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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

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Minister Meets With Local Entertainers For Island Wide Vaccination Campaign

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten OnMonday May 3rd 2021, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor(VSA),Omar Ottley in the presence ofhis Legal Advisor Lyndon LewisandDepartment Head Collective Prevention Services,Eva Lista-de Weevermetwith local entertainers and videoproducersin preparation to launchanIsland widevaccinationawarenesscampaign Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, May 3rd, 2021, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley in the presence of his Legal Advisor Lyndon Lewis and Department Head Collective Prevention Services, Eva Lista-de Weever met with local entertainers and video producers in preparation to launch an Island wide vaccination awareness campaign Read more

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Minister Ottley Meets With Szv And Pas, Confirms No Interruption Of Services To Insured Cardholders

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten OnTuesday April272021, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor(VSA),Omar Ottley accompanied by his Legal Advisor Lyndon Lewis and Chef de Cabinet Farrah Busby- Richardson, met withFranklinChangSing Pang,president of PAS pharmacy association of SintMaarten, Natasha Carty of the Druggist, Mr.GlenA.Carty,CEO SZV,EltonFelisieCFO SZV and Reginald Willemsberg, COO SZV Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley accompanied by his Legal Advisor Lyndon Lewis and Chef de Cabinet Farrah Busby- Richardson, met with Frank Pang, president of PAS pharmacy association of Sint Maarten, Natasha Carty of the Druggist, Mr Read more

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Minister Of Vsa Pays Courtesy Visit To Szv

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten OnWednesday, April 21, 2021, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor(VSA),Omar Ottleyaccompanied by his Legal Advisor Lyndon Lewisand Public Health Department Head Fenna Arnell paid acourtesy visit toSZVsDirector, Mr.Glen A Read more

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PHILIPSBURG On Wednesday, April 21, 2021, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley accompanied by his Legal Advisor Lyndon Lewis and Public Health Department Head Fenna Arnell paid a courtesy visit to SZVs Director, Mr Read more

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Minister Of Justice Meets With Mental Health Entities To Unify Efforts In Addressing Mental Health Issues On Sint Maarten

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, representatives of various entities responsible for the treatment & care of persons with mental health concerns on the island met at the request of the Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson. The meeting was requested by the Hon. Minister as an urgency due to an evident rise of mental health reports and sightings on the island. In attendancewere;Clinical Psychologist; Dr. Judith Arndell, Chief Corps Police Sint Maarten; Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, representatives of various entities responsible for the treatment & care of persons with mental health concerns on the island met at the request of the Minister of Justice, Ms. Anna E. Richardson. The meeting was requested by the Hon. Minister as an urgency due to an evident rise of mental health reports and sightings on the island. In attendance were; Clinical Psychologist; Dr. Judith Arndell, Chief Corps Police Sint Maarten; Mr. Carl John, President of Board & Interim Director of Turning Point; Dr Read more

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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

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, The Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Richard Panneflek, accompanied by his Legal Advisor Lyndon Lewis had a working visit to the three water plants on St Read more

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Minister Of Justice Fails To Execute The JudgeS Decision Once Again

On November 2, 2020 the Judge in the court of first instance render her decision in favor of 14 justice civil servants. Who was represented by their colleague Police Inspector, Detective Lyndon Lewis.

The Judge ordered the Minister of Justice to make a decision on the requests of the civil servants within 4 weeks. The Judge also stated in her decision that an appeal is also possible.

Note that law regarding appeal petitions by civil servants give the Minister a total of 4 months to respond with a possible extension 1 month Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---- On November 2, 2020, the Judge in the court of the first instance render her decision in favor of 14 justice civil servants. Who was represented by their colleague Police Inspector, Detective Lyndon Lewis?

The Judge ordered the Minister of Justice to make a decision on the requests of the civil servants within 4 weeks Read more

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Ministry Of Justice Disappointed By Allegations Made In The Media Related To MondayS Ruling.

GREAT BAY, PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Ministry of Justice has taken note of a report in the press related to Mondays rulings of the Court in Civil Servants Matters regarding several police officers. With the exception of one case, these court cases are all related to unanswered requests by the officers to be placed in a function that either does not exist within the current function books or is scaled differently in the draft function books.

While the Court did not order the Minister of Justice to directly comply with the requests of these officers, the Court did rule, that the Minister must make a decision on the requests Read more

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~Minister has 4 weeks to respond to petitions submitted by law enforcement officers.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Detective Police Inspector Lyndon Lewis has won 17 cases against the Ministry of Justice for the year 2020 all of which are related to police remunerations and petitions 14 of the officers submitted to the Minister of Justice Anna Richardson all of which went unanswered Read more

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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

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Justice Personnel Threaten Action If Legal Placements Not Addressed

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Personnel in the Justice Field submitted a demand letter to the Minister of Justice Juredy Dorean and the Governor of St. Maarten on Monday, January 6, claiming that if their concerns/request are not met by Monday, January 13, they would proceed with what they called “other measures.”

