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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, May 29, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday Midday (12:00 LST) May 30, 2023

WEATHER:    

This Afternoon through Tuesday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy at times with a few showers.

Forecast High: 31C / 88F             Forecast Low: 25C / 77F

Sunset Today: 6:43 P.M.                Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:36 A.M. 

SURFACE WINDS: 
This Afternoon through Tuesday midday: East to east southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 12 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The Atlantic high-pressure ridge will maintain a gentle east southeasterly winds across the region Read more

Anguilla's Telecom Regulator Pays Courtesy Visit To Lambriex

From left: BTP Interim Director Judianne Labega-Hoeve, Jobern Gumbs, Ardin Richardson, BTP Technical Department Head Sidney de Weever, TEATT Minister Arthur Lambriex, Damien Harrigan, TEATT Cabinet Chief Of Staff Francisco Lacroes, and Travis Carty.

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Noise Pollution In St. Maarten And Ideas For Solutions

By Beverly Mae Nisbeth

Noise pollution has ballooned into a major problem in St. Maarten. It is a monumental and universal challenge other countries, regionally and internationally, are also confronted with it. This article will explain what noise pollution is, sources of noise pollution, the effects of noise pollution, and offer, what the author considers, viable and sustainable solutions.

WHAT IS NOISE POLLUTION?

Noise pollution is defined as any level of noise that is annoying or harmful Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- This week the Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten (CBCS), launched a lecture series for groups 7 of the primary schools.

Minister of Finance Mr. Ardwell Irion kicked off this lecture series last Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at Oranjeschool. CBCS president Mr. Richard Doornbosch hosted a lecture at the Sister Regina Primary School, whilst the president of the Sint Maarten Insurance Brokers Association Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On May 24th, 2023, a delegation of technical experts from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) of Anguilla paid a courtesy visit to the Honorable Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic, and Telecommunication, Mr. Arthur Lambriex. This visit aimed to strengthen bilateral relations, foster collaboration between Sint Maarten and Anguilla, and discuss matters of mutual interest within the telecommunications sector, such as spectrum usage, and new technologies.

Part of the Aguilla delegation was the Executive Director of PUC, Mr Read more

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~ Working committee will be established to work on better cooperation.~

PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Honorable Ms. Silveria Jacobs announces the successful conclusion of extensive discussions related to the border between Sint Maarten and Saint-Martin. The dialogues were aimed at fostering mutual understanding and cooperation and after diplomatic negotiations, an agreement was reached on a new treaty that will define the shared border on the island Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, May 26, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) May 27, 2023

WEATHER:    

This afternoon: Fair to partly sunny. 

Tonight through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with brief isolated showers. 

Forecast High: 31C / 88F             

Forecast Low: 26C / 79F

Sunset Today: 6:42 P.M.  & Read more

SABA:--- Saba recently hosted top travel media from the Netherlands and the United States. Creating more awareness and presence about Sabas product in the North American and Dutch markets remains a priority. The public relations firms have been pitching Saba to top travel media, which also includes selecting and organizing press trips to the island.
Director of Tourism Malinda Hassell stated, We continue to work on Sabas exposure to key audiences and source markets, Saba is a niche destination, and together with the public relations firms, Saba continues to be pitched to travel media Read more

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---Toyin Jagha, Program Manager of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund Program of the Caribbean Country Management Unit, accompanied by the Director of the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB), Claret Connor, and delegation members Staciann Cunningham and Carla Bridglal, met with the Council of Ministers (COM) on Thursday, May 25, 2023, as part of the Trust Fund Program Management Mission to Sint Maarten Read more

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Committee Of Finance Of Parliament To Meet With The Minister Of Finance & Representatives Of Cbcs For A Presentation On The Introduction Of The Caribbean Guilder.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee of Finance (CF) of Parliament is scheduled to meet on May 26, 2023.
The Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday at 09.30 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Finance and representatives of the Central Bank of Curaao & Sint Maarten (CBCS) will be present.

The agenda points are:
1. Presentation on the introduction of the Caribbean Guilder (IS/689/2022-2023 dated April 11, 2023)
2 Read more

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His Excellency Governor Ajamu Baly Visits Szv

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten On Friday May 12, 2023, SZV welcomed his Excellency Governor Ajamu Baly to their offices for an introduction about the organization. The Executive Team had the honor to present and dialogue on a variety of topics that sparked many critical questions from the Governor. Present at the meeting were Mrs. Mieke Kalter– Director Cabinet Governor, SZV representatives Mr. Glen A. Carty Director, Mrs. Parveen Boertje Chief Transition Officer, Mr. Elton Felisie – Chief Financial Officer, Mr Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Thursday, May 25, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) May 26, 2023

WEATHER:    

This Afternoon: Partly cloudy to occasionally cloudy with showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.

Tonight through Friday midday: Partly cloudy with brief showers possible.

Forecast High: 31C / 88F             Forecast Low: 26C / 79F

Sunset Today: 6:42 P.M Read more

Action Speaks Louder Than Words

On December 19, 2022 the Dutch government apologized for slavery or their part in the slave trade. This took place in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Eustatius, Saba St. Maarten, Suriname and the Netherlands. But what tangible actions have been taken so far? St. Maarten owes some 300 million guilders for liquidity support. This amount is to be paid in October of this year including the annual payment of 12.7 million owed from a prior debt of some 1.2 billion guilders. It has been concluded that St Read more

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Gumbs Questions Pm Jacobs About Gebe, Climate Change Mou

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Party for Progress member of Parliament Melissa Gumbs submitted a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Monday, requesting an update on the status of NV GEBE Read more

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Dp Released A Video Preview Of Its Vision For The Future Of Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Democratic Party recently released a video preview of its vision for the future economic development of St. Maarten. The release precedes the partys manifesto, which it plans to launch in the coming months, according to the release by the party.

