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British Vice Consul Pays Courtsey Visit To Government
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Anne Marie Pieterz-Powell, the British Vice Consul for the Dutch and French Caribbean paid courtesy visits to Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs and Minister of Economic Affairs Clar Read more Candidates in this article:
Minister Connor Meets With Smta
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Minister of Tourism Claret Connor on Tuesday met with members of the board of the St. Maarten Timeshare Association (SMTA) to look at, among things, the possible litigation of timeshare issues moving forward.
The meeting was called based on a directive from the Prime Minister to ensure that government has all relevant information about the industry in order to make informed decisions.
Minister Connor said what was realized was that there are instances on island where persons purchase a product and the buyer has an opinion about what he/she purchasing.
These opinions are often brings unfortunate conflicts Read more
The Grass Might Be Greener On The Other Side Of The Fence, But The Mangoes In Your Own Backyard Are The Sweetest: A Report On The Usm In 2014
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Too often we half-forget the wisdoms of our grandparents and great-grandparents. This of course is lamentable and tragic.
It is time that we remember and endorse the other part of our grandmother and grandfather's wisdom notes to achieve wholeness as individuals and as a society.
Most of us are familiar with the saying, "the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence." We use this colourful expression routinely to state that from our dwelling place, from our little Caribbean island, from where we are standing, what takes place educationally in the overdeveloped countries in Western Europe and the USA and Canada or even the emerging economic powers in Asia, and what people in those countries have materially and we don't because we lack their educational system, is simply extraordinary.
We consider ourselves deprived and long to be there; we dream of having those mountains of things and those degrees that they have Read more
Minister Connor Continues Familiarization Of His Departments
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication Claret Connor on Friday last continued his familiarization round with the departments under his Ministry.
He met with all department heads at Divi Little Bay Resort to get an update on all developments and ongoing projects.
Economic Affairs Minister Meets With Staff
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Minister of Economic Affairs, Tourism, Traffic & Communication Claret Connor on Wednesday met with members of his staff bureau including Ministry Secretary General Miguel DeWeever (second from left).
The Minister received an update on ongoing issues under his Ministry as well as discussed initial ways Read more
Prime Minister And Minister Of Tourism And Economic Affairs Visits Port
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs and Minister of Tourism, Economic and Maritime Affairs Claret Connor visited the harbour facilities to receive a first hand briefing of the incident.
They were provided with a detail report by Harbour CEO Mark Mingo, Head of Security at the Harbour Roberto Leventsone and Police Commissioner Carl John.
Both Ministers stressed that such actions that threaten(s) the corporate and economic image of St Read more