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Is The Shareholder Sending Mixed Messages To Gebe Sbod?

~ Information on ongoing discussions with GEBE SBOD too sensitive for public consumption PM Jacobs~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Government of St. Maarten mainly the Council of Ministers and Shareholder representatives has been sending mixed messages to the Supervisory Board of Directors of NV GEBE.
Just last week the Prime Minister told the Parliament of St. Maarten that the shareholder instructed the SBOD to assign an independent temporary manager as well as a crisis management team.

Assign Temporary & Independent Management (Assign immediately a temporary and independent manager to ensure continuity of NV GEBE.
Assign Crisis Management Team
Independent Investigation (Procure and conduct an independent investigation into the past few months.
Inform shareholders in a timely and frequent on the measures and actions taken.

The above points were taken from the fourth slide of the Prime Minister's presentation to parliament in which the shareholder also instructed the board to conduct an independent investigation into the daily operations of the company over the past months.
Questions are now being asked if the Prime Minister played the parliament and people of St Read more

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~ Board members at loggerheads with the reappointment of Daniel as TM, and installation of the Crisis Management team~

PHILIPSBURG:---  Reliable information reaching SMN News on Monday evening states that at least two members of the Supervisory Board of Directors of NV GEBE  have tendered their resignation.

The first to submit her letter of resignation is Lela Simmons who indicated that the management team of NV GEBE was not held sufficiently accountable, and that management was not communicating sufficiently with the public of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs, in her capacity as chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), appeals to the Sint Maarten community not to become complacent this hurricane season and to remain vigilant and prepared. So far only three storm systems have formed, Alex, Bonnie, and Colin Read more

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~Actions taken to ensure the future and proper functioning of N.V. GEBE~

PHILIPSBURG:--- With the ongoing challenges of N.V. GEBE, and after the general shareholders meeting held on Friday, August 19, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs has maintained direct communication with the Supervisory Board of Directors of the utility company Read more

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~ Merrill Temmer was appointed Statutory Director on Monday. TM remains in place, and GEBE was instructed to install a crisis management team. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs informed the Parliament of St. Maarten on Friday that the Shareholder of NV GEBE does not support the planned disconnection that the company has slated for September 1st Read more

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~Government and representatives of N.V. GEBE hear the first round of questioning from MPs~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs was present in Parliament Public Meeting #21, which was held on Wednesday, August 24. The meeting in question was to address recent developments impacting the liquidity of the utility company and the ability of N.V Read more

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~ Government needs more time to analyze the information provided by NV GEBE. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in response to questions regarding NV GEBE since the March 17th, 2022, Black byte hacking said that she received a slew of information from the government-owned company, while the shareholders meeting was held on Friday last Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  On Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) submitted a letter addressed to the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs titled, Discrimination created among the teachers with non-payment of vacation allowance to subsidize school.

President of the WITU Stuart Johnson stated in his letter, As President of the WITU, I would like to bring the following to your attention requesting your intervention in this matter to bring equality, peace, and tranquility among the teaching fraternity in our beloved country.
As we stand at the beginning of the new school year 2022-2023, the board of the WITU is deeply concerned about the fact that to date the teaching and non-teaching staff employed at the various Government-subsidized school boards with the exception of the Protestant Christian Schools (3%), have not received their vacation allowance as yet.
Johnson continued in his letter stating, In representing and looking after the best interest of all concerned, WITU held various meetings with the stakeholders to come to a consensus and solution as it pertains to the vacation allowance that was paid since June 15th, 2022 to civil servants and employees of the public education Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Under the Sint Maarten Trust Funds Emergency Recovery Project (ERP-1), repairs to private homes are making steady progress, as evidenced by the turning over of yet another home to a Sint Maarten resident.

In attendance at the handover ceremony on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, was Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) Egbert Doran, Dutch representative in Sint Maarten Chris Johnson, and National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) Director Claret Connor.

During this ceremonial gathering, NRPB Director Connor, with the assistance of Minister Jacobs and Minister Doran, handed over the keys to a newly repaired home to the beneficiarys son, who accepted the keys on behalf of his mother.

The beneficiarys home was one of the many damaged during 2017s destructive hurricane season, which affected between 70 and 80% of Sint Maartens local housing sector Read more

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~Fifty schoolbags with supplies and gift vouchers delivered to various schools & students~

PHILIPSBURG:---  Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Silveria Jacobs, paid visits to Prince Willem Alexander School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr school staff and St. Martin Vocational Training School on a tour to deliver school supplies on the first day of school Read more

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Winair Nor Civil Aviation Did Not Inform Government On The Dispute With The Dominican Republic.

~ Ball is in WINAIR court, following procedures to obtain a commercial license.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Acting Minister of TEATT Omar Ottley confirmed on Wednesday that the government of St. Maarten was not officially informed of the decision taken by Civil Aviation St. Maarten to ban all carries from the Dominican Republic on Monday.
Ottley said that the director of Civil Aviation is mandated to take such decisions, but he should have informed then cooler heads would have prevailed because he would have intervened prior to the matter escalating.

Ottley said WINAIR has an agreement with the Dominican Republic for chartered flights, however, there were some miscommunications with the parties involved, he said in the first letter sent out by Civil Aviation, he as the Acting Minister of TEATT and Foreign Affairs was copied, however that letter has nothing to do with the ban Read more

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~First steps are taken in the nation-building movement~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of General Affairs has been working diligently to provide the framework for its new campaign on electoral reform. The project is a multipronged approach, including collecting data on public input, assessing information, and providing feedback for the people of Sint Maarten.

As such, a survey was created so that the people of Sint Maarten can access, as well as provide input in electoral reform. This survey is the first step, which is the gathering of data Read more

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~Airport of the Future loading~

SIMPSON BAY:---  The Honorable Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Silveria Jacobs participated in an invited tour which further apprised her of an update on the Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project on August 2, 2022. Spearheading the walkthrough tour of the terminal building were members of the PJIAE Management Board, CEO, Brian Mingo, CFO, Ben van der Klift, and the Project Management Unit (PMU).

The Prime Minister was guided through the former Check-In, Arrival, and Departure Halls of the airport to gain more insight into the themed Airport of the Future project Read more

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National Alliance Board Extends Condolences On The Passing Of Felicia James.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National Alliance, our leader Ms. Silveria Jacobs and our general membership at large herewith extend our deepest condolences to the immediate family and extended circle of family and friends of the late Felicia James.

Felicia James was a candidate for the then SPA before the name was changed to the National Alliance Read more

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