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Revan And St. Peters Youth Spruce Up Basketball Court

ST PETERS — Businessman and Basketball Coach Khalil Revan and the United St. Maarten Party (USP) are hard at work with the young people in the district of St. Peters as part of Revans Protecting our Children project and the USPs Break the Cycle Campaign.
This past weekend Revan and the boys on the block in St Read more

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Revan Y Los Jvenes De St. Peters Arreglan La Cancha De Baloncesto

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El empresario y entrenador de baloncesto Khalil Revan y United St. Maarten Party (USP) estn trabajando arduamente con los jvenes del distrito de St. Peters como parte del proyecto “Protegiendo a nuestros nios,” Revan y la campaa de USP Read more

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Revan And St. Peters Youth Spruce Up Basketball Court

Young people of St. Peters painting the basketball court in the district.

ST. PETERS--Businessman and basketball coach Khalil Revan and United St. Maarten Party (US Party) are hard at work with the young people in the district of St Read more

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Usp: La Inutilidad Del Ejercicio Contina En Pjia

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El presidente de la junta directiva de Unite St. Maarten Party (USP), Cecil Nicholas, reiter sus preocupaciones expresadas en febrero de este ao en un artculo titulado Algo est drsticamente mal en PJIA.

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United St. Maarten Party; Exercise Infutility Continues At Pjia

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — President of the board of the Unite St. Maarten Party (USP) Cecil Nicholas reiterated their concerns expressed back in February of this year in an article titled Something is drastically afoul at PJIA.

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United St. Maarten Party Presenta Una Ley Para Curb High Tasa De Desempleo Entre Los Jvenes

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La Lder de United St. Maarten Party, la Sra. Pamela Gordon-Carty acompaada por el presidente del partido, el Sr. Cecil Nicholas y el secretario Sr. Khalil Revan presentaron una nueva ley para frenar la alta tasa de desempleo entre los jvenes a la presidenta del Parlamento, la diputada Grisha Heyliger Marten.

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United St. Maarten Party Submits A Law To Curb High Unemployment Rate Among Young People

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On Thursday September 22nd 2022, the Leader of the US Party Mrs. Pamela Gordon-Carty accompanied by party President Mr. Cecil Nicholas and Secretary Mr. Khalil Revan presented a new law to curb the high rate of unemployment amongst young people to the Chairlady of Parliament MP Grisha Heyliger Marten.

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La Lder Del Partido Us: Agendas Autocumplidas Sobre Los Principios Parecen Estar A La Orden Del Da

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La lder del Partido Unido de St. Maarten, la Sra. Pamela Gordon Carty, en un comentario invitado dijo: La presidenta del parlamento debe reflejar 15 miembros del Parlamento. Es desafortunado ver continuamente que la inmadurez, los juegos de poder y la poltica tienen prioridad sobre el gobierno del pas.

El cargo de Presidente del Parlamento es un cargo neutral y debe llevarse a cabo con el mximo respeto. Dirigir un pas es un asunto serio y las cuestiones personales no deben entrelazarse con la ejecucin de esta tarea, dijo Gordon – Carty Read more

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~ UPP Founder holding  MP Sidhardt Cookie Bijlani hostage to maintain his wife as chair of parliament.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The coalition of 8 has selected the faction staff and policy advisor to Member of Parliament Akeem Arrindell to take up the position as Minister of TEATT that has been vacated by former Minister Roger Lawrence.
Lambriex is the son of Leo Chance former Manager of SEL Maduro and Sons who worked for several years at SEL Maduro and Sons and at Port of St Read more

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Government Mum On Current Majority In Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs remains mum on the majority her government has in the Parliament of St. Maarten. The Prime Minister was asked on Wednesday about the possible fall of her government since former Minister and now Member of Parliament Ludmilla de Weever declared herself as an Independent Member of Parliament last week.

Jacobs said that the weekly press conference is not for political topics but said that her government does have a majority in parliament.
During the recess Leader of the United Peoples Party, Rolando Brison went ahead and seek the support of the two independent members of parliament Akeem Arrindell and Chanel Brownbill Read more

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Gordon- Carty: Lack Of Responsible Leadership Eroding CountryS Moral Code

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Mrs. Pamela Gordon-Carty, Leader of the United St. Maarten Party on Sunday expressed grave concern with the manner in which issues of public concern are handled in the country.

We seem to enjoy the demise and slander of our fellow citizens depending on who they are and what the accusations are against them. Disappointment and compassion have been replaced by social media slander and gossip; we no longer consider the impact of our actions on the families of the accused before they have had their day in court Read more

Gebe Saga Fueled By Mixed Messaging And Lack Of Proper Planning

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Board of the United St. Maarten Party stated on Friday that customer confidence in GEBE is none existent because statements being made by the Prime Minister and the Temporary Manager of GEBE are not in-sync.

“GEBE was hit by a cyber-attack on March 17th, 2022 and as of today September 2nd, 2022 there has been no clear explanation as to what steps have been taken or will be taken to ensure that the citizens of country St Read more

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United St. Maarten Party: Democratic Deficit Is A Slippery Slope To Authoritarianism

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Board of the United St. Maarten Party expressed concern over the newly developed culture of the NA/UP Coalition to casually, but consistently systematically maneuver around the core principles of democracy. They seem to be taking the country and its people down the shadowy pathway to an authoritative state, said President Cecil Nicholas.

