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Pre-­-Book Fair Activities

Monday, May 30

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
POETRY IS AN ISLAND
A feature film premiere in St. Martin. The life and work of Nobel Prize
winner and poet Derek Walcott (St. Lucia). The film’s director/producer Ida Does (Suriname/ Netherlands) will be at the screening to discuss the film with the audience. Poetry is an Island begins promptly at 7 pm.
Free admission.
Place: Philipsburg Jubilee Library (next to Sundial School)
Charles Voges Street, Philipsburg

Tuesday, May 31

7 pm – 8:30 pm
PARENTS AND TEACHERS WORKSHOP
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Selection Of Ceo For Telem Could Not Take Place --- No Advice From Corporate Governance Council Submitted To Government.

PHILIPSBURG: --- The meeting held on Friday morning with the Supervisory Board of Directors of TELEM Group of Companies namely Constance Steven, Kendall Dupersoy and Paul Marshal and the Shareholder (Council of Ministers) for the shareholder to announce which of the two candidates they selected for the vacant CEO position.
While the meeting was held SMN News learnt that the Shareholder wanted to select one of the Supervisory Board members Kendal Dupersoy for the CEO position Read more

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Marlin, Koto Have Amicable Meeting On Facebook Threats

~ Marlin clears air on election assumptions ~

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister (PM) William Marlin and Rene “Koto” Wilson met on Thursday to discuss Wilson’s post on Facebook threatening to kill Marlin, his family and friends over assumptions that elections would be postponed.

Marlin said in a press release last night that he had called Wilson on Thursday afternoon and invited Wilson to meet with him at his office at 6:00pm to clear the air on statements made and Facebook postings Read more

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Marlin Says Work Progressing On New Government Building

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin said on Wednesday that work is progressing on the new Government Administration Building on Pond Island.

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Pm Marlin Met With Detectives On Threats

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin met on Wednesday with detectives looking into the threats made again him last weekend by social activist Rene “Coto” Wilson, who threatened to murder him along with coalition members, friends and family members.

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It’s time for everyone to play a role in this community to reduce garbage and dump fires.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin issued a call on the people of St. Maarten to start filtering (separating) their household garbage before they dispose of it so that they could assist in the recycling process that will soon start.
Marlin said that even though he travelled to the USA and visited some waste to management plants and government is currently working with one of those plants to get an agreement for them to build a waste management plant on St Read more

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Pm Marlin At 175Th Anniversary Celebration: “The Catholic Church Has Shown Tremendous Faith In St. Maarten”

Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday with Bishop Secco, Prime Minister William Marlin and a second church dignitary. Photo contributed

St. Maarten News – Prime Minister William Marlin addressed the congregation of the Catholic Church yesterday on the occasion of its 175th anniversary celebration Read more

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Exclusive: Telem Shareholders Meeting Postponed To Friday --- No Candidate Selected As Yet.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The shareholders meeting that was scheduled for Wednesday as announced by Prime Minister William Marlin during the weekly press briefing has been postponed to Friday even though the Prime Minister met with the representatives of TELEM on Wednesday as scheduled.
SMN News has been reliably informed that the meeting was Read more

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Social Activist Threatens Pm On Facebook Page

~ MP Richardson ready to defend himself ~

PHILIPSBURG--Social activist Rene “Coto” Wilson gathered a lot of attention Monday afternoon after he recently posted direct threats to Prime Minister William Marlin and the governing coalition for allegedly planning to postpone elections in September.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Frans Richardson called on the Prosecution to take the necessary actions they need to take against persons who threatened to kill the Prime Minister of St. Maarten and other politicians, MP Richardson deviated to bring across his concerns during a meeting of parliament on Monday when “vote buying” was discussed.
The MP said that the persons that have threatened the life of the Prime Minister of St Read more

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175Th Anniversary Of The Catholic Church On St. Maarten

Governor Eugene Holiday, Parliament Chairwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams and Prime Minister William Marlin joined Bishop of Willemstad Luigi Secco and Parish Priest Adam Oleszczuk on Sunday to mark the 175th Anniversary of the Catholic Church on St Read more

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Brothers and sisters in Christ,
Twenty-two years before the Proclamation of Emancipation on St. Maarten, the Catholic church was established on this half of the island with Fr. Arnold ten Brink as the first parish priest. He laid the cornerstone for the present St. Martin of Tours Parish church on Frontstreet and with that began what would turn out to be a profound transformation of the island.
For the last 175 years, the Catholic church has had a very significant impact on our lives, not only in the spiritual realm, but also in the educational and social fields Read more

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Interval Int Celebrates 40 On St. Maarten, Says Caribbean Biggest Attraction For American Time Share Owners

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Vacation service provider Interval international is currently celebrating their 40th anniversary.

