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Colombia: Peace As A Force For Transformation.

Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC

PHILIPSBURG:--- The latest good tidings confirm that we are living through a change of era in Latin America. The building of peace will be the great force behind and the opportunity for progressive structural change, with equality, which will embrace as its own the goals of sustainable development.
With the signing of the agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) this September 26 in Cartagena de Indias, a historic act that I had the opportunity to witness, the region consolidates itself as an area of peace and the Colombian people advance with firm and decisive steps on the construction of democratic institutions.
This long-awaited agreement, the result of dialogue and diplomacy, is the expression of a social compact for reconciliation, integration and development Read more

Szv Hosts Info Session With Smspa

PHILIPSBURG – Social and Health Insurances SZV recently hosted an information session for the board of the St. Maarten Seniors and Pensioners Association (SMSPA), members of Home away from Home and Meals on Wheels foundation.

SZV presented the operational roadmap of the departments Care Procurement, Labor and Health, Medical Referrals, Medical Claims and Pension.

The session highlighted the correlation between the departments, and the services of SZV independently and as a whole Read more

Szv Hosts Info Session With Smspa

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - Social & Health Insurances SZV recently hosted an information session for the board of the Sint Maarten Seniors and Pensioners Association, members of Home away from Home foundation and Meals on wheels foundation.

SZV presented the operational roadmap of the departments Care procurement, Labor & Health, Medical referrals, Medical claims and Pension.

The session highlighted the correlation between the departments and the services of SZV independently and as a whole Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Social & Health Insurances SZV recently hosted an information session for the board of the Sint Maarten Seniors and Pensioners Association, members of Home away from Home foundation and Meals on wheels foundation. SZV presented the operational roadmap of the departments Care procurement, Labor & Health, Medical referrals, Medical claims and Pension.
The session highlighted the correlation between the departments and the services of SZV independently and as a whole Read more

Ministry Vsa Continues With The War Against Mosquitoes

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Emil Lee, Minister of public health, social development, and Labor said that the war against mosquitoes is multi-faceted, and that as of September 9 2016, 54 Zika cases have been confirmed on the Dutch side.

The collective Prevention Services has been tirelessly repeating the message to the public on how to prevent mosquito breeding areas.

“The collective Prevention Services (CPS) has been going out together with volunteers to various neighborhoods, and it’s disturbing to see that we keep on finding many of the same problems.

For example , we found some cistern overflows unscreened, multiple water collection spots like empty bottles, and yards with many tires, all of which are perfect breeding grounds for mosquitos” said the Minister.

He further informed that that citizens who are active and report active breeding sites are an important part of the war against mosquitoes.

The Ministry of VSA has been creating a map that shows incidents of where zika is being discovered, as well as trying to track mosquito populations for a better idea of where resources need to be allocated said the Minister.

“When the Ministry receives information from citizens regarding active mosquito sites, that’s when they go and do targeted fogging in the area which was reported Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Health and Social Affairs and Labor Emil Lee announced at the weekly press briefing on Wednesday that there are now 54 confirmed cases of Zika on the Dutch side of the island.
The Minister said that the department of CPS has started fogging in targeted area to combat the zika virus and the war against the mosquito Read more

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The rate of change in the world today conceivably has never been faster. Many of the old systems applied to growth and development are rapidly changing into new forms too different to be fully understood.
The old pattern of a few countries mining the rest of the world for raw materials and reseeding just enough with goods and services to successfully repeat the cycle has been replaced by something else. Global growth and development are no longer almost solely reliant upon the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and one or two other global financial institutions; it now includes significant support from developing countries that once were the countries being mined as a raw material resource.
China is perhaps the indisputable leader of this new growth and development group Read more

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Frans: People Want Serious Representation, Not Silly Political Jokes And Zero Substance

~ Outlines Justice Ministry accomplishments ~

PHILIPSBURG – Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Frans Richardson on Monday, September 5, outlined some of its accomplishments through the Ministry of Justice and appealed to voters not to be distracted by the “typical childlike political behavior” of certain parties.

Richardson assured voters that the US will continue sticking to the issues as it has since the 2016 campaign kicked off and will “watch and shake our heads” as others try to distract the public with behavior unbecoming of serious representation.

“Unlike US, the only certain parties do is publicly is talk about the blue party and try to claim credit for things it did not do Read more

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~ Outlines Justice Ministry accomplishments ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Frans Richardson on Monday outlined some of its accomplishments through the Ministry of Justice and appealed to voters not to be distracted by the “typical childlike political behavior” of certain parties. Richardson assured voters that the US will continue sticking to the issues as it has since the 2016 campaign kicked off and will “watch and shake our heads” as others try to distract the public with behavior unbecoming of serious representation.

“Unlike US, the only certain parties do is publicly is talk about the blue party and try to claim credit for things it did not do Read more

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