Unbiased look at the Sint Maarten Elections
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, January 19th the Town Hall meeting organized by the Community Police Officer Felix Richards was held at the Milton Peters College. Many invited residents of these neighborhoods for unknown reasons did not show up for the meeting. The residents that attended this meeting were given a detailed explanation of the present situation on crime in the areas and tips given on how to jointly prevent and combat crime and criminal activities. A Whatsapp Chat group was also set up for these residents Read more
Minister Of Vromi Emmanuel Tours The “Dumpâ€
PHILIPSBURG – Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel and his Cabinet were given a tour of the Sanitary landfill, commonly known as the “Dump,†by Head of Infrastructure Management Department Claudius Buncamper.
The camera crew from the Department of Communications of the Government of St. Maarten joined the tour to take video footage of the Dump Read more
PHILIPSBURG:--- GEBE’s Supervisory Board of Directors along with its Managing Board met with Minister responsible for VROMI Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, the Honorable Christopher Emmanuel on Friday, January 13, 2017 as an introductory meeting.The Minister was very open in his discussion and shared his views on how he would like to see NV GEBE move forward and wanted to know some of the company plans for the year 2017.The discussion continued whereby the Minister shared his views on how he would like to see GEBE play a bigger role in the community in terms of cleaning up after works have been completed.
The implementation of Solar Energy and the requirement of finalizing the 2MW Solar Park was discussed Read more
Minister Of Vromi Christopher Emmanuel Helps Clean Up Philipsburg Area
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten — Honorable Minister of VROMI, Christopher Emmanuel took the initiative and joined contracted cleaners in cleaning the Philipsburg area. He not only helped load trucks with clipped shrubs but also operated the lawnmower and drove the rubbish to the dump on the pond island.
Due to the tender for parcel 13 being postponed, the upkeep of the Philipsburg area has been neglected Read more
PHILIPSBURG:--- Honorable Minister of VROMI, Christopher Emmanuel took the initiative and joined contracted cleaners in cleaning the Philipsburg area. He not only helped load trucks with clipped shrubs but also operated the lawnmower and drove the rubbish to the dump on the pond island. Due to the tender for parcel 13 being postponed, the upkeep of the Philipsburg area has been neglected Read more
PHILIPSBURG: --- Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel and the department of VROMI are working closely to find solutions for several issues that are plaguing the island. Emmanuel told members of the media at the weekly press briefing that he held a very fruitful meeting with the department of VROMI and the head of maintenance Claudius Buncamper Read more
Government Lacks Majority In Parliament
SMCP wishes the people of St. Maarten a blessed New Year and good governance throughout 2017. We pray that our Parliamentarians will raise the bar in Parliament and that the Council of Ministers will adhere to the principles of transparency, accountability, integrity, responsiveness, efficiency, effectiveness and the rule of law that result in good governance.
After a relatively long government formation process, St Read more
PHILIPSBURG:--- SMCP wishes the people of Sint Maarten a blessed New Year and good governance throughout 2017. We pray that our Parliamentarians will raise the bar in Parliament and that the Council of Ministers will adhere to the principles of transparency, accountability, integrity, responsiveness, efficiency, effectiveness and the rule of law that result in good governance.
After a relatively long government formation process, Sint Maarten got a new government or Council of Ministers almost three months after the parliamentary elections that were held on September 26th 2016 Read more