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Lee Orders Independent Audit Of Medical Center

PHILIPSBURG--Public Health, Social Development and Labour Minister Emil Lee has asked the Inspectorate of the Netherlands IGZ to conduct an independent audit on St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel thanked the police management for calling in the various contractors that deliver cement and make them aware of their responsibilities. The Minister said that contractors that deliver cement would litter the roads one being Naked-Boy Hill while delivering cement and would not clean it up leaving other drivers and pedestrian in danger Read more

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** Update **: Missing Girl Search Called Off

UPDATE (3:00PM): POLICE REPORT February 08, 2017

~ a school teacher found her on the road and brought her to the police station ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Missing 17 year old girl Junette Pierre Louis Theodule, for whom a “Missing Person” Report was filed with the Police Department, has returned home.

She and her Guardian Lilly Harrison reported to the Juvenile Department to give a statement as to why left home and did not returned.

Junette is in good health and the search to find has officially ended.

POLICE REPORT February 07, 2017:

PHILIPSBURG, SInt Maarten — On Tuesday February 7th 2017 a report of “Missing person” was filed at the Philipsburg Police Station by the sister and guardian of Junette Pierre Louis Theodule, born on Saint Martin F.W.I.  August 29th 1999 Read more

Excess Feral Cats Continue To Endanger Saba’S Tropicbird

By Suzanne Koelega

AMSTERDAM/SABA--Continuation of the monitoring of the nests of the red-billed tropicbird in Saba and the removal of feral cats is of vital importance to prevent future extinction. Despite these recommendations by scientists, not enough is currently being done to protect the local breeding sites of this extraordinary seabird.

The message of Dutch biologist Michiel Boeken is clear in his scientific article on the breeding success of the red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus mesonauta) in Saba, which has been published in Ardea, the official journal of the Netherlands Ornithologists’ Union: as a major breeding place for this bird, Saba needs to continue past efforts to protect this species.

During his stay on the island as the Director of the Saba Comprehensive School SCS, Boeken in his free time monitored the breeding success of the red-billed tropicbirds in 2011 and 2012 Read more

Soccer Foundation Opens 25Th Annual Tournament

BELVEDERE – On Saturday, February 4, the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation Tournament held the opening of its 25th soccer tournament at the John Cruijff Court in Belvedere.

The tournament, which hosts all the elementary schools, is a yearly event, which sees a high level of participation at various age levels and includes both genders. The tournament was kicked off by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs Silveria Jacobs Read more

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First Calypso Tent For 2017 Season

PHILIPSBURG – RAW Promotions Foundation under the auspices of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF), in collaboration with the FCDSM, presents the first calypso tent for the 2017 Carnival season.

The official opening of Carnival in the north took place last Saturday, February 4, and was followed by the children’s candy parade on Sunday, February 5.

However, on Tuesday, February 21, the Carnival Village in Galisbay, Marigot will come alive when calypso fans will get a rare opportunity to see their favorite calypsonians perform in a calypso tent.

Performing will be ten calypsonians: King Beau Beau, The Mighty Phox, Empress Ebony, Lady Righteous, Doctor Ray, Sheera, The Mighty Pepper, The Chipman, His Majesty Baker Jr., and the reigning calypso monarch of St Read more

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Mlk And Lcs Hold Joint Social

PHILIPSBURG – The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) and the Leonald Connor Primary School (LCS) hosted a joint social event for teachers and school staff. The event was initiated by Teacher Charles Rollan of LCS in collaboration with educational assistant of MLK Janaira Samuel.

The joint social was held on Tuesday afternoon from 1:30pm to 4:00pm at Carl and Sons lounge on Pond fill.

“I would like to applaud Mr. Rollan, the coordinator and Ms. Samuel, for having taken this initiative for the benefit of the two schools,” said School Manager of MLK Stuart Johnson.

