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~Calls issued to rename Waterfront in the name of longest serving Mayor of Saint Martin. ~

MARIGOT: ---Persons from all walks of life throughout the community of Saint Martin and dignitaries from Sint Martin, Anguilla, St. Barths, and Guadeloupe gathered at the waterfront in Marigot on Friday to pay their last respects to Mayor Albert Fleming who passed away on June 28th, 2023, at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital.
The late Mayor Fleming was described as a patriot, a man for his people, simple and humble, and a man who cared for his family and that of his community Read more

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60-Year Long Lease Agreement Signed Off With Szv.

PHILIPSBURG: --- Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran announced on Wednesday that he sat with the Director of SZV, Mr. Glen Carty where he signed off the notarial deed for the transfer of long-lease land to SZV for the construction of the new office building and community wellness unit in Cay Hill.
Also Present at the signing with Notary Boekhoudt were my colleague, Minister of Finance, Ardwell Irion, and SZVs Chief Transition Officer, Mrs Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- At the Council of Ministers press briefing the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran said that two days ago the Ministry was notified of an oil spill on the ring road. Upon investigating, it was found that persons had loaded a container with used motor oil. The method used to hold this oil was a very large plastic-lined canvas-type bag Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday expressed concern and shock over the discovery of the destruction of Diamond Hill. This according to the Council of Ministers took place sometime Monday night to the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran said that it was brought to his attention on Tuesday that a historical landmark, located on the Diamond Estate property, was demolished Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Residents of  Dutch Quarter are currently dealing with the heavy stench from raw sewage. Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran the leak was contained on Sunday evening when VROMIs emergency response team from the Department of Infrastructure Management responded and provided an immediate temporary solution to stop the leakage onto private property Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran announced on Wednesday during the Council of Ministers press briefing that there are limited burial spaces at the public cemetery in Cul de Sac. Doran said there are no more burial spaces in the ground. Relatives that have loved ones buried in the ground are asked to lay other loved ones to rest on top of existing grave sites if the need arises.
The Minister explained that there are 420 vaults at the Cul de Sac cemetery that are in use with the exception of a few that were created for the burial of children Read more

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Greetings to the people of Sint Maarten at home and abroad.
As 2022 has come to an end, and we embrace 2023, on behalf of the Ministry of VROMI, I wish you all a Happy New Year.
As Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure, it is with gratitude that I look back at the past year and celebrate the strides that this ministry has made.

We made significant progress in areas such as implementing cost-cutting measures, the establishment of the Spatial Development Strategy 2030, the Nature Policy Plan 2021-2025, the protection of sea turtles, and the increase in processed permits bringing in over 1 million guilders while showing an estimated construction value of 250 million guilders Read more

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~ I was expecting an invitation to parliament to attend an urgent meeting, Doran ~

PHILIPSBURG: ---Minister of Public Housing and Spatial Planning (VROMI) Egbert Jurendy Doran announced on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press conference that the government of St. Maarten has won the appeal case against Alegria Real Estate NV (Morgans Resort.) Doran said by winning this case the people of St Read more

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~Household garbage is a major issue during recent flooding. ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing and Infrastructure Egbert Jurendy Doran announced on Wednesday that during the recent rainfall there was an increase in the water levels in the pond, as such the ministry has taken the initiative to unitize the Great Bay opening while enlisting the help of the fire department to provide additional pumps that are now being used at the pump house in Sucker Garden.
Doran said that two of the pumps are not fully functional, and as such a request has been made with the Dutch Government namely BZK to have these pumps replaced.
The Minister explained that the ministry is charged with the maintenance and repairs of the pumps but the Ministry does not have the budget to fully replace them Read more

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~Removal from Chair is not gender-based --- Marlin~

 PHILIPSBURG: --- The majority of 8 members of parliament voted out Grisha Heyliger Marten from the chair of parliament on Thursday during a public meeting. The national alliance members of parliament made it clear that their decision to remove Marten Heyliger has nothing to do with gender but mostly because of the way Heyliger Marten treated her coalition members Read more

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~ Residents asked to report not working streetlights.~

PHILIPSBURG: --- The Minister of VROMI and Deputy Prime Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran announced on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press conference that the road patching has begun. Doran said the much-needed road repair has been completed in the Cole Bay area, Orange Grove, and Well Road.
The Minister said a special concrete mix was used which allowed the team to quickly patch the roads, these road patchings is being done by the staff of the Ministry of VROMI Read more

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Mp Brison Straightens Prime Minister Jacobs On The Appointment Of Shareholder Representatives.

