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Philipsburg Market Vendors Demand Fair Space Allocation

Above: The architectural rendering previously presented by former TEATT Minister Omar Ottley, which was agreed on by all market vendors.

Below: The latest design featuring smaller vendor booths, making room for taxis and a bus ramp.

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Info Session For National Career Fair Thursday At Govt. Building

PHILIPSBURG--Minister Plenipotentiary Rene Violenus and his cabinet have reached out to the Council of Ministers and the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) regarding one of their economic outreach activities that has the potential of contributing to De Nationale Carrirebeurs (National Career Fair). 

  Violenus personally initiated constructive discussions with the Dutch company Memory Group, the main company for the National Career Fair that promotes Working in the Caribbean. 

  The main goal is to mobilise the diaspora of St Read more

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Court Orders Olivier Arrindell To Rectify Insults About Prime Minister Jacobs And Minister Ottley

The two cabinet members with their respective verdicts

PHILIPSBURGThis morning the Court in First Instance found that Olivier Arrindells accusations of corruption and other defamatory statements about Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Labour VSA Read more

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United People (UP) Party candidates and supporters arrived at the Parliament Building in luxury cars. One shiny SUV after another rolled past, with Minister Omar Ottley standing in the open roof of a black car waving the party flag. A sound truck played the UP Party song, which included Ottley's message: I am here to stay.

UP Party Leader Rolando Brison presented the Central Voting Bureau a full list of 23 candidates, according to Brison the most capable selection Read more

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All Bark, No Bite: Arrindell Fails To Provide Concrete Evidence Of Corruption By Ottley

As he left the Courthouse, Minister Omar Ottley told the media that he had been able to refute the allegations against him. 

~ During defamation case session ~  

PHILIPSBURG--The defamation case brought by Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Labor VSA Read more

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ItS Been Long Enough Sarah Wants Ottley To Take Urgent Action On Vaping

MP Sarah Wescot-Williams

PHILIPSBURG--United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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Ottley Responds To 116 Questions From Civil Servant Unions Regarding Healthcare Reform

From left: Sharon Cannegieter, VSA Minister Omar Ottley and Claire Elshot-Aventurin.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley has responded Read more

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St. Maarten Is Capable Of Creating Its Own Cannabis Law, Mp Peterson Says

PHILIPSBURG--Indications that a foreign private company will draft cannabis legislation for country St. Maarten and will assist each relevant ministry with the legislative changes needed to make the legislation a reality, as per Minister of Public Health, Social Affairs and Labor VSA Omar Ottleys statements, have Read more

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Gebe Considering Dropping Payment Plan Deposit To 25%

Clockwise from left: VSA Minister Omar Ottley, GEBE Special Representative/Temporary Manager Troy Washington and GEBE Commercial Manager Iris Arrindell.

PHILIPSBURG--Utilities comp Read more

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Extension Of Water Supply Agreement Signed Between Vsa And Seven Seas Water Group

From left: Seven Seas Water Group Lead Project Engineer Lester Bryan and Managing Director Franklyn Richards, with VSA Minister Omar Ottley.

 ~ GEBE saving $400,000 annually ~

 PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley in collaboration with GEBE N.V Read more

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New Mou Allows Non-Big-Registered Professionals To Work In St. Maarten

PHILIPSBURG--A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalising the agreement on new method for evaluating medical professionals and medical specialists with a foreign diploma was recently signed between the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Omar Ottley, and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands, Ernst K Read more

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Pilot Of First After-Hour House Doctor Care To Start At Smdc

From left: SMDC Chief Operations Manager Joshua Djemadi, Dr. Danny Dennaoui of SMDC, VSA Minister Omar Ottley, SZV Director Glen Carty and SZV Chief Operations Officer Reginald Willemsberg.

SIMPSON BAY--Persons who are in need of urgent non-emergency medical attention after business hours will soon be able to receive care at St Read more

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WomenS Self-Defence Training Expanded To Include 20 Women

From left: Aartwichgt Bell, VSA Minister Omar Ottley and Mike Cornet.

