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PHILIPSBURG:--- At the end of November 2022, the Ombuds institutions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands met in Curaao for their annual meeting. The annual meeting was preceded by a Kingdom conference on poverty organized by the Ombudsman of Curaao, Keursly Concincion, in collaboration with his colleagues from Sint Maarten and the Netherlands, who all currently serve on the IOI Board of Directors. The conference was the outcome of several round tables the three Ombuds institutions had organized in their respective territories Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the members of the Managing Board of the utility company, Mr. Kenrick Chittick, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Veronica Jansen-Webster, Chief Operations Officer and Ms Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- CEO of government-owned company GEBE Kenrick Chittick scored poorly during the evaluation process, while the CFO Iris Arrindell and COO Veronica Jansen-Webster met the expectations of the Supervisory Board.
SMN News learned that Chittick scored a “2” meaning that he needs to improve his performance as the CEO Read more

CAYHILL:--- On Tuesday, March 21st, 2017 nurses of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) collaborated with Rotarians of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle to officially launch the baby bags in their “Welcome Baby” project.

The launch included a presentation by Rotarian Denise Antrobus, Rotarian Anjali Manek, and Nurse St. Cyr of the OB/GYN ward, who started the “Welcome Baby” initiative to support new mothers in need, as part of her objectives for this year. The presentation informed the invited guests about the project in detail and also allowed both organizations to present a “Welcome Baby” bag to the first official new mom in the project Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---Utility provider GEBE and the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) have partnered for Carnival 2017 to specifically highlight SCDF’s Culture Night and culture in general throughout Carnival. The two entities are no strangers, having partnered for well over three decades in various forms.

SCDF President Alston Lourens accepted GEBE’s contribution towards Carnival 2017 on Thursday from the company’s Chief Operations Office Veronica Jansen-Webster and the Chief Financial Officer Iris Arrindell.

Lourens expressed thanks on behalf of the board and volunteers of the SCDF and noted that it’s a perfect fit for GEBE to support Culture Night as it will feature the various national groups that make up St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The preliminary round of the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee 2016 was held on Sunday 16th October at the Belair Community Center. This is the sixth time the Spelling Bee is being held and was started by the late President Ramesh Manek in 2011.
This year seventeen schools participated, fifteen schools from St. Maarten and two schools from Anguilla. The participating schools were All Children Education Foundation School (1), Dr. Martin Luther King School (1), Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School (3), Learning Unlimited School (2), Leonard Conner School (2), Methodist Agogic Centre (BM) School (3), Marie Genevieve de Weever School (3), Methodist Agogic Center (JAG) School (3), Oranje School (2), Ruby Labega School (3), Seventh Day Adventist School (3), Sister Marie Laurence School (2), St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The main sponsor for the Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee is Scotiabank. At the weekly meeting of The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle on Tuesday Ms. Selma Baker presented a check to President Veronica Jansen-Webster. The preliminary round of The Scotiabank Rotary-Rotaract Spelling Bee will kick off on Sunday, October 16th, the semi-finals on Sunday, October 23rd and the finals on Sunday, October 30th Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- When the new Rotary year commences on July 1, 2016, Veronica Jansen-Webster will assume her role as president of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle. She will be the second female president in the 19 year history of the club's existence, following after Past President Millicent Lopez-De Weever.

The official Change of Board ceremony took place on Saturday June 25, 2016 at Melange Restaurant in Port de Plaisance in a festive ambiance.

The current president, David Antrobus, handed over the club's original framed charter from Rotary International and after the passing of the gavel and the president's collar, the new president addressed the gathering.

Besides the club's signature projects, the new president pledged to commit funds towards a project in the Rotary avenue of service Maternal and Child Health, by introducing a Rotary Baby Welcome Package for young mothers and single mothers in need Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle held it's Change of Board ceremony on Saturday June 25 at a buffet dinner held in Melange restaurant in Port de Plaisance. During this ceremony, four people were honored with a Paul Harris Fellow which is the highest distinction of service in the Rotary Club. This award is named after the founder of Rotary.

The four people awarded were Mr. Imran McSood of Nagico Insurances, Mr. Marcel Gumbs and Rotarians Wayne Wilkie and Aernout Kraaijveld.

Mr Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Five members of The Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle recently returned from the Annual District 7020 Conference and President's Elect Training which was held in the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas.

Attendance at this event offered the incoming president and secretaries of all Rotary clubs in the district an opportunity to learn more about Rotary and to prepare for the upcoming Rotary year which starts on July 1, 2016. Incoming president Veronica Jansen-Webster and incoming secretary Kishor Mirchandani attended the conference with Assistant District Governor Louis Wever, President David Antrobus and Rotarian Denise Antrobus.

The highlight of the conference was the awards ceremony in which the District Governor awarded the clubs for the work they have done in their respective communities Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle will be hosting their 2nd annual ‘End Polio Now’ walkathon, on October 24. The walkathon was started last year by Ramesh Manek, who was involved in a fatal hit and run. This year, the walkathon is held to honor the memory of Ramesh Manek and the contributions he made.
Over the weekend Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle participated in the Tropical Shipping Duathlon to create awareness for the Rotary End Polio Now cause. Peter Mazereeuw, Matthijs Mazereeuw and Veronica Jansen-Webster took part in the 5k run, cycling, and 2.5k run respectively.
The team was supported by members of Rotary Club of St Read more

>GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- On Thursday, December 11, 2014, the Council of Ministers met with the representatives of N.V. GEBE to discuss the contributions of the Water Company to the Government of Sint Maarten. The Water Company is owned by the Government, but managed by N.V. GEBE.

At the meeting N.V. GEBE was represented by the new Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Directors Mr. René Richardson and its Members Mr. Patrice Gumbs, Mrs. Veronica Jansen-Webster and Mr Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United Peoples Party (UPP) and formateur Theodore Heyliger has shuffled the deck of cards again as he tries to form the next government Read more