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Programa De Apoyo A La Crianza Positiva En Desarrollo

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La semana pasada se llevaron a cabo varias entrevistas y discusiones de grupos focales como parte del proceso de desarrollo de un Programa de apoyo a la crianza positiva (PPSP) en Sint Maarten. El programa se pondr a prueba a finales de este ao y tiene como objetivo ayudar a los padres y cuidadores a aumentar su conocimiento y comprensin de las prcticas positivas de desarrollo infantil, mejorar la comunicacin, aumentar las oportunidades de vinculacin entre padres y cuidadores y reducir las practicas de crianza agresivas.

El Ministro de Educacin, Cultura, Juventud & Deporte (MECYS), Dres Read more

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~Innovative and financially sound businesses are key to economic recovery and growth~

PHILIPSBURG:---  In the past five (5) years, St. Maarten has seen unprecedented challenges. From the devastation of Hurricane Irma to the ongoing pandemic, the community has seen severe socio-economic challenges. As a learning organization, the Ministry of Finance strives to develop its staff and community through education in areas of finance and innovation as it is critical to economic resilience and development, both personally and for the nation.

For this reason, the Ministry has helped to steer a variety of programs such as the Enterprise Support Project, which among other things provides loans and grants to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to stimulate capital investments in this core group of our society Read more

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The people and the Government of Sint Maarten will be commemorating the 37th Anniversary of Flag Day, on June 13th, 2022. The annual commemoration of Sint Maarten Flag Day will take place from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, on the premises of the Government Administration Building in Philipsburg.

The main feature of this years activities will be a Patriotic School Parade which will be led by the three primary schools in Philipsburg namely, Sister Borgia, St Joseph, and Oranje School Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Last week several interviews and focus group discussions were held as part of the process of the development of a Positive Parenting Support Program (PPSP) on Sint Maarten. The Program will be piloted later this year and aims to help parents and caregivers increase their knowledge and understanding of positive child development practices, improve communication, increase the opportunities for bonding between parents and caregivers and reduce harsh parenting practices.

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport (MECYS), Drs Read more

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Ministry Disagrees With Cbcs On Application Of Exchange Rate

Finance Minister Ardwell Irion

PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Finance is not in agreement with statements made by the Central Bank of Curaao and St. Maarten (CBCS) regarding the application of the exchange rate for the guilder to the United States dollar.

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Tzu Chi Dona 300 Paquetes, 300 Bolsas De Arroz A Mams En Triple Celebracin

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten = La Fundacin St Maarten Tzu Chi alegr el da y puso sonrisas en los rostros de unas 275 madres, abuelas y bisabuelas el domingo cuando don 300 paquetes que contenan golosinas ms 300 bolsas de 10 kg “Love Rice” durante su celebracin triple celebrada en el Centro Comunitario de Belair el domingo.

La celebracin anual, que marca el Da de Tzu Chi, el Da de la Madre y el Da de Buda, se llev a cabo en colaboracin con Leaders for Change y el Ministerio de Salud Pblica, Desarrollo Social y Trabajo VSA, una colaboracin por primera vez para Tzu Chi.

La Jefa del Departamento de Cultura, Clara Reyes, y la voluntaria de Tzu Chi, Yamile Bastidas, guiaron el evento, con Reyes como Maestra de Ceremonias y Bastidas, quien tradujo al espaol.

Un saln lleno de capacidad en el Centro Comunitario de Belair, con prcticamente todos los asientos ocupados y el espacio de pie ocupado, estuvo disponible para experimentar el evento.

Los aspectos ms destacados del evento incluyeron una humilde ceremonia de lavado de pies y ofrenda de t, donde los nios tuvieron la oportunidad de lavar los pies de sus madres en una muestra de respeto Read more

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La Diputada Wescot Reitera Su Llamado Al Gobierno Por Ms Transparencia Y Dilogo.

Si bien el gobierno de St. Maarten llama a la unidad, es el mayor polarizador.
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La diputada nota con mucha preocupacin que ha pasado una semana ms y no hay noticias sobre el Ministro del TEATT y su regreso al cargo. El ministro desapareci de la vista del pblico sin ni siquiera un aviso al pblico en general. Y el Consejo de Ministros de Sint Maarten parece no tener ningn problema con la situacin. Sin embargo, hay tantos asuntos importantes pendientes en el Ministerio del TEATT.

