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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says that he must applaud the Minister of Finance Richard Gibson and his cabinet for making it possible to have consecutive balanced budgets for 3 years, no small feat and also presenting it on time to Governor drs Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- At their recent fellowship at the Blue Bitch Bar, The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle inducted two new members into their Rotary Family.
Rotarian Louis Wever sponsored Richard Panneflek for membership into Mid Isle. Richard is a Government officer with the Government of St. Maarten. Richard has lived on St. Maarten for over 30 years, he has been a civil servant for 30 years with the Justice Ministry, most of which has been spend in law enforcement Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of the U 2 Can Move Fitness group braved the rain and came out in support of the Belvedere Zumbathon last Saturday.
U 2 Can Move membership continues its physical awareness drive to encourage movement, especially for the groups that otherwise would lead a sedentary lifestyle.
Our message is quite simple. Movement is an indispensable part of a healthy lifestyle. It is a necessary part of life, period. Too often we associate physical movement with strenuous exercise or an imposing gym Read more

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It is important to evaluate our representatives in Parliament on an annual basis and not wait until election time. Therefore, SMCP is developing a parliamentary report card that will indicate how well or how poorly our MPs are doing in the following six areas: attendance, participation, representation, supervision, legislation, and interaction. In the first letter to the editor on this topic, we covered the reason for and the nature of the report card and presented an extensive description of the first benchmark attendance Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. announced on Wednesday that St. Maarten has made history by being able to submit a balanced budget that got positive comments from the CFT on time. Gibson Sr. said article 100 of the country’s constitution clearly states that the country must submit its budget to parliament by September 1st Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VSA Emil Lee confirmed on Wednesday that a baby was born on St. Maarten with symptoms related to microcephaly. The Minister is not too happy with the media reports on the first ever suspected microcephaly case on St. Maarten because he believes it regards the privacy of the family that has found themselves in a bad situation Read more

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Airport Road:--- On Monday, August 28th, the U20 National Basketball team returned from Antigua after defeating St. Kitts, where the team won 82-76 in the LIBA tournament. In 2015, the St. Maarten National team came in second place, but this year, they brought home the championship. The MVP was Mr. Jamal Ireland, an 18-year-old student of the Milton Peters College.
“The Minister told Ireland and the rest of his team that she expects to see great things from the entire team.” Majority of the team will still be in school and under 20, allowing them to still be eligible to play at the next LIBA tournament.
Head of the Department of Sports, Jonelle Richardson, also congratulated the team, their coaches, the referee and physio therapist, who traveled with the team Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Ms. Silveria Jacobs held a meeting with representatives of Windward Island Teachers Union (WITU) on Monday, August 28th, 2017. WITU's board was represented by a delegation of 5 members; the President of the WITU Mrs. Claire Elshot-Aventurin, the Vice President, Mrs. Corinne Lejuez-vanPutten Putten, General Secretary Ms Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- United Telecommunications Services (UTS) has sponsored 150 HYPE Agendas 2017-2018 for the students of the Charlotte Brookson Academy (CBA) for the Performance Arts. Thanks to the UTS sponsorship each student at the school will receive a complimentary copy of the Agenda to use for this academic year.

UTS Marketing and Communication Officer Ivy Lambert officially handed over the Agendas to the school on Monday, August 28.

CBA Director Claudette Forsythe-Labega said an Agenda is essential to the school life of students and she urged students to make good use of the HYPE Agendas and to ensure that they note down their school assignments and reminders.

Lambert said UTS is pleased to sponsor the Agendas for the students and expressed hope that it is put to good use Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The much anticipated 2nd edition of Where’s Where in St. Maarten (WWSM) was released to the public in an official launch held at the Jubilee Library in Philipsburg on Friday, August 18th. The first copies of “Where’s where in St. Maarten” were offered to the Director of the library, Mrs. Monique Alberts and Assistant Circulation Supervisor, Daniel Helligar. To highlight the community aspect of WWSM, several community leaders spoke at the event such as Rhoda Arrindell, Cassandra Richardson and vice president of the University of St Read more

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Pond Island:--- The staff at the USM welcome the President of the University of the Virgin Islands, Dr. Hall, on campus at the University of St. Martin on Friday, August 25, 2017. Dr. Hall also attended the scheduled staff meeting, where employees got the chance to address pressing issues and concerns that they felt was affecting their students under the growing partnership.