Officials of Interval as well as the American Resort Development Association are currently on the island to celebrate this mile stone.

On Sunday evening an awards ceremony was held in which the Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable William Marlin was in attendance Read more

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"I will not waste time with critics but instead work with people that can bring solutions to the country’s problems”

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Angel Meyers who just returned from the United States told members of the media that the delegation he travelled with which was headed by Prime Minister William Marlin visited a waste to energy plant in New York in order have such a facility constructed on St Read more

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Leadercast 2016: Inspirational And Transformational

GREAT BAY, St. Martin - Local leaders and aspiring leaders left the Belair Community Center inspired, invigorated and recharged after Leadercast, the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world on May 6th, 2016.

            Leadercast was hosted by Victorious Living Foundation (VLF) which empowers, enlightens and reconciles individuals, couples, families, organizations and communities, for the fourth consecutive year Read more

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Leadercast 2016: Inspirational And Transformational

GREAT BAY – Local and aspiring leaders left the Belair Community Center inspired, invigorated and recharged after Leadercast, the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast live from Atlanta, Georgia, and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world on May 6.

Leadercast was hosted by Victorious Living Foundation (VLF), which empowers, enlightens and reconciles individuals, couples, families, organizations and communities, for the fourth consecutive year. The local host for Leadercast was Andre Huie, the founding president of Youth to Xtreme (Y2X), Victorious Living’s youth wing Read more

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Great Bay:--- Local leaders and aspiring leaders left the Belair Community Center inspired, invigorated and recharged after Leadercast, the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world on May 6th, 2016.
Leadercast was hosted by Victorious Living Foundation (VLF) which empowers, enlightens and reconciles individuals, couples, families, organizations and communities, for the fourth consecutive year. The local host for Leadercast was Andre Huie, the founding president of Youth to Xtreme (Y2X) Victorious Living’s youth wing Read more

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Delegation At Council Of The Americas

WASHINGTON – A delegation from St. Maarten led by Prime Minister William Marlin attended last Tuesday a reception in honor of delegations co-hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry and the Council of the Americas.
The reception was held at the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S. State Department.
It was a mix and mingle reception and Secretary John Kerry and Ambassador John Negroponte, Council of Americas Chairman Emeritus gave opening remarks.
The reception served as both the close of the Council of the Americas 46th Annial Washington Conference and the opening for the U.S.-Caribbean-Central American Energy Summit Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin Heads Delegation To Energy Summit In Washington Dc

WASHINGTON DC – Prime Minister William Marlin and Minister of VROMI Angel Meyers are  currently on a working visit in Washington DC. On Tuesday May 2nd, a reception was held in honour of the Caribbean Heads of Delegation and co-hosted by the Honorable John Kerry, Secretary of State and the Council of the Americas.

The reception was held at the Benjamin Franklin Room at the U.S Read more

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Health Minister want Terms of Reference be reviewed in the Landfill management contract.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Health Emil Lee announced at the Council of Ministers press briefing that the coalition is not in trouble and in fact the current government are doing their best to find long term solutions to the dump-fire and other issues that exists at the landfill Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Shareholder representative of GEBE is expected to hear the three board members of GEBE Supervisory Board sometime next week. SMN News learnt that as soon as Prime Minister William Marlin and the Minister of VROMI Angel Meyers return to the island they will hear the three board members as advised by the Corporate Governance Council Read more

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Preparations Underway For National Remembrance Day 2016

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Preparations are underway to observe National Remembrance Day 2016 on Wednesday morning 4th May. 

Government will again remember the victims who fought during the Second World War.

The commemoration and wreath-laying ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 4 at 9.00am at the Captain Hodge’s Wharf in Philipsburg.

His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday, President of Parliament Hon. Sarah Wescot-Williams, Prime Minister Hon Read more

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