“It was an enlightening moment Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Information reaching SMN News states that the chairman of the supervisory board of GEBE Roy Marlin has been hospitalized on Tuesday morning.
According to the information provided to SMN News states that Marlin was admitted Tuesday morning to the hospital with what appeared to be a minor stroke. However, the information on the condition of Marlin could not be confirmed Read more

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Exclusive:--- Curacao Inspectorate Intends To Stop Dr.Patrick Fa Si Oen From Practicing As A Surgeon In Curacao. --- Reliable Sources.

Willemstad/ PHILIPSBURG:--- The Inspectorate in Curacao intends to inform Dr. Patrick Fa Si Oen that he can no longer practice as a surgeon in Curacao until he is registered as surgeon.  Information received from well-placed sources said that Fa Si Oen will get the official letter on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, the management of SEHOS intends to meet with their Supervisory Board. It is expected that the Inspectorate will deliver its decision before SEHOS makes their decision known to the general public.
The managing board of SEHOS already took a unilateral decision to terminate Fa Si Oen working agreement with SEHOS since he was not able to produce a registration from Belgium Read more

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Mlk And Lcs Holds Joint Social.

PHILIPSBURG:---  The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) and the Leonard Connor Primary School (LCS) hosted a joint social event for teachers and school staff. The event initiated by Teacher Charles Rollan of LCS in collaboration with Janaira Samuel educational assistant of MLK.

The joint social was held on Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 pm to 4:00 p.m. at Carl and Sons lounge on Pond fill.

“I would like to applaud Mr. Rollan the coordinator and Ms. Samuel for having taken this initiative for the benefit of the two schools,” said Stuart Johnson School Manager of the Dr Read more

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BELVEDERE:--- On Saturday, February 4th, 2017, the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation Tournament held the opening of its 25th soccer tournament at the John Cruijff Court in Belvedere. The tournament, which hosts all the elementary schools is a yearly event which sees a high level of participation at various age levels and includes both genders. The tournament was kicked off by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs, Ms. Silveria Jacobs Read more

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Parliament Handles 2012 Annual Accounts

PHILIPSBURG--Five years on, Parliament has started the handling of the national ordinance to establish the 2012 Annual Accounts. Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. tabled the draft ordinance in the Central Committee of Parliament on Monday afternoon.

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Lost Bob Marley Tapes Restored After 40 Years In London Basement

KINGSTON, Jamaica  – Lost recordings by Bob Marley found in a damp hotel basement in London after more than 40 years have been restored.

The tapes are the original, high-quality live recordings of the reggae legend’s concerts in London and Paris between 1974 and 1978. Tracks include No Woman No Cry, Jamming and Exodus.

They were at first believed to be ruined beyond repair, largely because of water damage.

Marley, who died in 1981, would have been 72 on Monday.

The tapes were found in a run-down hotel in Kensal Rise, north-west London, where Bob Marley and the Wailers stayed during their European tours in the mid-1970s.

They were discovered when Joe Gatt, a Marley fan and London businessman, took a phone call from a friend, who had found them while doing a building refuse clearance.

From the 13 reel-to-reel analogue master tapes, 10 were fully restored, two were blank and one was beyond repair Read more

French-Side Carnival Launched With Symbolic Key Presentation

MARIGOT--First Vice-President Guillaume Arnell officially signalled the start of the 2017 French-side Carnival on Saturday evening on the waterfront with the symbolic key hand-over to President of Festivités Carnavalesque de St. Martin (FCDSM) Jean-Philippe Richardson.

The key was brought in on a cushion by Miss Pitchounette 2016, Maëlys Farlot Read more

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Heyliger: Government Must Ensure Execution Of Gebe Concession Terms

PHILIPSBURG--Government only uses utilities company GEBE as a cash cow to deal with its own budget woes; in doing this, Government has depleted the company of millions of dollars which could have been spent in buying new efficient engines and updating the country’s electrical and water infrastructure or at the least giving the consumers a reduction in tariff, says United People’s (UP Read more

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New Additions To Telem Supervisory Board Of Directors Attend First Meeting

POND ISLAND – TelEm Group Supervisory Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman Paul Marshall, last Thursday, February 2, welcomed the board three new members: Former Civil Servant John Richardson, Business executive Jimmy Challenger and former TelEm veteran employee Read more

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Up Mp Connor: Respect Our Constitution, Our Democracy, Our Rule Of Law

All factions of the St. Maarten Parliament supported a motion that was submitted to the House on Monday, January 30, 2017, during a plenary session.