Dr. Hall was without hesitation hands on to help resolved the issues at hand and took on full accountability of the challenges and hiccups that the University has been facing over the past year Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Shareholder Representative of the St. Maarten Harbour Holding Company (SMHHC) Minister Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Thursday announced that the Council of Ministers has appointed the board members of the Supervisory Board of Directors of the SMHHC and simultaneously appointed Fernando William as Chairman of the Board.

The appointments took place during a shareholder meeting on Thursday. Appointed as new members to the board are Fernando William, Businessman Christopher Wever, Businessman Lloyd Paul, and Banking Executive Charles Thomas Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Director of the University of St. Martin SCELL (USM SCELL) Mr. Eion Maison and The Managing Director of Sint Maarten Service Training Academy (SSTA), Ms. Josianne Fleming-Artsen signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together in executing an accredited Customer 1st Online Program that will offer high-level training, raising the bar on service excellence throughout Sint Maarten/Saint Martin and the Caribbean. This unique partnership brings local, regional as well as international synergy to a much-needed arena in Sint Maarten/Saint Martin and the Caribbean.

The Customer 1st online program is accredited by EDUQUAL with headquarters in the United Kingdom Read more

The M.A.C. Comprehensive Secondary Education Submits Application To Become Unesco Associate

PHILIPSBURG:--- The M.A.C. Comprehensive Secondary Education has submitted an application to become a member of the UNESCO Associated School Project Network. When accepted, this will be the first school on St. Maarten to become a UNESCO Associated School. The northern side of the island already has a UNESCO Associated school, which is the Aline Hanson Elementary school in Sandy Ground.

The UNESCO Associated Schools Project (ASPnet) is a network of schools throughout the world committed to the ideals of UNESCO, by conducting pilot projects in favor of better preparing children and strengthening the role of education of education in promoting a culture of peace and tolerance.

UNESCO Associated Schools conduct pilot projects, undertake innovative approaches and test educational materials, making significant contributions to improving the quality of education, learning and content.

The ASPnet provides a strong basis to promote global citizenship, through overarching flagships projects, school partnerships and the sharing of good practices and ideas.
ASPnet is a key promoter of UNESCO values and the integration of international perspectives into schools Read more

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Pond Island:--- St. Maarten basketballers are getting an early jump on TelCell’s September 1 launch of its brand new 4G-LTE mobile data network by sporting the company’s branding logo and colours this week.

Members of the St. Maarten Basketball Federation (SMBF) donned their TelCell 4G-LTE Jerseys Sunday, shortly before leaving the island for Antigua where they are competing in the Leeward Islands (LIBA) basketball tournament. They were also presented with a cash donation towards tickets for the trip.

This is the second year that St.Maarten Basketball will be taking part in the Antigua contest, but this year SMBF will be one step closer to participation in the Central American and Caribbean games in 2018.

TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group veteran workers basked in an afternoon of nostalgia, good laughs, and kind words during the company’s 2017 Jubilee celebrations at Izi Restaurant, Simpson Bay, Friday.

This year’s celebrants together clocked in more than 475 years in TelEm Group service, marking 20, 25 and 35 years with the company.

Celebrating 20 years of service were: Ernest Romeo, Frank Carty, Hilary Williams, Carmen Lake-Reyes, Glen Hazel, Cassius Richardson, Nadia Rombley, Rodney Washington, Donville Hodge, Percival Cocks, Edsel Martina, Melisca Fergus and Eldert Louisa.

Celebrating 25 and 35 years were: Cyrill Priest, Stanley Faneyte, Rosita Holaman-Gumbs, Windell Hughes, Donald Rogers, Carmita Brooks and Erundine van Heyningen.