Nicholas in an invited comment said, democratic principles such as equality, political tolerance, accountability, and transparency are currently being clouded by polarized political rhetoric and decisions that place individualistic idealism above the greater good of the country Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Brison Intenta Enturbiar El Agua Contra Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El miembro independiente del parlamento Christopher Emmanuel dijo el domingo que en algn momento la gente de St. Maarten tiene que ver cun peligroso es el diputado Rolando Brison para el pas, considerando la facilidad con la que usa a las personas y sus circunstancias para aferrarse al poder y la distorsin encubierta de un problema para influir en los resultados a su favor Read more

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Mp Emmanuel: Brison Attempts To Muddy The Water Against Buncamper

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Independent Member of Parliament Christopher Emmanuel on Sunday said that at some point in time the people of St. Maarten have to see how dangerous MP Rolando Brison is to the country, considering the ease with which he uses people and their circumstances to hold on to power and the underhanded twisting of an issue to influence outcomes in his favour Read more

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United St. Maarten Party: Proposed Child Sex Abuse Law Amendments Needs Immediate Attention

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — On Sunday August 14th, 2022 the board of the USP lamented that proposed amendments to the child sex abuse law submitted to parliament by its leader Pamela Gordon-Carty needs to be prioritized and passed.

On March 11th, 2022 proposed amendments to strengthen child sex abide laws was presented to the Chairlady of Parliament, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten by the leader of the United St Read more

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Partido Unido De St. Maarten: Las Enmiendas Propuestas A La Ley Sobre Abuso Sexual Infantil Necesitan Atencin Inmediata

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La direccin del USP lament que las enmiendas propuestas a la ley de abuso sexual infantil presentadas al parlamento por su lder Pamela Gordon-Carty deben priorizarse y aprobarse.

El 11 de marzo de 2022, la lder de United St. Maarten, la Sra. Pamela Gordon-Carty, y el presidente de la Junta, el Sr. Cecil, presentaron a la Presidenta del Parlamento, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, enmiendas propuestas para fortalecer las leyes de cumplimiento del sexo infantil Read more

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El Partido United St. Maarten Colabora Con La Campaa Anual De Donacin De Regreso A La Escuela De La Fundacin Simply Masters

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La lder de US Party, como fundadora y presidenta de la Fundacin Simply Masters, organiz su campaa anual de regreso a la escuela en el distrito de St. Peters.

Gordon-Carty en una declaracin invitada dijo: La Fundacin Simply Master ha estado entregando tiles escolares en diferentes comunidades desde 2013 y este ao decidi colaborar con su equipo poltico debido a su opinin compartida sobre la importancia de la educacin.

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La Lder Del Partido Us Propondr Una Nueva Ley Al Parlamento Despus Del Receso

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La lder del Partido US, la Sra. Pamela Gordon Carty, en una entrevista con Wendell Moore la semana pasada, dej en claro que propondr una ley que tendr un efecto de dominio positivo en el desarrollo social del pas. La ley propuesta se centrar en los recin graduados universitarios y los estudiantes que buscan empleo por primera vez. El objetivo es reducir la tasa de desempleo entre los jvenes y dar incentivos a las empresas que contratan adultos jvenes.

Como duea de un negocio durante 26 aos, y como contadora y experta en impuestos, entiendo bien los desafos que enfrentan los negocios en St Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Sint Maarten Tourism Bureau announced the renewal of contracts with the three agencies that execute the public relations, marketing communications, and digital marketing for the destination, as of July/ August 2022.

Following the upward trend of arrivals since 2021 and with some concerning challenges with lower occupancy for the summer, the tourism bureau is pleased to work with the Marketing and PR agencies again. The marketing team will work with Diamond PR, Big Idea Advertising, and USP PR Marketing to leverage a marketing budget and strategically drive travel in target markets like the Northeast (NY, NJ, and CT), Atlanta, Charlotte, Florida, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, and California Read more

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Wilson: Jacobs And Unions Should Stop Lying To Civil Servants

~ Clarity regarding vacation days must be provided ~

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten On June 27, 2022, Gromyko Wilson published a press release on the illegal acts committed by the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Silveria Jacobs and Minister of Finance Irion when they chose to pay out vacation allowance of civil servants and cut vacation days without a legal basis for such.

To date, more than a month after both Ministers illegally paid out vacation allowance, it is still unclear what agreements were made with the unions and what legal basis there is, to limit vacation days of civil servants to 15 days Read more

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Mandatory Youth-Hiring Quota Premise Of Draft Law Gordon-Carty To Submit

US Party leader Pamela Gordon-Carty.

PHILIPSBURG--Establishing a mandatory annual quota for businesses to hire a first-time youngster between the ages of 18 to 26, in exchange for declaring 35 per cent of the employees salary as a tax refundable donation, is the premise of a draft law that United St. Maarten Party (US Party) leader Pamela Gordon-Carty intends to submit to Parliament Read more

Us Party Leader Gordon Carty Will Be Presenting Some New Laws To Parliament After Recess

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The US Party leader Mrs Pamela Gordon Carty in an interview on Wendell Moore last week made it clear that she will be proposing a law that will not only have a positive ripple effect on the social development of the country, but also on our first time young working class, graduated students seeking for first time jobs and the unemployment rate and to the business community.

As a business owner for 26 years as an Accountant and tax expert I do have understanding of doing business in such an environment as the one St Maarten is facing now Read more

Us Party Leader Gordon-Carty Will Propose New Law To Parliament After Recess

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten —The US Party leader Mrs. Pamela Gordon Carty in an interview on Wendell Moore last week made it clear that she will be proposing a law that will have a positive ripple effect on the social development of the country. The proposed law will focus on recent college graduates and students seeking employment for the first time. The goal is to lower the unemployment rate among young people and give incentives to businesses that hire young adults.As a business owner for 26 years, and as an Accountant and tax expert I have a good understanding of the challenges faced by businesses on St Read more