PHILIPSBURG — Minister of VOMI Christopher Wever on Tuesday said the private and confidential circumstance of a civil servant is being used to create a false narrative in the general public for political gain. The Minister stressed that no civil servant has been dismissed or fired or demoted. “This is completely false,” the Minister said. The Minister was referring to his decision to open a formal and legal hiring process for a vacant position under the Ministry of VROMI in which a civil servant was designated in an “acting”/temporary role. The Minister said it is unfortunate that the internal and…
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PHILIPSBURG – When Hurricane Irma hit on September 6, 2017, Holland House lost its entire fourth floor to the monster storm. At the time, there were 57 guests staying at the iconic hotel that faces Great Bay Beach, and some of them were able to help get the place back on its feet. Managing director Paul Boetekees remembers the storm like it was yesterday. “We got fully destroyed by the hurricane,” he says. “The whole hotel got beat up badly. When the winds came we were hiding in the hotel and eventually we ended up in the basement. The roof…
PHILIPSBURG — The Sint Maarten Police Force celebrated the ninth anniversary Police Day, on Thursday October 10th, 2019, at the Police Headquarters in Philipsburg. The Ceremony was opened by acting spokesman Inspector Josepha, under the theme ‘We are a team’. The ceremony was geared towards recognizing all police officers and administrative staff for their tireless service, as well as introduce the launch of the Police website. During the Police Day ceremony Pastor Cuvalier and Pastor Smith provided an opening prayer and words of encouragement to the officers who continuously chose country above self, every day they step into the Police…
By Hilbert Haar In different words, MP Wescot-Williams criticized the proposal to conduct a parliamentary inquiry into Mullet Bay the same way civil law attorney Wim van Sambeek did in an article stmaartennews.com published in August. And in both cases the proposal’s initiator reacted like he just got stung by a wasp. “He does not even live here,” was his way of dismissing Van Sambeek’s legitimate remarks, while Brison characterized Wescot-Williams’ performance in the central committee “a sad display” on his Facebook-page. Nobody is arguing with the efforts Brison has pumped into his efforts to put Mullet Bay on the…
PHILIPSBURG – MP Sarah Wescot-Williams asked some critical questions during Thursday’s central committee meeting about MP Rolando Brison’s initiative proposal to conduct a parliamentary inquiry into Mullet Bay – and the initiator was not amused, nor did he see fit to react to the actual content of the questions. Instead, Brison posted on his Facebook-page: “What a sad display by MP Wescot today. I only pray that the public takes notice of who votes against the Mullet Bay inquiry.” Wescot-Williams however did not say that she was against the inquiry, but she noted that the proposal in its current form…
PHILIPSBURG – On Thursday October 10th, the Council of Ministers accepted the resignation letters of Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and Minister of Justice Cornelius deWeever, thus reducing the number of Ministers in the Council of Ministers from six to four. Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sport, Wycliffe Smith, Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication Stuart Johnson and Minister of Housing, Spatial planning, the Environment and Infrastructure Christopher Wever are the four remaining Ministers. As of October 10th by decision of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Education Culture Youth & Sport, Wycliffe…
~ Presents Parliament’s first ever inquiry proposal ~ PHILIPSBURG — Member of Parliament Rolando Brison on Thursday presented before Parliament his faction’s initiative for a Parliamentary inquiry into Mullet Bay. It was a historic moment for the Parliament of St. Maarten being the first time an MP submitted a proposal to initiate a Parliamentary inquiry. Brison said a Parliamentary Inquiry is the strongest tool the legislative body has at its disposal to address the many current issues related to Mullet Bay. In a passionate statement to Parliament, MP Brison stressed that the people of St. Maarten should not have to…
PHILIPSBURG — On Monday, October 14, 2019, the Department of Culture within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (MECYS) in collaboration with the St. Maarten National Commission (NatCom) for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be hosting a Constitution Day Ecumenical Church Service and an official launch of the First National Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Inventory of St. Maarten. This year’s event will take place at the Saints Simon and Jude Anglican Church on Backstreet in Philipsburg at 9:00 a.m. and the following ICH Marketplace will be adjacent to the church in the Old Street…
PHILIPSBURG – On Thursday October 10th, Prime Minister the Honorable Leona Romeo Marlin decided to step down to depoliticize important matters that are pending decision at Parliament. In a letter addressed to the Governor, the President of Parliament has indicated that the new coalition no longer considers the Prime Minister answerable to Parliament. Before leaving office, Prime Minister Romeo-Marlin issued the following statement. “Why did I stay on as de-missionary Prime Minister after the motion of no confidence? As I mentioned before, I had already tendered my resignation on September 23rd and stayed on whilst the governor had the resignation…
GREAT BAY—- NAGICO Insurances hosted the 2nd Edition of its Free Health & Fitness Fair last Saturday at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex, where hundreds of people attended to take advantage of the many health screenings which were made available and to participate in the exciting fitness classes and challenges. From as early as 6:30 am, scores of people made their way to the venue to participate in the first event of the day which was Sunrise Yoga. Based on registration conducted on the day, a total of 562 persons attended the event. This is more than a 25% increase…
