Philipsburg – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) Jorien Wuite strongly encourages all organizations, especially all schools, sport and cultural organizations to register with the SXM Doet campaign and make use of the up to $1000 available to execute a project of their choosing. SXM Doet is scheduled to take place on March 9th and 10th. The yearly event sponsored by the Oranje Fonds is the largest volunteer event in the Dutch Kingdom. Due to the increased challenges facing the island after the passing of Hurricane Irma an increase has been made to the usual $650 available. Minister…
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Philipsburg — Having established that the concerns presented to the Constitutional Court, which led to the first Ordinance on the Integrity Chamber being squashed, and the contours offered by the Court for consideration in drafting a new law, were adequately addressed in the law ratified on 18 December 2017, the Ombudsman considers the rights of the people sufficiently protected. The main reason for the petition to the Constitutional Court against the first National Ordinance Integrity Chamber revolved around the lack of protection of the fundamental rights of the persons involved in an investigation, whether it being a party of interest,…
GREAT BAY — “The people of Sint Maarten deserve much better than this,” was the reaction of former Prime Minister William Marlin to statements made by Interim Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo that she had sent a letter to the Kingdom Government regarding the National Decree to hold snap elections on February 26, 2018. “It is either that our Honourable Interim Prime Minister doesn’t have a clue as to how government really functions, or she is clearly and openly demonstrating that her cabinet doesn’t want to deal with his Excellency our Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday.” Elections for Parliament are being held…
PHILIPSBURG – The Government of Sint Maarten and UNDP signed a project document outlining the support of UNDP towards the early recovery process in Sint Maarten. The project entails house repairs, clean-ups and repairs of community structures. The interventions are to be implemented in close cooperation with different government agencies through an employment generation approach, utilizing labour from the areas where house repairs and other works are being done. The total value of these projects is 2.6 million US dollars. UNDP will utilize national contractors in the implementation of these projects, supplemented with labour from the intervention areas. The project…
PHILIPSBURG –Member of Parliament Chanel Brownbill has made an attempt to prevent that he would be dragged into court for tax fraud, but a ruling from the Common Court of Justice of December 20 of last year, published on January 15, shows that the case can continue. Brownbill – currently a member of the United St. Maarten party faction – will have to appear in court on February 7. Brownbill’s attorney Safira Ibrahim told the court in a closed-door hearing in December that her client has filed a tax return in the meantime and that the prosecutor ought to await…
Willemstad — BES Reporter reports on their website that flights by Curaçao-based carrier Insel Air no longer seem a given, now that the company is increasingly plagued by operational issues, a lack of planes and a lack of spare parts to keep their 3 operational planes in the air. Over the last few days Insel has had great trouble to keep up some sort of a regular schedule. Various flights during the past day were actually executed by Haitian carrier Sunrise Airways, because of lack of operational capacity at Insel Air. According to yet unconfirmed rumors, even the last operational…
Under the law of Sint Maarten it is possible to form a co-operative association (coöperatieve vereniging, or coöperatie) also called a co-operative. The co-operative is a distinct legal entity, a special kind of association, formed by two or more members (individuals or companies may be a member) to realize a benefit. The incorporation of a co-operative is relatively easy: a notarial deed, signed by the civil law notary and at least two members, is enough. Also in other aspects the legal regime regarding a co-operative is relatively light. Activities of the co-operative The law of Sint Maarten offers great flexibility…
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Juan Eugenio Martis to 18 months of imprisonment with 9 months suspended and 3 years of probation for smuggling 83 bolitas containing a kilo of cocaine from Curacao into St. Maarten on May 17 of last year.
PHILIPSBURG – A man charged with three armed robberies, allegedly committed only a couple of months after having served a lengthy prison sentence, gave the judge, the public prosecutor and his own attorney a mouthful on Wednesday morning when he learned that his trial was going to be postponed because the investigation has not been completed yet.
PHILIPSBURG — On Thursday, January 18th more than one hundred students from nine participating primary schools and afternoon care organizations received certificates of appreciation from Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Jorien Wuite at a small ceremony held in the courtyard of the Government Administration Building. The auction which took place in November as one of the pre-St. Martin’s Day activities raised over 15,000 guilders for much needed school repairs after the passing of Hurricane Irma. In her welcoming remarks at the ceremony the Minister told the gathered audience that “the post Irma art auction gave us the opportunity…
