Philipsburg – National Alliance candidate number 15, Lucrecia ‘Loekie’ Morales, who is of the opinion that the people of St. Maarten are #STRONG as little by little their small island developing state is bouncing back from the Irma devastation situation to an attitude of decisiveness, states that her vision is to create a stable and strong St. Maarten when it comes to its political and socio-economic realities. “I see strengthening of our youth and women as focal points to rebuild the country.” Says Morales. “I believe that when these groups are strengthened with the right skills and trainings, guidance, they…
Author: The Publisher
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Management and Operations representatives returned last week after attending the three-day Caribbean Port Management Workshop, organized and presented by the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC). Port representatives dubbed this year’s first ever PMAC as a great success. “Port St. Maarten had its opportunity to share to a well-attended audience of Port delegates and international associates their experience and their rebound initiatives that today has proven to be beneficial for the continued positive results we are currently experiencing for both cruise and cargo notwithstanding the steps still needed to be taken for…
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, has been alerted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to increase vigilance due to a confirmed case of measles in the Caribbean that was imported from the United Kingdom (UK). CPS surveillance system is now on alert for suspected cases from the sub-Region and any country from Europe where there is an outbreak of measles. Measles is a highly contagious virus that can cause potentially serious illness. As measles remains endemic in most parts of the world,…
MARIGOT – The French Insurance Federation has released a new account of damages caused by Hurricane Irma in Saint Martin and St. Barths. At the beginning of November, the insurance companies had received 16,400 claims, worth an estimated €830 million ($1,029,200,000). On Monday, the insurance companies announced a new total: 24,700 claims, worth a combined €1.83 billion ($2.23 billion). This makes Irma the most expensive natural disaster in French history. The previous record stood at €1.74 billion ($2.16 billion) – the cost of the drought that hit France back in 2003. According to the website soualigapost.com two-thirds of the claims…
WILLEMSTAD – The public prosecutor’s office aims to seize more than 2 million guilders from Curacao’s former Prime Minister and leader of the MFK-party Gerrit Schotte and his partner Cicely van der Dijs. On February 15, the case is in court for a pro forma hearing where the defense will have the opportunity to request additional investigation. The public prosecutor wants to reclaim 1,861,692 guilders (a bit more than $1 million) from Schotte and 205,274 guilders (close to $115,000) from Cicely Van der Dijs. The claim against Schotte includes a payment of more than $800,000 Schotte received on the Swiss…
Philipsburg — The following is a statement issued by the National Alliance in response to the news that the Dutch Kingdom Government refuses to discuss the annulment of the dissolution decree which led to the snap elections being organized. Across the length and breadth of Sint Maarten citizens are concurring that former Prime Minister William Marlin had it correct and best understands governance. Yet again William Marlin has shown that his choices were in the best interest of the people of Sint Maarten. Citizens were heard chiding “I told you William Marlin know the right thing”. William Marlin expressed that…
PHILIPSBURG –Member of Parliament (MP) Tamara Leonard of the United People’s Party (UP) will along with the assistance of other MPs request an urgent meeting of Parliament with the Hon. Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Emil Lee. The emergency meeting will tackle the issue of laborers from abroad who will be coming to Sint Maarten to assist with the rebuilding in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. The MP is curious to know if local laborers will be given first preference when it comes to the rebuilding of our country. It was stated in the media…
St. Kitts-based broadcast journalist and media personality Andre Huie will be hosting a new morning radio show. Caribbean Morning will air live on weekday mornings from 7am to 9am on online radio station Voice of the Caribbean (VOC) Radio (www.voiceofthecaribbean.net) starting February 5th. The show will feature Caribbean music, interviews and various feature segments each day and will air live from the station’s office on Market Street in Basseterre. “I am really excited about this new venture. Voice of the Caribbean Radio has been broadcasting for just over two years and this is the first time we are hosting a…
THE HAGUE – The Daily Herald, now the only newspaper that is still being published on Sint Maarten after Hurricane Irma, can barely keep its head above water due to the lack of advertisements. “That the press on Sint Maarten is in danger, I would dare say,” according to the Editor-in-Chief Gordon Snow. “The advertising market has significantly collapsed, because many companies are still closed. Radio stations are also dependent on advertising revenue. We have even greater costs, because we are a big company with a little more than a hundred people,” says Snow. The Netherlands will make over half…
Dear Editor, Why is this interim cabinet hell-bent to destroy the approval granted by his predecessor CHRISTOPHE EMMANUEL of the NA to build the long awaited and promised basketball court for the youth of Fort Willem and St. Maarten as a whole?