The issue concerns the placements of Police and Immigration officers in their legal status. The justice workers approached Police Inspector Lyndon Lewis, who has represented many of them in court, seeking his advice on how he can assist them on the pushing the justice organization forward because, according to them, the management team isn’t doing anything in getting the personnel affairs of the police force in order.

“I told them that this is not a Police/Immigration issue but a Justice issue, because the entire Justice Ministry (Customs, Coast Guards, Prison Guards and the administrative workers of those departments) are upside down with regards to the legal status of every justice department Read more

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Judge Ruled In Favor Of Two More Police Inspectors, Government Have 4 Weeks To Regulate Scales.

~ Lyndon Lewis continues on the path of seeking justice and equality for his colleagues.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The court of First Instance ruled in favor of two police inspectors on Friday, they are Guzman Williams and Orlando Meyers. Both officers have been serving the Korps Politie for almost two decades but were denied their proper scales and salary Read more

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Response To Usp

The Democratic Party has been one of the longest serving parties in the history of St. Maarten.  We have had our ups and downs, but we have been there for the people of St. Maarten, now more than ever before. Our main goal was and continues to be, “how can we make our island a better place for the people of St. Maarten”.

To hear a political party, who welcomed the leader of the Democratic Party as the chairlady in one breathe and denounce her in the next, say some of the most unprofessional things is a shame to say the least.  This berating article from the USP board comes as no surprise, because the same lowdown type of message was previously shared in the NA/USP/DP coalition WhatsApp chat.

Yes, the “testicular fortitude” message from the hand of a TEATT cabinet staffer, singling out 2 leaders of the coalition and calling the other (female) leader “spineless” Read more

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The Democratic Party has been one of the longest-serving parties in the history of St. Maarten. We have had our ups and downs, but we have been there for the people of St. Maarten, now more than ever before. Our main goal was and continues to be, "how can we make our island a better place for the people of St. Maarten".
To hear a political party, who welcomed the leader of the Democratic Party as the chairlady in one breathe and denounce her in the next, say some of the most unprofessional things is a shame to say the least Read more

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Sundail School Celebra Sus 50 Años Y Mpc Termina La Celebración De Sus 40

SOUTH REWARD, Sint Maarten.- A medida que comienza el nuevo año escolar, las Sundial School y el Milton Peters College, dan una mirada al pasado para celebrar los éxitos de sus respectivos 40 y 50 aniversarios.

Ambas celebraciones comenzaron en octubre de 2016 con una recepción formal a miembros de la comunidad, y a los socios gubernamentales, y continuó en febrero de 2017, con la reunión en MPC, de aproximadamente 500 ex estudiantes ??asistieron a dicho encuentro para saludar a sus antiguos maestros Read more

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Sundial Turns 50 & Mpc Turns 40 Celebrations Come To A Close

SOUTH REWARD, Sint Maarten — As the new school year commences the Sundial School and Milton Peters College both look back at a successful celebration of their 50th and 40th anniversary respectively.

The celebrations kicked off in October 2016 with a formal reception for key community and governmental partners and continued in February 2017, with a MPC school reunion where approximately 500 past students came out to a meet and greet with past teachers. Though it was tricky to see all your past classmates, those in attendance agreed that it was great fun.

Next a fundraising gala was organized in March in an effort to raise money for the IT projects currently taking place at both schools Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Court of First Instance gave the Minister of Justice 6 weeks to regulate the remuneration of 12 police officers. The decision was handed down on May 8th, 2017.
The 12 police officers were represented by their colleague Lyndon Lewis who had his own problems with the Justice Ministry some years ago when he gave a statement against a former police officer that was convicted of manslaughter.
The cases were handled on August 22nd, 2016.
The officers took the Governor of St Read more

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Police Officers In Court

PHILIPSBURG – On July 22, 2016 a group of police officers received their decrees by the Minister of Justice Edson Kirindngo during a ceremony held at Police Headquarters in Philipsburg.

When the officers took a look at their long awaited promotions, they were disappointed. The officers were taken into service early in 2012, during which period they were selected to follow the Basic Police Training (BPO).

However, the cadets were placed in the daily operation of police work instead of sitting on the benches as mentioned in their former decree, which stipulated that they were police cadets in training.

The cadets had never gotten proper training to fulfill their duties as full-fledged police officers, because management team (KPSM) claimed that there was no money in the budget for the BPO Read more

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