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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports, Rodolphe Samuel, welcomed the Sint Maarten national football team back home at the Juliana airport on Thursday, March 30th. The team returned victorious after their dramatic final matchday wins over the US Virgin Islands 2-1 in a must-win match to claim first place in the group in the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League.
The Minister expressed his excitement and pride in the team's impressive performance and congratulated them on their achievement Read more

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Emergency Debris Management Project (Edmp) Receives $60 Million In Additional Funding From The Sint Maarten Trust Fund

Washington, DC:--- The Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP) has received US $60 million in additional funding apportioned by the World Bank-managed Sint Maarten Trust Fund. The funds cover a financing gap under the parent project for improving debris management in communities and at the landfill and strengthening the institutional capacity of the government to execute technical activities.

These activities are part of Sint Maartens broader and concerted efforts to build the foundation for an environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and responsibly managed solid waste system Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Science Fair 2023 was officially opened on Thursday afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the honorable Rodolphe Samuel Minister of ECYS and Dr. Rolinda Carter, President of the Sint Maarten Science Fair Foundation (SMSFF)
The event marked the beginning of the much-awaited annual Science Fair, which is set to showcase the scientific innovations and discoveries of young and bright students Read more

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Emergency Debris Mgt. Project Gets $60M Additional Funding

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and World Bank Director for Caribbean Countries Lilia Burunciuc.

WASHINGTON--St. Maartens Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP) has received US $60 million in additional funding apportioned by the World Bank-managed St. Maarten Trust Fund.

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Brison, Board Rep Warned To Not Enter Up Party In Next Election

Independent MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten.

PHILIPSBURG--United Peoples (UP) party leader Rolando Brison and a representative of the board have been given fair w Read more

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SABA:--- The new Saba Island Council 2023-2027 was installed on Wednesday, March 29. Five new members of the Island Council, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Rolando Wilson, Elsa Peterson, and Vito Charles, were sworn in, as well as two new members of the Executive Council, Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Eviton Heyliger.

The new Island Council has two new faces, and both are young females. Saskia Matthew became Island Council Member for the Party for Progress, Equality, and Prosperity (PEP) and Elsa Peterson for the Windward Islands Peoples Movement (WIPM) Read more

Irion: 2023 License Plates In Line With Regulations

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion measuring one of the new government plates while responding to a question during the budget debate.

PHILIPSBURG--Holding up one of the new 2023 government license plates, and briefly measuring it with a ruler during the 2023 draft budget debate, Finance Minister Read more

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SABA:--- Carl Buncamper of the Windward Islands Peoples Movement (WIPM) held his farewell speech in the last meeting of the outgoing Island Council on Tuesday, March 28. Buncamper has been a member of the Saba Island Council for 16 years.

Buncamper ran in six elections. He participated in five Island Council elections from 2007 to 2023 and in one election for the then Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles. When he first got elected in 2007, Saba was still part of the Netherlands Antilles and Saba had a seat in the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.

Buncamper was a candidate in the March 15 Island Council elections and ran as number 6 on the WIPM slate Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Annual World Cultural Heritage Youth Symposium is being held in Athens, Greece from April 26 30, 2023. The symposium aims to bring together students, teachers, and national coordinators of UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) from all over the world to raise cultural awareness, develop mutual respect and contribute to the creation of a new generation of world citizens that feel united in diversity and are willing to shape a sustainable future for everyone.

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3,908 De-Registered In Civil Registry Clean Up

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and members of the Council of Ministers during the public meeting on the 2023 budget.

PHILIPSBURG--A total of 3,908 persons have been de-registered from St. Maartens Civil Registry as part of the clean-up process of the registry.

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Sarah: 2023 Budget Dressed Up To Look Balanced, Full Of Holes

MP Sarah Wescot-Williams.

PHILIPSBURG--Full of holes and dressed up to look balanced were some of the descriptions used by United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Ms. Silveria Jacobs extends her congratulations to the Sint Maarten Fire Department on Firefighters Week.

Firefighters Week is a time to honor and celebrate the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect Sint Maarten from fire and other emergencies. This year's Firefighters Week, which takes place from March 26 to March 31, is particularly special as we recognize the bravery and dedication of firefighters and their unwavering commitment to saving lives and property.

Firefighters are often the unsung heroes who work tirelessly to protect St Read more

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Saba Central Voting Bureau Establishes Final Election Results

SABA — The Central Voting Bureau of Saba, chaired by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, during a session on Thursday, March 23 established the final results of the March 15 Island Council and Electoral College elections.

