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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---TelEm has provided much-needed internet support to the Vaccination Management Teams (VMT) Pop Up Vaccination community initiative.
As planning is underway for more community vaccination events, TelEm has provided multiple mobile internet devices which can be used during community outreach efforts across various locations.
The device donations were timely as Collective Prevention Services (CPS) from the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA) held its first community Pop-Up clinic in Belvedere on May 8th and they were quickly able to register persons on-site Read more

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~ Political talks begin with USP, and incoming UP MP.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of Ministers officially suspended the Managing Director of the Princess Juliana International Holding Company Dexter Doncher. Doncher was informed of the suspension by letter late Wednesday night after the Council of Ministers held an emergency meeting and voted. Dexter Doncher was given a warning letter two days prior to the three months suspension.

The Council of Ministers wanted to fire Doncher who followed the instructions of the government to officially dismiss the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Princess Juliana International Airport, Brian Mingo on April 7th Read more

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~ Political talks begin with USP, and incoming UP MP.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of Ministers officially suspended the Managing Director of the Princess Juliana International Holding Company Dexter Doncher. Doncher was informed of the suspension by letter late Wednesday night after the Council of Ministers held an emergency meeting and voted. Dexter Doncher was given a warning letter two days prior to the three months suspension.

The Council of Ministers wanted to fire Doncher who followed the instructions of the government to officially dismiss the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Princess Juliana International Airport, Brian Mingo on April 7th Read more

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Ottley Questions Smmc On Hiring Of New Ceo

Minister Omar Ottley (fourth from left) sat with the supervisory board of SMMC.

PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) supervisory board informed Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---Independent MP Christophe Emmanuel said that it is his opinion that the board of SMMC outright lied to the Minister of VSA Omar Ottley when it stated that the Australian national it brought in to run SMMC was here on an evaluation only. The board knew full well what its intentions were until the plan got exposed, the MP said.
MP Emmanuel highlighted last week that the board was going to appoint Grant Muddle, an Australian, as Director of the St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley met with the Supervisory Board Representatives, Mr. Robert-Jan James, and Mr. Jim Rosen, of the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) for an urgent meeting to gather information on some pressing matters. The Minister enquired about the ongoing frictions with the Union and the tension amongst the workers.

The Supervisory Board revealed that the responsibility of the negotiations between the Union and management lies with the Hospitals Management Board Read more

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Minister Of Vsa Ottley Thanks Vaccination Manager For His Contribution To The Vaccination Campaign

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) TheMinister ofPublic Housing,Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA)Omar Ottley, has officially thankedHenk Veerdig for his contributions to the vaccination campaign over the last three months as the Vaccination Manager of SintMaarten.

Henk Veerdig came to the island in February to head the Vaccination Management Team (VMT), based on his earlier experience with the Red Cross during the first wave of COVID-19 infections on Sint Maarten. 

When his contract ended two weeks ago, Henk returned to the Netherlands after three very eventful months Read more

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Minister Of Vsa Ottley Thanks Vaccination Manager For His Contribution To The Vaccination Campaign.

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---The Minister of Public Housing, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA) Omar Ottley has officially thanked Henk Veerdig for his contributions to the vaccination campaign over the last three months as the Vaccination Manager of Sint Maarten.
Henk Veerdig came to the island in February to head the Vaccination Management Team (VMT), based on his earlier experience with the Red Cross during the first wave of COVID-19 infections on Sint Maarten Read more

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Minister Ottley: My Mission Is For Us To Restore Faith In Our Health Facility

PHILIPSBURG, Cayhill, Sint Maarten – On Wednesday May 5th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley made a site visit to the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

The Minister was greeted by the Medical Director Dr. Felix Holiday, World Bank Project Manager Ms. Ingeborg Verwoerd, Contract Manager St Maarten General Hospital Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---On Wednesday, May 5th the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley made a site visit to the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).

