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PHILIPSBURG:--- For the eight consecutive year, the St. Maarten Lions Club honored young students of cycle 2 group 4 at the club’s annual Student Excellence Awards ceremony. This year the title sponsor was N.V. GEBE as they have been the sponsor for the past three years. The St. Maarten Lions Club wishes to thank the utility company for their valuable contributions.

The St. Maarten Lions Club the club recently invited 17 youngsters to the Lion’s Den on the Sucker Garden Road, and acknowledged their performance in the presence of their families, teachers and theirs peers Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---- Members of U 2 CAN MOVE on Thursday, March 31st, began to register and weigh in for the project "Move N Lose" . This project pools members of the U2CM organization in 2 groups, lead by 4 instructors to collectively lose weight during a period of 4 weeks.
U 2 Can Move is an initiative started in 2012 by then Prime Minister, Sarah Wescot-Williams to promote an active lifestyle amongst especially women.

This program continues with activities such as Zumba classes and exercises 3 times weekly Read more

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La Ministra De Educación Asistió A Evento De Alfabetización En La Usm

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG – La Ministra de Educación Silveria Jacobs, asistió el miércoles, al evento noche de alfabetización, organizado por un grupo de profesores del Agógico Centro Metodista (MAC) de la Universidad de San Martín (USM).

A medida que la lectura se ha destacado en una variedad de formas durante este año académico en la escuela MAC, el logro de la alfabetización es inspirar a la mayoría de los estudiantes a leer más.

Los lectores en la noche de alfabetización, contó con la participación de la Ministra Jacobs, Clara Reyes, del Instituto Nacional de Arte (NIA), a los maestros de la escuela MAC y otros.

La lectura enseña a los niños sobre el mundo que les rodea Read more

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Financial Institution Started For Country

MAHO--Parliament Chairperson Sarah Wescot-Williams and Finance Minister Richard Gibson jointly witnessed the establishment of the foundation called “Financial Institute St. Maarten” at the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) Conference held in Sonesta Maho Beach Resort this week Read more

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Govt. Suspends School Bus Transportation Bid

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Silveria Jacobs has suspended the public tender “School Bus Transportation Service St. Maarten” until further notice.

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Public Tender "School Bus Transportation Service St. Maarten" Suspended.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs hereby makes it known that the Public Tender "School Bus Transportation Service St. Maarten" has been suspended until further notice. This has been decided in order to ensure proper communication and collaboration between the Ministries of ECYS, TEATT a Read more

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Mp Leonard: Regulation Welcomed, But Only Existing School Bus Drivers Should Be Considered

PHILIPSBURG – United People’s Party (UPP) Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard said she is a strong proponent of regulating and properly structuring the school bus system, but she is against any move by Government to undercut existing school bus drivers.

Leonard said the bidding process for the supply of school bus services should only be open and available to existing school bus operators Read more

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Mp Tamara Leonard – Regulation Welcomed, But Only Existing School Bus Drivers Should Be Considered

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament Tamara Leonard says she is a strong proponent of regulating and properly structuring of the school bus system, but she is against any move by Government to undercut existing school bus drivers. 

Leonard said the bidding process for the supply of school bus services should only be open and available to the existing school bus operators Read more

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Arnell Dismisses Talk Of Expropriation Procedure

MARIGOT--First Vice-President Guillaume Arnell was put on the defensive in Thursday’s Territorial Council meeting to clarify one of the agenda points concerning negotiations with the Laurence family to acquire the land needed for the Grand Case Airport runway extension.

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Sewage Plant At Harold Jack

~ Protest planned ~

COLE BAY--Following lengthy discussions, Government says the joint Dutch-/French-side sewage plant can best be located at the current Harold Jack snack bar on Cole Bay Hill. However, not all are happy, with particularly tour bus operators and taxi drivers fearing loss of business, so motorists have been asked to sh Read more

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Education Minister At Literacy Event At Usm

PHILIPSBURG – On Wednesday, March 30, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs attended a literacy evening hosted by a group of teachers of the Methodist Agogic Center (MAC) at the University of St. Martin (USM).

As reading has been highlighted in a variety of ways during this academic year at the MAC school, the goal of the literacy evening was to inspire more students to read more.

Readers at the literacy evening included Minister Jacobs, Clara Reyes of the National Institute of Art (NIA), teachers from the MAC school and others.

Reading teaches children about the world around them Read more

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Education Minister Hopes That After Meeting, Sboa Has Clarity On New Busing System

PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs expressed the hope that after meeting with the St. Maarten School Bus Owners Association (SBOA) that they will better understand government’s thrust behind the school busing system re-evaluation

“It is not the intention of government to take the bread out of anybody’s mouth, but we must be very realistic Read more

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Marlin Commends Parliament’S Planned Tour Of Lagoon

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister William Marlin is heartened that the Parliament of St. Maarten is taking time out to tour the Simpson Bay Lagoon and visit the proposed site for the sewage plant.

