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A Job Well Done, Minister Of Justice, Anna Richardson.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National Alliance and all its members alike would like to disseminate a heartfelt congratulations to our Honorable Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna Richardson in achieving this great feat on behalf of country Sint Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- After 11 years the Function Book for Justice workers has been approved confirmed Minister of Justice Anna Richardson on Monday.
The Minister of Justice said that the function book took 11 long years since St. Maarten became a country within the Kingdom. Minister Richardson further explained that the new legislation will be published in the Landscourant (National Gazette) in the very near future Read more

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~ Ministry working on ensuring funds are available for salary adjustments. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The function book for justice work will be finalized and signing is expected to take place before the year ends. So said Minister of Justice Anna Richardson. The Minister said that the function book is now being reviewed by the final phase before the signing takes place Read more

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No Information Forthcoming On Lance Thomas's Death.

~ Minister of Justice and VSA have no information on questionable death of Mental Health Patient.~

 PHILIPSBURG:---- The investigation surrounding the death of Mental Health patient Lance Thomas has become a public secret even though the Landsrecherche conducted an investigation. Minister of Justice Anna Richardson said in response to questions on Wednesday that as the Minister of Justice she does not interfere or meddle in the investigations, she said the Prosecutor told her that they would inform the bereaved family of Lance Thomas on the outcome of the investigation Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament, Claudius Buncamper on Wednesday fired off a number of questions to Justice Minister Anna Richardson,
who was in parliament to give her ministrys views on the country packages Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of St. Maarten KPSM has added thirteen new police officers to its ranks with the graduation of the Basic Police Training BPO Class of 2018 on Friday morning.

The new officers took their oath before Justice Minister Anna Richardson in front of the Walter R. Kramers Building (Police Headquarters) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel and Claudius Buncamper in a joint press release on Sunday stressed that the proposed Consensus Kingdom Law (Rijkswet) on Data Protection, if passed as currently intended, is tantamount to abuse and it must be stopped dead in its tracks. Both MPs said that the Government of St. Maarten needs to deal with the matter in a transparent manner and consult the public so our people know what you are intending to do by literally subjecting them to more privacy issues.
The MPs were reacting to a presentation to Parliament made by Minister of Justice Anna Richardson last week, which was basically the same information provided to MPs and others at a session held at the Simpson Bay Resort earlier this month by the three-person committee that is slated to head a so-called Independent Supervisory Authority.

The countries in the Kingdom have jointly decided to harmonize Data Protection in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom by a Consensus Kingdom Law as outlined in the approved country packages Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Last Thursday the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) director, Frank Boots, and a delegation paid a visit to the Council of Ministers. During this visit the
DCCG director introduced his organization to the Council of Ministers.
The delegation, upon invitation of the Prime Minister who proposed the introduction of the Coast Guard to the Council of Ministers in order to increase the awareness of the organization and the mandated objectives. The DCCG director, Frank Boots gave the introduction of the DCCG through a presentation in which he gave an explanation of the policies, tasks, and assets of the organization in the Caribbean, and in particular, its
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Ministry Of Justice And General Affairs Holds First National Youth Delinquency Symposium From Monday - Wednesday

PHILIPSBURG:---The Minister of Justice, Anna Richardson, in collaboration with the Ministry of General Affairs, has organized a National Youth Delinquency Symposium with the theme: A Call to Action; The State of Our Youth.

The community is invited to join the NYD symposium on the Government of Sint Maarten Facebook page.

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~ People criticize government and Minister of Justice they have done --- Richardson.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson shared serious concerns over the arrests of several students who have been busy breaking the law since the reopening of schools.
The Minister said that a student has been arrested for narcotics possession and a pellet gun while in school, another was arrested for narcotics possession in school while two students are in police custody for causing serious bodily harm to another student Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament (MP) and leader of the United St. Maarten (USP) faction in parliament, Claudius Buncamper is calling on the minister of Justice, Anna Richardson, and the minister of Education, Rodolphe Samuel to pay close attention to the number of brawls and fights taking place before, during and after school.

Last Friday a video of what appears to be two or more school fights was circulating throughout the community.
The MPs concern is that one of the fights appears to had taken place on the school ground, while other students looked on, and no teachers, school staff, or security (guard) could be seen Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel wants government to provide answers and clear up rumors concerning what he termed as disturbing incidents from this weekend. The island was clamoring on Saturday over news that Minister of Health Omar Ottley and President of Parliament MP Rolando Brison either organized or permitted a private party at Lotus Night Club in contravention to the Ministerial Regulation (MR).
According to witness reports, police were dispatched to Lotus Night Club on Friday night to ensure that the club closed its operations in accordance to the recently passed Ministerial Regulation which mandates closure at 11:00 pm Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On July 26, the Honorable Ministers of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs; Justice, Anna Richardson; Finance, Ardwell Irion; TEATT, Ludmila de Weever; and Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, drs Read more

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Several Un-Natural Deaths Of Mental Health Patients, Yet Information Is Being Withheld.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Reports of unnatural deaths at the Mental Health Foundation are mounting, patients that were placed in restrictive custody ended up dead yet information regarding these deaths of these vulnerable persons in the community are being withheld.