The Minister was greeted by the Medical Director Dr. Felix Holiday, World Bank Project Manager Ms. Ingeborg Verwoerd, Contract Manager St Maarten General Hospital Ms. Erika van der Horst
and the Facilities Manager Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The abuse of the short-term contract/ labor agreement better known as the 6-month contract has been disputed for years and National Alliance Member of Parliament, George Pantophlet in his role as legislator, is ready to tackle this head-on with the support of the coalition Read more

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The Drive To 85%, Sxm Race To Normalcy

PHILIPSBURG Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley is elated to announce the launch of the Island-wide vaccination awareness campaign The Drive to 85%, SXM race to normalcy. The objective of the campaign is to encourage at least 85% of the community to go out and get vaccinated, in efforts to achieve herd immunity Read more

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PHILIPSBURG Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley is elated to announce the launch of the Island-wide vaccination awareness campaign The Drive to 85%, SXM race to normalcy. The objective of the campaign is to encourage at least 85% of the community to go out and get vaccinated, in efforts to achieve herd immunity Read more

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~ CPS and VMT gearing up towards 85% to achieve herd immunity. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- The Collective Preventative Services (CPS) and the Vaccination Management Team (VMT) have launched their vaccination campaign where they are targeting 85% of the population vaccinated by end of July.
Minister of VSA Omar Ottley called especially on the undocumented immigrations that are residing on St Read more

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~ Questions entire vacancy timeline ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Tuesday revealed that the newly appointed Australian Director of the St. Maarten Medical Center Dr. Grant Muddle had what he called a messy history at his previous hospital tenure and called for the reversal of the decision to appoint him post-haste.

If this is the same person, reverse the decision not only on those grounds but for the simple fact that this nonsense of appointing people from half way across the world over our own qualified people must stop, MP Emmanuel said 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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Ottley Meets With Wihcua

From left: Brunilda Illidge, Charline Arrindell, Reinder Torrenga, Minister Omar Ottley, Marguerite Priest and Jacqueline Berkel.

~ Minister to meet with SMMC this week ~

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Read more

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Ottley Shares Labour Day Message To Workers On St. Maarten

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Omar Ottley extended Labour Day wishes to all workers on St. Maarten.

  I only wish that the circumstances were different. As we celebrate Labour Day fully aware of the fact that many workers are out of work or working on reduced hours, we must still acknowledge the importance of Labour Day, said the minister in a press statement on Saturday.

  Labour Day is an important annual event in which workers worldwide, and also on St Read more

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El Ministro Ottley Se Rene Con La Asociacin Sindical De Atencin De La Salud De Windward Island

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El mircoles 28 de abril, el Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo, Omar Ottley, sostuvo una reunin con la Asociacin Sindical de Salud de Windward Island (WIHCUA). En representacin de WIHCUA estuvo Brunilda Illidge, Presidenta de WIHCUA, Jacqueline Berkel, Vicepresidenta de WIHCUA, Marguerite Priest, Secretaria General, Charline Arrindell, Tesorera de WIHCUA y Reinder Torrenga, miembro de la Junta Read more

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El Lunes 3 De Mayo Del 2021 No Ser Festivo

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministro de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo (VSA), Omar Ottley, desea informar al Pblico que el lunes 3 de mayo del 2021 ser un da laboral normal.

Con base en el artculo 23, prrafo 3 de la Arbeidsregeling (ordenanza nacional de regulacin laboral), el Ministro de VSA tiene la autoridad para asignar nuevas fechas para el Da de Carnaval y el Da de Sint Maarten nicamente Read more

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~ Dr. Luc Mercelina remains out, now that De Weever accepts MPs position. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever who spent just over a year in the executive branch of government has decided to tender her resignation and to now occupy the vacant seat in parliament in the United Peoples Party Faction (UPP) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, April 28th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley held a meeting with Windward Island Health Care Union Association (WIHCUA). Representing the WIHCUA was Brunilda Illidge, President WIHCUA, Jacqueline Berkel, Vice President WIHCUA, Marguerite Priest, General Secretary, Charline Arrindell, Treasurer WIHCUA, and Reinder Torrenga, Board member Read more

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No Holiday On Monday May 3Rd, 2021

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor(VSA),Omar Ottleywould like to inform the Public that MondayMay 3rd, 2021will be a normal working day.

Based on article 23, paragraph 3 in theArbeidsregeling (labour regulation national ordinance), the Minister of VSA has theauthority to assign new dates for Carnival Day and Sint Maarten Day only.

As it pertains to Labour Day, it is stipulated that Labour Day shall be celebrated annually on May 1st Read more

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