Philipsburg — Rolando Brison, on Wednesday shared his plans and insight into his campaign slogan “Making Tourism Work For You” that primarily focused on St. Maarten’s tourism product and how it can and should benefit every citizen directly, through job creation and/or economic gains. Brison, current Head of the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB), is contesting the upcoming Parliamentary Elections on February 26 with the United St. Maarten (US) party as the party’s #4 candidate. “Tourism can and should do more for our people and our communities. We just need people who can translate St. Maarten’s tourism product into real…
Author: The Publisher
Ok, let’s recap this issue as succinctly as possible for readers. First there was some written action resulting in a letter. Then there was some oral action on the radio about the letter being actionable. This resulted in some written action in the Daily Herald. To this written action there was no reaction. So the Herald took action and came with more written action. Then action was taken and a reaction made actionable in the form of a press reaction. This resulted in a reaction to the written action boosted by the press reaction that the written action should not…
Oranjestad — News coming out of Aruba about the Interparliamentary Kingdom Council (IPKO) being held from 9 to 11 January 2018 in Aruba between the parliaments of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Aruba indicates that the meetings that started on Tuesday, January 9th, with a plenary meeting in the Ballroom of the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort, chaired by the President of Aruba, mr. J.E. Thijsen, are going well. The main theme of that meeting was sustainability. Presentations were given and, in parts, sessions on the ‘Small Island Developing States’ and the consequences of Hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten. Furthermore, in…
Dear Editor, This week the Nature Foundation announced that due to the landfill on Pond Island which has been burning for over a month, the non-governmental organization (NGO) has called on nearby communities to start wearing facemasks in order to protect themselves from the fumes. The NGO on Thursday distributed masks to students and staff of a school on the Pondfill which is located near the landfill. The Nature Foundation also stated that the month long fire is now resulting in significant negative health effects affecting the community and visitors alike. “As we still wait for action to occur regarding…
Cay Hill — The Sint Maarten Consumer Coalition was invited by management of the Sint Maarten Medical Center to give background and explanations for the tariff increase announced by SMMC as per January 1st. The Consumer Coalition in their press release expressed concern about the consequences of the 41.8% tariff increase and its effect on the insured at SZV and the private insurance companies, as well as the taxpayers from Sint Maarten. They also wanted to know what quality of services the consummers would get in return. ~SMMC wants COLA for the tariffs of 41.8% ~ These are the positions…
Cul-de-Sac — The St. Maarten Tzu Chi Foundation continued its long-standing New Year’s Day tradition on January 1, when a number of cheerful volunteers visited the St. Martin’s Home in St. John’s Estate to treat and entertain seniors on the first day of 2018. In the spirit of giving and sharing, volunteers distributed 76 packages and 150 eggless Ponche Kuba cupcakes to seniors and St. Martin’s Home staffers. Each of the 76 packages contained a package of club social, soap, towel, juice, sugar free chocolate wafer and a bottle of Shilling Oil. Volunteers also entertained the seniors by, amongst other…
Pond Island – On Monday, January 8th, Endorsement Day, four parties were required to garner 142 signatures in order to have their political party registered for the upcoming February 26th elections. The final count indicated that the SDM obtained 194 signatures, SMCP 189 signatures, P.P.A. 86 signatures and the United Democrats 268 signatures. Below is a news clip by StMaartenNews.com with interviews with SMCP leader Wycliffe Smith and PPA leader Gracita Arrindell on the question how it feels to be back in this position again. Both SMCP and PPA leaders, during the interview by StMaartenNews.com also commented on the need…
Philipsburg — Police is still on the lookout for the suspect that robbed Union Caribe on December 8th 2017. Anyone with information that can lead to arrest of the culprit is asked to contact the detective department immediately. In the meantime police have released these screen grabs of the suspect. In case you recognize the robber, we urge you to contact us by phone or send an PM to the KPSM Facebook page. All your PM’s with tips about crime will be handled confidentially for further investigation. We need the help of the community to combat crime, the Police Force…
Philipsburg — On Monday January 8th at around 2.30pm, the police central dispatch received a call that an armed robbery had taken place at the office of Leonard Enterprises located in Madame Estate. Information received is that two robbers, one of which was carrying a firearm stormed the establishment and stole a phone and an undisclosed sum of money. They then sped away in a small car, but the color and number plate are not known at this point. Police are urging anyone with information that may lead to the arrest of these culprits to please come forward or contact…
By Hilbert Haar Vromi-Minister Christophe Emmanuel has made a curious turn in his battle with his fellow-Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Emil Lee. In December there was an interesting publication in the Daily Herald about a statement Emmanuel made during the radio broadcast Online With Fernando Clark. The long and short of that statement was that Emmanuel had filed a complaint against Minister Lee with the office of the public prosecutor. When the Herald rehashed that story on Tuesday, the minister suddenly sprang into action. In an elaborate press statement he denied that he had ever filed…
