PHILIPSBURG – The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on Monday, September 24, 2018, to debate the “Stand for SXM” petition submitted by a group of citizens led by activists, Elton Jones and Rhoda Arrindell. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for 14:00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Justice will be present. The agenda point is: Discussion about the points submitted in the “Petition Justice Sint Maarten” from citizens of Sint Maarten submitted to Parliament on August 29, 2018, during a demonstration/walk on Wednesday,…
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By Hilbert Haar Seoul is a city of 10 million, roughly 250 times the sizes of Dutch St. Maarten. Entering South Korea is not a problem, because Europeans do not need visa. Finding your way around town is another matter. Mostly everything is written in Korean, a language I do not speak and I am not able to read either. Somehow, there is always somebody around willing to help out; a young man tells us the cheapest way is to go to town by train the easiest, and more expensive option is a taxi. We take the easy way out…
PHILIPSBURG — Naturalized persons on the island may lose their Dutch nationality if they have not relinquished their former nationality. According to the politicians in the Netherlands persons who are naturalized as Dutch citizens should relinquish their former nationality since they are not allowed to have dual citizenship. Speaking to a source, they indicated that this policy has always been there but not enforced. However, recently following discussions in the Dutch Second Chamber it was decided to enforce this policy because a Dutch national should have allegiance to only one country. However speaking to a Dutch/Jamaican, she said that she…
PHILIPSBURG — Doctors and Pharmacists have complained that they are not being paid on time for services rendered to the patients who carry the Social Insurance (SZV) cards. According to them, in some cases they have to wait as long as three months before they are being paid for the previous months. This backlog in the payments is now very frustrating since it has been going on for some time said, the doctors. However, the Head of Social Insurance, Glen Carty, when contacted indicated that since he has held the helm of the institution the payments to the pharmacists and…
Photo caption: This photo was taken in Saba in the area commonly known as Hell’s Gate. What strikes you the most in this photo? Email us your answer via info@stmaartennews.com. It is pretty obvious to us. But let us know what you notice in this photo. To get an idea, here are more photos…
~ says strengthening TEATT’s NL link is vital ~ Den Haag/Philipsburg – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication the Honourable Stuart Johnson discussed a number of topics such as the US-Preclearance and incentives for large and small businesses during his visit to the St. Maarten House in The Netherlands this week. “I felt it imperative to meet with Minister Wuite and Deputy Minister Somersall to discuss a number of concerns and also to find ways in which the Ministry of TEATT could be further supported in The Netherlands by the Honourable Minister Plenipotentiary Jorien Wuite and her Deputy…
ZION’S HILL, SABA — Saba Airport renovation and runway resurfacing is well underway to be completed by the scheduled date of October 8th, 2018. StMaartenNews.com visited Saba on Thursday, September 20th, on the 7:45am ferry service executed by Great Bay Ferry with the Pride of St. Barths. In August 2018 StMaartenNews.com published a special report about the planned Saba airport closure for runway renovations, a closure that would be offset by new ferry services with special fares and convenient daily ferry schedules to facilitate easy travel between Saba and St. Maarten. The renovation of the runway was intentionally scheduled between…
PHILIPSBURG — The KPSM Alpha Team consisting of members of the Police Force, the Immigration Department the Royal Marechaussee and Customs Department as of late has been very successful in intercepting persons illegally coming into or travelling through Sint Maarten via the Princess Juliana International through joint controls. On Tuesday September 18th this team joined forces with other law enforcement partners such as the K-9 Unit, the Coast guard, the French P.A.F. and the Maritime Inspection and held a large scale joint control at the three busiest harbor entry points in Great Bay. The main focus points of this control…
PHILIPSBURG — Veteran Journalist and Media/PR Consultant Mike Granger is the new Station Manager of radio station My88.3fm. Granger started his tenure at the station on Wednesday, September 19. Granger, who is no stranger to radio, said he is looking forward with excitement to expanding on what My88 has established over the past five years. “In terms or presence, you can still call My88 a new option on the radio waves. The station enjoys quality sound and a quality format. Now it’s time to expand and build on that with cohesion of great music and great programming,” Granger said. He…
PHILIPSBURG — The management team of the Kadaster and Mortgage Custodian Registry on St. Maarten visited Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings at his office on Monday this week to provide an update on the progress being made to improve the operation of the Kadaster Department. The team consisted of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Kadaster and Mortgage Custodian Registry Louis Crastell Gumbs, Interim Mortgage Custodian and Acting Director of Kadaster Robert Boekhold and Director for the Kadaster Bonaire Reiner Holder along with Kadaster Board Member Victoria Dubourcq. Director Holder is here on St. Maarten in an advisory role…