The meeting was called to discuss the appointment of a quartermaster for the Integrity Chamber by the Dutch Government. During the deliberations it became clear that the validity of the Protocol that was signed between Minister of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations and the Minister of Justice of St. Maarten in May of 2015 became questionable Read more

Jacobs: Ministry Is Systematically Looking To Prioritize All Challenges

PHILIPSBURG –  At Wednesday’s, February 1, Council of Minister Press Briefing, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport Silveria Jacobs updated on the issues her Ministry was dealing with.

Agreements were finalized to get the works moving at the Leonald Connor School on “the critical upgrade, which we’ve been speaking about for quite some time.”

The company that won the contract was Hemco NV and Representative Henry Frederick signed an agreement Read more

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Boasman: From Day One, Very Busy Working On Situation At Prison

PHILIPSBURG – In Wednesday’s, February 1, Council of Ministers Press Briefing, Acting Prime Minister Raphael Boasman made two announcements before updating the press on the matters his Ministry was dealing with.

He said first that Prime Minister William Marlin was off island attending to overdue matters, and secondly, congratulated Policy Adviser in his cabinet Richinel Brug and spouse on the “addition to their family with a brand new baby boy, and I have in my notes, another reason to make St Read more

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Heyliger: Govt. Must Ensure Execution Of Gebe Concession Terms

PHILIPSBURG – Government only uses utilities company GEBE as a cash cow to deal with its own budget woes; in doing this, Government has depleted the company of millions of dollars which could have been spent in buying new efficient engines and updating the country’s electrical and water infrastructure or at the least giving the consumers a reduction in tariff, says United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger.

“It is completely unacceptable for the country, its people and businesses, to continuously be left in the dark from constant power outages,” said Heyliger on Sunday.

“GEBE has obligations set out in its concession of 2010 to the people of our country Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group Supervisory Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman, Mr. Paul Marshall, last Thursday welcomed to the board three new members – Former Civil Servant, Mr. John Richardson, Business executive, Mr. Jimmy Challenger and former TelEm veteran employee, Mr. Arnold Brown.

The three new additions to the Supervisory Board of Directors, along with Mr Read more

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SEHOS and Inspectorate remains mum

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:-- The board of the St. Elizabeth Hospital (SEHOS) has terminated the contract for Dr. Patrick Fa Si Oen, an unregistered surgeon who practiced at the institution for the past 14 years. Some two weeks ago SMN News broke the news that SEHOS had an unregistered surgeon working at the institution for the past 14 years. SEHOS made the discovery after they began investigating another surgeon for carelessness.
When the news broke the management of SEHOS sent Fa Si Oen on two weeks mandatory vacation in order for him to travel to Belgium to see if he could get this registration in order Read more

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*** Update *** [Exclusive Video]: Four Masked Men Robbed Dazzling Gems On Frontstreet

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO provided by a tourist to 721news

UPDATE (1:29PM) POLICE REPORT:

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Special Unit Robbery is presently investigating an armed robbery which took place on Saturday February 4th at approximately 11.15 a.m. at Dazzling Gem on Front Street.

According to the reports that came into the Emergency Dispatch four unknown masked and armed men arrived at the jewel store in a blue Suzuki Jeep with heavily tinted windows carrying  an old taxi license plate Read more

Dutch Caribbean Child Protection Agencies At 1-Day Conference

MAHO, St. Maarten – The Child Protection Agencies of the Dutch Caribbean and Judges of the Joined Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba held a one-day conference on St. Maarten, entitled: “The Child as Focus of Attention in the Caribbean, Together, We are Stronger.”

The conference was initiated and hosted by Dutch Dependents Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (the BES islands). It was attended by representatives from the BES islands and St Read more

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