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Prime Minister William Marlin Congratulates Gibbs

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — Last Sunday’s run-off election in the Northern half of our island has resulted in a resounding victory for Team Gibbs.

I have already sent the President-elect of the Collectivite, Mr. Daniel Gibbs a personal message and called him Sunday evening to congratulate him and his team.

All of us should be proud of the peaceful and orderly manner in which our brothers and sisters went out to vote twice within a week to elect their new representatives Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Lee arrived yesterday on the inaugural charter flight from Health City Cayman Islands to a spectacular welcome home from Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister Gibson, and Winair. “It was a good to see, firsthand, the impressive facilities and quality of care that our patients will experience while at Health City Read more

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Minister Lee - Health City Package High Quality & Affordable.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister Lee arrived yesterday on the inaugural charter flight from Health City Cayman Islands to a spectacular welcome home from Prime Minister William Marlin, Minister Gibson, and Winair. “It was a good to see, firsthand, the impressive facilities and quality of care that our patients will experience while at Health City Read more

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Airport: --- Minister of Health Emil Lee returned to St. Maarten on Tuesday with the marketing director of Health City Cayman Islands Shomari Scot after USZV and Health City has reached a short-term agreement to treat a backlog of patients.
At the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIEA) Prime Minister William Marlin and Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr also welcomed the Minister of Health and Scott to St Read more

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Minister Jacobs Attends Svobe Gala Dinner

 

DAWN BEACH – On Saturday, March 25, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs attended the SVOBE gala dinner at the Westin Hotel.

In attendance were Governor Eugene B. Holiday and his spouse Mrs. Holiday, Prime Minister William Marlin and his spouse Mrs Read more

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Stability For Prosperity! Is Title Governing Program 2016-2020

PHILIPSBURG – On Thursday, March 23, Prime Minister William Marlin presented, as part of the launch of the governing program 2016-2020 “Stability for Prosperity!” a hard copy of the program to Parliament. The presentation was made to Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams and Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson, second Vice Chairman.

The governing program outlines the vision and strategy for the governing period Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:---- On Thursday, March 23, Prime Minister William Marlin presented as part of the launch of the governing program 2016 – 2020 “Stability for Prosperity!”, a hard copy of the program to Parliament. The presentation was made to the Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams and MP Frans Richardson, second Vice Chairman.

The governing program outlines the vision and strategy for the governing period Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Through its work, Transparency International (TI), a global organization, hopes to realize a world in which government, business, civil society and the daily lives of people will be free of corruption. Upon a country’s request, TI assesses its weaknesses and strengths with regard to integrity and good governance. Assessments were conducted in the Netherlands in 2012, for Curaçao in 2013 and for Sint Maarten in 2015.

To be able to assess a country’s integrity, TI looks at several pillars such as the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, the public sector, law enforcement agencies, etc Read more

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Arubians Are Our Extended Family

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister William Marlin, during the Aruba Day ceremony organized by the Chuchubi Foundation, recently stated that the ties between St. Maarten and Aruba go beyond our shared history of being part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as it is even deeper than cultural bonds, as blood ties make us family.

Prime Minister Marlin further alluded to the fact that visiting San Nicolaas in Aruba is like being in Middle Region or Cole Bay, as the family ties have never been broken, but rather remained strong.

The Prime Minister used the famous quote from Franklin Roosevelt, which states, “Friendship among nations, as among individuals, calls for constructive efforts to muster the forces of humanity in order that an atmosphere of close understanding and cooperation may be cultivated.” With this the Prime Minister drew reference to the fact that the Chuchubi Foundation seeks to cultivate with its activities an “atmosphere of close understanding and cooperation.”

As it relates to cooperation, Prime Minister Marlin stated that one area that needs urgent attention is transportation, as he speaks from personal experience of the difficulty passengers have been encountering in getting from St Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin’S Condolence Message On Passing Of Derek Walcott

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — It is with a very heavy heart that I received the news of the passing of Sir Derek Alton Walcott, KCSL OBE OCC, winner of the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature early Friday morning, March 17, 2017, at his home near Gros Islet in St. Lucia at 87.

Sir Derek was not only a genial St Read more

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Casablanca Human Trafficking Case: Prosecutor Demands 8 Years Against Brothel Director

Source Today Newspaper

GREAT BAY – The public prosecutor demanded 8 years of imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 guilders against McQuincy R. the 39-year old director of the Casablanca brothel. Jessy R., 45, goes to prison for 7 years if it is up to the prosecution and she’ll have to pay also a 200,000 fine. The prosecutor wants to fine Casablanca NV an additional 30,000 guilders for fiscal fraud.

