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Emmanuel: Government Of WeaknessPaves Way For Complete Dutch Takeover

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday said he would not support the establishment of the so-called COHO (Caribbean Organization for Development and Reform) dubbing Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as leader of a government of weakness that has set St. Maarten up for a complete Dutch takeover that will attack the very way of life on the island Read more

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Reform Entity Does Not Trample On Local Powers, Says Pm Jacobs

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--The authority of the proposed Caribbean Entity for Reform and Development COHO does not trample on the powers of government or Parliament, Prime Minister Read more

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Majority Of Mps Lend Support To Dutch Financing Agreement

PHILIPSBURG--Despite several harsh statements, a majority of Members of Parliament (MPs) on Monday threw their support behind Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs to accept the Netherlands proposal for further financial assistance and the creation of the Caribbean Entity for Reform and Development COHO.

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~ Receives support from the majority of Parliament ~

PHILIPSBURG:---Today, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs updated the Parliament of St. Maarten on the outcome of the negotiations with the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) surrounding the third tranche of liquidity support to gain the level of support needed to be able to proceed. Over the past six weeks, St. Maartens negotiation team has been in discussions with BZK in order to come to agreements on the third tranche of liquidity support Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel on Monday said he would not support the establishment of the so-called COHO (Caribbean Organization for Development and Reform) dubbing Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs as leader of a government of weakness that has set St. Maarten up for a complete Dutch takeover that will attack the very way of life on the island Read more

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~UPP, PFP, and NA supports the signing of agreement and COHO

 PHILIPSBURG: --- The coalition partners that are supporting the government of St. Maarten give the Prime Minister of St. Maarten its blessings in the form of a verbal declaration to go ahead and sign the COHO law. The leader of the UPP faction was the first to give the Prime Minister the declaration State Secretary Raymond Knops wants when he demanded that she gets such prior to the December 18th meeting.

UPP supports the signing of COHO Law.

After making her position known, the UPP MP and Faction Leader Grisha Heyliger Marten gave the declaration that the State Secretary Raymond Knops is looking for, thereby Heyliger Martin then said I am sure of our Prime Minister of St Read more

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Parliament Approval Needed Before Dutch Sign Agreement On Liquidity Support, Reform Entity

Knops letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs on Sunday. This followed her response to his letter on Thursday, December 10.

PHILIPSBURG/THE HAGUE--Before an agreement can be signed between the governments in The Hague and Philipsburg about the third tranche of liquidity support and the Caribbean Entity for Reform and Development COHO, the Dutch Cabinet requires explicit approval of the deal by St Read more

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State Secretary Knops (Bzk) Proposes Sint Maarten Ultimatum; Otherwise No Agreement On December 18.

The HAGUE/PHILIPSBURG:--- The negotiations between the Netherlands and Sint Maarten about an agreement on a multi-year aid and recovery program under Dutch supervision have progressed to such an extent that signing on December 18 is possible.
But then the government and Parliament of Sint Maarten must give 'The Hague' the confidence in black and white that they will comply with earlier agreements and the conditions attached to new loans. This is evident from the letter that State Secretary Knops (BZK) sent to Prime Minister Jacobs Read more

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Ladies and Gentlemen

Good Evening and welcome to the 2020 Governors Youth Award For Excellence.

It is my pleasure to extend a special welcome to Prime Minister Jacobs, Minister Samuel, and to all present in this ceremony. Welcome also to all viewing this ceremony online.

Tonights ceremony was to take place in the spring of this year Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel finally decided to take the next step and declared himself as an Independent Member of Parliament. Emmanuel also announced during the Central Committee meeting that he has since resigned from the National Alliance.
MP Emmanuel said that when he joined the National Alliance it was a vision that no longer exists Read more

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Scdf Slams Ministers Criticisms Of Carnival

~ Jacobs says announcement was irresponsible ~

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) slammed the comments made by Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Read more

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Telem Keep Victimizing Local Companies With Their Payments.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On Tuesday, Member of Parliament, (MP) Claudius Buncamper, of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament,sent a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs addressing the local sub-contractors who were left without payment for worksthey carried out for MER Sint Maarten B.V., the company contracted by TELEM Read more

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~ St. Maarten and its people are resilient; autonomy will not be sold out. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs announced on Wednesday that discussions are still ongoing with the Dutch Government and so far, there is still no agreement on the law to supervise finances on St. Maarten. Jacobs said that while there is still no agreement with the Dutch Government rest assure the autonomy the island fought for will not be sold out.
SMN News asked the Prime Minister what the plan B for the country is especially knowing that there might be only enough money in the government's coffers for December salaries Read more

