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PHILIPSBURG:--- At the end of November 2022, the Ombuds institutions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands met in Curaao for their annual meeting. The annual meeting was preceded by a Kingdom conference on poverty organized by the Ombudsman of Curaao, Keursly Concincion, in collaboration with his colleagues from Sint Maarten and the Netherlands, who all currently serve on the IOI Board of Directors. The conference was the outcome of several round tables the three Ombuds institutions had organized in their respective territories Read more

Population Census 2022 Will Start Soon, Ottley Urges All To Cooperate

From left: Keevan Gipson, Acting TEATT Minister Omar Ottley, Veronica Jansen-Webster, Ginonne Severina and Jaghaira Lioe-A-Tjam.

 
PHILIPSBURG--The Population Census 2022 is set to start soon and Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley urges the populace to cooperate Read more

Minister Miklos Giterson Meets With Nv Gebe Management

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the members of the Managing Board of the utility company, Mr. Kenrick Chittick, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Veronica Jansen-Webster, Chief Operations Officer and Ms Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the members of the Managing Board of the utility company, Mr. Kenrick Chittick, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Veronica Jansen-Webster, Chief Operations Officer and Ms Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- CEO of government-owned company GEBE Kenrick Chittick scored poorly during the evaluation process, while the CFO Iris Arrindell and COO Veronica Jansen-Webster met the expectations of the Supervisory Board.
SMN News learned that Chittick scored a “2” meaning that he needs to improve his performance as the CEO Read more

The Rotary Club Of St. Maarten-Mid Isle Change Of Board

SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten - As the end of ‘The Rotary Year 2016-2017’ came to an end Mid Isle held their Change of Board celebration at ‘The Zoo Rock Café’.

President Veronica Jansen-Webster had several personal and career challenges to face this year and thanked her outgoing board and fellow members of Mid Isle for their unimaginable and overwhelming support for helping her to pull off a successful year.

President Veronica reflected on some of the club’s achievementS for the year Read more

The Rotary Club Of St. Maarten-Mid Isle Change Of Board

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — As the end of ‘The Rotary Year 2016-2017’ came to an end Mid Isle held their Change of Board celebration at ‘The Zoo Rock Café’.

President Veronica Jansen-Webster had several personal and career challenges to face this year and thanked her outgoing board and fellow members of Mid Isle for their unimaginable and overwhelming support for helping her to pull off a successful year.

President Veronica reflected on some of the club’s achievementS for the year Read more

Welcome Baby Launched With Smmc And Rotary Mid Isle

CAY HILL – On Tuesday, March 21, nurses of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) collaborated with the Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle to officially launch the baby bags in their “Welcome Baby” project.

The launch included a presentation by Rotarians Denise Antrobus, Anjali Manek, and Nurse St. Cyr of the OB/GYN ward, who started the “Welcome Baby” initiative to support new mothers in need, as part of her objectives for this year.

The presentation informed the invited guests about the project in detail, and also allowed both organizations to present a “Welcome Baby” bag to the first official new mom in the project Read more

CAYHILL:--- On Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 nurses of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) collaborated with Rotarians of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle to officially launch the baby bags in their “Welcome Baby” project.

The launch included a presentation by Rotarian Denise Antrobus, Rotarian Anjali Manek, and Nurse St. Cyr of the OB/GYN ward, who started the “Welcome Baby” initiative to support new mothers in need, as part of her objectives for this year. The presentation informed the invited guests about the project in detail and also allowed both organizations to present a “Welcome Baby” bag to the first official new mom in the project Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---Utility provider GEBE and the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) have partnered for Carnival 2017 to specifically highlight SCDF’s Culture Night and culture in general throughout Carnival. The two entities are no strangers, having partnered for well over three decades in various forms.

SCDF President Alston Lourens accepted GEBE’s contribution towards Carnival 2017 on Thursday from the company’s Chief Operations Office Veronica Jansen-Webster and the Chief Financial Officer Iris Arrindell.

Lourens expressed thanks on behalf of the board and volunteers of the SCDF and noted that it’s a perfect fit for GEBE to support Culture Night as it will feature the various national groups that make up St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The preliminary round of the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee 2016 was held on Sunday 16th October at the Belair Community Center. This is the sixth time the Spelling Bee is being held and was started by the late President Ramesh Manek in 2011.
This year seventeen schools participated, fifteen schools from St. Maarten and two schools from Anguilla. The participating schools were All Children Education Foundation School (1), Dr. Martin Luther King School (1), Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School (3), Learning Unlimited School (2), Leonard Conner School (2), Methodist Agogic Centre (BM) School (3), Marie Genevieve de Weever School (3), Methodist Agogic Center (JAG) School (3), Oranje School (2), Ruby Labega School (3), Seventh Day Adventist School (3), Sister Marie Laurence School (2), St Read more

Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The main sponsor for the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee is Scotiabank. At the weekly meeting of The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle on Tuesday  Ms. Selma Baker presented a check to President Veronica Jansen-Webster. 