Also taking pride of place with her colleagues was another long time worker, retiree Silvina Mathews, bringing to three, the number of retirees in the company this year, with retirees, Anthony Haddocks and Stanley David having already enjoyed retirement celebrations this year.

As with previous events of its kind, this year’s Jubilee celebration afforded management the opportunity to thank its employees for their work over many years in a special gathering of colleagues, friends, and family.

Chief Financial Officer, (CFO) Mrs Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- During the meeting, elections were held and the members elected Jelle Hamstra to be the new Chairman of the Association, as former Chairman, Marcel Javois, decided to step down after being the Chairman for 4 consecutive years.
Hamstra has extensive experience in the Hospitality and Timeshare industry. His past positions include General Manager of Tamarind Hotel and Manager of St Read more

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WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin joined Prime Minister of Curacao Eugene Rhuggenaath as well as Caribbean Regional Envoy for Kingdom of the Netherlands in Havana Liesbeth Mol in Willemstad yesterday for a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic Miguel Vargas on the occasion of the first anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Kingdom and the Dominican Republic Read more

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Mp Wescot Inquires About Gebe’S Electricity Supply And Load Shedding. Questions Initiatives For Alternative Forms Of Energy.

PHILIPSBURG:---With the recent  spikes (again) in electricity outages/load shedding and GEBE's statements regarding same, such as regular maintenance, unexpected stoppages, safety concerns, overheating and such, MP Wescot urgently requested Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Development, Environment and Infrastructure, the Honourable Mr. Christophe Emmanuel to answer the following questions:

nt spikes (again) in electricity outages/load shedding and GEBE's statements regarding same, such as regular maintenance, unexpected stoppages, safety concerns, overheating and such, MP Wescot urgently requested Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Development, Environment and Infrastructure, the Honourable Mr Read more

BONAIRE:--- On Wednesday, 16 August 2017, a declaration was signed in Kralendijk (Bonaire) in which the Public Prosecutor (OM), Royal Marechaussee (KMar), Police force of the Dutch Caribbean (KPCN) and the Public Body of Bonaire (OLB) have committed themselves to work together on a “safety picture BES 2017” (Veiligheidsbeeld BES 2017) . These parties are now part of the steering group that will guide the process.
The “security picture BES 2017” is commissioned by the Attorney-General (PG) of Curaçao, Saint Maarten, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba, and must consist a report describing the threats, and especially visible criminal threats that are visible on the islands Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday August 16, 2017, Prime Minister William V. Marlin joined in celebration and support of Mrs Anna Rabess- Richardson at the Princess Juliana International Airport in welcoming International Pageants CEO Mr. Mel Richardson, Executive Director Mrs. Mary Richardson for an official "Meet and Greet" where Mrs. Rabess-Richardson was officially inducted as Director for Miss Teen International.

Being inducted as a director means that St Read more

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ARUBA:--- Twelve years after Natalee Holloway's disappearance on a graduation trip to Aruba, her father is hoping a recent discovery will yield a major break in the case of what happened to his daughter.

Dave Holloway and private investigator T.J. Ward announced on TODAY Wednesday that an 18-month investigation has led them to discover human remains that are being DNA tested to confirm if they are Natalee's.

"When we determined these remains were human, I was shocked,'' Holloway told Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- At the end of every school year, students are evaluated and promoted or not promoted based on their performance during the year. Conversely, at the end of a parliamentary year, Members of Parliament are not evaluated yet they continue in Parliament without anyone questioning their achievements, their performance or their competency to function as a parliamentarian.

I have observed that in several countries around the world, political and interest groups are developing report cards for parliamentarians Read more

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Minister Lee Pleas With Outgoing Minister Of Interior Affairs For Ngh Funding --- Pm

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin announced on Wednesday that the Minister of VSA Emil Lee tried once more to convince the Dutch Government to provide financing for the New General Hospital Read more

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