~GEBE has $29M in liquidity, investigation ongoing.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The continuation of the meeting called by parliament on Friday did not bear much fruit when it comes to answers to critical questions posed by various members of parliament.
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said she requested more time, but she did show up when parliament calls despite not having all the answers to the questions that were posed.
Jacobs informed the parliament of St Read more

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Gebe Making Progress With Investigation. (Updated)

~ GEBE former management knowingly and intentionally billed its customers incorrectly, Residents.~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran in response to questions by SMN News regarding the progress being made by the Temporary Manager of NV GEBE said that the company is making progress Read more

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~ I will not fail my mother who has served her country as a civil servant Minister and Member of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Deputy Prime Minister Egbert Jurendy Doran said in response to questions posed to the Council of Ministers regarding the instability in the parliament of St. Maarten that it is shameful that there are 9 factions in a 15-member parliament in St Read more

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Chairlady Of Parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten Holds Parliament Hostage.

~ Refused to resign or be removed as the chair of parliament~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Parliament of St. Maarten is held hostage by the chairlady of parliament Grisha Heyliger Marten who is at odds with her party leader Rolando Brison.
A public meeting of parliament was reconvened on Monday, September 19th, 2022 to further discuss the daft draft national ordinance amending the Temporary National Ordinance Covid-19 cuts in employment conditions for government employees in connection with the phased reduction of the COVID-19 cuts in government employees.
As the meeting opened, leader of the United Peoples Party (UPP) Rolando Brison tabled a proposal to add an agenda point which was to thank the chairlady Grisha Heyliger Marten and to relieve her as the chair of parliament Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran confirmed on Wednesday that the Ministry has sought the assistance of SOAB to finalize the trench cleaning bidding process.
Asked if the bidding process was finalized the Minister confirmed in the affirmative, however, he said contracts were not awarded to any of the selected contractors.
He said SOAB was asked to review the bidding process because of internal concerns that were brought to his attention, even though the advice did not reach his desk for finalization.
Doran said the Ministry is making sure due diligence is done with regards to bidding since the Ministry has been the center of controversy when it comes to bidding Read more

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Exclusive: ProsecutorS Office Launches Investigation In 2021-2026 Garbage Collection Bidding.

PHILIPSBURG: --- SMN News learned from reliable sources that the prosecutor's Office has decided to launch an investigation into the bidding process for garbage collection from 2021 to 2026.

Sources say persons were approached to be questioned and the investigation kicked off after the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran survived a motion of no confidence on September 2nd, 2022.

The Ombudsman of St Read more

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~ All 15 MPs graced the floor of parliament on Friday.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- The motion presented by the Party for Progress against the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran was rejected by 8 members of parliament that support the coalition.
Members of Parliament that voted in favor of the motion felt the Minister did not provide evidence that he did not purposely withhold documents from the Ombudsman Read more

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PHILIPSBURG:--- As the motion on no confidence facing the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran and the return of Member of Parliament William Marlin for the continuation of the meeting of parliament Read more

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~ I have never celebrated the firing of a civil servant~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran said when questioned about the decisions he took since taking office that he has been putting out fires upon fires. Those fires include the Alegria affair, Over the bank land distribution, the bidding process for the garbage contracts, and the Ombudsman report not to mention NV GEBE and its continued saga since the black byte cyber attack.
Doran had to fire the Secretary General of VROMI when he began investigating the Alegria water rights promises Read more

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~ Government needs more time to analyze the information provided by NV GEBE. ~

PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs in response to questions regarding NV GEBE since the March 17th, 2022, Black byte hacking said that she received a slew of information from the government-owned company, while the shareholders meeting was held on Friday last Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- Two months after the public meeting of parliament was called to discuss the Ombudsman report on the systemic investigation of the issuance of contracts for garbage collection.
Leader of the Party for Progress Mellissa Gumbs presented the long-awaited motion of no confidence against the Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran on Wednesday afternoon Read more

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PHILIPSBURG: --- It has been rumored that the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) candidate of NV GEBE George Willems received a negative report from VDSM the body that has been conducting the screening since February 2022. Six months later and the Council of Ministers kept saying that they have not received a final report on the screening process.

SMN News learned that Willems received a letter from VDSM where they posed more questions to the candidate while leaning towards a negative report.

One of the concerns VDSM seems to have is what transpired between APS and Willems where he once worked Read more

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Below is the full statement made by Minister of VROMI Egbert Jurendy Doran and the partial secret recording released to the public.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Before I officially begin my opening statements pertaining to VROMI, I would like to address the elephant in the room.

Last week I was away to attend the funeral service of a close relative Read more

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