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PHILIPSBURG:--- In view of the coming Elections 2016 in St. Maarten, the Concordia Political Alliance party reached out to Benjamin & Parker Certified Risk Auditors after conducting a scan in the consultancy market in the Region, with the objective to develop a new concept to achieve the simplification of the local taxation method effectively. Benjamin & Parker is a consultancy company versed in High Impact Risk Management and their team consists of Certified professionals of Panama, Colombia, The Netherlands, Ecuador, The USA and the Dutch Caribbean in various financial areas Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday May 13th 2016, The AVE Board of NIPA, staff and department heads attended the First NIPA retreat under the title "Rebranding NIPA"
Presentations on the strategic objectives of the were presented by the Chairperson of the NIPA board early in the morning and this was followed by several workshops on " Professionalism in the NIPA workplace" and "Team building " presented by Patricia Lourens , Interim Executive Director at NIPA, "Leadership skills" by Ms. Brenda Maynard, "Positivity in the workplace" by Kimberly Meyers and A Healthy You by Tasheena Maccow- Thomas Read more

PHILIPSBURG:----  Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Romeo Marlin recently returned to the island after pursuing two critical initiatives that affect the future of Sint Maarten.

MP Leona Marlin-Romeo is eager to inform the public of Sint Maarten of the following, the attendance at the Dutch Civil Affairs congress in the Netherlands clearly identified the need for Sint Maarten to modernize its services as there is a growing technological gap between the Netherlands/BES islands (Bonaire, St Read more

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Minister Lee Participates In Sister Regina School Washing Hands-Hygiene Week

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), was invited to participate in the Sister Regina School “Washing Hands/Hygiene Week” project.

The Minister of Ministry VSA Emil Lee, was also present to address the students about the importance of personal hygiene.

Minister Lee commended the organizers and school for organizing the event Read more

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Ministro Lee Logra Acuerdos Que Mejoran Servicio De Salud A Los Ciudadanos

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG – De acuerdo con la visión del ministro de Salud, para mejorar la calidad de la asistencia prestada por el Servicio de  Seguro Social, se está trabajando en establecer un acuerdo de cuidado con hospitales y compañías de servicio al paciente, para los pacientes que son remitidos al extranjero.

Hasta el momento, un acuerdo de cuidado se ha finalizado con Curazao, uno con la República Dominicana se está terminar, y para el final de junio un acuerdo con Colombia debe estar completado Read more

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Representatives Of Mot Favor A Session Behind Closed Doors

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — In a press release the Chairperson of Parliament Mrs Sarah Wescot-Williams explain that she answered the questions asked by MP Tamara LeonardRead more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), was invited to participate in the Sister Regina School “Washing Hands/Hygiene Week” project.

The Minister of Ministry VSA Emil Lee, was also present to address the students about the importance of personal hygiene.

Minister Lee commended the organizers and school for organizing the event Read more

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Minister Lee Participates In Sister Regina School Washing Hands-Hygiene Week.

GREAT BAY(DCOMM):--- The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), was invited to participate in the Sister Regina School “Washing Hands/Hygiene Week” project.

The Minister of Ministry VSA Emil Lee, was also present to address the students about the importance of personal hygiene.

Minister Lee commended the organizers and school for organizing the event Read more

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Smta Addresses Conference, Legislation Mis-Impression.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Timeshare Association would like to correct a misimpression that was reflected in the media after this week’s successful timeshare conference hosted by Interval International at the Westin and Oyster Bay resorts. The draft timeshare legislation to provide necessary consumer rights, which is currently making its way through our legal process, was initiated by MP Leroy de Weever and has subsequently been taken up by MP Sarah Wescot-Williams as the law was a DP initiative law.

The SMTA was asked to provide input as a key stakeholder Read more

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60% Referrals For Diagnosis Needs To Be Reduced

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health Emil Lee held a follow-up care contract meeting with SZV and Coomeva, which is the Colombian company that manages the needs of patients for medical care in Colombia, in order to discuss several issues, and come up with solutions for the way forward.

“Considering that 60% of the medical referrals abroad are related to diagnosing medical issues, one of the main outcomes of the meeting was a solution to help reduce this amount Read more

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Terms Of Reference Of Landfill Should Be Improved

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labour Emil Lee has asked the Health Inspector General’s Office, and the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) to give him an initial opinion on the Terms of Reference for the landfill.

“Their initial feedback is that the Terms of Reference for the landfill could use more specification and detailing Read more

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Minister Lee: St. Maarten Needs To Develop Ophthalmology Care

PHILIPSBURG – “The results of the Rotary/VOSH clearly demonstrates that St. Maarten needs to have its own ophthalmology department. While the statistics are impressive, the stories about how people’s lives are being changed with small simple gestures is just amazing,” said Health Minister Emil Lee during the press briefing on Wednesday, May 18.

The Minister was referring to the free eye examination that took place last week at the White & Yellow cross located in St Read more

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Minister Lee: Care Contracts With Szv Being Finalized

PHILIPSBURG – In keeping with the Health Minister’s vision to improve the quality of health care provided, Minister Emil Lee is working with SZV to establish a care agreement with the hospitals and patient service companies that patients are referred to abroad.

