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Soccer Foundation Opens 25Th Annual Tournament

BELVEDERE – On Saturday, February 4, the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation Tournament held the opening of its 25th soccer tournament at the John Cruijff Court in Belvedere.

The tournament, which hosts all the elementary schools, is a yearly event, which sees a high level of participation at various age levels and includes both genders. The tournament was kicked off by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs Silveria Jacobs Read more

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First Calypso Tent For 2017 Season

PHILIPSBURG – RAW Promotions Foundation under the auspices of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF), in collaboration with the FCDSM, presents the first calypso tent for the 2017 Carnival season.

The official opening of Carnival in the north took place last Saturday, February 4, and was followed by the children’s candy parade on Sunday, February 5.

However, on Tuesday, February 21, the Carnival Village in Galisbay, Marigot will come alive when calypso fans will get a rare opportunity to see their favorite calypsonians perform in a calypso tent.

Performing will be ten calypsonians: King Beau Beau, The Mighty Phox, Empress Ebony, Lady Righteous, Doctor Ray, Sheera, The Mighty Pepper, The Chipman, His Majesty Baker Jr., and the reigning calypso monarch of St Read more

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Mlk And Lcs Hold Joint Social

PHILIPSBURG – The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) and the Leonald Connor Primary School (LCS) hosted a joint social event for teachers and school staff. The event was initiated by Teacher Charles Rollan of LCS in collaboration with educational assistant of MLK Janaira Samuel.

The joint social was held on Tuesday afternoon from 1:30pm to 4:00pm at Carl and Sons lounge on Pond fill.

“I would like to applaud Mr. Rollan, the coordinator and Ms. Samuel, for having taken this initiative for the benefit of the two schools,” said School Manager of MLK Stuart Johnson.

“It was an enlightening moment Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Information reaching SMN News states that the chairman of the supervisory board of GEBE Roy Marlin has been hospitalized on Tuesday morning.
According to the information provided to SMN News states that Marlin was admitted Tuesday morning to the hospital with what appeared to be a minor stroke. However, the information on the condition of Marlin could not be confirmed Read more

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Exclusive:--- Curacao Inspectorate Intends To Stop Dr.Patrick Fa Si Oen From Practicing As A Surgeon In Curacao. --- Reliable Sources.

Willemstad/ PHILIPSBURG:--- The Inspectorate in Curacao intends to inform Dr. Patrick Fa Si Oen that he can no longer practice as a surgeon in Curacao until he is registered as surgeon.  Information received from well-placed sources said that Fa Si Oen will get the official letter on Wednesday. Also on Wednesday, the management of SEHOS intends to meet with their Supervisory Board. It is expected that the Inspectorate will deliver its decision before SEHOS makes their decision known to the general public.
The managing board of SEHOS already took a unilateral decision to terminate Fa Si Oen working agreement with SEHOS since he was not able to produce a registration from Belgium Read more

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Mlk And Lcs Holds Joint Social.

PHILIPSBURG:---  The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) and the Leonard Connor Primary School (LCS) hosted a joint social event for teachers and school staff. The event initiated by Teacher Charles Rollan of LCS in collaboration with Janaira Samuel educational assistant of MLK.

The joint social was held on Tuesday afternoon from 1:30 pm to 4:00 p.m. at Carl and Sons lounge on Pond fill.

“I would like to applaud Mr. Rollan the coordinator and Ms. Samuel for having taken this initiative for the benefit of the two schools,” said Stuart Johnson School Manager of the Dr Read more

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BELVEDERE:--- On Saturday, February 4th, 2017, the St. Maarten Soccer Educational Foundation Tournament held the opening of its 25th soccer tournament at the John Cruijff Court in Belvedere. The tournament, which hosts all the elementary schools is a yearly event which sees a high level of participation at various age levels and includes both genders. The tournament was kicked off by the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs, Ms. Silveria Jacobs Read more

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Parliament Handles 2012 Annual Accounts

PHILIPSBURG--Five years on, Parliament has started the handling of the national ordinance to establish the 2012 Annual Accounts. Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. tabled the draft ordinance in the Central Committee of Parliament on Monday afternoon.