The Central Voting Bureau members checked and signed the reports (processen verbaal) of the Voting Bureau Public Entity Saba and the reports of the polling stations. No inaccuracies were found. The Central Voting Bureau first handled the results of the elections for the Electoral College Read more

Richinel Brug Officially Joins Ursm.

On Sunday March 19th, 2023, Mr. Richinel Brug released a statement officially announcing his candidacy on the URSM. Brug, is no stranger to the political arena as he has been an active member in the community for most of his life. Brug was born in Curacao and moved to Sint Maarten when he was five years old. He was raised in Town, by Antillean and West-Indian parents, his parents instilled in him strong Christian values and principals Read more

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Police Complaints Committee Operational As Independent Body, Justice Minister Says

PHILIPSBURG--Almost a year after Minister van Justitie Anna Richardson announced the establishment of a Police Complaints Committee, handling citizens complaints about police brutality, the Minister told Parliament on Friday that the Committee became operational on December 1, 2022. The procedure has not yet been communicated wide Read more

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Jacobs: Border Treaty Signing To Provide New Opportunities For Collaboration

Dutch St. Maarten Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and President of the Collectivit Louis Mussington lay a wreath at the foot of the stele on Mont des Accords, assisted by Prfet Vincent Berton, during the ceremony for the 375th anniversary of the Treaty of Concordia Read more

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Land Awarded For Social Housing Is Already In Lease, Mp Peterson Says

Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran and Helen Salomons-Brown, director of St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation, award land allegedly already leased to the company High Tech Development NV since 2012.

PHILIPSBURG--Government recently awarded land in Hope Estate for social housing development while the specific lot allegedly was already issued in long lease since 2012 to another party. This was brought forward by Read more

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Nv Gebe Files Case Against Investigators Of Cyber-Attack

PHILIPSBURG-Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs stated on Thursday in Parliament that NV GEBE is legally not permitted at this time to divulge any information regarding the case filed against the company that investigated the March 17, 2022, cyber-attack on GEBE.

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SABA:--- The Central Voting Bureau of Saba, chaired by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, during a session on Thursday, March 23 established the final results of the March 15 Island Council and Electoral College elections.

The Central Voting Bureau members checked and signed the reports (processen verbaal) of the Voting Bureau Public Entity Saba and the reports of the polling stations. No inaccuracies were found. The Central Voting Bureau first handled the results of the elections for the Electoral College Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Sunday, March 19th, 2023, Mr. Richinel Brug released a statement officially announcing his candidacy for the URSM. Brug, is no stranger to the political arena as he has been an active member of the community for most of his life. Brug was born in Curacao and moved to Sint Maarten when he was five years old. He was raised in Town, by Antillean and West-Indian parents, his parents instilled in him strong Christian values and principles Read more

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~ Some people would just like to watch the world burn ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United Peoples Party and Member of Parliament Rolando Brison in concluding his presentation on Thursday during the countrys budget debate quoted biblical scripture specifically 1st Kings 3-16 when addressing the political situation and his recent encounter when he was arrested last week Friday on allegations of bribery Read more

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Lambriex Proposes Naf. 630,000 Modern Bus Terminal For Town

An artists impression of the proposed bus terminal for Philipsburg.

 PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Leo Lambriex has proposed the construction of a new modern bus terminal in the heart of Philipsburg in an effort to have a safe and central drop off and pick up location Read more

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Chris: Numbers On Licence Plates Too Small, Asks If They Will Be Recalled

MP Christophe Emmanuel holds up the new 2023 plates and the 2022 plates to show the stark difference in the size of the numbers.

PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel on Wednesday asked Finance Minister Ardwell Irion whether the new 2023 licence plates will be recalled and questione Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---  The wastewater treatment system at the Leonald Conner Primary School in Cay Bay has now fully resumed operations, thanks to repairs through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. Not many Sint Maarten schools can boast of having an in-house system to treat and process the wastewater from its bathrooms and canteen. The Leonald Conner School was one of them - at least that was until Hurricane Irma devastated the island in the early morning hours of September 6, 2017. In addition to severe damage to the schools building, the wastewater treatment plant was rendered inoperable by Irmas catastrophic winds.

Through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, a total of 19 schools are being repaired through its Emergency Recovery Project (ERP-1) Read more

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