Si bien la ausencia del Ministro, en mi opinin, es inaceptable que la comunidad y el parlamento se queden en la oscuridad, ms asombroso es el hecho de que este ministerio es responsable de los precios de los bienes y el precio del combustible y al gobierno aparentemente podra importarle Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, June 10th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor, Omar Ottley commenced his Anti-gang and positivity advice school tour. Minister Ottley had the honor to speak to the students of the St. Dominic high school. He was joined by members of the Community Development Family and Humanitarian Affairs and Ex detainee turned entrepreneur, singer, and social activist, Mr Read more

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~ Sick leave extended based on doctors advice.~

PHILIPSBURG:---Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in response to questions posed on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers' press briefing regarding the status of the Minister of TEATT Roger Lawrence who has been out on sick leave.
Jacobs said the Minister was expected to return to work on Monday, June 6th, 2022, however, she was informed that the Minister had to return to the doctor for further evaluation and it was determined that his medical leave was extended.
The Prime Minister said that based on the extended medical leave the Council of Ministers would have to make a decision on the way forward Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion announced at the Council of Ministers press briefing that he has taken note of the articles on June 2nd and June 5th, 2022 on the use of the official exchange rate by businesses, and the Ministry is not in agreement with the suggestion for a business to unilaterally decide on the exchange rate between the Antillean Guilder and the dollar of the United States of America.

There is a law in place that regulates the exchange rate of the Caribbean guilder (which is now still the Antillean Guilder until the Caribbean Guilder is implemented) and the dollar of the United States of America Read more

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Exclusive: No Information From Prosecutors Office Regarding Lance Thomas Case --- Minister Of Justice.

~ Former Interim Prison Director signed MOU with MHF and authorized Thomass detention.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson said in response to questions posed by SMN News that the Prosecutors Office is not divulging any information regarding the investigation into the death of mental health patient Lance Thomas Read more

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~ Head of Inspections of VROMI received the third parcel of leased land before the draft policy.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran said in response to questions about the government lease land that was given to the head of the Inspections of VROMI in Fort Willem in August 2021 that there are several persons that have multiple pieces of land and that the civil servant is not the only one.
SMN News asked the Minister if the draft policy he is working on after a motion was passed in parliament for him to submit a policy to parliament to regulate the issuance of government lease land states that if a person has property in their name, then they will not qualify for government land Read more

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El Mes De Los Eventos Del Sjis Foster Care Concluye Con La Festiva Caminata St. Maarten 2 De Junio De 2022

Finaliza la campaa Be The Village, Foster A Child

PHILIPSBURG, Sin Maarten – El sbado 28 de mayo de 2022, nios, padres, voluntarios, personal y simpatizantes salieron a las calles de Philipsburg para marcar el final de la campaa de un mes de duracin “Be The Village, Foster A Child”.

Abriendo la caminata estuvo la banda de tambores Generation New Status de Youmay Dormoy, creando un ambiente festivo propio de un encuentro caribeo y ciertamente justificado para la conclusin de un evento exitoso.

Cortesa de Rudy’s Performing Arts Dance & Expressions, los espectadores disfrutaron de un Flash Mob de baile, mientras que el Rotary Club Sunrise sirvi refrigerios.

Acompaada por la Ministra de Justicia Anna Richardson y el personal, que visit varios eventos durante la campaa, la multitud recorri Front Street y Back Street, mientras que los Stilt Walkers en todo su esplendor brindaron el cierre colorido a una campaa memorable.

La ministra de Justicia Anna E Read more

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Minister Ottley Issues Decrees For New Mental Health Care Clinic

By Jacqueline Hooftman

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA Omar Ottley (United Peoples Party) has followed the court order of May 3 one month later and issued a ministerial decree for healthcare institution PsyCare BV and two BIG-registered psychiatrists.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, May 30th, a United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) delegation consisting of the Director of the UNOPS Multi-Country Office for Costa Rica, Panama, and the Dutch and English-speaking Caribbean countries, the Head of Programs, and the Principal Technical Advisor for Infrastructure and Project management met with the Council of Ministers (CoM) for the kick-off to the first official work visit by UNOPS to Sint Maarten for the prisons new construction project Read more

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Mp Wescot Reiterates Her Call To Government For More Transparency And Dialogue.

While the St. Maarten government calls for unity, it is the biggest polarizer.

The MP notes with much concern that another week has gone by and there is no news about the Minister of TEATT and his return to office.
The minister disappeared from the public view without so much as a notice to the general public. And the Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten seems to have no issue with the situation. Yet, there are so many important matters pending at the Ministry of TEATT.

While the Ministers absence is one thing and in my view unacceptable that the community and the parliament are left in the dark, more flabbergasting is the fact that this ministry is responsible for the prices of goods and the price of fuel and the government seemingly could care less that weeks have passed since the minister announced relief for the consumers due to the high gas prices.

MP Wescot recalled that before the minister went on an assumed leave, he announced the reduction of the cost of fuel for the consumer Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The St Maarten Tzu Chi Foundation brightened the day and put smiles on the faces of about 275 mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers on Sunday when it donated 300 packages containing goodies plus 300 bags of 10kg Love Rice during its triple celebration held at the Belair Community Center on Sunday.

The annual celebration, which is to mark Tzu Chi Day, Mothers Day, and Buddha Day, was held in collaboration with Leaders for Change and the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor VSA, a first-time collaboration for Tzu Chi.

