PHILIPSBURG — As the announced demolition of the old Fire Station next to the Philipsburg Market started on Thursday, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication, TEATT Stuart Johnson felt the need to take a few minutes to visit the facility and spoke to the sub-contractor. The Minister wanted to ensure that workers exercised the necessary precautions to avoid creating any safety hazards for the vendors who sell their souvenirs on days when cruise ships are in port. In a statement issued by the Ministry of TEATT Johnson said what is essential at this stage is to ensure that…
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Philipsburg – Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) imposed administrative fines on Caribbean Teleview Services d.b.a. St. Maarten Cable TV for substantial license violations. For over 10 months the Quality of Service standards of Cable TV have not been met, island wide coverage is no longer guaranteed, the license holder is not adhering to instructions of the regulator post Irma, and the company failed to comply with various license conditions and directives as stipulated in their Ministerial Decree (MB). The regulator counted no less than 14 violation for which the license holder has been sanctioned for. The Director of…
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (July 17, 2018)—With the music of Betty V’s Hold on and Neville York’s Sweet Salt playing in the background, about 75 book party guests were treated here at the Parish Hall to an evening (7.7.18) of lively conversation, refreshments, autographs for their books, and Gerard van Veen reading passages from his World War II title Schoolboy in Wartime – Memories of My Early Years. The weekend affair was followed on Monday (7.9.18) by a book review from Gerard van Engelen in an Alkmaar newspaper calling Schoolboy in Wartime “a jewel”. Published in St. Martin by HNP, the…
~ Lack of security at container terminal in St. Maarten an indication of a serious problem ~ PHILIPSBURG – Kilos of drugs found on Monday at the Marine barracks in Doorn in The Netherlands are quite possibly from the island of St. Maarten reports in The Netherlands indicate. According to the Algemeen Dagblad (AD), that is what Marines and union representatives told the newspaper. The container containing the 16 bags of cocaine packs has a code on the side that refers to the Caribbean island. Marines found the drugs on Monday afternoon in a container at the Van Braam Houckgeest…
PHILIPSBURG—Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings has every intention of delivering the final budget for 2019 to Parliament of St. Maarten before the December 15, 2018 deadline but says he will take the time necessary to “fine tune” the budget. Hi statement came as a reaction to media reports on Monday that the 2019 budget will not be ready for the December 2018 legal deadline. Under normal circumstances, the budget for each following year is delivered to Parliament by September 1 for deliberation by the Members of Parliament who are required to have an approved budget for the coming year by…
~ NAGICO continues to settle hurricane insurance claims at a score of 94% to date in St. Maarten, according to a company statement to StMaartenNews.com ~ PHILIPSBURG — NAGICO wrote to StMaartenNews.com that they “were pleasantly surprised and very appreciative of the heartwarming gesture of gratitude publicly expressed by Carrefour.” This was in response to an inquiry regarding the Thank You billboard sign at the Carrefour parking lot entrance StMaartenNews.com submitted in writing to NAGICO’s management. StMaartenNews.com also inquired if claims for the recent fire damage were being settled to parties’ satisfaction. NAGICO stated that “As it relates to the…
SINT MAARTEN (MULLET BAY) – Benjamin Ortega, Leader of the St. Maarten Development Movement (SDM) has issued a press statement on Sunday regarding Ennia, and the measures taken by the Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten (CBCS). “Over the past years, there have been widely publicized media reports about issues surrounding insurance company Ennia and the companies directly affiliated with it. All mentioned companies are part of the business conglomerate of the well-known billionaire Hushang Ansary. “The “Ennia saga” seems to have started back in 2010. Since then, at least six employees of Ennia expressed their concerns about “risky”…
PHILIPSBURG — On Sunday, July 15th, 2018, in an invited comment regarding the expiration of the ultimatum issued by the notaries, minister of Finance, Perry Geerlings, stated that the notaries have accepted a short-term solution in regards to the functioning of the Kadaster and that the notaries have also offered their assistance if needed. However, what that ‘short term solution’ is is not clarified. “The Notaries were asking to get clarity from the Supervisory Board on what steps they intended to take to address the situation at the Kadaster in the short term. That matter has been resolved.” according to…
ST. PETERS — StMaartenNews.com made use of the quiet time on the roads while everyone was watching the France-Croatia World Cup final match to make a photo reportage of running water on the streets in the communities around St. Maarten. We have posted the photos of our findings in the various districts on St. Maarten on our Facebook page and so far the post has been viewed by over 2052 and drew 19 reactions, 11 comments and 27 shares from people. Obviously, running water in the streets of St. Maarten remains a hot issue for people and some followers even…
“PARLIAMENT MISSING IN ACTION AT A TIME WHEN NEEDED MOST BY THE PEOPLE OF SINT MAARTEN“ “IT JUST IS NOT RIGHT” SAYS PPA LEADER GRACITA ARRINDEL Philipsburg, July 15, 2018. Gracita states; “Most people took a big sigh of relief when the first tropical storm threat took a turn away from Sint Maarten. It’s a fact of life, we live in the hurricane belt. It’s a fact of life, we cannot move our island up or down out of harms way, during the hurricane season. It is therefore incumbent upon all of us, including Parliament, Government, private sector and individual…
