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PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Lyndon Lewis has announced that all schools in St. Maarten will resume normal operations on Tuesday, November 12, following recent inclement weather that brought heavy rainfall and localised flooding to the island.

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Amid Tier 3 Ranking, Justice Minister Lewis Faces Pressure To Address Rising Trafficking Concerns

The new branding of the National Reporting Center, which will be unveiled by outgoing Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis on October 18.

PHILIPSBURG--On October 18, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom will observe Anti-Slavery Day, which focuses on raising awareness about human trafficking and modern slavery. On this day, outgoing Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis will unveil the branding for the National Reporting Center (NRC) in St Read more

Pjia Arrival Hall Reopening Postponed To October 18

Outgoing Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis (second from left) inspects the new arrival hall in the company of airport management.

SIMPSON BAY--The much-anticipated reopening of Princess Juliana International Airports (PJIA) new arrival hall has been postponed by three days. Originally scheduled for Tuesday, October 15, the final phase Read more

Fave Celebrates 50 Years With Thanksgiving Service

Attendees at FAVEs 50th anniversary thanksgiving service.

 

CUL-DE-SAC--Caretaker Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Lyndon Lewis, represented by Policy Officer Renate Brison, presented a special plaque to St. Maarten Academy on Thursday, September 26, in commemoration of its fifty years of academ Read more

Govt. Allocates Funds For Sweet SMaatin Land Folksong Recording And Songbook

Music educator Anastacia Larmonie.

PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Lyndon Lewis has announced the approval of a subsidy of NAf. 129,682.08 for a cultural project. The funds will be used to produce a book of original St Read more

Agreements Signed With School Bus Operators, Transportation Management System Approved

Caretaker ECYS Minister Lyndon Lewis (left) signing a service-level agreement with representatives of a school bus operator.

PHILIPSBURG--Caretaker Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Lyndon Lewis has signed several service-level agreements (SLAs) with school bus operators in St Read more

Hundreds Rally To End Violence Among Youth, Stop School Fights

Students at Milton Peters College holding a poster in support of the rally to end youth violence.

ST. PETERS--A call from the St. Maarten Police Force KPSM to support a March Against Youth Violence in the St. Peters and South Reward areas on Friday garnered strong backing from the educational sector and political leaders, including Prime Minister Luc Mercelina and Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis Read more

Schools To Be Assessed, Cleaned On Wednesday, Open Thursday

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Lyndon Lewis has announced that the official start of the 2024-2025 school year will start on Thursday, August 15. Read more

St. Maarten Now Under Ts Watch, Parties Asked To Remove Billboards

Potential rainfall

 

PHILIPSBURG--A Tropical Storm Watch was issued for St. Maarten late Sunday afternoon as Potential Tropical Cyclone Five races toward the Leeward Islands as a developing storm.

As of 11:00pm Sunday, the centre of Potential Tropical Cyclone Five was located near latitude 14.1 North, longitude 50.1 West, or approximately 910 miles east-southeast of St. Maarten.

The system, which is expected to become Tropical Storm Ernesto by late Monday, is moving toward the west-northwest at a brisk 23 miles per hour (mph) and this motion is expected to continue during the next couple of days.

Based on the current forecast track, its closest point of approach will be approximately 30 miles south of St Read more

Opening Of School Delayed Due To Expected Inclement Weather

PHILIPSBURG--The scheduled reopening of schools on Monday has been delayed as a result of the inclement weather that St Maarten is expecting.

 The closure was announced by Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Lyndon Lewis on Sunday.

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Minister Lewis: No Ban On Public Meetings In Place For The Moment

PHILIPSBURG--The decision of the Council of Ministers taken on Tuesday to cancel all public political meetings leading up to the August 19 elections cannot be upheld, Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis said in Parliament on Thursday. As Minister of Justice, I am responsible for the guidelines, and there is no official guideline signed by my p Read more

Minister Of Justice Tells Parliament: Funding And Capacity Needed To Combat Gun Violence

 PHILIPSBURG--Acknowledging the ineffectiveness of the current strategy of the St. Maarten Police Force KPSM in reducing violent crime, Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis announced a new approach for the remainder of 2024 on Friday. KPSM cannot execute this plan with their current capacity, Minister Lewis told Parliament during an urgent Read more

Lewis Condemns Gun Violence, Says Culprits Will Face Full Extent Of Law

The wave of fear in the community intensified on Monday when news started circulating that a fourth shooting had occurred, this time on Bush Road. The shooting occurred around 3:20am. A male was injured. He was transported to St Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) and had been undergoing treatment. His condition was listed as serious, but stable. Mondays shooting followed three shootings in two districts on Saturday: two in Dutch Quarter and one in Simpson Bay in which three males were injured and nursing gunshot wounds in SMMC Read more

Lewis And Witu Board Hold Discussions On Overdue Issues

Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Lyndon Lewis (centre) with WITU members and members of his cabinet.