The preliminary round of The Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee will kick off on Sunday October 16th, the semi-finals on Sunday October 23rd and the finals on Sunday October 30th Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The main sponsor for the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee is Scotiabank. At the weekly meeting of The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle on Tuesday Ms. Selma Baker presented a check to President Veronica Jansen-Webster. The preliminary round of The Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee will kick off on Sunday, October 16th, the semi-finals on Sunday, October 23rd and the finals on Sunday, October 30th Read more

Rotary Mid-Isle Club Inducts Four New Paul Harris Fellows

COLE BAY--Rotary Club Mid-Isle inducted four new Paul Harris Fellows at its change of board dinner held on Saturday night in Melange restaurant at Princess Port de Plaisance. The new board is headed by Veronica Jansen-Webster.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- When the new Rotary year commences on July 1, 2016, Veronica Jansen-Webster will assume her role as president of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle. She will be the second female president in the 19 year history of the club's existence, following after Past President Millicent Lopez-De Weever.

The official Change of Board ceremony took place on Saturday June 25, 2016 at Melange Restaurant in Port de Plaisance in a festive ambiance.

The current president, David Antrobus, handed over the club's original framed charter from Rotary International and after the passing of the gavel and the president's collar, the new president addressed the gathering.

Besides the club's signature projects, the new president pledged to commit funds towards a project in the Rotary avenue of service Maternal and Child Health, by introducing a Rotary Baby Welcome Package for young mothers and single mothers in need Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle held it's Change of Board ceremony on Saturday June 25 at a buffet dinner held in Melange restaurant in Port de Plaisance. During this ceremony, four people were honored with a Paul Harris Fellow which is the highest distinction of service in the Rotary Club. This award is named after the founder of Rotary.

The four people awarded were Mr. Imran McSood of Nagico Insurances, Mr. Marcel Gumbs and Rotarians Wayne Wilkie and Aernout Kraaijveld.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Five members of The Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle recently returned from the Annual District 7020 Conference and President's Elect Training which was held in the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas.

Attendance at this event offered the incoming president and secretaries of all Rotary clubs in the district an opportunity to learn more about Rotary and to prepare for the upcoming Rotary year which starts on July 1, 2016. Incoming president Veronica Jansen-Webster and incoming secretary Kishor Mirchandani attended the conference with Assistant District Governor Louis Wever, President David Antrobus and Rotarian Denise Antrobus.

The highlight of the conference was the awards ceremony in which the District Governor awarded the clubs for the work they have done in their respective communities Read more

Brooks, Jansen-Webster Get Green Light For Posts At Gebe

PHILIPSBURG--The Corporate Governance Council (CGC) has reacted positively to the nominations of William Brooks and Veronica Jansen-Webster for the two top positions at utilities company GEBE.

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Rotary Mid-Isle Raises Awareness And Funds With End Polio Now Walkathon

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle will be hosting their 2nd annual ‘End Polio Now’ walkathon, on October 24. The walkathon was started last year by Ramesh Manek, who was involved in a fatal hit and run. This year, the walkathon is held to honor the memory of Ramesh Manek and the contributions he made.

Over the weekend Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle participated in the Tropical Shipping Duathlon to create awareness for the Rotary End Polio Now cause. 

~End Polio Now walkathon to be held in honor of Ramesh Manek~

Peter Mazereeuw, Matthijs Mazereeuw and Veronica Jansen-Webster took part in the 5k run, cycling, and 2.5k run respectively Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle will be hosting their 2nd annual ‘End Polio Now’ walkathon, on October 24. The walkathon was started last year by Ramesh Manek, who was involved in a fatal hit and run. This year, the walkathon is held to honor the memory of Ramesh Manek and the contributions he made.
Over the weekend Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle participated in the Tropical Shipping Duathlon to create awareness for the Rotary End Polio Now cause. Peter Mazereeuw, Matthijs Mazereeuw and Veronica Jansen-Webster took part in the 5k run, cycling, and 2.5k run respectively.
The team was supported by members of Rotary Club of St Read more

Council Of Ministers Meets With Nv Gebe   

St. Maarten—The government owned water company being managed by NV Gebe, will contribute NAf 5 million to the 2014 budget of the Government of St. Maarten as agreed by parties at a meeting yesterday of stakeholder representatives.

The Council of Ministers met with the representatives of N.V. GEBE yesterday to discuss the contributions of the Water Company to the Government of St Read more

GEBE to give gov’t NAf. 5 million for 2014 budget

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities company GEBE will be giving government NAf. 5 million for the 2014 budget, which is facing a deficit.

This was decided during a meeting between the Council of Ministers and representatives of GEBE on Thursday. The meeting was convened to discuss GEBE’s contributions to government. The water and electricity company is owned by government, but managed by GEBE.

Representing GEBE at the meeting were Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors René Richardson and members Patrice Gumbs, Veronica Jansen-Webster and Edwin Gumbs, President of the Managing Board/Chief Operating Officer Romelio Maduro and Chief Financial Officer Rene Gartner Read more

>GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- On Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Council of Ministers met with the representatives of N.V. GEBE to discuss the contributions of the Water Company to the Government of Sint Maarten. The Water Company is owned by the Government, but managed by N.V. GEBE.

At the meeting N.V. GEBE was represented by the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors Mr. René Richardson and its Members Mr. Patrice Gumbs, Mrs. Veronica Jansen-Webster and Mr Read more

Com Meets With Nv Gebe

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – On Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Council of Ministers met with the representatives of N.V. GEBE to discuss the contributions of the Water Company to the Government of Sint Maarten.

The Water Company is owned by the Government, but managed by N.V. GEBE.

At the meeting N.V. GEBE was represented by the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors Mr. René Richardson and its Members Mr. Patrice Gumbs, Mrs. Veronica Jansen-Webster and Mr Read more