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~ Irma and Maria showed the vulnerabilities of Caribbean Islands ~

ST. MAARTEN/ST. MARTIN:--- The 2017 hurricane season was undoubtedly the worst season in decades, especially since the monster hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated several Caribbean Islands that depend solely on tourism. Some of the islands/ countries that were crushed are Barbuda, St. Martin/St. Maarten, Dominica, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and Puerto Rico.
When it comes to St. Maarten/St. Martin hurricane Irma showed how important it is to not place all of one's eggs in one basket, and even though an eye opener for many, politicians on St Read more

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~Tax and other related issues~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Information reaching SMN News states that three of the eight candidate Ministers whose names were submitted for screening have failed the process.
SMN News learned those that failed are Franklin Meyers who was supposed to fill the vacant position of Prime Minister. It is understood that Meyers failed because of taxes for both him and his spouse, also a complaint was filed against Meyers by an RST agent who accused him of using violence during a house search at his brother’s residence.
The candidate for the Ministry of Justice Leona Marlin also failed the screening process due to the 2014 ship-jumping and nepotism related to the St Read more

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Exclusive: An Assessment On Healthcare On St. Maarten.

SZV funds being drained; Bricks and Blocks will not improve the Quality of Care on St. Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- In this article SMN News will go into details to highlight the current status on quality of Healthcare on St. Maarten and what the Minister of Public Health Emil Lee has done thus far to change the gloom and doom facing the people of St Read more

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Persons Insured By Szv Has To Pay Cash At Lfc. Lack Of Payment By Obs.

PHILIPSBURG/Marigot:--- Patients that are ensured by SZV St. Maarten will not be able to see a doctor even in emergency cases at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital (LCF) unless they pay the 75 Euros consultation fee cash or 100 Euros as an initial deposit if they are to be hospitalized. Management of LCF implement the new rules as of July 24th, 2017 after they were not paid by the Association Observatoire de la Santé of Saint Martin (OBS) Read more

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French Quarter:--- A young man is currently nursing serious injuries at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital. The youth who was riding a scooter somehow hit into an oncoming vehicle. Commandant of the Gendarmerie Sebastien Manzoni said the cause of the accident is still unknown but confirmed that the scooter rider has been seriously Read more

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MARIGOT:--- Elected on Tuesday, May 2, President Elect Toastmaster Marlene Toma will take the helm of the Club on July 1, 2017. Marlene is a midwife by profession and work at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital for 22 year and is now working with the Family planning and maternel and child health care of the COM; she is also the Vice President of the association Maternité Activea Read more

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Louis Constant Fleming On Writing “Our History,” And The St. Martin Book Fair

SAINT MARTIN – It is not often that a politician is also a major, continuing patron of the cultural arts in St. Martin. Louis Constant Fleming is one of the few exceptions among this rare grouping in St. Martin, North and South.

For the last four years, Fleming has become the private sector example of a St. Martin patron of the cultural arts through the LCF Foundation’s significant contribution to the annual St Read more

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Louis Constant Fleming On Promoting Literature, Democracy, Writing “Our History,” And The St. Martin Book Fair

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten — It is not often that a politician is also a major, continuing patron of the cultural arts in St. Martin. Louis Constant Fleming is one of the very few exceptions among this rare grouping in St. Martin, North and South.

For the last four years, Fleming has become the private sector example of a St. Martin patron of the cultural arts through the LCF Foundation’s significant contribution to the annual St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- It is not often that a politician is also a major, continuing patron of the cultural arts in St. Martin. Louis Constant Fleming is one of the very few exceptions among this rare grouping in St. Martin, North and South.
For the last four years, Fleming has become the private sector example of a St. Martin patron of the cultural arts through the LCF Foundation’s significant contribution to the annual St Read more

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