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Lost Bob Marley Tapes Restored After 40 Years In London Basement

KINGSTON, Jamaica  – Lost recordings by Bob Marley found in a damp hotel basement in London after more than 40 years have been restored.

The tapes are the original, high-quality live recordings of the reggae legend’s concerts in London and Paris between 1974 and 1978. Tracks include No Woman No Cry, Jamming and Exodus.

They were at first believed to be ruined beyond repair, largely because of water damage.

Marley, who died in 1981, would have been 72 on Monday.

The tapes were found in a run-down hotel in Kensal Rise, north-west London, where Bob Marley and the Wailers stayed during their European tours in the mid-1970s.

They were discovered when Joe Gatt, a Marley fan and London businessman, took a phone call from a friend, who had found them while doing a building refuse clearance.

From the 13 reel-to-reel analogue master tapes, 10 were fully restored, two were blank and one was beyond repair Read more

French-Side Carnival Launched With Symbolic Key Presentation

MARIGOT--First Vice-President Guillaume Arnell officially signalled the start of the 2017 French-side Carnival on Saturday evening on the waterfront with the symbolic key hand-over to President of Festivités Carnavalesque de St. Martin (FCDSM) Jean-Philippe Richardson.

The key was brought in on a cushion by Miss Pitchounette 2016, Maëlys Farlot Read more

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Heyliger: Government Must Ensure Execution Of Gebe Concession Terms

PHILIPSBURG--Government only uses utilities company GEBE as a cash cow to deal with its own budget woes; in doing this, Government has depleted the company of millions of dollars which could have been spent in buying new efficient engines and updating the country’s electrical and water infrastructure or at the least giving the consumers a reduction in tariff, says United People’s (UP Read more

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New Additions To Telem Supervisory Board Of Directors Attend First Meeting

POND ISLAND – TelEm Group Supervisory Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman Paul Marshall, last Thursday, February 2, welcomed the board three new members: Former Civil Servant John Richardson, Business executive Jimmy Challenger and former TelEm veteran employee Read more

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Up Mp Connor: Respect Our Constitution, Our Democracy, Our Rule Of Law

All factions of the St. Maarten Parliament supported a motion that was submitted to the House on Monday, January 30, 2017, during a plenary session.

The meeting was called to discuss the appointment of a quartermaster for the Integrity Chamber by the Dutch Government. During the deliberations it became clear that the validity of the Protocol that was signed between Minister of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations and the Minister of Justice of St. Maarten in May of 2015 became questionable Read more

Jacobs: Ministry Is Systematically Looking To Prioritize All Challenges

PHILIPSBURG –  At Wednesday’s, February 1, Council of Minister Press Briefing, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport Silveria Jacobs updated on the issues her Ministry was dealing with.

Agreements were finalized to get the works moving at the Leonald Connor School on “the critical upgrade, which we’ve been speaking about for quite some time.”

The company that won the contract was Hemco NV and Representative Henry Frederick signed an agreement Read more

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Boasman: From Day One, Very Busy Working On Situation At Prison

PHILIPSBURG – In Wednesday’s, February 1, Council of Ministers Press Briefing, Acting Prime Minister Raphael Boasman made two announcements before updating the press on the matters his Ministry was dealing with.

He said first that Prime Minister William Marlin was off island attending to overdue matters, and secondly, congratulated Policy Adviser in his cabinet Richinel Brug and spouse on the “addition to their family with a brand new baby boy, and I have in my notes, another reason to make St Read more

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Heyliger: Govt. Must Ensure Execution Of Gebe Concession Terms

PHILIPSBURG – Government only uses utilities company GEBE as a cash cow to deal with its own budget woes; in doing this, Government has depleted the company of millions of dollars which could have been spent in buying new efficient engines and updating the country’s electrical and water infrastructure or at the least giving the consumers a reduction in tariff, says United People’s (UP) party leader Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger.

“It is completely unacceptable for the country, its people and businesses, to continuously be left in the dark from constant power outages,” said Heyliger on Sunday.

