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Collectivit In Sandy Ground To Distribute Crash Helmets

Elected officials were in Sandy Ground Monday to distribute free crash helmets to the youth. (Collectivit photo)

MARIGOT--Vice Presidents Bernadette Davis and Michel Petit, and Territorial Councillor Martine Beldor were in Sandy Ground on Monday to distribute free crash helmets to the youth who ride two-wheelers, to r Read more

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Soul Beach Music Festival Returns To Its Roots In St. Maarten In 2025

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten The Soul Beach Music Festival is coming back to St. Maarten, where it began in the Caribbean as the Sinbad Soul Music Festival in 1995.

The popular music festival held usually during the US Memorial Day weekend, thereafter became an annual feature of Arubas tourism offerings for almost a quarter of a century.

We are most excited to welcome the Soul Beach Music Festival back to St. Maarten, announced Grisha Heyliger-Marten, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication.

Those who remember its beginning here as the Sinbad Soul Music Festival will recall the buzz and impact it had in attracting especially African-American tourists to our island Read more

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Collectivit Signs Tripartite Agreement With State, National Housing Agency

President Louis Mussington and Prfet Vincent Berton sign the housing agency agreement as Director General of Services (DGS) Natacha Ptrine (left) and Vice Presidents Read more

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Eleven Classrooms Inaugurated At Collge Roche Grave De Moho

From left: College Principal Leela Hanson, Collectivit President Louis Mussington, Prfet Vincent Berton, Vice Recteur Harry Christophe, Vice Presidents Dominique Louisy and Bernadette Davis, Territorial Councillor Steven Cocks and slightly out of the picture Water Authority EEASM President Raphal Sanchez on an inspection of the new administration offices Read more

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Energy-Saving Scheme Agir Plus Presented To District Council Reps

District Council representatives (on the right side) are given an explanation of EDFs Agir Plus energy-saving scheme to pass on to the population.

MARIGOT--On the initiative of Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis, responsible for the Living Environment and Ecological Transition, representatives of the district Read more

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Fte De La Victoire Commemorated On May 8 At Collectivit Memorial

Scene from the Fte de la Victoire celebration in the Hotel de la Collectivit garden on May 8. (Collectivit photos)

MARIGOT--State representative Sous Prfet Fabien Ss and Vice Presidents Bernadette Davis and Michel Petit joined the Territorial Police, Gendarmes and war veterans to celebrate Fte de la Victoire on Wednes Read more

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Artist Claudio Arnell Unveils New Artwork For Marigot Cemetery

Claudio Arnell revealed his new photographic artwork Digital Vegetal Wall 2 at a gathering next to the Marigot cemetery on Friday evening. In photo: Claudio Arnell (left) and Second Vice President Bernadette Davis (right) unveiling one of the works of art.  (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--Claudio Arnell rev Read more

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Chokehold Movie Delivers The Message That Domestic Violence Is Unacceptable

The Chokehold cast at the Friday press conference: from left; Simeon Henderson, Enyinne Nwigwe, Director Joel Ayuk (standing), Kenneth Okolie, Oremeyi Kareem, and Sherando Ferril. (Robert Luckock photo).

 MARIGOT--Timed to coincide with International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women, the premiere of locally-produced and -directed film Chokehold, written and directed by Joel Ayuk, took place at Caribbean Cinemas on Saturday night with the main actors in attendance.

Replicating a Hollywood premiere with red carpet, photo calls and a VIP reception, the international cast were dressed to the nines for the occasion.

Among prominent personalities from the community, Vice Presidents of the Collectivit Alain Richardson, Bernadette Davis and Dominique Louisy were present to support the film, as well as Territorial Councillor Martine Beldor.