As election fever sets in, there is a lot of jockeying and posturing. Prospective candidates are coming unto the political stage and parties are profiling themselves, all as part of the political dynamics, DP leader Sarah Wescot commented.

In her view however, most parties are yet to present their views on issues critical to the society of St Read more

Dp Releases Party's Vision.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Democratic Party recently released a video preview of its vision for the future economic development of St. Maarten.
The release precedes the partys manifesto, which it plans to launch in the coming months, according to the release by the party.

As election fever sets in, there is a lot of jockeying and posturing. Prospective candidates are coming unto the political stage and parties are profiling themselves, all as part of the political dynamics, DP leader Sarah Wescot commented.

In her view however, most parties are yet to present their views on issues critical to the society of St Read more

People Living With Dementia And Their Carers Deserve Better Than This Who Global Dementia Plan Fails To Meet Target As Dementia Crisis Looms.

Only around 20 percent of World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have followed through on their 2017 National Dementia Plan (NDPs) promise ahead of the looming 2025 deadline
Alzheimers Disease International (ADI) is calling for an extension to the Global Action Plan on the public health response to dementia at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, as progress has gone backward in some WHO Member States, including England and France
Over 100 new NDPs need to be created in two years to reach Global Action Plan goals, a feat ADI says is impossible
Dementia prevalence is on the rise with 55 million people living with the disease, and up to 85 percent of them not receiving treatment
CARIBBEAN 24 May 2023: Three-quarters of World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have failed on their promise to prioritise dementia, leading to an urgent call for an extension on the Global Action Plan on the Public Health Response to Dementia at the World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva today by Alzheimers Disease International (ADI) Read more

PHILIPSBURG: --- The Court of First Instance has ordered N.V GEBE to pay former Chief Operations Officer (COO) and ICT Manager Merril Temmer over half a million guilders within 30 days or he should be reinstated in his position as the ICT manager. Failure to comply with the ruling handed down on Wednesday will cost NV GEBE a daily fine of NAF. 500.00.
Based on the verdict NV GEBE has failed to show the urgency and reason for the immediate termination since Temmer was not responsible for the March 16th, 2022 cyber attack on NV GEBEs systems.
Temmer brought the case against NV GEBE when the company failed to respect his labor agreement which they signed in 2021 when he was appointed Temporary Manager and COO of the company Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) May 25, 2023 

WEATHER:     

This afternoon through Thursday midday: Generally cloudy with isolated showers and isolated thunderstorms.  

Forecast High: 29C / 84F             Forecast Low: 23C / 73F 

Sunset Today: 6:42 P.M.                Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:37 A.M.  

SURFACE WINDS: 
This afternoon through Thursday midday: Easterly to southeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 04 to 16 mph, and higher gusts possible. 

SYNOPSIS:   

Unstable conditions associated with a trough is producing cloudiness, showers, and thunderstorms over the local area Read more

When Will The Illegal Rip Off Finally Stop?

Several months ago, I wrote an article about the local banks ripping off cardholders on this island.The world, including St. Martin, is rapidly doing away with cash transaction and going over to electronic transaction.

So, I have decided to bring up this topic again, in hope that as elections are less than a year away, somebody who isdesirous of being elected, or re-elected, (including the minister of finance) will eventually do something about it.

Cardholders with US Dollars bank accounts are at the mercies of some of the banks on this island Read more

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Campaign Launched At Lyce To Encourage Waste Sorting

Vice President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis (third left) talks to a class of Lyce students at Cit Scolaire Robert Weinum at the launch of an awareness campaign on sorting waste and recycling. Looking on are Director of Environment, Water and Energy Laurent Guillaume (left), Charge de Mission Analle Rapy (second left), Davis, Lyce Principal Olivier Saunier (second right) and Vice Recteur representative Stphanie Brouwers (right) Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, May 23, 2023 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) 

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) May 24, 2023 

WEATHER:     

This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Mainly cloudy with isolated showers and possible isolated thunderstorms.  

Forecast High: 31C / 88F             Forecast Low: 26C / 79F 

Sunset Today: 6:41 P.M.                Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:37 A.M.  

SURFACE WINDS: 
This afternoon through Wednesday midday: East to east southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph. 

SYNOPSIS:   

Unstable conditions associated with a trough will account for cloudiness, showers, and possible isolated thunderstorms over the local area Read more

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- On Monday morning, Prime Minister Hon. Silveria Jacobs chaired her first preparedness meeting involving a number of Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) that make up the countrys national disaster coordination system (Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

Several key ESFs were informed about the forecast for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On Friday, May 12, 2023, SZV welcomed His Excellency Governor Ajamu Baly to their offices for an introduction to the organization. The Executive Team had the honor to present and dialogue on various topics that sparked many critical questions from the Governor. Present at the meeting were Mrs. Mieke Kalter - Director Cabinet Governor, SZV representatives Mr. Glen A. Carty Director, Mrs. Parveen Boertje Chief Transition Officer, Mr. Elton Felisie - Chief Financial Officer, Mr Read more

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