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~Minister of VSA/TEATT selected as the most outstanding Minister for the year 2022~

PHILIPSBURG: --- When it comes to selecting a person of the year for 2022 it was clear that there is no specific person that stood out this year, but the government-owned company NV GEBE was in the news almost daily negatively. Therefore, SMN News selected NV GEBE in the NEGATIVE for the year 2022. However, we have opted to credit the workers at the Powerplant all of whom managed to keep the electricity and water on throughout the year without major hiccups.
NV GEBE made the news on almost every news platform negatively over the past years, but 2022 was the year that no one will ever forget Read more

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Sin Variacin Para Que Los Negocios Se Mantengan Cerrados El Da De Ao Nuevo

PHILIPSBURG. Sint Maarten – No se ha otorgado ninguna variacin para que las empresas abran despus de las 6:00am del da de Ao Nuevo, el domingo 1 de enero de 2023.

Segn un aviso del Ministro de Turismo, Asuntos Econmicos, Trfico y Telecomunicaciones (TEAT), Omar Ottley, basado en el artculo 7 de la ordenanza de cierre de tien Read more

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El Ministro Doran Comienza El Trabajo Preliminar Para Las Iniciativas 2023

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Ministro Egbert Doran comenz a iniciar su plan de accin para 2023 al cerrar el ao 2022. Al hacerlo, el Ministro realiz visitas tanto a los Pases Bajos como a Curazao justo antes de las vacaciones de Navidad. Estas visitas son parte de la visin del Ministro para el Ministerio de VROMI para 2023.

En preparacin para la Conferencia del Agua de las Naciones Unidas 2023, el Ministro Doran asisti a la Conferencia del Agua del Caribe en Curazao, organizada por el Ministro holands de Infraestructura y Agua, Mark Habers, en colaboracin con la Repblica de Tayikistn Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Egbert Doran began initiating his plan of action for 2023 as he closes off the year 2022. In doing so the Minister made visits to both the Netherlands and Curaao right before the Christmas holidays. These visits are part of the Ministers vision for the Ministry of VROMI for 2023.
In preparation for the United Nations Water Conference 2023, Minister Doran attended the Caribbean Water Conference in Curaao which was hosted by the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water, Mark Habers, in collaboration with the Republic of Tajikistan Read more

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Revocan La Despedida De Louis Brown Como Secretario General

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El Raad van Beroep en Ambtenarenzaken (Consejo de Apelaciones para el Servicio Civil de St. Maarten) fall a favor de Louis Brown. El exsecretario general (SG) del Ministerio de Vivienda, Planificacin Territorial, Medio Ambiente e Infraestructura VROMI fue destituido injustamente, concluy el consejo el mircoles.

Brown fue destituido por el Gobernador de St Read more

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Mensaje De Navidad De Witu 2022

PHILIPSBURG Sint Maarten – A medida que otro ao llega a su fin, espero que reconozcan que nuestra lucha est lejos de terminar, apenas ha comenzado.

No suponga ni por un segundo que los privilegios que disfrutamos hoy no nos los quitarn maana.

Un ejemplo clsico de cmo se violan nuestros derechos es la controversia sobre el pago de las vacaciones.

Algunos de nosotros tenemos la suerte de tener unos das libres como vacaciones. Otros, sin embargo, no disfrutan de este privilegio.

Como maestros, personal no docente y empleados del gobierno, con frecuencia realizamos tareas invisibles detrs de escena que son esenciales para mantener nuestra economa Read more

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La Primera Ministra Silveria E. Jacobs Aclara Las Declaraciones Sobre Las Fechas De Las Elecciones

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten La Primera Ministra y Ministra de Asuntos Generales, Sra. Silveria Jacobs, aclara que los informes recientes que indican que el Consejo de Ministros tom la decisin de celebrar elecciones en noviembre de 2023 son incorrectos y las declaraciones hechas por el gabinete en este se malinterpretaron.

Este es un claro caso de falta de comunicacin Read more

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~ No official decision to change the election date ~

 PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Ms. Silveria Jacobs, hereby clarifies that recent reports stating that the Council of Ministers has made a decision to hold elections in November 2023 are incorrect and the statements made by the cabinet in this regard were misconstrued.

This is a clear case of miscommunication Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As another year draws to a close, I hope you recognize that our fight is far from overit has just begun.

Don't even assume for a second that the privileges we enjoy today won't be taken away tomorrow.

A classic illustration of how our rights are being violated is the controversy over vacation payments.

Some of us are fortunate enough to have a few days off as a holiday. Others, however, are not afforded this privilege.

As teachers, non-teaching staff, and government employees, we frequently perform unseen, behind-the-scenes duties that are essential to maintaining our economy Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, December 12th, the second annual Christmas Pageant of the White & Yellow Cross Care Foundation took place at St. Martins Home. Nineteen clients of the elderly care facility, the nursing home, and the psychogeriatric daycare department dressed up beautifully to compete in one or more categories. The overall winners of the event were (just like last year) Mrs. Meredith Dorothea and Mr. Vincent Gumbs Read more

Mp Wescot-Williams, El Enfoque Debe Estar En Lo Que Viene Despus.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La disculpa ha sido emitida y con todo el remordimiento que se puede tener en una situacin como esta, tambin con el reconocimiento por parte del Primer Ministro Rutte de que l personalmente se equivoc todo el tiempo, fue la reaccin de la Parlamentaria Sarah Wescot-Williams, luego de estar presentes en la ceremonia en la USM el lunes 19 de diciembre.

