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Source: 721 News
08 Jul 2024 04:31 AM

Szv Hosted Workshop On Managing Pension Benefits And Holistic Health & Wellness




PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten SZV Social and Health Insurance hosted a workshop for a mixed group of persons on retirement and preparing for retirement on Friday, May 31, in collaboration with the St. Maarten Library. The workshop, held at the St. Maartens Library satellite location in Belvedere, aimed to empower participants with information and practical tips about managing their pension benefits, maintaining health and wellness while on retirement, eating and sleeping well, and taking care of their brain health.

SZV’s Manager of Pension & Cessantia, Renatto Rodriguez, alongside Corporate Communications Manager Charonne Holder, provided tips and reminders to improve financial planning before and during retirement and important administrative obligations when receiving AOV pension benefits from SZV Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
ECE
Source: The Daily Herald
05 Jul 2024 01:31 PM
DATE ISSUED: Friday, 5 July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 6 July 2024WEATHER:This afternoon: Partly cloudy to cloudy and hazy with isolated showers and possible thunder.Tonight through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy and hazy with a local shower possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F              Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                  Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:42 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 8 to 13 mph.SYNOPSIS: Lingering moisture and instability will maintain cloudiness and a high chance for isolated showers with the possibility of thunder this afternoon Read more

Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
ECE
Source: The Daily Herald
04 Jul 2024 01:18 PM
DATE ISSUED: Thursday, 4 July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Friday midday (12:00 LST) 5 July 2024A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL 6PM TODAYWEATHER:This afternoon through Friday midday: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and possible thunderstorms.Forecast High: 31C / 88F               Forecast Low: 27C / 81FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                  Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:42 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Friday midday: Easterly to southeasterly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 9 to 16 mph, and possible higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: Lingering moisture and instability associated with a recent tropical wave will cause cloudy periods, isolated showers, and possible isolated thunderstorms Read more

Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
Source: The Daily Herald
03 Jul 2024 03:54 PM
 DATE ISSUED: Wednesday July 03, 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) July 04, 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through evening: Warm, breezy, and hazy.
Overnight through Thursday midday: Increasingly cloudy and breezy with scattered showers and thunderstorms.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:42 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: East northeast to east southeast with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 22 mph, and higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: A combination of Saharan Dust and drier air will maintain hazy skies and hot conditions today Read more

Candidates in this article:
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SPA
ND
UD
Source: 721 News
02 Jul 2024 08:12 AM

Buncamper Questions Gebe Green Energy Plan

Deputy Leader of the Nation, Opportunity, Wealth (NOW) party former Member of Parliament Claudius Buncamper has expressed serious concerns about the government’s approach to solving the ongoing load-shedding issue managed by GEBE, the island’s primary electricity provider. He said the Parliamentary meeting held on June 25th intended to clarify the government’s plan, instead unveiled a series of alarming revelations and uncertainties.

The session saw coalition partners voicing little confidence in the proposed solutions, culminating in a faction walking out Read more


Candidates in this article:
GS
NA
SPA
ND
UD
ECE
Source: The Daily Herald
01 Jul 2024 02:44 PM
DATE ISSUED: Monday 1st July 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) 2nd July 2024 A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT! WEATHER:This afternoon: Hot, hazy, and breezy. Brief showers are possible.This evening through Tuesday midday: Warm and breezy with isolated showers and possible thunderstorms.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 27C / 81FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:41 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: Today through Tuesday midday: Northeast to easterly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 13 to 20 mph, with higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: The plume of Saharan dust exits the region today Read more

Candidates in this article:
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SPA
ND
UD
ECE
Source: The Daily Herald
30 Jun 2024 05:36 PM
DATE ISSUED: Sunday 30th June 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Monday midday (12:00 LST) 1st July 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Monday midday: Hot, hazy, and breezy. There is a low chance for isolated showers.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:41 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Monday midday: Northeast to east with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 17 mph, and higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: A plume of Saharan dust is affecting the region and limiting precipitation Read more

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Source: 721 News
30 Jun 2024 09:38 AM

Dp Clocks 70, Unveils Candidates List On Emancipation Day

Great Bay, St. Maarten The Democratic Party of St. Maarten is celebrating its seven decades of serving the island with a gathering at the Aleeze Convention Center in Madame Estate on Monday, July 1st , 2024 from 6:30 to 9:30 pm.

