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~Regional leaders to attend KOBB in Curaao~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs for Sint Maarten, Silveria E. Jacobs received Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra, today, Tuesday, October 25, during a bilateral meeting hosted in the government administration building. The meeting is part of the Ministers scheduled visit from October 24 to 26, to discuss current geopolitical developments in Europe and the Western Hemisphere with the Prime Ministers and Governors of the Countries Read more

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Taxi Association Objects To Alleged Lifting Of Moratorium

 PHILIPSBURG--The Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association has been informed that Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley plans to lift the moratorium on taxi permits.

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Dominicano Airline Arajet Aims To Increase Connectivity In The Region

Arajet's director of communications Geraldine Villasmil Febres (centre) with (to her right) Dominican Republic Consul in St. Maarten Edwin Vidal Daz and (to her left) vice-consul Pablo Hanson, at the launch of Arajet in Philipsburg.

 PHILIPSBURG--The Dominican Republic airline Arajet S.A. was officially introduced in St. Maarten on Monday morning Read more

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Loekie Morales Invited To CuraaoS Siman Ban Lesa

The real Emma with the book cover.

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten author Loekie Morales has been a familiar guest at childrens book weeks in Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean for years. This year, she will be visiting nine schools and several book signings and after-school social events during Siman Ban Lesa (SBL) in Curaao from Octo Read more

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Pm To French: More Concrete Progress Needed On Hot Pursuit

Jacobs (right) and Carenco.

PHILIPSBURG--The need for more concrete progress on hot pursuit and cooperation between Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin were amongst the issues discussed when Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs attended a bilateral meeting with a delegation of officials on French St. Martin, as part of monthly discussions between both sides of the island Read more

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Ottley Tells Shta No More Ehas Starting November

From left: Wyb Meijer, Keith Graham, Paul Henriquez, Minister of VSA Omar Ottley, Ricardo Perez, Anne-Marie Brooks and Kenrick Housen.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley assured the St Read more

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Grisha To Face Vote On Whether She Stays As Parliament Chair

Grisha Heyliger-Marten

PHILIPSBURG--Grisha Heyliger-Marten will have to face a vote that will determine whether she remains as Chairperson of Read more

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Loekie Morales Invitada A Siman Ban Lesa En Curaao

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Siman Ban Lesa (SBL) es el mayor evento anual de literatura infantil en Curazao. Autores de la isla y algunos otros autores invitados del extranjero visitan las escuelas para contar, actuar y leer cuentos a los nios.

Durante aos, Loekie Morales ha sido una invitada familiar entre quienes visitan las semanas de libros infantiles de Surinam y las islas del Caribe holands Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---The Electronic Conference is going to take place on the island of St Kitts in less than one month. Most of the Speakers are now published on their website www.bitcoincash22.com.
Prime Minister of St Kitts & Nevis Hon. Dr. Terrance Drew will be a guest speaker and will share his insights on the BitcoinCash Legal Tender panel with the leader of the United party of St Maarten. Member of Parliament Hon. Rolando Brison Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- In commemoration of Toastmasters International's 98th anniversary, Division I of District 81 recognized Distinguished Toastmasters (DTM) Rolande Tobias, Valerie Brazier & Brenda Maynard for their contributions as District Directors of District 81, Caribbean toastmasters. The event was held at the Government Administration Building on Saturday evening in celebration of Toastmasters International Day Read more

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Ottley Meets With Local Farmer In Continued Effort To Improve Local Agri-Produce Market

PHILIPSBURG — Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation & Telecommunication (TEATT), the honorable Omar Ottley, kicked off his first in a planned series of discussions with local stakeholders who either produce locally or import agricultural products.

He held his first meeting on Wednesday October 19, as part of his commitment to improving the local produce market Read more

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Ludson Evers: Telem Referendum Illegal

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — The Referendum which is to be held today Wednesday is said to be illegal. This was pointed out by the President of the St. Maarten Telecommunication Union Ludson Evers who stated that the Chief Executive Officer for TELem Kendall Dupersoy is pushing for the referendum because he refuses to meet with the union.

The Chief Executive Officer wants the managers to be represented separately by another union of his choice which is apparently his reason for the referendum Read more

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Pop Job On The Line Again Next Week Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- It seems that the current President of Parliament United Peoples(UP) Grisha Heyliger-Marten will have to deal with her job being on the line on Thursday, October 27. According to a schedule sent out by parliament on Friday, a public meeting will handle the agenda points, Incoming documents, Ratification of the decision list of the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO) held from September 27-30, 2022 in the Hague, the Netherlands (IS/048/2022-2023 dated September 30, 2022) and Thank the Chair for her services thus far and relieve her from her duties (IS/026/2022-2023 dated September 20, 2022)
The latter agenda point was requested by MP W.V Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Beginning November 1, 2022, anyone with the means and proper travel documentation who wants to vacation in "the Friendly Island" can do so as the travel restrictions imposed to reduce the spread of COVID-19 will be lifted.

That was the main message from Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, the Honorable Omar Ottley when he met with the members of the St Read more

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Ministro Ottley Le Dice A Shta Todos Son Bienvenidos. A Partir Del 1 De Noviembre, No Ms Ehas

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — A partir del 1 de noviembre de 2022, cualquier persona con los medios y la documentacin de viaje adecuada que desee vacacionar en “la isla amigable” puede hacerlo, ya que se levantarn las restricciones de viaje impuestas para reducir la propagacin de COVID-19.