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~ calls to adhere to protocols by the government.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The government of St. Maarten confirmed on Wednesday that there have not been any imported cases of COVID-19 for the past 3 months. Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever said that only one resident that returned to the island on Tuesday tested positive. The Minister was responding to questions posed by SMN News regarding the tests that are conducted at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE). De Weever said that the PCR tests and other protocols in place are working very well for the country Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, Member of Parliament, (MP) Claudius Buncamper, of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament, sent a letter to Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs addressing the local sub-contractors who were left without payment for works they carried out for MER Sint Maarten B.V., the company contracted by TELEM Read more

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Disaster Coordinator Thankful Record-Breaking 2020 Hurricane Season Comes To An End

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an official end on Monday, November 30 with 30-named storms under its belt.

Disaster Coordinator and Fire Commander Clive Richardson, and on behalf of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is thankful that the nation has been spared the full onslaught of a major hurricane for the record-breaking 2020 season which saw 30 named storms, of which 13 became hurricanes, including six (6) major hurricanes with winds of 111 miles per hour or greater.

An average season has 12 named storms; six hurricanes; and three major hurricanes.

The 2020 Atlantic season got off to an early start with nine named storms from May 16 with the first named storm Arthur followed by another eight through July Read more

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Mp Buncamper Questions Prime Minister Regarding Ser Board.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Friday fired off a number of questions to Prime Minister, Silveria Jacobs regarding governments failure to appoint new board members to the board of the Social Economic Council (SER) Read more

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Disaster Coordinator Thankful Record-Breaking 2020 Hurricane Season Comes To An End

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an official end on Monday, November 30with 30-named stormsunder its belt.

Disaster Coordinator and Fire Commander Clive Richardson, and on behalf of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is thankful that the nation has been spared the full onslaught of a major hurricane for the record-breaking 2020 season which saw 30 named storms, of which 13 became hurricanes, including six (6) major hurricanes with winds of 111 miles per hour or greater.

An average season has 12 named storms; sixhurricanes; and three major hurricanes.

The 2020 Atlantic season got off to an early start with nine named storms from May 16 with the first named storm Arthur followed by another eight through July.  There were 10-named storms that formed in Septemberalone, the most for any month on record.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that falls under the U.S Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season comes to an official end on Monday, November 30 with 30-named storms under its belt.

Disaster Coordinator and Fire Commander Clive Richardson, and on behalf of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, chairlady of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is thankful that the nation has been spared the full onslaught of a major hurricane for the record-breaking 2020 season which saw 30 named storms, of which 13 became hurricanes, including six (6) major hurricanes with winds of 111 miles per hour or greater.

An average season has 12 named storms; six hurricanes; and three major hurricanes.

The 2020 Atlantic season got off to an early start with nine named storms from May 16 with the first named storm Arthur followed by another eight through July Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- United St. Maarten Party (USP) Member of Parliament Claudius Toontje Buncamper on Friday fired off a number of questions to Prime Minister, Silveria Jacobs regarding governments failure to appoint new board members to the board of the Social Economic Council (SER) Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Wiscu, Witu And Abvo Unions

Philipsburg Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended a meeting with representatives of the Windward Island Civil Servants Union (WICSU/PSU), Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU), and Algemene Bond Van Overheid en Overige Personeel (ABVO) unions today, Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

The union members called this meeting to gain clarity on the changes within the Secretariat of the Committee of Civil Servants Union (CCSU) which they are members of Read more

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Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs Meets With Wiscu, Witu And Abvo Unions

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended a meeting with representatives of the
Windward Island Civil Servants Union (WICSU/PSU), Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU), and Algemene Bond Van Overheid en Overige Personeel (ABVO) unions today, Wednesday, November 25, 2020.

The union members called this meeting to gain clarity on the changes within the Secretariat of the Committee of Civil Servants Union (CCSU) which they are members of Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs attended a meeting with representatives of the Windward Island Civil Servants Union (WICSU/PSU), Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU), and Algemene Bond Van Overheid en Overige Personeel (ABVO) unions today, Wednesday, November 25, 2020. The union members called this meeting to gain clarity on the changes within the Secretariat of the Committee of Civil Servants Union (CCSU) which they are members of Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok arrived in St. Maarten on Sunday afternoon for a working visit. During his short stay, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs managed to have an informal pre-meeting with Minister Blok on Sunday evening where they discussed several matters, some of which falls within the purview of Minister Blok, other matters concerning St Read more

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