“GEBE has obligations set out in its concession of 2010 to the people of our country Read more

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Pond Island:--- TelEm Group Supervisory Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman, Mr. Paul Marshall, last Thursday welcomed to the board three new members – Former Civil Servant, Mr. John Richardson, Business executive, Mr. Jimmy Challenger and former TelEm veteran employee, Mr. Arnold Brown.

The three new additions to the Supervisory Board of Directors, along with Mr Read more

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SEHOS and Inspectorate remains mum

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:-- The board of the St. Elizabeth Hospital (SEHOS) has terminated the contract for Dr. Patrick Fa Si Oen, an unregistered surgeon who practiced at the institution for the past 14 years. Some two weeks ago SMN News broke the news that SEHOS had an unregistered surgeon working at the institution for the past 14 years. SEHOS made the discovery after they began investigating another surgeon for carelessness.
When the news broke the management of SEHOS sent Fa Si Oen on two weeks mandatory vacation in order for him to travel to Belgium to see if he could get this registration in order Read more

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*** Update *** [Exclusive Video]: Four Masked Men Robbed Dazzling Gems On Frontstreet

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO provided by a tourist to 721news

UPDATE (1:29PM) POLICE REPORT:

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Special Unit Robbery is presently investigating an armed robbery which took place on Saturday February 4th at approximately 11.15 a.m. at Dazzling Gem on Front Street.

According to the reports that came into the Emergency Dispatch four unknown masked and armed men arrived at the jewel store in a blue Suzuki Jeep with heavily tinted windows carrying  an old taxi license plate Read more

Dutch Caribbean Child Protection Agencies At 1-Day Conference

MAHO, St. Maarten – The Child Protection Agencies of the Dutch Caribbean and Judges of the Joined Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba held a one-day conference on St. Maarten, entitled: “The Child as Focus of Attention in the Caribbean, Together, We are Stronger.”

The conference was initiated and hosted by Dutch Dependents Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (the BES islands). It was attended by representatives from the BES islands and St Read more

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Condolence Message Of Pm Marlin To The York Family On The Passing Of Their Patriarch, Mr. Freddie York At 100 Years Old.

He was a century not out, until a few days later, he was caught with a leg spin by death. George Frederick Adolphus York, the patriarch of the York family, was in good spirits when we all came together to celebrate his 100th birthday. I was fortunate to be part of the celebration, both in church and at the Tropicana Ballroom. It is therefore with utter disbelief that I received the news of his passing.

I recall mentioning on the day he turned 100, two personal experiences with him which have followed me ever since Read more

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William, Silveria Saddened By Passing Of Freddie York

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs (MECYS) Silveria Jacobs are saddened by the passing of cultural icon George Frederick “Freddie York” Adolphus York, who passed on Thursday a few days after celebrating his 100th birthday Read more

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MAHO:--- The Child Protection Agencies of the Dutch Caribbean and Judges of the Joined Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba held a one-day conference on St. Maarten, entitled “The Child as Focus of Attention in the Caribbean, Together, We are Stronger”. The conference was initiated and hosted by Dutch Dependents Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (the BES islands). It was attended by representatives from the BES islands and St. Maarten.

The related entities—Court of guardianship, Child Protection Services, Center of Youth and Family and the Court officials—came together to discuss the legal frame of the protective measures, matters related to alimony request/collection and other matters of interest.

Paramount also was seeking ways on how these organizations can work better with each other in a more efficient and effective manner to provide assistance to each other in the service of protecting the children in their respective Countries.

At the opening of the conference, there was a welcome address by the Minister of Justice Rafael Boasman, who welcomed participants and encouraged a productive meeting, seeing the critical importance of the topic and the real life situations with our countries and islands.

Other opening remarks were given by Director of the Court of Guardianship St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Several residents of Plough Drive Cul de Sac are extremely relieved that the home that was severely damaged by fire last week was demolished on Friday. The residents along with the owner of the home who was having a hard time obtaining a demolition permit met with the Minister of VROMI Christopher Emmanuel on Wednesday afternoon at the site Read more

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