging with key stakeholders for the planning and design phase of the new prison project (Sint Maarten Rule of Law Facilities).
In welcoming UNOPS back to Sint Maarten, Minister Richardson said that the governments priority is to build a new prison infrastructure benefiting both the prison population and the employees of the prison Read more

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The Chronicles Of Nrpb Part 2

In my previous article: The Chronicles of NRPB – Part 1, I highlighted some of the many challenges locals in Sint Maarten have dealt with, and continue to deal with as it concerns the NRPB.

As stated in the previous article, NRPBs main objective is to disseminate monies from the Trust Fund through projects and initiatives to local persons and businesses Read more

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Fueron Reparadas Las Luces Exteriores En Melford Hazel Sport Complex

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten El Ministerio de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud & Sport (ECYS) y, por extensin, el Departamento de Deportes desea anunciar la finalizacin de las recientes reparaciones ligeras en el Melford Hazel Sport Complex (MHSC).

El viernes 20 de enero de 2022, se encendieron oficialmente las luces exteriores de la cancha de baloncesto, lo que marc la finalizacin de los trabajos necesarios en las instalaciones para garantizar el acceso a las canchas de baloncesto y tenis durante las horas de la noche.

La reparacin de estas luces forma parte de los trabajos de mantenimiento y remodelacin en curso en las instalaciones deportivas, incluyendo las canchas de distrito, que est ejecutando el Instituto Nacional del Deporte (INE) en nombre del Gobierno y con fondos del Gobierno Read more

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PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten has signed on to be a candidate for the Democratic Party (DP) for the St. Maarten January 2024 parliamentary elections. The party held a re-energizing meeting on Sunday at the event hall in Cay Hill Read more

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En Marcha La Renovacin De Los Paneles De Fachada Exterior De La Terminal Del Aeropuerto

Simpson bay, St. Maarten Los transentes ahora pueden presenciar visiblemente la renovacin de los paneles externos en la fachada del edificio de la terminal del Aeropuerto Internacional Princesa Juliana. El intrincado proceso incluye el reemplazo de los paneles de metal daados, adems de los paneles de vidrio que se rompieron durante el huracn Irma en 2017. Las renovaciones estn dirigidas por el contratista, Ballast Nedam International Projects. Segn el ltimo aviso proporcionado por la Unidad de Gestin de Proyectos (PMU), los trabajos de fachada comenzaron desde el cuarto trimestre de 2022, con una finalizacin estimada en el primer trimestre de 2023.

Los trabajos de fachada tambin incluyeron el tratamiento anticorrosivo del muro de acero estructural de la fachada Read more

Simpson Bay:---  Passersby can now visibly witness the renewal of the external panels on the faade of the terminal building of the Princess Juliana International Airport. The intricate process includes the replacement of the damaged metal panels, notwithstanding the glass panels which were shattered during hurricane Irma in 2017. The renewals are guided by Contractor, Ballast Nedam International Projects. According to the latest notice provided by the Project Management Unit (PMU), the faade works began in Q4 of 2022, with an estimated completion in Q1 of 2023 Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport (ECYS) and by extension the Department of Sports would like to announce the completion of the recent light repairs at the Melford Hazel Sports Complex (MHSC).
On Friday, January 20, 2022, the outdoor lights on the basketball court were officially turned on which marked the completion of the needed works at the facility to ensure access to both the basketball and tennis courts during the evening hours.
The repair of these lights forms part of the ongoing maintenance and refurbishment works at the sport facilities including the district courts that are being executed by the National Sports Institute (NSI) on behalf of Government and with Governments funding Read more

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~Virtual Assets need to be regulated by law in St. Maarten~

PHILIPSBURG:--As a follow-up to Brisons previous call to advance the local economy while promoting the responsible use of blockchain technology in St. Maarten, MP Rolando Brison, Leader of the united Peoples Party stated his intention to not re-invent the wheel and look to the island of Dominica which recently adopted Tron as its official blockchain, and the Eastern Caribbean Central Banks Virtual Assets draft law Read more

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Justice Ministers Further Strengthen Collaboration

Justice Ministers Dilan Yeilgz-Zegerius of the Netherlands (second from right), Rocco Tjon of Aruba (right), Shalten Hato of Curaao (left) and Anna Richardson of St. Maarten (second from left) met in Aruba on January 18.

THE HAGUE/ORANJESTAD--Justice ministers of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten met in Aruba la Read more

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Immigration Officer Leo Vanterpool Lauded For Exceptional Achievement

Minister of Justice Anna Richardson and Immigration Officer Leo Vanterpool.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Anna Richardson recently held a ceremony at the Government Administration building to congratulate Immigration officer Leo Vanterpool on becoming St Read more

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