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Update: Voters To Go To Polls January 11, 2024

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs (left) and Justice Minister Anna Richardson (right) during Wednesdays live Council of Ministers press briefing.

 

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Pm: Moving Up Fbe Exams Deadline Puts Unnecessary Pressure On Teachers, Students

PHILIPSBURG--Moving up the deadline for the Foundation Based Education (FBE) Exit Examinations can put unnecessary and undue pressure on students, teachers and parents, Prime Minister (PM) Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday when asked about the drastic change in the dates for the 2023-2024 FBE exams.

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PHILIPSBURG:--- MINISTRY OF Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication (TEATT) held its Closing and Certification Ceremony of the SME Entrepreneurship Development Program (SEDP) and launched the Sint Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Center (SEDC) on Friday, August 25th, 2023.

The structured one-year Business Support and Entrepreneurship Development Training Program which targeted both aspiring and existing entrepreneurs funded by the Department of Economy, Transportation and Telecommunication (ETT) and executed by A & A Accounting and HPS Consulting, cumulated with a grand successful finale on Friday, August 25, 2023, at the Belair Community Center.

A sense of accomplishment was felt during the evening as the participants in the program displayed their products and/or services and vividly networked with all invited guests.

Over the one-year training and coaching period, the program boasts of its Key milestones achieved
The number of existing businesses registered with the program grew from 43% (16) to 92% (42) Read more

PHILIPSBURG:---  The Government of Sint Maarten, in close collaboration with the Central Voting Bureau, is pleased to announce the finalized dates for the upcoming 2024 elections. After a diligent and comprehensive process, the government has received confirmation from the Central Voting Bureau, ensuring that the chosen dates will not impede any concurrent processes.

Nathalie Tackling, Chairperson of the Central Voting Bureau, acknowledged the collaborative efforts between the government and the Voting Bureau Read more

Voters To Go To The Polls Jan. 11, 2024

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has announced that the 2024 Parliamentary elections will be held on January 11, 2024. Read more

Govt. Honours Greaux For Outstanding Contributions To Corporate Governance

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs (centre right) stands next to Georges Greaux (centre left) flanked by the Minister of TEATT (second left), Minister of VROMI (fifth left), Minister of ECYS (fourth right), the Minister of VSA (fifth right) and members of WIRead more

Pm Sees Hike In Radio Interview Cost At Election Time As Extortionary Behaviour

PM Silveria Jacobs in Parliament last Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG--The increase in fees for interviews on radio stations during election time is seen by Prime Minister Silveria JacobsRead more

Pfp Proposal To Remove Curtain From Voting Booth Approved By Com

Gumbs pleased with progress, awaits next steps

PHILIPSBURG Party for Progress member of Parliament Melissa Gumbs expressed satisfaction for the update received from Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in Parliaments Central Committee meeting of August 17th Read more

~15 graduates are now better equipped to serve on Supervisory or Managing Boards~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of Finance, Mr. Ardwell Irion, the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, and the Themis Institute for Governance and Leadership celebrated the successful completion of a collaboration towards the Corporate Governance Trainee Program for Young Professionals Read more

Potential Benefits For St. Maarten Broached In Talks Between Pm, Cdb

From left: Communications Specialist for CDB Jewel Forde, President of CDB Hyginus Leon, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and Interim Director at the Directorate of Foreign Relations, Patrice GumbsRead more

Com Approves Removal Of Curtains From Voting Booths

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and members of her team in Parliament on Thursday.

 ~ PM updates MPs on electoral reform ~

 PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers (COM) has approved the removal of the curtains from voting booths in an effort to curtail corrupt voting practices.

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PHILIPSBURG:---  Minister Silveria Jacobs engaged in a productive meeting with the President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Hyginus Leon, to discuss the potential benefits of Sint Maartens membership in the esteemed regional financial institution.

The meeting highlighted the shared vision of both parties to foster greater regional collaboration and towards achieving sustainable development in the Caribbean Read more

Election Date Set But Feedback Needed Before Announcement

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday that the date for election has been set, but indicated that she need Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs confirmed on Wednesday that the Council of Ministers met with the management and supervisory board of NV GEBE to discuss the recent abnormality of the IT system that caused the company to shut its doors for a few days.
Jacobs said that the council was informed that the current IT system is functioning optimally since the persons attempted to hack the system, but they failed as necessary precautionary measures that were installed after the 2022 hack functioned optimally and the necessary triggers were given causing the company to close its doors Read more

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said on Wednesday that no fixed date for the upcoming parliamentary elections has been set as yet, as the process to select a date is not yet completed.
She said while she promised that a date would have been announced in August the process is not finalized as consultations with several stakeholders still have to take place.
Asked if the civil registry has been completed the Prime Minister explained that the process is also not yet complete, she was asked to provide the amount of registered persons in St Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C:---  The World Bank has approved a US$8 million grant that will exclusively focus on improving mental health services in Sint Maarten.

The Improving Mental Health Services Project is the twelfth project to be approved as part of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund Program. First proposed in 2021, the team led by World Bank experts made great strides over the last year to strategically design a project that brings sustainable, transformative benefits for the Sint Maarten population Read more

~Crisis Management Trainers Equipped to Safeguard St Maarten~

PHILIPSBURG:---  The Ministry of General Affairs recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful completion of the Training of Trainers course of the Fostering Resilient Crisis Management Project (FRCM-Project). The FRCM-Project facilitated by RESEMBID, and funded by the European Union, was an intensive training aimed at assembling and educating a group of competent crisis management trainers. These trainers will now play a crucial role in delivering crisis management training, workshops, and information sessions to internal as well as external parties in St Read more

Mp Grisha Heyliger-Marten Reminds Ministers Of Growing Backlog Of Responses

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — During a joint press briefing with her colleague MP Sarah-Wescot Williams on July 18th, MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten, expressed her concerns about numerous pending meetings and the lack of timely responses from letters to Government within the legal timeframes set out in the Rules of Order of Parliament.

Just last week alone, my office sent out reminders to three individual Ministers, Heyliger-Marten stated in a press release issued on Tuesday afternoon.

According to Heyliger-Marten, the Hon Read more