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PHILIPSBURG: ---With news that St. Maarten’s record of tourist arrivals for this year is anticipated to be significantly less than last year, a suggestion has been put forward that St. Maarten diversify its tourism product to incorporate more cultural and natural attractions like organized hikes and a botanical garden and to “piggy back” locally made art off the backs of other products to make them more attractive to visitors as souvenirs.
This suggestion is being put forward by One St Read more

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Become A Part Of The Solution

Born of a St. Maarten father and a Saban mother, I was raised in a family with strong Biblical values.

I left my parental home to further my education abroad, and took those values with me. Like most youngsters, when I tried to do my own thing, those values would tug at my conscience and keep me in line.

Living, studying and working in the Netherlands have taught me to rely on the values I was brought up with, and which I will carry with me for the rest of my life. The teaching I have received at home, the experience I gained abroad and the fact that God has kept me, have shaped me into the person I am today Read more

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Anguilla Hosts First Happy Power Hour At Governor’S Reception

~Creator of Happy Power Hour Ife Badejo gave key address~

SINT MAARTEN/ANGUILLA – The Governor’s Reception in Anguilla, hosted by Her Excellency Christina Scott, started last year as a way to bring the private and public sectors together, in an effort to better strengthen Anguilla’s economy.

In partnership with the Anguillan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACOCI), this year the reception took the form of Happy Power Hour, a premier networking event in St. Maarten. This is the first international Happy Power Hour, which to date has reached more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and professionals.

With the aim of expanding networks, growing businesses, and facilitating collaborative projects, the Happy Power Hour has had speakers like Chairman of Nagico Imran Amjad, Jean Arnell of Computech, and Forbes featured entrepreneur and #1 Leadership Life Trainer in the US Dr Read more

Hope’S Draft Manifesto Ready

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - HOPE, the political party with aim to Help Our People Excel, has its Manifesto Ready, says party leader Mercedes “Elektra” van der Waals Wyatt in a press release, yesterday.

We are inviting the general public to the Draft Manifesto launch on Tuesday August 2nd at the John Larmonie Center at 7.30pm.

The public has a say in our program, so we invite them to voice their concerns and ideas for solutions with us Read more

NA looking for 10 seats and four years in office to complete the work they started.

Dawn Beach:--- The National Alliance congress held at the Westin Dawn Beach was packed to capacity as their supporters turn out in large numbers.
At the congress several awards  were  given out to long standing supporters who stood beside the party ever since it was established in 1975 Read more

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Exclusive: Labor Mediator Held Illegal Referendum At Gebe --- Boasman Missing In Action --- Wifol/ Aswe Contemplating Court Case.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Former Minister of Labor and now labor mediator Raphael Boasman may soon find himself in hot water for holding a referendum at GEBE on Friday without inviting or even informing the WIFOL/ ASWE who signed a Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) of the rank file (non- managerial) employees of the company.
According to the President of WIFOL/ ASWE Theophillus Thompson the union he heads signed a Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) at the end of 2013 and it is still valid.Thompson said several articles of that CLA did was not executed by the Human Resource Manager Clifford Sasso.
Thompson further explained that the company’s HR had to establish a labor management committee, salary scales had to be properly adjusted and executed, the job description of the workers  also had to be put in place but up to this day none of that was done Read more

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Anguilla Hosts First Happy Power Hour At The Governor’S Reception, Ms. Ife Badejo, Creator Of Happy Power Hour, Gave The Key Address

ST. MAARTEN/Anguilla – The Governor’s Reception of Anguilla, hosted by Her Excellency Ms. Christina Scott, started last year as a way to bring the private and public sector together in an effort to better strengthen Anguilla’s economy.

In partnership with the Anguillan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACOCI), this year the reception took on the form of the Happy Power Hour, a premier networking event on St. Maarten.

This is the first international Happy Power Hour, which to date has reached more than 1000 entrepreneurs and professionals Read more

Ms. Ife Badejo, creator of Happy Power Hour, gave the key address

St. Maarten/Anguilla:---- The Governor’s Reception of Anguilla, hosted by Her Excellency Ms. Christina Scott, started last year as a way to bring the private and public sector together in an effort to better strengthen Anguilla’s economy. In partnership with the Anguillan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACOCI), this year the reception took on the form of the Happy Power Hour, a premier networking event on St. Maarten Read more

Dp Statia: Statia Government In Financial And Organizational Mess

ORANJESTAD, St Eustatius — On July 19, Statia’s Executive Council has been put on a yet more stringent form of financial supervision.

The implemented prior financial supervision, imposed on the PLP/UPC government last year, has been extended with a total stop on most new financial obligations, a so-called “verplichtingenstop.”

While under the previous supervision, government was not allowed to make any payments prior to approval of the minister, in the new situation government is prohibited to make any payments, which they were not already previously legally obligated to prior to July 15.

DP Statia saw this coming for some time already Read more

St. Maarten, Saba And Statia Give Boost To Coral Restoration Initiatives In The Caribbean

SINT MAARTEN, SABA, STATIA – Nature conservation organizations in St. Maarten, Saba, Statia and the Turks and Caicos islands will start within several weeks planting structures made from bamboo and rope in their marine parks, with the objective to regenerate coral species, the numbers of which have been severely depleted over the past decades.

