PHILIPSBURG – Caretaker Vromi-Minister Christophe Emmanuel is scrambling for damage control after the Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a press release on Tuesday stating that there is no criminal investigation underway against Public Health Minister Emil Lee and that the office never received an official complaint that could have triggered such an investigation. The story goes back to December 19 of last year when the Daily Herald reported the following quote from Emmanuel, made during the radio broadcast Online with Fernando Clark: “The minister misused his government number plate MR4 when he placed it on his personal vehicle following the hurricane.…
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POND ISLAND — In the article titled, “Prosecution confirms Lee under investigation”, published on January 9, 2018, it stated that Honorable Minister of VROMI, Christophe Emmanuel, filed a complaint against his colleague, Minister Lee, with the Prosecutor’s Office in early December. This is false information. Prior to the above mentioned article, the Daily Herald published on December 19, 2017, that during the radio program “Online with Fernando Clark”, Minister Emmanuel announced that he filed a complaint with the Prosecutor’s Office against Minister Lee for misuse of his Government-issued fuel bonds for his business and placing his Government owned vehicle license…
Philipsburg — The Public Prosecutor’s Office Sint Maarten states, regarding the article today (January 9th, 2018) in The Daily Herald, that there is no criminal investigation ongoing against Mr. Emil Lee at this moment in relation to abuse of car number plates or theft of gasoline/using government fuel bonds to purchase fuel for personal use in the last months of 2017 after the hurricane Irma. There is also no formal complaint at the Public Prosecutor’s Office against Mr. Emil Lee about this subject.
by Cdr. Slabbaert As time and age advance, and with it one’s private and professional life progresses, one might come to the conclusion that most things we do in life, in business or even in politics are just a bunch of nonsense. What is worse that we keep doing it for no good reason at all, and are continuing to create more nonsense. Some will put the blame on the boss or the government, some on the weather, others on their childhood, their mother-in-law or a recession. Great arguments that underline some of the nonsense even more. Climate change and…
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a public health agency of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, has observed based on its communicable diseases surveillance system during the last weeks of 2017, has registered at least four cases of suspected chicken pox (varicella) cases in the country in adults as well as young children under the age of five, and is therefore, advising the populace to be active in minimizing the spread of this particular medical conditions. Chickenpox is usually a mild disease in children. But the itching can be very uncomfortable.…
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) which falls under the Fire Department, has been receiving queries with respect to a WhatsApp video circulating about a weather system that will impact the islands of the North-Eastern Caribbean in the coming days. The Meteorological Department of St. Maarten (MDS) is not associated with the WhatsApp video clip. (See screenshot below – Ed.) ODM and the Department of Communication (DCOMM) has sought clarity with respect to the aforementioned as it has caused some alarm within the community. MDS in its midday forecast of Tuesday says there is…
PHILIPSBURG – “I already presented my report to the Governor and I hope that the process will be completed by the end of this week,’ formateur Sarah Wescot-Williams said at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. The formateur expects that the interim-government can be presented by Friday. “It is important to get out this situation now,” Wescot-Williams said. “The Parliament does not support the caretaker government and it has no instruments left to hold the government accountable.” Wescot-Williams took some time to discuss the screening process candidate ministers have to go through. “The dynamics of this process are changing compared…
PORT ST. MAARTEN – On Thursday, January 11, it will be the first four ship day for the 2018 cruise season. The four cruise ships will have approximately 12,000 passengers and crew onboard. The vessels that will be calling on Thursday are: Regal Princess (passenger capacity 3,500/crew 1,300), ms Eurodam (passengers 2,100/crew 900), Silver Wind (passengers 294/crew 208) and Anthem of the Seas (passengers 4,500/crew 1600). January 11 is also Princess Cruises debut since the passing of Hurricane Irma and Maria in September 2017. Princess Cruises returns with one of its newest vessels the Regal Princess that carries over 3,500 guests. Port St.…
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Monday 8 January 2018) – The Management Team of the Princess Juliana International SXM Airport kicked off a series of meetings it will be holding with the hub partners during the first quarter of the new year with an extensive exchange of information with the Anguillan authorities. “The importance of meeting with the hub partners cannot be over-emphasized,” said Michel Hyman, COO and Acting CEO of SXM Airport. “It is quite essential for the continued working relationship between the Princes Juliana International Airport and all its hub partners,” adding that “partnership” depends on timely and effective…
Philipsburg — Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Tuesday stressed that the economic recovery and development of St. Maarten must be sustainable and based on collaborative initiatives and policies between the public and private sector. “We also have to be daring and step out of comfort zones that do not work for us anymore,” she said. She said if a better, stronger, smarter and more sustainable St. Maarten is to arise out of the devastation of Hurricane Irma, focus must be placed on several key areas. She said the Department of Economy, Transportation and Telecommunication (ETT) under…