PHILIPSBURG--Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Read more

Brutal Attack On Inmate At Pointe Blanche Prison

PHILIPSBURG--An inmate at Pointe Blanche prison, confined in an isolation cell, was attacked and injured by two masked men dressed in prison uniforms. This was revealed during the Council of Ministers press briefing on Wednesday by Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis, who has initiated an investigation into the incident.

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New Group Of 25 Justice Workers Receives Eagerly Awaited Decrees

Justice Minister Lyndon Lewis (front, centre), Chief of Police Carl John (right) and Ministry of Justice Secretary General Florence Marlin (left), with justice workers holding their National Decrees.

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Minister Lewis Prioritise Digital Safety For Children

From left: Minister Lyndon Lewis, a representative from the UNODC and the ministers Senior Policy advisor Jerome Gumbs in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

PHILIPSBURG--On May 22 and 23, Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, Lyndon Lewis attended the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Global Program on Cybersecurity in Port of Spain, Trinidad Read more

Lewis Takes Action To Address School Issues

Acting Minister of Education Lyndon Lewis touring the Marie Genevieve DeWeever School and observing an area of overgrown perimeter foliage.

PHILIPSBURG--Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport (ECYS), Read more

Lewis Moves To Address Heat Issues At Ruby Labega School

Acting Minister of ECYS Lyndon Lewis (second from right) met with the administration of Ruby Labega School and members of the WITU on Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG--In an effort to address pressing issues affecting Ruby Labega School, Acting Minister responsible for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS), Read more

Justice Minister Lewis Sends Justice Workers Back To Work

Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis.

 

PHILIPSBURG--To address pressing issues within Sint Maartens justice system, Minister of Justice Lyndon Lewis has undertaken steps to rectify employee suspensions and combat staff shortages Read more

Farm4you Project Takes Major Step Forward To Self-Sufficiency

Loc Artsen (right) giving dignitaries a tour of the mint greenhouse. (Robert Luckock photos).

MARIGOT--The Farm4You aquaponics project had its grand opening and tour in Agrment on Sunday, giving attendees an insight into creating an energy-efficient, natural, healthy and sustainable food source for the island.

  Elected officials present included President of the Collectivit Louis Mussington, First Vice President Alain Richardson, Third Vice President Dominique Louisy and Territorial Councillor Daniel Arnel.

  From the Dutch side, Acting Chief of Staff Lyndon Lewis to Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), Arthur Lambriex, was present with Deputy Speaker of the House Neville Smith, from the British Virgin Islands.

  Prfet Vincent Berton was unable to attend the opening.

  A presentation was first given by Loc Artsen, one of the four entrepreneurs behind the project Read more

Checking On Water Supply

Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Richard Panneflek (centre), accompanied by his legal advisor Lyndon Lewis, conducted working visits to the three water plants in St Read more

Court Orders Justice Minister To Make New Decision On Function, Salary Scale

PHILIPSBURG--The Minister of Justice was ordered by the judge in the Civil Servants Court to make a new decision on the request of a civil servant at the Immigration Department pertaining to her function and salary scale. Country St. Maarten was ordered to pay the NAf. 700 cost of these legal proceedings, the Court decided on Friday.

The case was filed by member of the Immigration Department Rignalda Soraida Stefania, who has been a civil servant since 1992. She was assisted in this ca Read more

Lewis Disappointed With No Action Against Doran

PHILIPSBURG--Police Inspector Lyndon Lewis has decided to break his silence about injustice done to him while working at the National Detective Agency of St. Maarten. The Prosecutor’s Office issued a statement on Tuesday morning stating that there is no factual basis for the complaints Lewis filed against Ademar Doran, the head of the Na Read more