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Collectivit Releases 277,000 Euros For Vocational SchoolS Carpentry Section

Some 200 Lyce students and teachers marched to the Collectivit Thursday morning to protest the Collectivits not replacing defective machine tools for the vocational schools woodworking and carpentry sections since Hurricane Irma. Apparently, there are only two usable machines left. A delegation was received by President Daniel Gibbs following the march (see related story), where it was disclosed the Executive Council had approved a 277,000-euro grant the day before to purchase the necessary machine tools as soon as possible Read more

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Cannabis Farming, Animal Cruelty Laws Among Us Party Focus Points For 2021

MP Claudius Toontje Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG-- A tolerance policy for the decriminalisation of possession, use and cultivation of cannabis, permitting cannabis farming for medicinal and recreational purposes, and pursuing a law on animal cruelty are amongst the many issues on which United St. Maarten Party (US Party) wants to focus this year.

Usp Outlines Its Plan Of Action Of 2021

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament outlines its plan of actions for the year 2021. The work on some of the projects outlined in the 2021 plan of actions have begun in 2020, while the party intends to have them completed during the course of this year.

The Animal Cruelty Law is one of the projects on the list. This law already exists in parts of our penal code. Aruba has a more in-depth law with a penalty section. The faction intends to review this law to establish if there is a need to implement a similar law with adaptations that are best suitable for St Read more

~Top epidemiologists share insights and answers questions on Facebook Live Show~

PHILIPSBURG:---  Aging with Grace is an online show aired on Facebook Live every Sunday at 3:00 pm and hosted by Drs. Linda Richardson, a community leader who has successfully had careers in linguistics, education, and political advisory. Started in April 2020 during the emergency lockdown at the onset of the pandemic, this show is designed to empower seniors to live their best life while providing a blueprint for youngers on how to do the same Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- The United St. Maarten Party (USP) faction in parliament outlines its plan of action for the year 2021. The work on some of the projects outlined in the 2021 plan of actions has begun in 2020, while the party intends to have them completed during the course of this year.

Animal Cruelty Law is one of the projects on the list. This law already exists in parts of our penal code Read more

MARIGOT:--- The first phase of the COVID-19 vaccination started on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.
In accordance with the national strategy of the COVID-19 virus vaccination campaign, the prefecture of Saint-Barthlemy and Saint-Maarten informs the population of the beginning of the first phase, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, for Saint-Martin and starting Monday, January 18, 2021, for Saint-Barthlemy.
Vaccination of volunteers will be done by a doctor or nurse supervised by a doctor. It will be done in two injections, 21 days apart Read more

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Caribbean Roots Soccer Star Named Mvp In Sport

News Americas, LONDON, England, Fri. Jan. 8, 2021: Manchester United forward, Caribbean roots soccer star Marcus Rashford, is the most valuable player in the world soccer according to the CIES Football Observatory.

The CIES says the 23-year-old is morevaluable than Erling Braut Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, and Jadon Sancho.

The research group, which takes into account age, contract length, and form, values Rashford at $203 million. Rashford has been in sparkling form for United this season, scoring 14 times and assisting seven in 26 games to help Ole Gunnar Solskjaers side to joint top of the Premier League table.

The England international has also been making the headlines thanks to his campaign to fight child poverty in England Read more

Residency Permits Policy Was Not Changed Or Amended.

~ Minister getting rid of foreigners thru backdoor says attorneys.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- In response to queries regarding the residency permit policy that is being executed by the IND at the Ministry of Justice, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson said on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that the policy that was established in 2012 has not changed or amended.
Minister Richardson said the policy was not properly enforced in the past and that it is her responsibility as the current Minister of Justice to ensure that the policies in place are fully enforced Read more

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Vaccination Campaign Against Covid-19 Begins On French Side

At the vaccination press conference were (from top left) President Daniel Gibbs, Sous-Prfet Mickal Dore, ARS Territorial Director Paul Guibert, and Louis-Constant Fleming Hospital Director Marie Lampis Pattus. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--The COVID-19 vaccination campaign starts in St. Martin from today, Wednesday, Regional Health Au Read more

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Wescot-Williams Makes Inquiries Into Pjia.

Philipsburg, St. Maarten Member of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (UD) has made numerous inquiries into what she deems an unfortunate situation that played out during the latter part of 2020 between the airport holding board and the Managing Director of the Princess Juliana International Airport, Mr. Brian Mingo.

A letter from the airport holding board that supposedly was also copied to the Parliament of Sint Maarten, the MP stated in a recent statement,  has prompted her to ask questions to the Shareholder, in this case Prime Minister Jacobs and  Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), de Weever about the allegations in the letter.

Wescot-Williams said that the matter is unfortunate and it is lamentable that a corporate matter such as this has played out in the public domain Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (UD) has made numerous inquiries into what she deems an unfortunate situation that played out during the latter part of 2020 between the airport holding board and the Managing Director of the Princess Juliana International Airport, Mr. Brian Mingo.

A letter from the airport holding board that supposedly was also copied to the Parliament of Sint Maarten, the MP stated in a recent statement, has prompted her to ask questions to the Shareholder, in this case, Prime Minister Jacobs and Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), de Weever about the allegations in the letter.

