PHILIPSBURG — On Tuesday November 14th the Police Chiefs of Curacao, Caribisch Nederland, Sint Maarten and the Acting Chief of police of the Netherlands met with the Honorable Minister of Justice Rafael Boasman in the Conference Hall of the Government Administration Building on Pond Island. Also present during this meeting was the Chief Prosecutor for Sint Maarten. The Minister of Justice was very happy to receive the delegation where he expressed his sincere gratitude to all police chiefs in question for their support they have given to the KPSM and the people of Sint Maarten in the aftermaths of hurricane…
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GREAT BAY – November 14 marked World Diabetes Day (WDD) and the Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, along with the Diabetes Foundation of St. Maarten, commemorated WDD in collaboration with at least four pharmacies namely, Philipsburg Pharmacy, Simpson Bay Pharmacy, St. Peters Pharmacy and Bush road Pharmacy. The aforementioned collectively created screening opportunities for persons to check their blood glucose and pressure at the respective establishments. In addition to the offered blood glucose and pressure, CPS offered free dental screening, which will continue next week Tuesday from 2.00pm to…
Philipsburg – Foresee Foundation and the ArtsCrafts Café Foundation on Tuesday presented President of Parliament, Sarah Wescot-Williams with the Stories of Irma Through the Eyes of St. Maarten Children. One hundred and eighty-five entries of drawings, stories and poems were received from twelve schools. The artwork depicts the students’ experiences during and after hurricane Irma and offered them a creative avenue of expression. Assisting the foundations was St. Maarten Academy student Jireh James. Presentations were made by Chari Brown of the Helmich Snijders Hillside Christian School, Taliyah Williams of the Seventh Day Adventist School and Guerline Masson of the St. Joseph…
Philipsburg — Detectives are presently investigating a case of ill-treatment which took place on Monday November 13th at approximately 06.15 p.m. in the vicinity of Lucky star Supermarket located on the A.T. Illidge Road. Police were sent to the scene to investigate what had taken place. On the scene the investigating officers learnt from the victim that he was beaten by a person he does not know. This person seriously ill-treated him by pushing his head through the rear windshield of a vehicle causing him to receive cuts and bruises to his head and face from which he was bleeding. The…
PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Tuesday said St. Maarten will get marketplaces in Philipsburg residents can be proud of, long overdue suitable spaces for Philipsburg taxi’s, an organized tour bus terminal and a green area in the heart of Philipsburg. ~ Tour bus terminal also included ~ All three aspects are part of the Minister’s vision to revamp and enhance the cruise visitor experience in Philipsburg while giving St. Maarten’s capitol a much-needed face-lift which in turn enhances its tourism product. She explained that instead of a jumbled marketplace, vending kiosks will be built…
GREAT BAY — Minister Lee congratulates Red Cross on their parallel launch of their food voucher program. We are thankful for their coordinated effort to support and expand on Government’s Basic Necessities Voucher Program. These two programs allow persons who have experienced a serious financial setback as a consequence of the impact of the recent hurricanes to receive a voucher valued at NAF 150.- that can be redeemed at participating supermarkets – Le Grande Marche, Prime Distributors, Sang’s Supermarket, and Sunny Foods. Vouchers can be used to purchase basic necessities which include food, water, hygiene and sanitation products excluding tobacco…
Great Bay – The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labour (VSA) partnered with SXM Power Project to provide generators to households without power since the passing of Hurricane Irma. Certain areas within some of our districts such as St. Peters, Sucker Garden, Dutch Quarter, Middle Region, South Reward, Saunders and Bush road were still without electricity, notwithstanding that GEBE is working diligently on restoring electricity throughout the island in order to bring back a sense of normality to all residents. The SXM Power Project, established by the Neus family residing in the United States of America and St.…
Philipsburg — Three hundred and sixty eight families in St. Maarten benefited from a relief exercise hosted by the St. Maarten Tzu Chi Foundation on Sunday, November 5. The relief activity, which was held at Tzu Chi’s location on the LB Scott Road, was organized to enable the foundation to continue its relief distribution efforts in the country. A total of 33 Tzu Chi volunteers got together to help ensure that the drive ran smoothly. The volunteers lovingly distributed a total of 5,000 (2,272.72 kg) pounds of rice, 690 polo tops, 720 pairs of sandals and 600 packages of cookies to…
Philipsburg — ENGAGE foundation and the Coffee Lounge have teamed up to support the Philipsburg Jubilee Library with a 10 hour read-a-thon. The Read-a-thon is the brainchild of the Engage Foundation, as the foundation strongly believes in the power of literature and its importance in building our nation and empowering its people. The foundation was saddened to learn of the damages hurricane Irma caused to the Philipsburg Jubilee Library. As Andrew Carnegie so fittingly stated “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” The…
PHILIPSBURG — Gracita states: “just recently back home after attending an intense work-shop of the ‘Living University’, this time in Rotterdam, Holland, I am grateful for the overwhelming support extended during the seminars to the People of Sint Maarten in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.” ‘LIVING UNIVERSITY’ WORK SHOP HELD IN ‘BLUE CITY‘ Professor Gunter Pauli together with his team (Javier Morales, Charles van de Heijden) special guest-lecturer, legendary Dr. Anders Nyquist founder of EcoCycleDesign and attendees many who hail from a diverse innovative -professional backgrounds, dedicated part of the sessions to provide hands on solutions to some of the…
