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St. Maarten Residents Encouraged To Join Remaining Financial Literacy Month Sessions

Philipsburg, St. Maarten The Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs, thanks the public for their enthusiastic participation in Financial Literacy Month. The sessions held so far have been well attended, highlighting the communitys strong interest in gaining financial knowledge.

The Ministry invites residents to register for the remaining sessions:

Nov 19 Understanding Your Pension | APS

Nov 20 Understanding Your Income Tax Assessment | Emauro Schoop

Nov 25 Taxation on Real Estate Income | Stephan van Riemen

Nov 26 Financially Strong St Read more

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The Cbcs Nominated Candidate

Dear Editor,

On Monday morning, September 29, 2025 I followed the interview that Lady Grace conducted with the nominated candidate for the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of The Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten (CBCS), Mr. Jairo Bloem. On the many questions asked by Lady Grace Mr. Bloem answered with an explanation on the nomination process. He also explained how it all started. The clarification was clear and simple. He concluded and stated that the Honorable Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs, did not break any law as some of the MPs insinuate.

It is very difficult to understand what the hupla of last week in Parliament was all about Read more

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Minister Of Finance Announces Payment Of 2% Cola To Subsidized School Teachers

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Minister of Finance, Marinka Gumbs, is pleased to inform subsidized school teachers that the long-awaited 2% Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA), which was granted to civil servants in September 2024, has been disbursed to subsidized schools as of last week, and it is now the responsibility of the schools to ensure that these payments are made to the teachers.

The Minister empathizes with the challenges faced by subsidized school teachers due to the delayed payment of the 1% vacation allowance increase, the 1% COLA paid out in December 2023 to civil servants, and the recently disbursed 2% COLA indexation Read more

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