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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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Com Meets With Full Complement Of Ministers Last Tuesday

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher, joined her colleague Ministers in her first Council of Ministers meeting on Tuesday, April 4.

The meeting was adjourned for the Ministers to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Minister Arrindell-Doncher and resumed after.

At the onset, Minister co-signed her first national decree which contained the so-called ‘vervangingsregeling’, which regulates which minister replaces another minister when he / she is unable to execute his / her responsibilities; this can, for example, be related to illness, travel on behalf of government, or vacation.

With a complete Council of Ministers consisting of seven ministers, the replacement overview is now as follows:

Prime Minister / Minister of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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‘Cabinet Will Make St. Maarten Set Up Integrity Chamber’

ANP – Source www.nu.nl

THE NETHERLANDS – The Kingdom Council of Ministers is forcing St. Maarten to establish an independent Integrity Chamber to fight corruption. Sources confirmed reports on Thursday, April 6, according to NRC Handelsblad.

It is already almost two years since St. Maarten was informed of the arrival of the Integrity Chamber. The current government of the island led by Prime Minister William Marlin wants nothing of it.

Now it is being imposed by a so-called Order in Public Administration Read more

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Mp’S Fires More Questions To Minister Of Vsa On Gag Order Through An Mb To Inspectorate.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Emil Lee provided some answers to the questions that was posed to him last week in the public meeting of parliament regarding health care on St. Maarten.
The Minister told parliament that he was not a signatory to the agreement signed between SZV and SMMC and therefore he could not provide parliament with that document 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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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Christian Party welcomes the two proposals made by President of Parliament, Sarah Wescot-Williams, to improve the functioning of Parliament. One proposal increases the transparency and accountability of parliamentarians towards the voters and the other proposal improves the communication between parliament and the people Read more

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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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Harbour View:--- On April 3, 2017, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday received the final report regarding the completion of the current William Marlin cabinet.
The Prime Minister has nominated Mrs. Melissa Arrindell-Doncher for Read more

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Students Of Leonald Conner School Tour Govt. Building

PHILIPSBURG – Friday, March 31, will long be remembered by students of Cycle 1 Grade 1 of the Leonald Conner School as they visited the New Government Building and got the opportunity to meet and greet most of the Ministers.

On the first half of the tour led by Erno Labega, the students and their teacher Elisia Lake were taken to the 4th floor of the building where they met Civil Servants and Department Heads working in the Ministry of General Affairs.

Prime Minister William Marlin completed the second half of the tour by guiding the students to each of the Cabinets of the Council of Ministers Read more

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Government Of Sint Maarten Delegation Attend The Inauguration Ceremony Of President Daniel Gibbs

MARIGOT – On Sunday morning His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday & his Spouse, President of Parliament The Honorable Sarah Wescot Williams and Prime Minister The Honorable William Marlin and his spouse formed the delegation of the Government of Sint Maarten that attended the Inauguration Ceremony of President of the Collectivite of St Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin Congratulates Gibbs

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Last Sunday’s run-off election in the Northern half of our island has resulted in a resounding victory for Team Gibbs.

I have already sent the President-elect of the Collectivite, Mr. Daniel Gibbs a personal message and called him Sunday evening to congratulate him and his team.

All of us should be proud of the peaceful and orderly manner in which our brothers and sisters went out to vote twice within a week to elect their new representatives Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Lee arrived yesterday on the inaugural charter flight from Health City Cayman Islands to a spectacular welcome home from Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister Gibson, and Winair. “It was a good to see, firsthand, the impressive facilities and quality of care that our patients will experience while at Health City Read more

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Minister Lee - Health City Package High Quality & Affordable.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Lee arrived yesterday on the inaugural charter flight from Health City Cayman Islands to a spectacular welcome home from Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister Gibson, and Winair. “It was a good to see, firsthand, the impressive facilities and quality of care that our patients will experience while at Health City Read more

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Airport: --- Minister of Health Emil Lee returned to St. Maarten on Tuesday with the marketing director of Health City Cayman Islands Shomari Scot after USZV and Health City has reached a short-term agreement to treat a backlog of patients.
At the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIEA) Prime Minister William Marlin and Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr also welcomed the Minister of Health and Scott to St Read more

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Minister Jacobs Attends Svobe Gala Dinner

 

DAWN BEACH – On Saturday, March 25, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs attended the SVOBE gala dinner at the Westin Hotel.