Wescot-Williams said that the matter is unfortunate and it is lamentable that a corporate matter such as this has played out in the public domain Read more

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Justice Minister Meets With Integrity Chamber

Justice Minister Anna Richardson and representatives of the Integrity Chamber.

PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Anna Richardson and her support staff met with the I Read more

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Cps Offers Free- Drive Through Testing For All Members Of The Community

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS)

will be opening the drive through testing in Point Blanche at the lot before the harbor for all individuals daily, as of today Monday, January 11. Free testing will be done during the morning hours from 9:30am- 11:30am Read more

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Jacobs: Talks With Knops Mark New Beginning For Netherlands, St. Maarten

Representatives of the St. Maarten and Dutch delegations.

PHILIPSBURG--A new beginning for the Netherlands and St. Maarten was the description used by Prime Minister (PM) Silveria Jacobs to describe talks held with Dutch State Secretary for Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops and his delegation last Thursday, Janua Read more

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Kingdom Partners Concluded Its Ministerial Conference.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On January 7, 2021, the Ministries of Education and Culture, of the Four Countries of the Kingdom, namely, Sint Maarten, Aruba, Curacao and the Netherlands, concluded its annual Four Countries Ministerial Conference. For the first time, due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, this conference was held virtually between the Kingdom Partners. The Four Countries used this opportunity to establish mutually beneficial agreements for the advancement of the areas of education and culture Read more

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** Cps Offers Free- Drive Through Testing For All Members Of The Community **

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS)

will be opening the drive through testing in Point Blanche at the lot before the harbor for all individuals daily during the morning hours from 9:30am- 11:30am, starting Monday, January 11. This is a shift in the process as currently the drive through was by appointment only.  

CPS will still maintain their appointments from the hours of8:00am – 9:30am daily, however anyone who wants to be tested can now do so.  The drive through will be open daily for anyone who comes forward. 

Minister Panneflek encourages persons who are experiencing signs and symptoms which may be related to COVID-19, and persons who have been in close contact with a confirmed case to come out and make use of this opportunity to get tested Read more

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~ Says Knops admits World Bank failed ~

Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel has taken note that Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and her government, along with Dutch technocrats, have effectively sidelined the Parliament of St. Maarten and are moving full-speed ahead with country reforms without a legal basis to do so Read more

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Cps Offers Free- Drive Through Testing For All Members Of The Community. (Updated).

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA), Richard Panneflek hereby informs the public that Collective Prevention Services (CPS)
will be opening the drive-through testing in Point Blanche at the lot before the harbor for all individuals daily during the morning hours from 9:30 am- 11:30 am, starting Monday, January 11 Read more

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Smmc Gives Tour Of Acf To State Secretary Knops

CAYHILL, Sint Maarten – St. Maarten Medical Center(SMMC)gave a tourof its Auxiliary Care Facility (ACF)toDutch State Secretary Raymond Knops and his delegationonThursdayJanuary 7th.

Before touring the ACF, the State Secretary and his delegation were given a presentation regarding the construction of the various COVID-19 facilities since the start of the pandemic and how these evolved over time: from the emergency erection of the ICU Tent and the Mobile Medical Pavilion to the transfer of the ICU Tent to thegym hall of the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School at the start of the 2020 hurricane season while simultaneously constructing the current ACF. 

Also discussed was the construction of the St Read more

CAY HILL:--- St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) gave a tour of its Auxiliary Care Facility (ACF) to Dutch State Secretary Raymond Knops and his delegation on Thursday, January 7th.
Before touring the ACF, the State Secretary and his delegation were given a presentation regarding the construction of the various COVID-19 facilities since the start of the pandemic and how these evolved over time: from the emergency erection of the ICU Tent and the Mobile Medical Pavilion to the transfer of the ICU Tent to the gym hall of the Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School at the start of the 2020 hurricane season while simultaneously constructing the current ACF Read more

St. Maarten Government Representatives Meet With State Secretary Knops

Philipsburg On Thursday, January 7th, Prime Minister & Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson, Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran, and their support staff met with State Secretary of Interior & Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops and his delegation in a series of meetings at the Government Administration Building to update and follow-up on agreements made prior to the end of 2020 Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, January 7th, Prime Minister & Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs, Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion, Minister of Justice Anna Richardson, Minister of VROMI Egbert Doran, and their support staff met with State Secretary of Interior & Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops and his delegation in a series of meetings at the Government Administration Building to update and follow-up on agreements made prior to the end of 2020 Read more

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The Social Pensions In St. Maarten Are Poverty Pensions, Says Smcc

From left to right Alberto Bute, Claire Elshot and Raymond Jessurun (file photo)

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Consumers Coalition (SMCC) says the social pension payments for seniors, widowers and orphans in St. Maarten still remain below those of persons in the Netherlands.

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Government Of Sint Maarten Express Condolences On Passing Of Gordon Butch Stewart

Philipsburg The Ministry of TEATT wishes to express its heartfelt condolences to the Stewart family and the wider Sandals Resorts and Beaches Resorts family on the passing of Gordon Butch Stewart OJ CD, founder of Sandals Resorts International.

Butch Stewart was a pioneer and true innovator in the hotel industry and his passion for the Caribbean inspired many. When I lived in London it made me so proud each time I saw London black cabs draped in the Sandals logo, stated Minister of T Read more

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