Anticipating a large turnout, the 1-hour film produced by CANI TV Studios was shown in two theatres Read more

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Gastronomy Village Opening, An Eagerly Awaited Festival Highlight

The Gastronomy Village on the waterfront is declared open on Friday with ribbon-cutting by festival patron Chef Patrick Jeffroy as Tourism Office President Valrie Damaseau (left), President Louis Mussington (centre) and Second Vice President Bernadette Davis (right) look on Read more

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Future Of Former Cultural Centre Discussed At Fq Public Meeting

The Cultural Centre, before Hurricane Irma in 2017. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--President Louis Mussington and his elected colleagues, Vice Presidents Bernadette Davis and Read more

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~Calls issued to rename Waterfront in the name of longest serving Mayor of Saint Martin. ~

MARIGOT: ---Persons from all walks of life throughout the community of Saint Martin and dignitaries from Sint Martin, Anguilla, St. Barths, and Guadeloupe gathered at the waterfront in Marigot on Friday to pay their last respects to Mayor Albert Fleming who passed away on June 28th, 2023, at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital.
The late Mayor Fleming was described as a patriot, a man for his people, simple and humble, and a man who cared for his family and that of his community Read more

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Board Of Institute Of Statistics And Economic Studies Installed

ITSEE Chairman Alain Richardson with Vice President Ida Zin Ka Ieu.

MARIGOT--The first board of directors of Institut Territorial de la Statistique et des Etudes Economiques de Saint-Martin (ITSEE) was chosen on June 2 at an election chaired by the boards oldest member, Second Vice President Read more

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Campaign Launched At Lyce To Encourage Waste Sorting

Vice President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis (third left) talks to a class of Lyce students at Cit Scolaire Robert Weinum at the launch of an awareness campaign on sorting waste and recycling. Looking on are Director of Environment, Water and Energy Laurent Guillaume (left), Charge de Mission Analle Rapy (second left), Davis, Lyce Principal Olivier Saunier (second right) and Vice Recteur representative Stphanie Brouwers (right) Read more

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Expedition Crew Spreads Awareness Of Protecting Oceans From Plastics

Scientist Marion Hingant (left) and Captain Patrick Deixonne in the lab of the Expedition schooner. (Robert Luckock photos)

Information stands were set up on the shoreline next to Marina Fort Louis.

  The 26-metre 7th Continent Expedition schooner visited Marina Fort Louis on May 6 and 7.

MARIGOT--Explorer Patrick Deixonne and his crew of schooner 7th Continent Expedition were at Fort Louis Marina, Marigot, May 6-7 to raise awareness among the public of the urgent need to preserve the oceans and to stress the importance of sorting waste, the first barrier against marine pollution.

The name 7th Continent comes from areas in the worlds oceans where there is a particularly high concentration of plastics driven together by currents, effectively forming their own continents.

This was the sixth educational tour and the very first edition in the Antilles-Guyana region Read more

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Helmet Distribution Comes With Strong Message To Save Lives

President Louis Mussington presents a young man with a helmet, as Director of Cabinet Services at the Prfecture Julien Marie (second right) and Territorial Councillor Raphal Sanchez look on during the distribution in Sandy Ground Friday. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--The Collectivit in conjunction with the Council for Security and Delinquency Prevention (Conseil Local de Scurit et de Prvention de la Dlinquance CLSPD) distributed free crash helmets to young people in Sandy Ground on Friday evening.

President of the Collectivit Louis Mussington, Second Vice-President Bernadette Davis, Territorial Councillors Martine Beldor and Raphal Sanchez were joined by the Prfectures Director of Cabinet Services Julien Marie to deliver to an assembled group of youngsters a strong message on safety and protection when riding two-wheelers.

Davis reminded that three deaths alone this year from two-wheeler accidents have plunged families into mourning.

You are the new generation; you have to contribute to the country and build it Read more

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Mussington Team Marks Year In Office With Major Review

Winning team. Front row, left to right: Michel Petit, Bernadette Davis, Dominique Louisy, Valerie Fonrose, Annick Ptrus, Audrey Gil, Raphal Sanchez, Bernadette Venthou-Dumaine, Steven Cocks, Martine Beldor. Back row, left to right: Alain Richardson, Daniel Arnel, Valrie Damaseau, Louis Mussington Read more

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Tri-Partite Agreement Signed For Clean-Up Of Grand let