Culture Department Head Clara Reyes and Tzu Chi volunteer Yamile Bastidas guided the event, with Reyes serving as Master of Ceremonies and Bastidas, who translated in Spanish.

A capacity-filled hall at the Belair Community Center, with practically all seats filled and standing space taken up, was on hand to experience the event.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Highlights of the event included a humble foot washing and tea offering ceremony, where children got an opportunity to wash the feet of their mothers in a show of respect Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, June 3rd, the Minister of VSA, Honorable Omar Ottley, joined Dr. Felix Holiday, Director of St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), and Ms. Erika Van der Horst at St. Maarten General Hospital (SMGH) Operations Contract Manager to witness the 530 cubic meters pour of concrete for sections 4 and 5 of the foundation. The pour represented a significant step in the progress of the SMGH project.

Over the past six years, there have been concerns about the lack of progress on the project Read more

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Smmc Acoge La Visita De La Secretaria De Estado Van Huffelen

CAY HILL, Sint Maarten – El jueves 26 de mayo, El Centro Mdico St. Maarten (SMMC) recibi la visita de la Secretaria de Estado de Relaciones del Reino y Digitalizacin, Alexandra van Huffelen, y su delegacin de los Pases Bajos.

El propsito de la visita fue brindarle a la Secretaria de Estado una descripcin general de los servicios ampliados de SMMC, el estado de las actualizaciones esenciales y el Hospital General St. Maarten (SMGH) proyecto de construccin que incluye el progreso y los desafos en la construccin debido a los desarrollos internacionales.

El Honorable Ministro de VSA Omar Ottley, el Sr Read more

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Szv Preparacin Para La Construccin Del Edificio De Oficinas & Unidad De Bienestar

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten El Gobierno de Sint Maarten ha firmado un memorando de entendimiento con SZV para transferir 6,400 M2 de terreno arrendado en Cay Hill al Social & Seguros de Salud (SZV) para comenzar con la fase 1 del desarrollo del rea del Complejo Deportivo Raoul Illidge (RISC). La fase uno (1) incluye la construccin del edificio de oficinas SZV, la solucin de estacionamiento y un edificio de bienestar comunitario.

El nuevo edificio de oficinas estar preparado para el futuro Read more

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First Round Of Npower Workshops Considered A Success

Some 49 different local non-profit organizations (NPOs), one government department and one private organisation benefited from the first round of capacity build workshops organised by NPOwer, a project of Foresee Foundation (4C). The workshops were financed by St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) and Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben.

The first round of 11 capacity building workshops were held between March and May and superseded the expectations of NPOwer. With a 90 percent attendance rate, the workshops had 172 unique local registrations with a total of 81 persons directly benefiting from the workshops and with 12 persons qualifying to earn a capacity building certificate for their respective organisation.

The workshops were evaluated on a 4-point scale where 4 represents excellent, 3 being good, 2 being fair and 1 being needs improvement Read more

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Justice Ministry Needs More Qualified Staff, Report Says

PHILIPSBURG--The staffing of the Ministry of Justice with qualified civil servants is still very meagre, the St. Maarten Progress Committee concluded in its latest report. Minister of Justice Anna Richardson is advised to appoint a full-time secretary general and to do what is necessary to improve the ministrys functioning.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The people and the Government of Sint Maarten will be commemorating the 37th Anniversary of Flag Day, on June 13th, 2022. The annual commemoration of Sint Maarten Flag Day will take place from 8:00 am to 11:00 am, on the premises of the Government Administration Building in Philipsburg.

The main feature of this years activities will be a Patriotic School Parade, which will be led by the three primary schools in Philipsburg namely, Sister Borgia, St. Joseph, and Oranje School Read more

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Actualizacin Del Puente Causeway: Piezas Recibidas Y Tcnicos Que Llegarn Al Final De La Semana Para Reparaciones

PORT ST. MAARTEN Est previsto que los tcnicos de Hollandia en los Pases Bajos llegaron el fin de semana con piezas y equipos adicionales para realizar reparaciones en el Puente de Causeway.

Actualmente, la seccin del centro de giro de ltima generacin del Puente Causeway permaneca cerrada al trfico martimo hasta nuevo aviso, dijo la Autoridad de la Laguna de Simpson Bay (SLAC, por sus siglas en ingls). Se espera que los trabajos de reparacin tarden cinco das en completarse.

El Puente Causeway, que se inaugur a finales del 2013 al trfico vehicular y martimo, utiliza tecnologa avanzada y compleja en comparacin con el Puente de Simpson Bay.

Con base en una investigacin preliminar sobre el origen del problema, las pruebas continuas realizadas por el equipo de SLAC, que ha estado trabajando diligentemente, han determinado que los sensores de falla del sistema hidrulico son la causa principal de que el puente no pueda abrirse.

Si uno o ms sensores no funcionan, esto coloca las operaciones del puente en modo predeterminado para protegerlo de daos.

El Director Ejecutivo (CEO) de Port St Read more

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