The focus will be on Elkhorn and staghorn corals, species which are fast growing and relatively insensitive to sediment, a significant factor affecting coral on all of the islands Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---Nature conservation organizations in St Maarten, Saba, Statia and the Turks and Caicos Islands will start within several weeks planting structures made from bamboo and rope in their marine parks with the objective to regenerate coral species, the numbers of which have been severely depleted over the last few decades. The focus will be on Elkhorn and staghorn corals, species which are fast growing and relatively insensitive to sediment, a significant factor affecting coral on all of the islands Read more

Us Launches Four Candidates To Contest September Elections

PHILIPSBURG--Four candidates were rolled out by the United St. Maarten Party (US Party) on Friday at the party’s headquarters on the L.B. Scot Road. Raphael Brooks, Martin Wilson, Read more

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El Usp Presenta Cuatro Nuevos Candidatos

Traducido por Máximo Castro

Philipsburg, St. Maarten.– El líder del Partido USP, Frans Richardson presentó el viernes en la mañana cuatro nuevos candidatos aspirantes a cargos a través de esta organización política Read more

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Frans: La Burocracia En El Sistema De Impuestos, Sofoca A Las Empresas, Y A Los Inversionistas

Traducido por Máximo Castro

PHILIPSBURG.–  “Hemos estado hablando acerca de la simplificación del sistema fiscal cuya burocracia nos está matando desde hace mucho tiempo”, dijo el líder del Partido de Unido de San Martín (USP) Frans Richardson, quien dijo que es hora de dejar de hablar y hacer frente la estructura tributaria, que puesto a St Read more

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Usp Launches Four News Candidates Friday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten – The USP Party of MP Frans Richardson launched four new candidates on Friday morning.

They are Raphael Brooks, Benjamin Kelly, Chanel Brownbill and Martin Wilson.

Two of the candidates are fresh faces within the political arena whilst the remaining two of the candidates ran on the slate of the UP party in the last Parliamentary election.

Via PodCast the candidates gives an explanation for choosing the USP party and some of their plans for the island if elected to office Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Chief Commissioner of Police Carl John, Head of the Detective Department Commissioner Denise Jacobs and Acting Head of the Uniform Division Chief Inspector Benjamin Gout received a courtesy visit on Wednesday July 20th at the Police Head Quarters from Mr. Claret Connor Executive Director of the St Maarten Chamber of Commerce, Mr Read more

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Police Officer Latest Victim Of Two Vehicle Smash-Up

KINGSTON, Jamaica – A senior police officer has become the latest victim of a two-vehicle smash up that claimed the lives of three other people early on Thursday following the Caribbean Premier league (CPL) cricket match between the Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Tridents.

Sergeant Dillon Davis, 47, was returning from the night fixture at Sabina Park, when the accident occurred taking the lives of 18-year-old Theo McKenzie; 29-year-old Tameka Davis, and another man known only as Marvin Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel is now calling on the government of St. Maarten to reduce the commercial rates for electricity for all schools on St. Maarten. MP Emmanuel said that this topic was discussed several times in their coalition meetings and government admitted that what they are asking is possible, yet they have not acted Read more

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Justice Minister, Police Chief Present Decrees, Make Major Announcements

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo and Police Chief Commissioner Carl John presented 15 Police Officers with their long awaited decrees on Friday and used the opportunity make some major announcements regarding the Police force.

Minister Kirindongo led the way with an emotional speech that focused on the pride he felt on Friday being among the officers and knowing that he has accomplished what he promised he would and is fulfilling the mandate given to him by the United St Read more

Frans Praises Police Officers As They Receive Decrees, Resources, Insurance

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) MP Frans Richardson on Friday congratulated the 15 police officers who finally received their decrees (landsbesluiten) from Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo who was appointed by the USP in the current governing coalition Read more

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Usp Launches Four News Candidates Friday

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The USP Party of MP Frans Richardson launched four new candidates on Friday morning.

They are Raphael Brooks, Benjamin Kelly, Chanel Brownbill and Martin Wilson Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) MP Frans Richardson on Friday congratulated the 15 police officers who finally received their decrees (landsbesluiten) from Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo who was appointed by the USP in the current governing coalition Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- The United Saint Maarten Peoples Party (USP) presented another four candidates on Thursday that will be contesting the September 26th 2016 elections. Those that were presented are Benjamin Kelly, Martin Wilson, Shenelle Brownville, and Raphael Brooks.
At the launching on Thursday President of the USP introduced the four candidates, two of which ran on the United Peoples Party slate in 2010, they are Kelly Benjamin and Shenelle Brownville.
Benjamin said he has a lot to offer and to help move St Read more

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Gibbs Awards Député’S Medal To Gunslingers’ Founder Benjamin

MARIGOT--Member of Parliament (MP) Daniel Gibbs conferred the Député’s Medal on Gunslingers Steel Band founder Victor Benjamin at the close of his speech during the Victor Schoelcher Fête official ceremonies on Thursday.

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