GREAT BAY — The Dutch Marines stationed in Aruba conducted a military exercise at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex on Tuesday morning. The exercise named “Windward Express” included marines stationed on St. Maarten with the assistance of the naval vessel M.V. Pelican. This amphibious operation also saw marines from the ship being deployed to the shore on the frisk, which is a fast interception vessel that is able to rapidly deploy marines. In this exercise, the stage was set for the marines to extract a VIP which was at a location at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex. According to the…
Author: The Publisher
PHILIPSBURG — Between September 20 and 23 Minister Anna Richardson (Justice) visited several judicial institutions in the Netherlands and she also met with State Secretary Raymond Knops and the mayor, police chief and public prosecutor in the municipality of Leiden. Part of the trip was inspired by recommendations from the Progress Committee that monitors the situation at the police force in St. Maarten and at the Pointe Blanche prison. Progress Committee chairman Nico Schoof describes the minister’s visit as promising. “The Progress Committee has been urging for years to improve the detention situation in St. Maarten. It is great that…
Dear Editor, I am not a person of the media, but as a born St. Maartener and professional, I have decided to speak out on this matter as I am feeling very belittled and insulted by the comments made by MP Pantophlet on the Wendell Moore show yesterday September 23rd, 2021. The question posed was “if we as a country can manage our own Central Bank”. To my surprise the good MP responded with “We need third parties assistance” We as a country, especially our government is giving the Dutch Empire the ammunition to make mockery, and mostly to be able…
Doing sales for any company is the number #1 way to secure a job quick and fast. Every business needs a good salesperson. There is no other job that guarantees job security and a good income than a position in Sales as a Salesrep. Contact us today via +1-721-5819740 or Whatsapp +1-721-588-0800 to join our free workshop training for Salesreps and learn whether you are destined to be a top earning sales representative to companies needing sales staff. (Note: This is not any multi-level marketing nor any networking marketing scheme.)
PHILIPSURG — Political instability and the frequent change of government since 10-10-10 have resulted in organizational instability within the Ministry of Justice. This appears from a Quick Scan the Integrity Chamber conducted to establish the most significant bottlenecks and challenges in the ministry’s integrity infrastructure. The Integrity Chamber’s researchers met with Justice Minister Anna Richardson and with the heads of the police force, the immigration and border protection services, the National Detectives Agency and the Pointe Blanche prison. Yet, according to the report, none of the respondents was familiar with the contents of the integrity studies that were performed between…
Dear Esteemed and Honourable Council of Ministers and Members of Parliament, 1. We beg and beseech of you the Parliament of Sint Maarten to begin, not just seriously considering, but to call your Ministers to Parliament regarding outdated Policies of Government in all Areas and all Aspects that governs the daily smooth running of a Government that can guarantee and demonstrate continuity. 2. Where it pertains to Ministers needing to be summoned to Parliament in order to be told, probably and seriously by way of Motions presented, to get their act together, as well as to be seriously questioned regarding…
WILLEMSTAD — Ennia Caribe Holding (ECH) is not authorized to sell Banco di Caribe (BdC), its shareholder Parman International said in a press release, but this claim was quickly neutralized by the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS). Parman, whose main shareholder is the 94-year old Iranian-American business tycoon Hushang Ansary, stated in a press release that ECH needs its permission for the sale, but the Central Bank denied this in a press release of its own. On May 25, the CBCS hosted a shareholders’ meeting about the intention to sell Banco di Caribe. “Parman was provided with…
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) has begun their own investigation into alleged signed draft decrees by former Ministers of VROMI between the years 2014-2018 for the area known as ‘Over the Bank’. All persons in possession of signed draft decrees and letters of intent signed in the years 2014-2018 for the area known as ‘Over the Bank’ are hereby requested to submit to the email address: minvromi@sintmaartengov.org the following documentation: 1) the submitted request for land with the DIV# on said application, 2) the signed draft…
PHILIPSBURG — “Women are taking the lead and not sitting back and waiting for things being done for them,” said Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs during the opening of the sessions for young entrepreneurs at Qredits on Tuesday evening. Jacobs made the remark because out of the 15 candidates who were registered, there only two men which was quite surprising to her. She wished them much success and encouraged them to continue to dream since they are there for a purpose and as a result they should take all the opportunities afforded to them. The Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion in…
PHILIPSBURG — The brewing controversy surrounding the granting of long-lease rights in the area known as Vineyard Heights has shed light on the government’s systemic lack of procedures, transparency and accountability. This is the view of Party for Progress (PFP) Member of Parliament (MP) Raeyhon Peterson, who is renewing his call for fair policies and procedures to be put in place to prevent abuse by political authorities in the issuance of government-owned land parcels. “From the very beginning, in 2016, the granting of parcels in the area was done in a way that was not in line with good governing…