PHILIPSBURG--The Womens Basic Self Defense Training has been expanded to include twenty women in the second cohort.

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Countries Take Decisions To Improve Healthcare

From left: Minister Dangui Oduber of Aruba, Dutch State Secretary Maarten van Ooijen, Minister Javier Silvania of Curaao and Omar Ottley of St. Maarten. (Aruba government photo)

ORANJESTAD/WILLEMSTAD--The Public Health ministers of Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten and state secretary of Public Health of the Netherlands came together in Curaao last week for the fifth edition of the Four-Country Public Health Consultation Read more

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Emmanuel Wants Factual And Transparent Info On Hospital

MP Christophe Emmanuel.

CAY HILL--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel has written to Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley seeking factual and transparent information regarding the ongoing and long-delayed St. Maarten General Hospital.

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Ottley Not Satisfied With Pace Of New Hospital Construction

The construction site of the St. Maarten General Hospital in Cay Hill.

CAY HILL--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley said on Wednesday that he is not satisfied with the pace of construction of the new St. Maarten General Hospital and he will not be satisfied until there are 100 workers on the p Read more

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Two School Boards Receive Feminine Hygiene Products

From left: D. Marks, R. Richardson-Romey, E Baptiste-Boasman, Minister Ottley, Minister Samuel, E. Hanson-Flanders and E. Jacobs.

HOPE ESTATE--Two school boards were provided with feminine hygiene products for distribution within their respective schools on Friday, April 14.

Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley was accompanied by Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel, Coordinator of Teen Times Rochelayne Richardson-Romey, staff of the Community Development Family and Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) Elba Hanson-Flanders and Elencia Baptiste-Boasman for the handover of these products Read more

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Lambriex: Ubersoca Cruise Way For St Maarten To Get Exposure

 ~ Ministers saddened by incident with passenger ~

 PHILIPSBURG--Great events like Ubersoca Cruise are the best ways for St. Maarten to get great exposure to the rest of the world, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Arthur Lambriex said in a press statement on Tuesday.

We look forward to more events like this which will continue to let St. Maarten be known as the island to see, Lambriex said in the statement, which also said that the Government of St Read more

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Ottley Shares Plans For Period Poverty, Affordable Child Care

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley told Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday, as he returned to answer questions posed during the first round of questions, that the ministry is working on plans to address period poverty in schools and access to affordable child care/day care centres.

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Ottley Intervenes After Complaints Of Long Waiting Hours At Smmc Er

Minister Ottley at SMMCs emergency room.

CAY HILL--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley sprang into action last Thursday evening after a number of patients complained about the service at the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) emergency room.

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Ottley Address On Construction Work Completed At Smgh Since His Tenure

(Above): What Minister Ottley met when entering office as Minister of VSA in April 2021. (Below): Work accomplished during Ottleys tenure thus far.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley says more work has been completed on the new St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) during his tenure than Read more

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Ottley Visits Home Repair Project Beneficiaries

Minister Ottley (right) speaking with one of the homeowners.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley conducted a follow up walkthrough of the residences of the home repair project recipients.

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Ottley Urges Compliance With Minimum Wage Hike

Minister VSA Omar Ottley.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley reminds all employers to comply with the law and ensure that employees, who were paid NAf Read more

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Government Financially Supports Trapping, Destroying Of Monkeys

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Nature Foundation, with the help of a local veterinarian, is getting rid of the more than 450 vervet monkeys on St. Maarten. The entrapment and euthanising of monkeys have the support of the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), which provided essential funding.

  The elimination of the monkey population is part of St. Maarten Nature Foundations Invasive Species Project. Acting TEATT Minister Omar Ottley signed off on funding that was used to purchase materials and equipment and to facilitate training by an experienced monkey trapper from the island of St Read more

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