The party was founded in 1954 by the late Clem Labega, with his friend, Claude Wathey leading the party for the better part of 40 years. The two of them formed a formidable team which turned the DP into a political juggernaut that governed the island uninterruptedly for almost four decades Read more


Candidates in this article:
GS
NA
SPA
UPP
ND
UD
PFP
ECE
Source: 721 News
30 Jun 2024 09:21 AM

Pfp: Reaction To Supreme Court Opinion

Failures to Protect Constitution and Autonomy of Country Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG – Disappointed was the sentiment within the Party for Progress (PFP) after the Supreme Court in the Netherlands issued their opinion on the Braam case in Curacao. The disappointment, however, is not with the opinion that has been issued, but with the fact that St. Maartens democratic process was interfered with by the Cabinet of the Governor Read more


Candidates in this article:
GS
NA
PPA
SPA
HOPE
ND
UD
NOW
ECE
Source: 721 News
30 Jun 2024 09:05 AM

Mp Emmanuel: Clarity Needed On Former JacobS Government Deal With Gridmarket

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — MP Christophe Emmanuel, leader of the Nation Opportunity Wealth (NOW) party, has voiced strong concerns over revelations that the former Silveria Jacobs government signed an exclusive agreement with GridMarket in violation of GEBE’s concession.

GridMarket is a private company that approached the former National Alliance led government in 2021 with the hopes of securing the facilitation of clean energy on St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
Source: The Daily Herald
29 Jun 2024 12:51 PM
 DATE ISSUED: Saturday, 29 June 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Sunday midday (12:00 LST) 30 June 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Sunday midday: Partly cloudy and slightly breezy with brief local showers possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F              Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                  Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:40 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Sunday midday: Easterly to east-southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 10 to 17 mph, and higher gusts possible.SYNOPSIS: Available moisture associated with patches of low-level clouds moving across the local region will account for a high probability of showers Read more

Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
Source: The Daily Herald
28 Jun 2024 12:55 PM
DATE ISSUED: Friday, 28 June 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Saturday midday (12:00 LST) 29 June 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Saturday midday: Partly cloudy, hot & humid with light haze and brief local showers possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F              Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                  Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:40 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: East-northeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 8 to 16 mph, and higher gusts possible.SYNOPSIS: Drifting pockets of moisture at the lower levels of the atmosphere may cause a few brief showers from time to time Read more

Candidates in this article:
GS
NA
SPA
UPP
ND
UD
Source: The Daily Herald
27 Jun 2024 07:46 AM

Vng Caribbean Desk Set To Launch On July 1

 HAZERSWOUDE-DORP--The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK and the Association of Dutch Municipalities VNG have come together to open the VNG Caribbean Desk for the Caribbean Netherlands, which will serve as a central point of contact for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The VNG Caribbean Desk will open on Monday, July 1, 2024, and is co-financed by BZK.

VNG Chairperson Sharon Dijksma and BZK Ministry Kingdom Relations Director-general Roald Lapperre announced the VNG Caribbean Desk during the annual VNG congress at a large plant nursery in HazersWoude-Dorp in the Netherlands on Tuesday, June 25.

With the launch of the Caribbean Desk, VNG wants to further contribute to increasing support to the public entities Bonaire, St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
Source: The Daily Herald
26 Jun 2024 01:12 PM
DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, 26 June 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) 27 June 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through tonight: Hot and humid with a hazy sky.Thursday morning through midday: Hot, humid, and hazy, with isolated showers.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 29C / 84FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:39 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph.SYNOPSIS: Hot and humid conditions will continue, with Saharan dust affecting air quality and visibility Read more

Candidates in this article:
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SPA
UPP
ND
UD
NOW
Source: 721 News
26 Jun 2024 06:13 AM

Mp Christophe Emmanuel: Alliance Utter Failure On GebeContinues With No Solutions Offered

Leader of the Nation Opportunity Wealth party (NOW) MP Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday said in a stunning display of hypocrisy and incompetence, the National Alliance MPs have once again demonstrated their utter lack of credibility on the critical issue of GEBE.

For four long years, while they held the reins of government, they stood idly by as GEBE deteriorated Read more


Candidates in this article:
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SPA
UPP
ND
UD
ECE
Source: 721 News
26 Jun 2024 06:06 AM

Chris Says GovtS Reliance On GebeFor Power Crisis Solution Problematic

~ Lack of renewable energy solution glaring ~

MP Christophe Emmanuel, the lone Member of Parliament to propose a solution to the GEBE power crisis, stated on Tuesday that he must distance himself from the St. Maarten government’s approach to dealing with the matter. The MP said he is critical of the method because the government relies too heavily on information provided by GEBE and the lack of a plan to finally shift to renewable energy sources. GEBE lies to the people of St. Maarten to protect itself Read more


