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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Friday, May 29, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Saturday morning (06:00 LST) May 30, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy.

Tonight through Saturday midday: Fair to partly cloudy and hazy with a brief local shower possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90F Forecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:44 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:36 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Saturday midday: Southeasterly with a light to gentle breeze of 04 to 12 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

Despite the presence of a mid to upper level trough, a stable, Sharan dust-filled air-mass has settled over the Caribbean islands Read more

Richardson Disappointed By Renewed Strike At Prison

Justice Minister Anna Richardson (right, at head of table) speaking with personnel of the Pointe Blanche prison during an emergency meeting on Wednesday.

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Wednesday, May 27, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Thursday midday (12:00 LST) May 28, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers possible.

Forecast High:31C / 88F Forecast Low:26C / 79F

Sunset Today:6:43 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:37 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Thursday midday: Southeasterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

Most of the active weather associated with a passing, weak tropical wave will remain south of the local area Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) May 27, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Partly cloudy with a few brief passing showers.

Tonight through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers and possible thunder.

Forecast High:31C / 88F Forecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:43 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:37 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Southeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 07 to 14 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The moist and warm southeasterly wind flow will cause a few passing showers across the region Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, May 25, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) May 26, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: Fair to partly cloudy with a few passing showers possible.

Forecast High:32C / 90F Forecast Low:27C / 81F

Sunset Today:6:42 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:37 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: East southeasterly to southeasterly with a light to moderate breeze of 07 to 14 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

A dominant Atlantic high pressure system will maintain mostly gentle winds across the region Read more

Second Chamber Fully Supports Loan Conditions

THE HAGUE – The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament is in full support of setting conditions to the financial assistance for Aruba, Curaao and St. Maarten, it became clear during a plenary debate on Wednesday. Above all, Dutch funding should help the large group of needy persons on the islands and certainly not benefit the small group of the rich elite.

The poor man should not suffer. They need our help in this crisis situation. The broadest shoulders should carry the biggest weight, said Member of Parliament (MP) Nevin ztok of the green left party GroenLinks, who pointed out like many of her colleagues in the Second Chamber that the humanitarian urgency was high, and that a swift start of the reforms by the countries was needed to increase resilience and to realise growth.

In that sense, there was full support for the proposal of State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops to link the second tranche of liquidity support to Aruba, Curaao and St Read more

Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Wednesday midday (12:00 LST) May 20, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Fair to partly cloudy with a passing showers possible.

Tonight through Wednesday midday: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy at times with a few showers.

Forecast High:31C / 88F Forecast Low:25C / 77F

Sunset Today:6:40 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:38 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Wednesday midday: Easterly with a gentle to moderate breeze of 08 to 16 mph.

SYNOPSIS:

The Atlantic high pressure system will maintain a gentle to moderate wind flow across the region Read more

Up Board: Hearsay Trial Produces Hearsay Verdict

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday said that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger’s legal team appeal the verdict forthwith. We are disappointed, but the fight is not over, the board said.

The board in its response to the verdict in the Larimar Case maintained its position that despite years of creating negative and false impressions about Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing.

Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor and now judge went with the “gospel word” of nefarious Dutch contractors and a middle man who was given a deal to testify against Heyliger as a crown witness.

This crown witness who orchestrated everything, the board said, received just 36 months Read more

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Up Board: Hearsay Trial Produces Hearsay Verdict

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday said that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger’s legal team appeal the verdict
forthwith. We are disappointed, but the fight is not over, the board said.

The board in its response to the verdict in the Larimar Case maintained its position that despite years of creating negative and false impressions about Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing.

Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor and now judge went with the “gospel word” of nefarious Dutch contractors and a middle man who was given a deal to testify against Heyliger as a crown witness.

This crown witness who orchestrated everything, the board said, received just 36 months Read more

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Up Board: Hearsay Trial Produces Hearsay Verdict

PHILIPSBURG--The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday aid that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger's legal team appeals the verdict forthwith. We are disappointed, but the fight is not over, the board said in a press release issued Friday afternoon.

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Heyliger Convicted For 5 Years, All Suspects Found Guilty In Larimar Case.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The former Leader of the United Peoples Party and MP Theodore Heyliger was found guilty as charged in the Larimar case. Heyliger was sentenced to 5 years of prison time. The court found Heyliger guilty of accepting bribes from Ronald Maasdam who was a consultant on St Read more

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Public Weather Forecast For St. Maarten

DATE ISSUED: Monday, May 11, 2020 @ 12:00 LST (16:00 UTC)

VALID UNTIL: Tuesday midday (12:00 LST) May 12, 2020

WEATHER: This afternoon: Generally fair and breezy.

Tonight through Tuesday midday: Fair to partly cloudy and breezy, with brief passing showers possible.

Forecast High:31C / 88F Forecast Low:26C / 79F

Sunset Today:6:37 P.M. Sunrise Tomorrow:5:40 A.M.

SURFACE WINDS: This afternoon through Tuesday midday: East-southeasterly to easterly with a moderate to fresh breeze of 12 to 20 mph, and higher gusts possible.

SYNOPSIS:

A surge of moisture at the lower levels of the atmosphere may result in some cloudy periods with brief passing showers across the local region Read more

St Maarten Anti Poverty Platform / St Maarten Consumers Coalition.

1. What is the governing program of this NA-UP government?
2. Will the Kingdom Council of Ministers amend the St Maarten Support and Relief Plan ?
3. What are the measures the Council of Ministers will present to Parliament next week?
4. Preliminary thoughts as union leader on the measures proposed by the Minister of Finance
5. How many homes have been build back better and stronger?
Topic 1. What is the governing program of this NA-UP government?
For us as Anti-Poverty Platform we are of the opinion that one of the objectives of a governing program and of the annual budgets should be that the more than 13,000 households have to be taken out of poverty Read more

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