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PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament Grisha Heyliger-Marten has signed on to be a candidate for the Democratic Party (DP) for the St. Maarten January 2024 parliamentary elections. The party held a re-energizing meeting on Sunday at the event hall in Cay Hill Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Sunday, December 12, the Voluntary Korps of St. Maarten (VKS) held its graduation ceremony at the Sundial School where 18 of its new members were sworn in as VKS Soldiers after intense 9-month training. The ceremony began with the entire VKS membership marching through Philipsburg and ending at the Sundial School to witness the 11th groups installation. The Honorable Prime Minister Silveria E. Jacobs, Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, Acting Commander of the VKS, Captain Alain Richardson, VKS Chef Bureau Opleidingen Sergeant Major Alfred Leito, former VKS Commanders Mr Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Chief of Police Carl John and the Commander of the VKS Antonio Rogers met on Wednesday, November 22nd for talks regarding the safety of the community of Sint Maarten and the working cooperation between both entities. The VKS has been working under the supervision of the police department for quite a number of years with positive results.

Both the Chief of Police and the Commander of the VKS are doing their utmost to improve this working cooperation Read more

MADAME ESTATE(DCOMM):--- The Voluntary Corps of Sint Maarten (VKS) kicked off the New Year 2017 with a Church Service held at the Philipsburg Methodist Church, followed by a Promotion Ceremony at its headquarters in Madame Estate.

The Church Service was attended by His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday & his wife, The Honorable Prime Minister William Marlin & his wife, Commander of the VKS Antonio Rogers & his partner, invited dignitaries and Officers & Soldiers of the VKS Read more

Refused to meet with Prime Minister William Marlin.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The office of the Windward Island Civil Servant Union (WICSU) PSU was packed to its capacity on Thursday morning when all prison guards and prison workers abandoned their posts at the Pointe Blanche Prison to meet with their unions, namely, the ABVO, NAPB, and the WICSU to discuss their grievances.
Even though a large number of prison guards reported sick and is on lengthy sick leave, most of them managed to attend the meeting that was called by the union to address the concerns of the prison workers.
While the prison guards and their union representatives did not speak to the media as they claim they were in a meeting, they also refused to even welcome Prime Minister William Marlin who left his office and went to the WICSU office to gather information and probably find solutions to the crisis but one of the prison workers that was dressed full uniform and some others asked the Prime Minister who invited him to the meeting, in response Prime Minister William Marlin said he was not invited but felt it was necessary for him to reach out to the unions and their members Read more

Off-duty VKS Officer beat elderly woman on Friday –birthday celebration led to assault.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- A well-known former timeshare worker Mariacita Howard aka June-eve of St. Peters got a good beating from an off duty Voluntary Korps Officer (VKS) identified as Roderick Fleming on Friday. Several photographs of the woman showing the injuries she sustained and her phone number has been posted on Facebook.
In an interview with SMN News Howard said that she knows the suspect whom she said is an acquaintance. Howard said on Friday VKS Fleming was celebrating his birthday and she gave him $20.00 and asked Fleming to buy her a pack of cigarettes and a drink for himself and to return her change Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:---Seven members of the Voluntary Korps (VKS) were awarded on Saturday afternoon for the time they took every weekend to train as officers of the VKS. The seven members were selected over a period of seven and half years of training.
The ceremony held in front of the Government administration building started off with the marching of the various troops including the officers of the Royal Anguilla Police Force, the Police Territorial, KPSM, prison guards and others. As the march and line up completed the ceremony commenced and was cut short due to inclement weather Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Retired Police Inspector Antonio Rogers was officially sworn in on Saturday as the new Commander of the Voluntary Korps of St. Maarten (V.K.S), Rogers took the oath in the presence of retired commander Jean Illidge and Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams Read more