President Louis Mussington (centre), Nature is Key President Juliette Irish (left) and Conservatoire du Littoral representative Anne-Marie Bouill (right) during the signing. Looking on is Collectivit second Vice President Read more

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~ State and COM said no permits were issued to block public beaches.~

MARIGOT/PHILIPSBURG:--- A businessman at La Samana Hotel identified as Craig has illegally blocked off the access to a public beach claiming he has received authorization from the state and local government to block off the beach for his private use.
A net has been placed in the water preventing chartered boats and tourists from accessing the beach behind La Samana. Several boat captains that operate chartered tours told SMN News that Craig informed them that they are not allowed to enter behind La Samana beach because they were granted permission to privatize the beach for their own operations.
SMN News contacted the Prefecture of Saint Martin requesting information regarding the permission given to Craig, the American businessman, The communication department said that La Samana and the businessman were not given any permission to block off the beaches that are public beaches Read more

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El Ministro Francs De Ultramar Visita Saint Martin Y Saint Barths

MARIGOT, Saint Martin El Ministro Delegado para los Territorios Franceses de Ultramar, Jean-Franois Carenco, inici el sbado una visita de tres das a St. Martin y St. Barths. Fue recibido en el Aeropuerto Internacional Princess Juliana (PJIA) por el prfet Vincent Berton antes de que la delegacin se dirigiera directamente a Oyster Pond y Babit Point, donde se les unieron el presidente de la Collectivit Louis Mussington y la segunda vicepresidenta Bernadette Davis.

Esta fue la primera visita oficial de Carenco a las dos islas del norte desde su nombramiento en junio Read more

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French Overseas Minister Visits St. Martin, St. Barths

Minister for the French Overseas Territories Jean-Franois Carenco (left) discusses the Sargassum threat at the ferry departure area in Cul-de-Sac Bay with Prfet Vincent Berton (right), Prfecture Secretary-General Fabien Ss (second right) President Louis Mussington (third left) and Vice-President Bernadette Davis (second left) Read more

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Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--Second Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis is reluctant to talk about tourism, given it is not part of her already very demanding cadre de vie (living environment) portfolio, but consented to impart some of her thoughts on the state of the French side while discussing other subjects in the news.

  A tourism industry veteran for many years and former French-side tourism office director, Davis admitted she is very concerned that hotel and room inventory on the French side is severely depleted and that outside investors are as elusive as ever.

  Currently the only positive hotel opening news is Le Beach (new name pending) on the road to Sandy Ground, set to re-open in October 2023 following a 40-million-euro renovation Read more

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First Sargassum Steering Committee Installed As Members Met Wednesday

At the Sargassum press conference on Wednesday were (from left) head of the Collectivits Environment Department Laurent Guillaume, Vice-President of the Collectivit Bernadette Davis, Secretary-General of the Prfecture Fabien Ss, and Florian Mioni, responsible for the biodiversity mission with DEAL. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--As foreseen in the national plan 2022-2025, the first Sargassum Steering Committee for St Read more

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Vice Presidents Formed Group To Obtain Information.

~ Enough is Enough and it's better late than never, we were fooled to give up power.~

Marigot:--- Five members of Team Gibbs and members of the Territorial Council have formed a group in order to obtain information from the President of the Collectivity Daniel Gibbs. Those that formed the group are Sofia Codrington Carti, Maude Ascent Gibbs, Annick Petrus, Yawo Nyuadzi, Romeo Piper, and Bernadette Davis.
Also part of the press conference was Steven Patrick who supports the initiative but said he will not be joining the group because he felt that the forming of the group took place way too late while there were signals of lack of communication over two years ago Read more

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~ Mismanagement of Government funds and lack of Procurement brought on Higher Supervision --- Dr. Michel Petit.~

MARIGOT:-- Despite the roadblocks these past days on the French side of the island many people especially several men and women that were part of previous administrations and political parties managed to reach the Marigot waterfront on Saturday evening to witness the historic launch of the Rassemblement Saint Martinois( RSM). RSM will be contesting the March 2022 Territorial Elections.
Unique in its own way because the main members that made up the RSM are those that contested previous elections under other political parties Read more

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