In attendance were Governor Eugene B. Holiday and his spouse Mrs. Holiday, Prime Minister William Marlin and his spouse Mrs Read more

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Stability For Prosperity! Is Title Governing Program 2016-2020

PHILIPSBURG – On Thursday, March 23, Prime Minister William Marlin presented, as part of the launch of the governing program 2016-2020 “Stability for Prosperity!” a hard copy of the program to Parliament. The presentation was made to Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams and Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson, second Vice Chairman.

The governing program outlines the vision and strategy for the governing period Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---- On Thursday, March 23, Prime Minister William Marlin presented as part of the launch of the governing program 2016 – 2020 “Stability for Prosperity!”, a hard copy of the program to Parliament. The presentation was made to the Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams and MP Frans Richardson, second Vice Chairman.

The governing program outlines the vision and strategy for the governing period Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Through its work, Transparency International (TI), a global organization, hopes to realize a world in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people will be free of corruption. Upon a country’s request, TI assesses its weaknesses and strengths with regard to integrity and good governance. Assessments were conducted in the Netherlands in 2012, for Curaçao in 2013 and for Sint Maarten in 2015.

To be able to assess a country’s integrity, TI looks at several pillars such as the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, the public sector, law enforcement agencies, etc Read more

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Arubians Are Our Extended Family

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister William Marlin, during the Aruba Day ceremony organized by the Chuchubi Foundation, recently stated that the ties between St. Maarten and Aruba go beyond our shared history of being part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as it is even deeper than cultural bonds, as blood ties make us family.

Prime Minister Marlin further alluded to the fact that visiting San Nicolaas in Aruba is like being in Middle Region or Cole Bay, as the family ties have never been broken, but rather remained strong.

The Prime Minister used the famous quote from Franklin Roosevelt, which states, “Friendship among nations, as among individuals, calls for constructive efforts to muster the forces of humanity in order that an atmosphere of close understanding and cooperation may be cultivated.” With this the Prime Minister drew reference to the fact that the Chuchubi Foundation seeks to cultivate with its activities an “atmosphere of close understanding and cooperation.”

As it relates to cooperation, Prime Minister Marlin stated that one area that needs urgent attention is transportation, as he speaks from personal experience of the difficulty passengers have been encountering in getting from St Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin’S Condolence Message On Passing Of Derek Walcott

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — It is with a very heavy heart that I received the news of the passing of Sir Derek Alton Walcott, KCSL OBE OCC, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature early Friday morning, March 17, 2017, at his home near Gros Islet in St. Lucia at 87.

Sir Derek was not only a genial St Read more

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Casablanca Human Trafficking Case: Prosecutor Demands 8 Years Against Brothel Director

Source Today Newspaper

GREAT BAY – The public prosecutor demanded 8 years of imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 guilders against McQuincy R. the 39-year old director of the Casablanca brothel. Jessy R., 45, goes to prison for 7 years if it is up to the prosecution and she’ll have to pay also a 200,000 fine. The prosecutor wants to fine Casablanca NV an additional 30,000 guilders for fiscal fraud.

Carmen P., the 67-year old owner of the Casablanca building is facing 5 years of imprisonment and her son David E Read more

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Prime Minister Marlin Updates On Several Issues

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister (PM) William Marlin made some remarks in Wednesday’s, March 15, Council of Ministers Press Briefing, and updated on several issues.

Last week his Ministry received the Ransomware Report, which will be discussed tomorrow (Thursday) in a special meeting of the Council of Ministers along with the Secretary General of ICT, and some others along with the Council of Ministers.

ICT Technicians have said that at least they know how the virus entered into the system Read more

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Report on hacking to be discussed on Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin announced on Wednesday that the Secretary General of General Affairs has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office on the hacking of Government ICT system which took place late last year and again two weeks ago. Marlin said if someone is maliciously attacking government ICT system and planting viruses then that is a criminal offense and the prosecutor’s office ought to investigate.
Marlin did not go into details of the report that he said will be discussed with the head of ICT department and other civil servants, however, he did state that based on the report at least four computers were identified as the hacking point 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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