Minister of Justice Anna Richardson said on Wednesday that an indebt investigation has been launched into the most recent death, and as such, she will reserve the right to withhold all information and comments until that investigation is completed Read more

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~ Allegedly signed permits without mandate --- Reliable Sources.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Acting Secretary-General of Justice Vidjai Jusia has been suspended by Minister of Justice Anna Richardson. SMN News learned that the Minister was looking closely at the Acting Secretary-General since taking office in 2020. Some concerns the Minister reportedly had back then was his permanent contract that was signed off by a former Minister of Justice that held the Ministry for a short period Read more

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~ To await Constitutional Court decision ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, June 29th, the Honorable Ministers of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs; Justice, Anna Richardson; Finance, Ardwell Irion; Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, drs Read more

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Judge Finds Justice Minister Actions Pitiful.

~ there is no strike by KPSM .~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The judge in the Court of First Instance finds the actions of the Minister of Justice Anna Richardson pitiful says Attorney at Law Cor Merx. Merx told reporters that the court finds that the justice workers especially KPSM are hard workers.
The Presidents of NAPB and ABVO and KPSM workers are not on strike, instead they have been servicing the community in a slower way since they are on go slow.
The Union Presidents said that the police officers have a right to service the community, while they are within their rights to attend to their own concerns.
At the Courthouse, hundreds of justice workers, civil servants, and union representatives, and members of Parliament were all present Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Eight students at the MAC-CSE were among the top Regional Merit candidates during the CXC-CCSLC Examinations in 2020. The eight candidates are Tianna Bellot (Integrated Science), Deavolon Nixon (Spanish), Rebecca Tellusma (Social Studies), Cassandra Ramzan (Spanish), Zoey Maloon (Integrated Science), Keldikah Richardson (English), Benoit Cairo (French), Chad Samuel (Integrated Science). Deavolon Nixon was the top candidate in the region for Spanish. The Chairman, Executive Director, and Head of the MAC-CSE congratulates the students and the CXC-CCSLC teachers Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson announced on Wednesday that a Ministerial Decree will be issued today Wednesday, June 16th to curb illegal gathering, noise pollution, and loitering. The decree will take immediate effect and will be extended until public order is fully restored.
The Minister of Justice said that since the government of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- St. Maarten had much to celebrate on Saturday morning as the island made history by beginning Homeporting for cruise lines. The first cruise line that opted to begin their Caribbean cruise from St. Maarten is Celebrity.
Among those that attended the historic ceremony were Members of Parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten, Mellissa Gumbs with Ministers of Education Rodolphe Samuel, Minister of Health Omar Ottley, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson, Minister of Economic Affairs Ludmilla de Weever, and Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Read more

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Jacobs Cabinet Satisfied With Its Performance But Believed More Could Have Been Done If Not Pressured By The Netherlands.

~Young Ministers also have challenges but are on the right track.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs believes that her young cabinet members are doing fairly well despite the pressure they faced from the Netherlands to obtain liquidity support. The Prime Minister was responding to questions posed by SMN News regarding how satisfied they are with their performance since entering office. Jacobs said that her cabinet took office during challenging times as the island was now recovering from Hurricane Irma when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Jacobs said on March 28th, 2021 her government celebrated one year in office and everyone knows that her government has the youngest members of the Council of Ministers in the countrys history as such innovations and finding solutions are the key changes she noted Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard would like to thank the community of St. Maarten for attending the second edition of the recruitment day held last Saturday. For the day, the Coast Guard opened her doors to all St. Maarten youngsters interested in becoming a Coast Guard officer. Many youngsters with their parents and guardians braved the torrential downpours and gusting winds that day and received information and were able to speak with Coast Guard officers about their work. Some youngsters even faced a challenge set up to measure their physical fitness.

The day started at 10 AM at lasted until 1 PM with different stands where both boys and girls could receive useful information about the Coast Guard training Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Detectives arrested Officer Fabian Perez-Torres early Friday morning as they continue to probe the investigation of the stolen vehicles that were upgraded by Minister of Justice Anna Richardson after SMN News published a string of articles regarding stolen vehicles on St. Maarten/ St. Martin.
Officer Fabian Perez-Torres a national of Curacao and Chille was fingered by Franklin Brison in mid-2020 when his vehicle was stolen and Perez-Torres was seen driving the vehicle on numerous occasions with one license plate Read more

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Sint Maarten Anti-Poverty Platform / Sint Maarten Consumers Coalition.

Topic 1: SMCC - Seniors citizens once more without timely payment of their old age pensions.

Topic 2: SMCC - Seniors receiving cut in AOV pension from former Netherlands Antilles entitled to refund!

Topic 3: SMAPP - Minister of Justice continues disrespecting workers rights of NAPB members in Justice!

Topic 4. SMAPP - CCSU members did not approve changes in function books proposed by the Minister of Justice

Topic 5: SMCC - Occupational Health and Safety Issues at Police Station Philipsburg still unresolved

Topic 1: Seniors citizens once more without timely payment of their old age pensions.

               It was in January of this year that as co-coordinator of the anti-poverty platform representing the seniors and pensioners in the platform we denounced the fact, that since the old age pension maximum was increased as per July 1, 2020, the seniors did not get their pension increase.

Only after our cry out on behalf of the seniors SZV came out with an announcement that depending on the bank of the pensioner, payments could be expected as soon as the last week in January Read more

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