Candidates in this article:
GS
NA
SPA
ND
UD
ECE
Source: The Daily Herald
25 Jun 2024 01:00 PM
DATE ISSUED: Tuesday 25th June 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) 26th June 2024WEATHER:This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Hot, humid, and hazy. Brief showers are possible.Forecast High: 33C / 91F               Forecast Low: 28C / 82FSunset Today: 6:52 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:39 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Northeast to easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 8 to 18 mph and higher gusts.SYNOPSIS: A thick plume of Saharan dust brings drier conditions across the region and restricts significant shower activity Read more

Candidates in this article:
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SPA
UPP
ND
UD
Source: 721 News
25 Jun 2024 07:26 AM

Minister Lewis Meets With Halt Foundation Representatives

THE NETHERLANDS — On Monday, June 24, 2024, the Honorable Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Lyndon Lewis, accompanied by his delegation in the Hague, the Netherlands, held an introductory meeting with representatives from the Halt Het Alternative (The alternative) foundation, Ms Read more


Candidates in this article:
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SPA
ND
UD
Source: 721 News
25 Jun 2024 07:19 AM

Minister Lewis To Host MeetAnd Greet In The Netherlands

The Honorable Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Culture Lyndon Lewis will host a meet and greet at the St. Maarten House in the Netherlands.

The Minister is looking forward to meeting with St. Maarteners in general in the Netherlands, students included. The session will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm Read more


Candidates in this article:
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SPA
UPP
HOPE
HOPE
ND
UD
ECE
Source: 721 News
25 Jun 2024 06:49 AM

Junior Ranger Program For Nature Kicks Off At Nature Foundation

The Nature Foundation Sint Maarten is thrilled to announce the successful launch of its newest iteration of a Junior Ranger Program, which commenced last Saturday, June 22 with great enthusiasm and participation from the selected rangers. This program, part of the CORENA project, aims to engage young nature enthusiasts and foster a deeper appreciation for the environment.

The inaugural event took place at Mullet Bay, where the seven selected junior rangers, all 12 years old, gathered to embark on their first adventure Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
ECE
Source: The Daily Herald
24 Jun 2024 12:36 PM
 DATE ISSUED: Monday 24th June 2024 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) 25th June 2024WEATHER:This afternoon: Hazy and breezy with isolated showers. There is a low chance of thunderstorms.This evening through Tuesday midday: Warm and hazy. Isolated showers are likely.Forecast High: 32C / 90F               Forecast Low: 28C / 77FSunset Today: 6:51 P.M.                   Sunrise Tomorrow: 5:39 A.M.SURFACE WINDS: Today through Tuesday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph, and occasional gusts.SYNOPSIS: A tropical wave is affecting the region, bringing isolated showers and possible thunderstorms Read more

Candidates in this article:
Freedom
NA
SPA
UPP
ND
UD
Source: 721 News
24 Jun 2024 11:38 AM

Dr. Rhoda Arrindell Represents One St. Martin Association At The Big Conference At The Un

GREAT BAY, St. Martin Dr. Rhoda Arrindell, president of the One St. Martin Association (One SXM), was the sole delegate from St. Martin at the BIG international conference on decolonization in New York last week.

Arrindell was an invited speaker at the conference, Towards Independence and Fundamental Freedoms: The Role of the C-24 in Ending Colonialism, hosted by the Baku Initiative Group (BIG) at the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

Arrindell read the One SXM statement on June 20, highlighting the associations ongoing campaign to bring awareness to the St Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
UPP
ND
UD
Source: 721 News
24 Jun 2024 11:27 AM

Sandbar To Buccaneer Run Will Take Place This Saturday 29Th June 2024

The St. Maarten Road Runners is proud to present its second edition of the Sandbar to Buccaneer Run which will take place this Saturday 29th June 2024.

This event is sponsored and made possible by the Buccaneer Beach Bar, Sandbar, Sunset Beach Bar and Motorworld.

In line with the mission and vision of the St. Maarten Road Runners to continuously promote a healthy lifestyle for all, this event caters to kids and as well as adults.

The Sandbar to Buccaneer Run is a little different than the usual events and consists of 2 different races which can be chosen from.

Race number 1 consists of an individual run of a distance of 5km which starts at Sand Bar SXM and finishes at Buccaneer Beach Bar Read more


Candidates in this article:
NA
SPA
ND
UD
Source: 721 News
23 Jun 2024 08:32 AM

The Soualiga Action Movement (Sam) Announces The First 5 Candidates For Upcoming Elections

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten —The Soualiga Action Movement (SAM) is proud to announce the first 5 of its candidates, featuring dynamic and experienced individuals who will be contesting the upcoming snap Parliamentary elections. SAM, a political party founded by veteran politician, Franklin Meyers, is dedicated to sustainable development, economic recovery, and transparent governance, has carefully chosen a team that embodies these principles and is committed to driving positive change for the People of St Read more


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