PHILIPSBURG — In the view of MP Wescot, “The coalition might have breathed a sigh of relief, following the contentious meetings of parliament on the long lease land policies of government, but this saga seems far from over. In the case of the Vineyard Heights/Over the Bank land, concerns remain regarding the mounting claims by inheritors.” It is on this matter, that the public meeting of parliament produced 3 motions directed to the ministry of VROMI. Motion no. 1 dated October 20th, i.a. called for cessation of all handlings regarding Vine Yard Height/Over the Bank, until a policy is put…
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PHILIPSBURG – Sol Antilles N.V. (Sol) has begun the process of rebranding its recently acquired Gulfstream Petroleum Dominicana SRL’s (GPD’s) Service Station Network, to the Sol retail brand. Sol and its predecessor have been the provider of reliable energy solutions to the St. Maarten community for the past 40 years and remains committed to growing together with its new and existing partners, to continue to provide reliable and exceptional service to consumers. The rebranding process will involve an overall reconstruction and upgrade of the Simpson Bay, Cause Way and Bush Road Service Stations. The Service Stations will be rebranded ‘Sol’,…
PHILIPSBURG — Road rage and wayward behavior of young scooter riders have become a thorny issue, but Chief commissioner Carl John said in an interview on The Breakfast Lounge with Lady Grace that this is not the real problem. “This is not our biggest problem. The level of aggression youngsters display needs more attention. There is more to this than just enforcement of traffic regulations. I hope we can come together as a community – churches, schools, parents – to take a keen look at our youngsters and see if we can identify from a young age whether there is…
PHILIPSBURG — The police force of St. Maarten is on the move. After a live interview with Chief Commissioner Carl John on radio broadcast The Breakfast Lounge with Lady Grace, the graduation of thirteen cadets from the basic police training on the morning of Friday, October 29, the afternoon of that same day was the moment for the second group of students to complete their FINEC-course. Finec focuses on structural interventions to prevent and combat undermining criminality. Prevention and repression go hand in hand in this approach. A precondition for success is the creation of effective networks. While the ideal…
~ “Are you ready?” Police Chief Carl John asked the cadets ~ PHILIPSBURG — Thirteen new police officers received their epaulets on Friday, October 29, thereby boosting the strength of the police force. The recruits went from being cadets to full-fledged police officers upon completing their basic police training. At the end of this year, another class will complete the same training and its graduates will also join the force. The thirteen new officers from BPO class 2018 took their oath before Justice Minister Anna Richardson in front of police headquarters in Philipsburg. Chief Inspector Rob Appelhof of the Dutch…
The Court of First Instance of Sint Maarten by judgement of 3 November 2021 ordered N.V. GEBE to place the following announcement on StMaartenNews.com: On the 2nd and 3rd July 2021, Mr. Bloem, attorney of the Supervisory Board of NV GEBE, stated in various media, among other things, that our employee Ms. S. Daniel displayed “illegal and irregular behavior” and that he will provide the Public Prosecutors Office with evidentiary data. The Court has found that these statements unlawfully harm the interests of our employee Ms. S. Daniel and that NV GEBE is required to safeguard Ms. S. Daniel against…
By Hilbert Haar MP Rolando Brison took the only option left to him by stepping down as president of parliament. Quite some people may think: good riddance, and on a certain level that is understandable. The documented wheeling and dealing of Mr. Brison is public knowledge, which makes me wonder why the United People’s party took him on board to become the next Theo Heyliger. The United St. Maarten party surely must be glad that he left them, though his replacement, MP Buncamper, also had plenty of mud on his face. Nobody has been asking the rather significant question why…
Dear Editor, Allow me to play my violin as backup music to the disingenuous Rolando Brison “me, me, me sob story” I just watched as he announced his resignation from the position of President of Parliament. Mr. Brison has convinced himself that the position he is leaving is (in part) a limiting factor in his own development. After all, healing takes time….from the Parliament chairmanship at least. His fall from grace (although self inflicted) is a cautionary tale. It’s been a long time since I personally told him that he impressed me as being very smart and “going places” on…
PHILIPSBURG — Building relationships, maintaining them and keeping St. Maarten safe and clean, is part of the message former minister and now a member of parliament for the United People’s party (UP) Ludmila de Weever sent in an interview with Lady Grace on the radio broadcast The Breakfast Lounge. The 41-year old De Weever emphasized that “there is nothing more important than relationships with stakeholders, whether they are citizens, airlines or hotels. I am very grateful to my parents for teaching me the importance of networking. This way you know how to maintain a relationship and how to use it…
~ UD, UP, USP and Emmanuel sign on ~ PHILIPSBURG — Stemming from the recently leaked, controversial statements of President of Parliament Rolando Brison, Party for Progress (PFP) Members of Parliament (MPs) Melissa Gumbs and Raeyhon Peterson have called on MP Brison to resign from his position. If he does not comply, the PFP MPs have submitted a request for an urgent public meeting on the issue, where Parliament can officially remove MP Brison with a majority vote. Before submitting the request, MP Gumbs called a meeting of faction leaders on Monday afternoon, November 1, 2021, to discuss the matter…