Carmen P., the 67-year old owner of the Casablanca building is facing 5 years of imprisonment and her son David E Read more

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Prime Minister Marlin Updates On Several Issues

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister (PM) William Marlin made some remarks in Wednesday’s, March 15, Council of Ministers Press Briefing, and updated on several issues.

Last week his Ministry received the Ransomware Report, which will be discussed tomorrow (Thursday) in a special meeting of the Council of Ministers along with the Secretary General of ICT, and some others along with the Council of Ministers.

ICT Technicians have said that at least they know how the virus entered into the system Read more

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Report on hacking to be discussed on Thursday.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister William Marlin announced on Wednesday that the Secretary General of General Affairs has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office on the hacking of Government ICT system which took place late last year and again two weeks ago. Marlin said if someone is maliciously attacking government ICT system and planting viruses then that is a criminal offense and the prosecutor’s office ought to investigate.
Marlin did not go into details of the report that he said will be discussed with the head of ICT department and other civil servants, however, he did state that based on the report at least four computers were identified as the hacking point Read more

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Letter From Plasterk To Marlin On Leijtens’ Appointment Released

THE HAGUE--Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk informed St. Maarten Prime Minister William Marlin regarding the appointment of Hans Leijtens as quartermaster for the St. Maarten Integrity Chamber by letter on January 30.

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Prime Minister: Prevention Is Better Than Cure

PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister (PM) William Marlin gave an update on discussions he took part in during his attendance to the OCT Forum in Aruba, in Wednesday’s, March 8, Council of Ministers Press Briefing.

First, he publicly congratulated Carol Voges, who is part of the work cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague, and who attends the OCTA meetings “on our behalf often times in Brussels,” on being elected as Chair of the Executive Committee of OCTA for 2017 Read more

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Marlin Says Change In Entire Pss Structure Needed For It To Survive

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin says the entire structure of Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) needs to change in order for the organisation to survive.

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Carol Voges Elected As President Of Executive Committee During Ministerial Conference

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – On their recent working visit to Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin, Minister Plenipotentiary Henrietta Doran-York, Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs Hensley Plantijn, and the rest of the St Read more

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Prime Minister William Marlin Attends 15Th Oct-Eu Forum

ORANJESTAD, Aruba – During his working visit in Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten William Marlin, and the rest of the St. Maarten delegation attended the 15th OCT-EU Forum.

The core objective of this forum was to bring together the OCT Authorities with their Member State, members from the European Commission, members from the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank (EIB), and when appropriate as in this case, members of the Outermost Regions and other Regional Organizations for dialogue.

During the Forum, the Joint Position on the guiding principles of the post 2020 EU-OCT partnership and Political Declarations of the OCTA Ministerial Conference the previous day, were presented to the European Commission.

A panel was also convened at the political level where Prime Minister of St Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Taxi drivers that are operating in Philipsburg and are not members of the Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association (DSTA) plans to take action if government does not intervene to preserve their livelihood
Some of the taxi drivers gathered on Wednesday morning planning how to deal with a situation the DSTA started on Tuesday. The drivers said on Tuesday the DSTA began putting orange bands on the hands of the tourists and informed them that they are not to use any other taxi on the island Read more

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ORANJESTAD:--- On their recent working visit to Aruba, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the Honourable Mr. William Marlin, the Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York, the Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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Prime Minister Talks Gender Equality In Iwd Message

PHILIPSBURG--“If, indeed, gender equality is a condition sine qua non to achieve good governance, shouldn’t we on St. Maarten, where good governance has become such a coveted political ideal, be bold and change our laws to guarantee equal representation for women in our public institutions,” said Prime Minister William Marlin in a message to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) today, Wednesday Read more

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Message Of Prime Minister William Marlin On International Women’S Day

Fellow St. Maarteners,

Residents of our beautiful island, and in particular, ALL the women of this land.

For over 100 years now, the world has been celebrating International Women’s Day, which began as a female workers’ struggle for shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. More than a century later, despite the great strides that we have made, gender equality, equal pay for equal work, and an end to violence, exploitation and oppression against women remain elusive in many parts of the world, including here on our beloved St Read more

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Parliament Meets Today On 3 Draft Ordinances

PHILIPSBURG--Three draft national ordinances will be before Parliament today, Monday, in a public session starting at 3:30pm. Prime Minister/General Affairs Minister William Marlin will table the ordinances.

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Prime Minister Marlin Leads High Powered Delegation To Aruba

ARUBA — Last week, Prime Minister of St. Maarten, Mr. William Marlin, the Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Henrietta Doran-York, the Secretary General of the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr Read more

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