He believes that Parliament will get a greater understanding of the government’s position regarding the construction of the sewage plant Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Two of five political parties that registered to contest the parliamentary elections slated for Monday September 26th 2016 plans to merge in order to capture the Christian population in one group. SMN News learnt from well-placed sources that the St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) headed by Pastor Wycliffe Smith and the Millennial Advancement Party” (MAP) headed by Peter Gittens intends to merge and they will be making the announcement next Tuesday when the SMCP presents its manifesto.
While Pastor Smith is well known in the Christian community Gittens is also known in the Adventist Church where he plays music Read more

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Mac Literacy Evening

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – On Wednesday, March 30th, Honorable Minister Silveria Jacobs attended a literacy evening hosted by Group Four and Three teachers of the Methodist Agogic Center at the University of St. Martin.

As reading has been highlighted in a variety of ways during this academic year at the MAC school, the goal of the literacy evening was to inspire more students to read more Read more

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On the occasion of the first CBCS Central Banking Conference Caribbean Central Banking since the Financial Crisis

Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Sint Maarten
March 31st, 2016

Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good evening.

It gives me great pleasure to join you this evening at the welcome dinner for the first central banking conference of the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten.

Firstly, on behalf of the government of Sint Maarten, allow me to extend a warm welcome to all the speakers and participants who have travelled to Sint Maarten for this conference Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, March 30th, Honorable Minister Silveria Jacobs attended a literacy evening hosted by Group Four and Three teachers of the Methodist Agogic Center at the University of St. Martin.
As reading has been highlighted in a variety of ways during this academic year at the MAC school, the goal of the literacy evening was to inspire more students to read more.
Readers at the literacy evening included Minister Jacobs, Clara Reyes of the National Institute of Art, teachers from the MAC school and others.
Reading teaches children about the world around them Read more

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Urgent Central Committee Meeting About Status Of Police Officers Insurance Coverage Scheduled For Tuesday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Central Committee will meet in an urgent session on April 5. The Minister of Justice will be present for the sitting of the House.
The Central Committee meeting has been set for Tuesday at 2.00pm in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg.
The agenda point is the status of insurance coverage for Police Officers and their families and other related and affected issues.
This urgent meeting was called by the United People’s (UP) party faction Members of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard, (MP) Franklin Meyers, and Independent (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo.
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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D66: Island Inmates Could Help Fill Empty Dutch Cells

THE HAGUE--The Democratic Party D66 in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament asked Dutch State Secretary of Security and Justice Klaas Dijkhoff on Wednesday to look at the possibility to house inmates from Dutch Caribbean prisons in the many vacant jail cells in the Netherlands. Dijkhoff said this option was highly unlikely.

Police Report: Fire Destroys Apartment Buildings  

CAPE BAY – On Wednesday, March 30, at approximately 6:30pm, a call came into the Emergency Dispatch Center informing of a large apartment fire at Maracas Drive #5 in Cape Bay. Immediately several police patrols, Fire Department and paramedics were dispatched to the scene to investigate what was taking place.

On the scene, investigating officers noticed that a complex consisting of three apartments located at the rear of the main building at Maracas Drive #5 were on fire. Immediately, the Fire Department went to work on extinguishing the fire, which had grown quite large.

Traffic in and out of Cape Bay was diverted through other streets in the area, which allowed police to keep onlookers at a safe distance and the Fire Department to work without any obstructions Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday March 30th 2016 at approximately 06.30 p.m. a call came into the Emergency Dispatch Center informing them of a large apartment fire at Maracas drive number 5 in Cape Bay. Immediately several police patrols, Fire department and paramedics were dispatch to the scene to investigate what was taking place.
On the scene the investigating officers noticed that an apartment complex consisting of three apartments located at the rear of the main building at Maracas drive number 5 were on fire Read more

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Government Meets School Bus Owners

School Bus Owners Association representatives on the left and Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs and Ministry ECYS representatives. (DComm photo)< Read more

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Parents Of Lionel Connor School Peeved --- Principal Acting In Conflict Of Interest By Selling School Uniforms.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Parents of students attending the Lionel Connor School in Cole Bay are upset now that the school now that management is forcing them to purchase school uniforms from the Principal of the school. Some of the parents contacted SMN News and stated that the school changed their uniforms and instead of allowing them to purchase the new uniforms from stores at a cheaper price they are being forced to purchase their school uniforms from the Principal whose shirts ranges between $12 to $18 depending on the sizes Read more

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Special attention should be placed on the amount of raw sewage that are being pumped in the lagoon.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The third quad-partite meeting that involves the State of France, The Netherlands, the government of St. Maarten and the Collectivity of St. Maarten is scheduled to take place on St. Maarten on Wednesday next week at the A. C Wathey Legislative Hall starting at 8am announced Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin.
The Prime Minister told members of the media that the agreement among the countries states that these annual meetings will be held in a different country each year.
On the agenda for discussions are the following points:-

• Military Cooperation
• Border Control
• Implementation of the Police Cooperation
• Treaties that relates to the preparation and cross border between the two sides of the island which will include, education, health care, social welfare, whereby parties will try to establish a cooperation structure between the two sides of the island.
• The European Union Affairs will also be discussed, while they will follow up on the current discussions that relatives to the EU funding and projects that are co-financed by the EU.
The Prime Minister also gave some updates on the trips he attended in Aruba regarding the Aruba Day celebration and the P-3A meetings where more than 38 nations attended the conference.

On the ongoing discussions regarding the sewage plant that is to be built in the Simpson Bay Lagoon Marlin welcomed the involvement of the Parliament of St Read more

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