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Prime Minister William Marlin (fourth from right) and Founder and Board Member of the Carib China People Foundation Cengiz Kucuk (third from right) attended the One Belt, One Road Forum for International Cooperation held on May 14-15 in Beijing, China. The officials also met with the developers of the planned Pearl of China project for Belair beachfront Read more

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MARIGOT--President of the Collectivité Daniel Gibbs was received by President of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams on Thursday, May 4, 2017 in the morning and then by Prime Minister (PM) of St Read more

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Marlin To Attend Belt, Road Forum In China

POND ISLAND--Prime Minister William Marlin will join Russian President Vladimir Putin, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, among others, at the One Belt, One Road Forum for International Cooperation May 14-15 in Beijing, China.

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Government Seeks To Increase Civil Servants’ Pensionable Age

PHILIPSBURG--In his capacity as Minister of General Affairs, Prime Minister William Marlin was the last cabinet member to present his Ministry’s plans to Parliament’s Central Committee on Wednesday.

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Parliamentarians Pose Questions On Integrity Chamber Instruction

PHILIPSBURG--The decision of the Kingdom Council of Ministers to impose an integrity chamber on St. Maarten via a General Kingdom Measure, or instruction, was the topic of discussion during Tuesday’s meeting of the Parliament’s Central Committee with Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs William Marlin.

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Marlin Sticks To His ‘Troops’ Statement

POND ISLAND--Prime Minister William Marlin is vehemently sticking to his challenge to the Dutch Government to bring in the troops to enforce the establishment of an Integrity Chamber, a new institution that is to be imposed on the country via a kingdom instruction issued last week Friday.

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Marlin’S Remark To ‘Send In The Troops’ Condemned

THE HAGUE--The tone used by St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin last week when he stated that he would not cooperate with an Integrity Chamber and that The Hague should “send in the troops” if it wanted to force through its decision met criticism in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday.

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Instruction To Set Up Integrity Chamber

Instruction to set up Integrity Chamber

THE HAGUE--After a delay of two years and much discussion, the Kingdom Council of Ministers on Friday decided to give the St. Maarten an instruction, via a General Measure of the Kingdom Government (“Algemene Maatregel van Rijksbestuur” AMvRB), to establish the Integrity Chamber.

  St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin said that his government will make use of the possibility stated in the May 2015 protocol, in which St Read more

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Marlin: Send In The Troops To Implement Integrity Chamber

POND ISLAND--Prime Minister William Marlin issued a bold challenge to the Dutch Government on Wednesday when he called on it to “send in the troops” to implement the instruction, when passed by the Kingdom Council of Ministers, for the implementation here of an Integrity Chamber with far-reaching power.

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Government Denies Building Permit For Captain Oliver’S Marina Docks

OYSTER POND--Prime Minister William Marlin, in his capacity as Minister of General Affairs, recently notified Captain Oliver’s Restaurant and Marina owner Maggi Shurtleff that major changes to the materials for construction of the existing docks will not be allowed while the status quo is in place between the two sides of the island pe Read more

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Letter From Plasterk To Marlin On Leijtens’ Appointment Released

THE HAGUE--Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk informed St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin regarding the appointment of Hans Leijtens as quartermaster for the St. Maarten Integrity Chamber by letter on January 30.

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Marlin Says Change In Entire Pss Structure Needed For It To Survive

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin says the entire structure of Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) needs to change in order for the organisation to survive.

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Prime Minister Talks Gender Equality In Iwd Message

PHILIPSBURG--“If, indeed, gender equality is a condition sine qua non to achieve good governance, shouldn’t we on St. Maarten, where good governance has become such a coveted political ideal, be bold and change our laws to guarantee equal representation for women in our public institutions,” said Prime Minister William Marlin in a message to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) today, Wednesday Read more

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Parliament Meets Today On 3 Draft Ordinances

PHILIPSBURG--Three draft national ordinances will be before Parliament today, Monday, in a public session starting at 3:30pm. Prime Minister/General Affairs Minister William Marlin will table the ordinances.

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Marlin, Plasterk To Meet This Tuesday

THE HAGUE--The meeting between St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin and Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk will take place in Aruba coming Tuesday.

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Szv, Govt. Sign Lease Accord For New Govt. Adm. Building

POND ISLAND--Social Health Insurances SZV and Prime Minister William Marlin on Friday signed a 30-year lease agreement to enable government to rent the new Administration Building on Pond Island for the next three decades.

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Marlin: Préfète ‘Apologised’ For Oyster Pond Misunderstanding

POND ISLAND--Préfète Déléguée Anne Laubies has “apologised for actions taken based on a misunderstanding” over the ownership of Oyster Pond, said Prime Minister William Marlin. His statement on Wednesday came after a quadripartite meeting on the impasse that has existed since October 2016.

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Marlin Expected Back From Colombia Today

POND ISLAND--The country has been in the hands of Deputy Prime Minister/Justice Minister Rafael Boasman (United St. Maarten Party) for the past week due to Prime Minister William Marlin seeking medical consultation in Colombia.

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Prime Minister William Marlin (fourth left) with several patients staying at Bela Nova. Standing in front is owner of the Bela Nova complex.

 COLOMBIA--Prime Minister William Marlin, on Thursday, paid a visit to a number of St Read more

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William, Silveria Saddened By Passing Of Freddie York

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs (MECYS) Silveria Jacobs are saddened by the passing of cultural icon George Frederick “Freddie York” Adolphus York, who passed on Thursday a few days after celebrating his 100th birthday Read more

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Kendal Dupersoy Is Telem New Ceo

~ Three board members appointed ~

PHILIPSBURG--Kendall Dupersoy has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the TelEm Group, Prime Minister William Marlin an Read more

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New Restaurant

New Restaurant

St. Maarten’s newest Mexican restaurant, La Patrona, officially opened at Simpson Bay Resort and Marina. The red ribbon was cut by Prime Minister William Marlin and Resort co-owner Julieta Sutton. The opening coincided with the celebration of the completion of the multi-year renovation of the property.

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Update: Four New Mps To Be Sworn In Soon

~ Credentials to be checked today ~

PHILIPSBURG--The four vacant seats in Parliament will soon be filled. The four persons to whom the seats were offered by the Central Voting Bureau by virtue of the votes they gathered on their parties' slates have accepted their posts.

Voting Bureau Chairman Jason Rogers told The Daily Herald that as of Thursday morning all four had accepted their seats to serve as Members of Parliament (MPs).

Perry Geerlings of the Democratic Party (DP) had not yet accepted his seat up to late last Wednesday night.

Now that Geerlings has accepted the seat, Rogers will inform Parliament of his acceptance Read more

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Four New Mps To Be Sworn-In Soon

PHILIPSBURG--The four vacant seats in Parliament will soon be filled. The four persons to whom the seats were offered by the Central Voting Bureau by virtue of the votes they gathered on their parties' slates have accepted their posts. 

  Voting Bureau Chairman Jason Rogers told The Daily Herald as of this morning all four had accepted their seats to serve as Members of Parliament  (MPs). 

  Up to late last night, Perry Geerlings of the Democratic Party (DP) had not yet accepted his seat, Rogers had told the paper on Wednesday night. 

  Now that Geerlings has accepted the seat, Rogers will inform Parliament of his acceptance Read more

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