Ese fue el mensaje principal del Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo, el Honorable Omar Ottley cuando se reuni con los miembros de la Asociacin de Comercio y Hospitalidad de St Read more

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La Primera Ministra Se Rene Con El Ministro Francs De Ultramar Carenco

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Primera Ministra y Ministra de Asuntos Generales, Silveria Jacobs asisti a una reunin bilateral con la delegacin de funcionarios en el San Martn francs, como parte de las discusiones mensuales entre ambos lados de la isla. Durante la reunin estuvo presente el Ministro de Territorios de Ultramar, Jean Francois Carenco, quien se encuentra actualmente en la isla para una visita oficial.

Durante la reunin, la Primera Ministra enfatiz la importancia de las buenas relaciones con las contrapartes francesas y, especialmente, destac el progreso en las negociaciones fronterizas y el MoU en Educacin Read more

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~Discussions on cooperation held between the Dutch and French sides~

PHILIPSBURG:---  Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Silveria Jacobs attended a bilateral meeting with the delegation of officials on French Saint Martin, as part of monthly discussions between both sides of the island. Present during the meeting was Minister for Overseas Territories Jean Francois Carenco who is currently on the island for an official visit Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Giving Back Money You Illegally Took Should Not Be Celebrated

Proudly boasting that passing a law to put money back in the pockets of civil servants, after you illegally used another law to take the money in the first place, is a shameful spin to put on your biggest failure as a government, said Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel on Monday after Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs put lipstick on a pig to once again fool the people of St Read more

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Suspended Mp Buncamper Shine Some Light On His Case

On June 3rd 2022, I presented a compelling and detailed analysis to the Parliament of Sint Maarten identifying how article 50 sub 2b of our Constitution has proven to be in violation of International Treaties and specifically Human Rights of a higher order, to which Sint Maarten is bound.

These international treaties and human rights as such outrank article 50 sub 2b of the Sint Maarten Constitution in the legal hierarchy and render the application of article 50 sub 2b of the Sint Maarten Constitution moot, under the given circumstances.

Article 50 sub 2b of our Constitution regulates the suspension of Members of Parliament, who have not been irrevocably and as such definitely sentenced for certain crimes.

Safeguarding the rights and obligations granted to countries bound to treaties is the responsibility of the Parliament of Sint Maarten as this countries legislative body, tasked with creating and amending the laws of this nation Read more

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Los Trabajadores Del Ehas Impugnan Su Despido Por El Ministro Ottley

PHILIPSBURGEl abogado de dos de los cinco trabajadores del Sistema Electrnico de Autorizacin de Salud (EHAS) de St. Maarten, cuyo empleo fue despedido el sbado por el Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo VSA Omar Ottley, ha convocado al Ministro a respetar el estado permanente. de su empleo, con base en el Cdigo Civil. El Ministro Ottley se neg a hacerlo y bloque a los trabajadores del sistema.

Ottley recibi una carta el jueves del abogado que representa a dos de los trabajadores de EHAS con ms antigedad Read more

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La Ministra De Justicia, Anna Richardson, Ofici La Apertura De Las Salas De Entrevistas En La Comisara De Philipsburg.

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – La Honorable Ministra de Justicia Anna E. Richardson inaugur oficialmente las nuevas salas de entrevistas en la comisara de polica de Philipsburg, que consta de cinco salas de entrevistas para adultos y una sala de menores. Estas salas de entrevistas estn equipadas segn los ltimos estndares y tienen ms capacidades tcnicas que las salas de entrevistas anteriores.

Junto con la renovacin de las salas de entrevistas, tambin se ha iniciado la capacitacin del personal de Oficiales de Menores y Moral de todas las policas del Caribe dentro del Reino en el marco de audiencia a vctimas vulnerables que tendr lugar en estas salas de entrevistas.

Ambas iniciativas surgieron a travs de la Junta de Jefes de Polica a travs de una estrecha cooperacin entre todos los departamentos de polica del Caribe holands y los Pases Bajos.

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El Club Rotario De Sint Maarten Incorpora A Dos Nuevos Socios

- Wescot-Williams se convierte en rotario de pleno derecho, Dr. Soc regresa - PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - El Club Rotario de Sint Maarten dio la bienvenida a dos nuevos socios el martes 19 de octubre de 2022 durante la visita anual de la Gobernador del Distrito Rotario 7020, Deborah Y. Howell, y su esposo, Dennis Howell. El exgobernador asistente Stephen Thompson present a Sarah Wescot-Williams y Jeffrey "Dr Read more

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Request For Assistance To Produce Cannabis Among Issues Discussed By Ottley, Wyatte

From left: Denicio Wyatte, Minister Omar Ottley, and Ms. Boasman.

PHILIPSBURG--A long-standing request from Eco St. Maarten Agricultural Research and Development Foundation President Denicio Wyatte for governments help in producing medicinal and recreational cannabis for local consumption and export to other markets was amongst issues discussed when Wyatte met with Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley on Wednesday, October 19 Read more

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El Presidente De Scdf Se Rene Con El Departamento De Cultura Para Mejorar La Cooperacin

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El presidente de la Fundacin para el Desarrollo del Carnaval de St. Maarten (SCDF), Edwardo Radjouki, tiene la misin de aprovechar los esfuerzos de su predecesor para reinfundir ms aspectos culturales en el Carnaval 2023. Recientemente se reuni con la Jefa del Departamento de Cultura Clara Reyes para discutir algunas formas de hacer exactamente eso con la cooperacin del departamento.

Al ser elegido presidente, Radjouki dijo que quera acercar el Carnaval a sus races Read more

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