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Report submitted to Minister of Justice ---budget debate slows down the process.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin again stated on Wednesday regarding the suspension of controls until government could get clarity on what exactly transpired at Maho Hotel. Marlin said from Thursday night the company began sending letters where they complained as to how the controllers acted Read more

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Govt. Plans To Cut Fleet Via Vehicle Allowance

PHILIPSBURG--Government is looking into the possibility of cutting its vehicle fleet cost by moving to the payout of a vehicle allowance to civil servants who are assigned a vehicle due to their position or contract.

Prime Minister/General Affairs Minister William Marlin said in Tuesday’s continuation of the budget debate in the Central Committee of Parliament instead of buying more vehicles, Government will look into moving to the issuance of a vehicle allowance at the maximum of NAf Read more

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Tony Harris Explores Celebrity-Marketing For St. Maarten

From left: Roddy Heyliger, Bernard Hunt, Tony Harris and Arthur Lugisse. Photo contributed

St. Maarten News: Under the umbrella of the Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation and in conjunction with photographer Hassan Kareem, Emmy award winning journalist and former CNN and Al Jazeera television broadcaster Tony Harris, arrived on the island over the weekend to explore marketing the destination to celebrities.

Tony Harris worked with CNN for six-years out of their headquarters in Atlanta, where he hosted CNN Newsroom for three years Read more

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Finally, Upgrading Work In Dutch Quarter To Start Late 2016, Early 2017

DUTCH QUARTER, Sint Maarten –– Upgrading work in the Dutch Quarter district will officially begin late 2016, into 2017, with the awarding of the contract to contractors in November.

Prime Minister William Marlin explained this at the symbolic signing for the project to upgrade the infrastructure of Dutch Quarter on Monday, February 8, in the presence of Incoming Ambassador to the European Union representing the Dutch islands Jernej Viditic, and Minister of VROMI Angel Meyers.

The Prime Minister stated that the project was signed by then Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams some three years ago, when he was Minister of VROMI.

Monday’s symbolic signing was to usher in the company that will officially supervise the project Read more

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Na Board Says Up Has Awaken From Slumber

PHILIPSBURG--National Alliance (NA) Board said in a press statement it is happy to see United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger and the UP Board “have awaken from their slumber” and have expressed concerns about the people of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Head of New Projects Kurt Ruan told representatives that the project has been in the pipeline for quite a while. He said since these projects are financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) goes through a lengthy procedure. Ruan said he could remember that the current Prime Minister William Marlin was the one who signed off on this particular projects some years ago.
Ruan said the scope of work entails upgrading of Dutch Quarter main road which was identified by the EDF as a project that came into consideration for financing Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the National is happy to see that the UPP leader and Board have awaken from their slumber. It is good to see that they are once again concerned about the people of St. Maarten. It is just a shame that this concern does not show itself when the UPP party is in the Executive Branch of Government Read more

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Up Leader Heyliger Says Government Demands From Gebe ‘Detrimental’

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - United People’s (UP) party Leader Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger saidon Sunday the National Alliance (NA)-led Government is “ransacking GEBE for NAf Read more

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Exploring Opportunities For Celebrity-Vip Tourism With Former Cnn/Al Jazeera Tony Harris Television Broadcaster

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – Under the umbrella of the Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation Inc. (TLH-SXMF) and in conjunction with Photographer Hassan Kareem, Emmy Award winning international journalist and former CNN and Al Jazeera television broadcaster Tony Harris, arrived on the island over the weekend to explore marketing the destination to Celebrities among other opportunities in the area of tourism and hospitality development.

Tony Harris worked with CNN for six-years out of their headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia where for three years he also hosted his own program, “CNN Newsroom.” Harris also served as New York based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and as a prime time correspondent and host for the FOX Broadcasting news magazine, Front Page.

Through his company Merge Media, a New York based marketing/public relations consultancy, Harris, a self-described “global citizen”, brings more than 30 years of storytelling and relationships as a media professional to the tourism space Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  Under the umbrella of the Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation Inc. (TLH-SXMF) and in conjunction with Photographer Hassan Kareem, Emmy Award winning international journalist and former CNN and Al Jazeera television broadcaster Tony Harris, arrived on the island over the weekend to explore marketing the destination to Celebrities among other opportunities in the area of tourism and hospitality development.

Tony Harris worked with CNN for six-years out of their headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia where for three years he also hosted his own program, “CNN Newsroom.” Harris also served as New York based correspondent for Entertainment Tonight and as a prime time correspondent and host for the FOX Broadcasting news magazine, Front Page.

Through his company Merge Media, a New York based marketing/public relations consultancy, Harris, a self-described “global citizen”, brings more than 30 years of storytelling and relationships as a media professional to the tourism space Read more

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Primer Ministro Dijo No Habrá Más “Controles” Hasta Nuevo Aviso

~La decisión del Primer Ministro William Marlin, se produce tras el reclamo de los ejecutivos de Sonesta Maho.~

Traducido por Máximo Castro

MAHO, Sint Maarten –– El primer ministro William Marlin anunció el viernes que el Consejo de Ministros (COM por sus siglas en inglés), ha emitido una decisión que se suspenden todos los controles multidisciplinarios hasta nuevo aviso.

La decisión fue tomada luego de que los ejecutivos de Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino, se quejaran por la forma en que los oficiales ejecutaron el operativo de control llevado a cabo en el referido inmueble.