Thus far, a care agreement has been finalized with Curaçao, one with the Dominican Republic is being finalized, and by the end of June, an agreement with Colombia should be complete Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The results of the Rotary/VOSH clearly demonstrates that St. Maarten needs to have its own ophthalmology department. While the statistics are impressive, the stories about how people’s lives are being changed with small simple gestures is just amazing” said Minister Lee during the press briefing on Wednesday. The Minister was referring to the free eye examination that took place last week at the white & Yellow cross located in St.Johns estate. This event was an initiative of the Volunteer Optometric Service to Humanity ( VOSH) and hosted by the Rotary club of St Read more

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Marlin-Romeo Wants Plans For Ventilation Of Sports Facilities

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo has raised her concerns with Minister of Sports and Health Silveria Jacobs about the plan of approach on e Read more

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Freedom Fighters Want Referendum Organised On Cannabis Legalisation

PHILIPSBURG--Freedom Fighters Foundation finally had its day in Parliament on Tuesday to discuss the legalisation of cannabis for St. Maarten.

Foundation representatives President Roland “Ras Bushman” Joe, Dr. Jay Haviser, Dr. Dan Johnson and businessman Arun Jagtiani presented their plans to Parliament’s Justice Committee. They requested that Parliament organise a referendum and combine it with the elections scheduled in September Read more

Pep Presents Minister Jacobs With Certificate Of Thanks

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs was presented with a certificate of thanks by the Patrol Eradicating Pedophilia (PEP) representative Jackmaurice Montas.

The initiative taken by PEP during Carnival was to challenge participating students of Youth Extravaganza to send a message about bringing awareness and empowerment to the youth about pedophilia and ways to combat it.

“Not only in other countries, but on St Read more

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Mp Tamara Leonard Questions Why Mot Session Is Closed-Door

PHILIPSBURG – Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard is questioning why the scheduled session with the Financial Intelligence Unit MOT on Friday, May 20, is behind closed door.

MP Leonard wrote to MP Sarah Wescot-Williams, in her capacity as Chairwoman of Parliament, asking why the meeting scheduled was a closed-door session Read more

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Fabian Badejo To Present Paper At Anguilla Literary Festival 

GREAT BAY – St. Maarten author Fabian Adekunle Badejo will join Trinidad’s storyteller Paul Keens-Douglas, and fresh back from London, England, novelist Montague Kobbe to open Anguilla’s Literary Festival on the morning of May 20, according to Badejo’s publisher HNP.

Badejo will present a paper addressing the early bird topic, “Writing Local Culture for Global Readers.”

The annual “Rise and Shine Breakfast Presentation” is intended to stir the festival’s registered participants for the five-day event Read more

Up Party Board Refutes Mp Lake Statement On Payment Of Dues

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – The Board of the United People’s Party (UP) has taken note of a statement made by Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake on Sunday at a press conference concerning the payment of party dues.

UP candidates who ran in the 2014 parliamentary elections were asked to make a monthly contribution to the party in the form of dues in order to cover the costs of campaign material for the candidates.

Each candidate signed the automatic bank transfer authorization, but if MP Lake had looked carefully at his bank statements, he would have noticed that nothing was deducted from his bank account.

MP Maurice Lake also has not officially resigned from the UP Party as we have nothing officially on file.

The UP Board emphatically states that the Party has not received any dues paid in cash or by cheque or via bank transfer into the UP Party bank account since Lake has been an MP.

The UP Board finds it very strange that MP Lake would make such a public statement when he knows that it is baseless Read more

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Mp Marlin-Romeo Queries Minister Of Sports On Plans Of Approach For Proper Ventilation At Sports Facilities

PHILIPSBURG – On Monday, May 15th Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin Romeo, queried the Minister of Sports and Health on the plan of approach on ensuring proper ventilation be in place at all sports auditoriums.

Concerns from residents of Sucker Garden who frequents the Melford Hazel Sports auditorium complained about the heat in the facility.

The Member of Parliament also questioned Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On Monday, May 15th Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin Romeo, queried the Minister of Sports and Health on the plan of approach on ensuring proper ventilation be in place at all sports auditoriums.

Concerns from residents of Sucker Garden who frequents the Melford Hazel Sports auditorium complained about the heat in the facility.

The Member of Parliament also questioned whether there will be some sort of awareness campaign done to inform athletes and parents about the importance of pre-participation physical examinations Read more

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Plenary Session Of Parliament About The Sale Of The New Government Administration Building Reconvenes On Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in a plenary public session on May 18. The Minister of General Affairs will be present for the session.
The plenary public meeting reconvenes on Wednesday at 3.00 pm in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg.
The agenda point is the sale of the new government administration building.
This plenary session of the House was requested by Members of Parliament (MPs) MP Franklin Meyers, MP Leona Marlin-Romeo and MP Van Hugh Cornelius de Weever.
Members of the public are invited to the House of Parliament to attend parliamentary deliberations.

The House of Parliament is located across from the Court House in Philipsburg.

The parliamentary session will be carried live on St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel raises concerns over quality of service provided by SZV to pensioners and other clients.

“Over the past several months, I have received several visits and calls from AOV pensioners regarding the inconsistent payment dates of their monthly pension. The inconsistency in the date pensioners receive their monthly AOV pension has been a concern of pensioners for some time now.”

In addition to pensioners other SZV clients have approached the Member of Parliament regarding the diminishing quality of customer service provided by SZV, especially communication and follow-up as it pertains to medical referrals overseas.

Member of parliament Emmanuel through the chairlady of parliament has submitted a formal request to the Management of SZV, requesting that the concerns of the pensioners and clients be addressed and provide clarification regarding the following:

• Is there a set date for pensioners to receive their AOV pension payments
• Is SZV’s liquidity position a cause for the inconsistency of the payment date of pensions
• Are their policies and procedures in place to ensure excellent quality of service
• Is there an awareness campaign informing clients, how to officially submit complaints to
SZV regarding inadequate service

MP Emmanuel noted, “I am perplexed at the fact that SZV, is to date unable to ensure that our pensioners are able to receive their pension consistently on a fixed date and that I continue to receive many complaints about the service clients receive from SZV Read more

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