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Minister Of Justice Visits Joint Emergency Dispatch Center

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - On Wednesday August 6th the Honorable Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson visited the facilities which is presently in its stages of completion and will be used as a joint emergency center for all emergency services on the Dutch side of the island.

This dispatch center is a project that has been financed by USONA and will be an ultra modern state of the art facility.

There is only one other joint dispatch center like this one in the Netherlands which dispatch center has proven to be very effective and successful Read more

Social Affairs Minister Not Pleased With Vromi Minister

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Minister in charge of Health, Social Affairs and Labor, the Honorable Cornelius de Weever has lashed out at Minister with the responsibility for VROMI; the Honorable Maurice Lake for what he says was meddling with matters pertaining to his ministry.

Minister de Weever who was at the time speaking at the weekly Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday, also providing an update to the media regarding the recent fire in St Read more

Avs First Live Political Debate Set For August 10

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten - AVS Live Political Debates on the parliamentary elections will be held Sunday, August 10, August 17 And Sunday, August 24 At The Belair Community Center In Cay Hill.

The debates will be aired via Sxm Cable TV Channel 120 and WTN Cable TV Carib Channel 10 and Will Stream Live via Avsnewsonline.com TV Channel.

On Saturday, August 2, the leaders or an authorizing representative of the six political parties were invited to an informative session regarding the rules & regulations of the debate by the organizing committee who consist Of Clarence Richardson, Chairman, Edward Benjamin, Vice Chair, Terry Woods, Member, Florence Marlin, Member and Mireya Ostiana, Member.

The session was held at The Yogesh Commercial Complex on A.J.C Read more

Public Health Authorities Monitoring Ebola Developments Closely

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister of Public Health Hon. Cornelius de Weever says that public health authorities at the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, is closely monitoring the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, adding that Ebola does not pose an immediate threat to the country. "We are being proactive and very vigilant and closely monitoring developments daily with respect to the advices from the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization and the Caribbean Public Health Agency. "Ebola does not pose a threat to the country, but we must monitor," Minister of Public Health, Hon Read more

Heat Stress Can Cause Illnesses; Cps Urges Vigilance Of Elderly, Infants And Young Children

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour observes that for several days it has been very warm, and recommends to the community to take action during such warm periods. CPS is calling on the community to monitor closely friends, family members and co-workers with respect to heat stress and to minimize their exposure risk. The Minister of Public Health Hon. Cornelius de Weever, via his 'Get Checked' campaign, strongly recommends to the community to take measures to avoid heat exhaustion. Heat-related illnesses occur as a result of heat exposure Read more

Sickle Cell Foundation Gets Government's Support

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Sickle Cell Foundation held an information meeting on Tuesday night. One of the persons who have realized the importance of the foundation is the Honorable Minister of Health, Cornelius de Weever. Speaking at the weekly Council of Ministers press briefing this week, he noted that while government does not have the financial means to support the foun Read more