THE ROTARY CLUB OF SINT MAARTEN AND THE LIONS CLUB OF SINT MAARTEN ACCEPT LARGE DONATIONS FROM THE JUMP UP CASINO Rotary to Continue Focus On Children; Lions to Continue Focus on Vision PHILIPSBURG, SINT MAARTEN – January 19, 2018 – The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten and the Lions Club of Sint Maarten proudly accepted large donations from the Jump Up Casino on Saturday evening at L’Isola Restaurant in Pelican Key totaling $46,694. The donation was shared equally between the two Clubs. Students from The Gulliver Schools of Miami, Florida, who were on island to assist with various beach clean up efforts,…
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GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a government department under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, says due to recent rainfall the country has experienced, CPS is calling on the populace to wear light colored clothing at dusk; long sleeve shirts and pants; and use mosquito repellent to prevent being bitten by a mosquito that could possibly be carrying a mosquito borne disease. Actively destroy or dispose of tin cans, old tires, buckets, unused plastic swimming pools or other containers that collect and hold water. Do not allow water to accumulate in…
GREAT BAY — Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Frans Richardson on Friday said the leader of the United Democrats (UD) MP Sarah Wescot-Williams continues to insult the people by persisting with manipulative ways to sow confusion in the country. Richardson also wondered when Wescot-Williams was appointed as a Minister since she feels free to speak for the Council of Ministers and more specifically for the Prime Minister. He said Wescot-Williams campaign against the February 26th Parliamentary elections is nothing more than a ruse since “she knows for certain that the election will happen as scheduled.” “Wescot-Williams…
PHILIPSBURG – On Wednesday morning Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin took the initiative to introduce her Cabinet staff to the departments that fall under the Ministry of General Affairs. The Prime Minister accompanied by Secretary General Hensley Plantijn visited Civil Registry, Facility Services, Information & Record Management, Legal Affairs & Legislation, Personnel & Organization, Public Service Center, Interior & Kingdom Relations and Foreign Relations. Later in the day the Fire Department was visited at their headquarters in Cay Hill. The goal of this initial visit was acquaint the managers of the Departments with the cabinet staff to ensure a smooth…
PHILIPSBURG – Newly sworn in Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin has expressed her sympathy to the Government and people of the Netherlands on behalf of Sint Maarten on the passing of 3 persons during the severe winter storm on Thursday January 18th in the Netherlands. As a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, our unwavering support and solidarity goes out to the Netherlands, it’s residents and Sint Maarteners living in the Netherlands. Prime Minister Romeo Marlin sympathizes with the families that have lost their loved ones and wishes them much strength during this period. News reports from the Netherlands…
Pond Island — The GED program which also started on Monday, January 15th, 2018 at the USM ended its week on a positive note. The spring semester started with 68 students happy and eager to start, as well as for some continue their GED classes from where they left off before Irma hit the island. GED program Coordinator Ms. Micaela Hart mention “it is a great feeling seeing so many persons excited and ready to get their GED. Even though there were a few hiccups after Hurricane Irma, we were able to pull through and start the GED program for…
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Influenza, better known as the flu, is a highly contagious viral infection. Unlike the common cold, influenza can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications such as pneumonia and bronchitis, which often require hospitalization. The Collective Prevention Service (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), is urging those who fall within the high risk group to get their flu shot (vaccine) by first consulting with their physician. The flu is dangerous for elderly people (65-years and over), pregnant women, and very young children (aged six months and…
Philipsburg — The United St. Maarten (US) party will host the first of many town hall meetings for the 2018 campaign on Tuesday, January 23. The meeting will be held at the Rupert Maynard Community Center in St. Peters from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Leader of the US party, MP Frans Richardson, said although the party is still very young, but going into its third campaign, the principle of going to the people remains the same. He said the meetings will give all US party candidates the opportunity to engage with the people and share their ideas for the recovery of…
PHILIPSBURG — The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the members of the Managing Board of the utility company, Mr. Kenrick Chittick, Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Veronica Jansen-Webster, Chief Operations Officer and Ms. Iris Arrindell, Chief Financial Officer. The Managing Board presented Minister Giterson with the financial challenges the company now faces due to the loss of revenue directly related to the damage Hurricane Irma has caused to the economy of the island. CEO, Mr. Kenrick…
Adhering to no fishing rules of the Marine Park important to rebuilding local fish stocks Great Bay — Staff of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation intercepted the vessel Oyster, with registration number SX1438, that was found poaching illegally in the Man of War Shoal National Marine Park at the location 17 ̊-59.511 N and 63 ̊-03.327 W close to the ‘Mike’s Maze’ dive site. The Spanish-speaking fishermen were approached but did not comply with the instructions of Nature Foundation staff. The vessel left the area but was followed by the Marine Park patrol vessel and the fishermen were met by…