El primer ministro Marlin dijo el viernes en la tarde que los allanamientos fueron efectuados por el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Fronteras, así como por efectivos de Asuntos Económicos.

De acuerdo a lo dicho por el primer ministro Marlin, los ejecutivos de Sonesta Maho, afirmaron que la forma  en que las redadas fueron llevadas a cabo, fue ofensiva para los huéspedes del hotel, así como también para los visitantes que se encontraban en las instalaciones, y que las cosas que sucedieron, no debería haber ocurrido.

El Consejo de Ministro ha solicitado un informe sobre el operativo de control llevado a cabo en el complejo hotelero Read more

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St. Maarten owed NAF 165M to both entities --- Parties agree to reduce the amount --- Building sold for NAF45M while another NAF15M have to spent on finishing it.

PHILIPSBURG:---Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr Read more

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Marlin: Govt. Can’T Agree With Plasterk On Dispute Proposal

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten cannot agree with the proposal on the establishment of a dispute regulation for the kingdom as put forward by Dutch Minister for Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk, said Prime Minister William Marlin.

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Gebe Workers Demanding That William Brooks Be Appointed Ceo Of The Company.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Workers of GEBE that are supporting William Brooks, the Temporary Manager that resigned from his post last week citing that he will wait on the shareholder representative to take a decision on his appointment as CEO called on Prime Minister William Marlin on Wednesday afternoon for an urgent meeting since they plan to take action if the shareholder do not appoint Brooks Read more

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Plasterk About Dispute Regulation “Kingdom Cannot Deviate From Decisions, Unless …”

St. Maarten News:  The Kingdom Council of Ministers cannot deviate from an advice issued by a dispute regulator, unless such a deviation is properly motivated,” Kingdom Relations Minister Ronald Plasterk said at a press conference yesterday at the end of his visit to St. Maarten. With this statement, Plasterk seems to come back from his earlier stance that the Kingdom Council of Ministers should always have the last word in disputes between the countries in the kingdom.

The only issue that separates Plasterk and the Caribbean autonomous countries St Read more

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St. Maarten Does Not Agree With Kingdom’S Proposal On Dispute Committee --- Pm Marlin.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin in his remarks on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing announced that the government of St. Maarten does not agree with the proposal sent to him by the Kingdom Government on the formation of a ‘dispute committee”. Marlin said while the government of St. Maarten cannot agree with the proposal simply because it states that despite any advices the Kingdom is the one that will have the last word on any matters of dispute Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin And The Council Of Ministers Met Today With Minister Plasterk And His Dutch Delegation

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Prime Minister William Marlin and the Council of Ministers met today with Minister Plasterk and his Dutch delegation for an introductory meeting.

Later in the day, Prime Minister William Marlin met with Minister Plasterk, Minister of Justice Edson G Read more

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Minister Plasterk impressed with business plan for new hospital --- offered assistance to St. Maarten if its needed.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin, host of the visiting Minister of Kingdom Relations and Interior Affairs said that the Minister came to St. Maarten on a working visit, mostly to officially meet with the Council of Ministers Read more

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Heyliger Questions ‘Demand’ To Gebe For Naf. 30 Million

~ Marlin slams misinformation ~

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin denounced on Sunday what he sees as misinformation again being peddled by United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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Prime Minister, William Marlin Met With Different Experts In Various Fields, To Further Discussions On The 11Th European Development Fund (Edf) Caribbean Regional Program.

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Prime Minister, William Marlin met with Drs. Marc Arnold, Department Head of Interior and Kingdom Relations (BAK) and Ms. Olivia Lake, MSc., Policy Advisor Donor Coordination and EU Relations (BAK) and a team of International consultant experts in various fields, to further discussions on the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Regional Program.

The EDF is the EU’s main instrument for providing development aid to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and to the grouping of countries that still retain ties with the EU known as the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), of which St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister, William Marlin met with Drs. Marc Arnold, Department Head of Interior and Kingdom Relations (BAK) and Ms. Olivia Lake, MSc., Policy Advisor Donor Coordination and EU Relations (BAK) and a team of International consultant experts in various fields, to further discussions on the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Regional Program.

The EDF is the EU's main instrument for providing development aid to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries and to the grouping of countries that still retain ties with the EU known as the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), of which St Read more

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Minister Of Justice Kirindongo Introduced To Commuity Wednesday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - New Minister of Justice the Honorable Edson G. Kirindongo was introduced to the community of St. Maarten on Wednesday.

Leader of Government the Honorable William Marlin stated that Kirindongo is no stranger to Justice.

Meanwhile the new Minister in his first official statement confirmed that he is Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):---  On Thursday Prime Minister Hon. William Marlin concluded his first working visit to The Hague, the Netherlands when he met the Vice Chair of the Council of State Piet Hein Donner.

Issues discussed included the appointment of a Sint Maarten representative to the Council of State.

Ever since former Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson vacated the position Sint Maarten did not put forward another candidate Read more

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Prime Minister Marlin Meets With Council Of State Vice Chair Piet Hein Donnor

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – On Thursday Prime Minister Hon. William Marlin concluded his first working visit to The Hague, the Netherlands when he met the Vice Chair of the Council of State Piet Hein Donner.

Issues discussed included the appointment of a Sint Maarten representative to the Council of State.

Ever since former Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson vacated the position Sint Maarten did not put forward another candidate Read more

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