Habiendo estado presente en la ubicacin en St Read more

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Hreaf, Spf Spread Xmas Cheer Giving Gifts And 115 Baskets, Rice, Ham, Turkey

A section of the many attendees at Thursday evenings event.

ST. PETERS--The Hyacinth Richardson Educational Awareness Foundation (HREAF) and Secours Populaire Franais (SPF) helped spread some holiday cheer to about 115 children and their parents on Thursday evening when it presented gifts to the children and gift baskets, a la Read more

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Dismissal Of Louis Brown As Secretary-General Reversed

PHILIPSBURG--The Raad van Beroep in Ambtenarenzaken (St. Maarten Council of Appeals for Civil Service) ruled in favour of Louis Brown. The former Secretary-General (SG) of the Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI was unfairly dismissed, the council concluded on Wednesday.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The citizens of St Maarten will go to the polls in November 2023 according to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Thursday. Questions were sent to the public relations office of the Prime Minister requesting clarity on the month and year elections are to take place. One member of parliament last week stated that elections would take place in January 2024 however the Council of Ministers in a recent meeting decided to set elections for November 2023 Read more

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11 Reclusos Celebraron Ceremonia De Graduacin

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten – la prisin y la casa de detencin de Point Blanche celebraron su ceremonia de fin de perodo para su programa piloto de educacin penitenciaria (PEP) el sbado 17 de diciembre de 2022. El director de la prisin, el Sr. Steven Carty, dio la bienvenida a la Honorable Ministra de Justicia Anna E. Richardson y su personal de apoyo, los instructores de la fundacin Creative Leadership and Innovation Management Bureau (CLIMB), Point Personal de la Prisin y Casa de Detencin de Blanche, reclusos y familiares y amigos de los reclusos Read more

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One Sxm Ass. Rejects Dutch Apology Without Reparations

One SXM members and leading St. Martin activists at the Government Administration

Building. The group presented the One SXM Petition Against Accepting Dutch Apology for Slavery Past without reparations to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs (12/19/22). (Photo CLF courtesy)

PHILIPSBURG--The One SXM Association said on Tuesday that it has taken note of the statement made on December 19, by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, which was subsequently rendered in English in St Read more

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Public Primary Schools To Receive Digital Boards

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Rodolphe Samuel says the St. Maartens public education system has reached a very important milestone in the digital era for public primary schools.

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Ministro Samuel: Educacin Pblica Alcanza Hito Digital

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) El Ministro de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud y Deportes (Ministerio MECYS) Excmo. Rodolphe Samuel anunci el mircoles que el sistema de educacin pblica de Sint Maarten ha alcanzado un hito muy importante en la era digital para las escuelas primarias pblicas.

Despus de visitar muchas escuelas en la isla, not que el nivel de tecnologa educativa en las escuelas pblicas necesitaba mejorar Read more

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One Sxm Rechaza La Disculpa Holandesa Sin Reparaciones

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten La Asociacin One SXM dijo el martes que ha tomado nota de la declaracin hecha el 19 de diciembre de 2022 por el primer Ministro Holands Mark Rutte en La Haya, pue posteriormente se rindi en Ingls aqu en St. Martin por el Ministro Holands de Salud, Bienestar y Deportes, Ernst Kuipers, “sobre la llamada” ‘disculpa'” por la esclavitud “pasada” en nombre del gobierno del Reino de los Pases Bajos”.

Si bien reconocemos este paso que se aleja de la posicin oficial anterior del gobierno holands sobre el tema, no podemos aceptar la disculpa porque est completamente por debajo de lo que debera ser una disculpa sincera, dijo One SXM.

Adems, declar The One SXM, la Asociacin afirm que est totalmente de acuerdo con la respuesta y los sentimientos expresados por la Honorable Primera Ministra de St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The One SXM Association said on Tuesday that it has taken note of the statement made on December 19, 2022, by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in The Hague, which was subsequently rendered in English here in St. Martin by the Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare, and Sport, Ernst Kuipers, regarding the so-called apology for Slavery past on behalf of the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
While we recognize this step away from the previous official position of the Dutch government on the issue, we cannot accept the apology because it falls completely short of what a sincere apology should be, said One SXM.
Furthermore, stated The One SXM, Association stated that it is in full agreement with the response and sentiments expressed by the Honorable Prime Minister of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (Ministry MECYS) Hon. Rodolphe Samuel announced on Wednesday that the public education system of Sint Maarten has reached a very important milestone in the digital era for public primary schools.
After visiting many schools on the island, I noticed that the level of education technology in the public schools needed improving Read more

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PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten (21 December 2022) - Two men were convicted of perjury by the Court of First Instance on Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Leonardo Brommet and politician Khalil Revan were both sentenced to three months imprisonment each, as requested by the Prosecutors Office, for lying under oath when they testified in the fraud-related "Aquamarine" case that concerned a former Member of Parliament Frans Richardson and the construction sector.
The two men were suspected of perjury in that case Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Philipsburg Toastmasters club (PTMC) celebrated the Clubs longevity and achievements as a pioneer club during its final meeting for 2022. The event, which saw a great turnout of past and present members, was held on December 15th at the Carl & Sons hall on the Pondfill. Under the theme, Toastmasters Seasons of gratitude, the club celebrated 23 years of being registered at Toastmasters.
The evening featured a demonstration meeting on the caliber of skills developed by PTMC members over the years Read more

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Stage Of Redoing Apology Passed, Focus On Next Steps

PHILIPSBURG--The stage of redoing the apology from the Dutch government for slavery past has passed, and the focus should now be on the next steps, says United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams.

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