Philipsburg — The Government of St. Maarten will co-host the 11th Edition of the Caribbean Conference on Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) in collaboration with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). The planning committee indicated that the plans are progressing well and that the Government encourages stakeholders in the industry to attend the conference and to work in collaboration with related stakeholders to gain as much knowledge and experience as possible in order to mitigate the drastic effects of disasters affecting the island. The theme this year for the conference is: “The Road to Resilience Checkpoint 2019: Safeguarding Our Communities,…
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Apeldoorn– From November 17-24, resident St. Maarten archaeologist, Dr. Jay Haviser, was in a National Congress session representing the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The Netherlands National Archaeological Congress, popularly called the Reuvensdagen, has been taking place for 50 years, with 650 papers covering all archaeology happening in the Netherlands. Only in the last three years, have the Caribbean partners in the Kingdom been represented at Reuvensdagen. For this year, Dr. Haviser was representing SIMARC (St. Maarten) and made a presentation about recent archaeological research conducted on Bonaire. Together with the session organizer, Dr. Maaike de Waal of Leiden University,…
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten was unanimously accepted as the latest member of the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA), and is also the first port in the Caribbean to become a member of the association that promotes the adoption of e-logistics as the key element in the development of international maritime, shipping and logistics sectors. IPCSA is the successor to the European Port Community Systems Association (ECPSA) which was launched in June 2011 by six founding members, all European-based Port Community System operators. IPCSA and its members play a vital role in global trade facilitation; the electronic…
PHILIPSBURG — Political Analyst and scholar of Comparative Government & Politics in collaboration with the University of Saint Martin (USM) kindly invite the general public (the youth and aspiring politicians, in particular) of Sint Maarten to an interactive public information session on understanding the Constitutional governing structure of Sint Maarten. Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Place: University of Saint Martin (USM) Time: 7:00pm The aim of the lecture is to provide a forum for the discussion and understanding on the political development of Sint Maarten, with emphasis on: § The “Constitutional Monarchy” under which we are governed; § The intricacy of being part of the…
St. Maarten, Philipsburg, November 21, 2019 – CIBC FirstCaribbean St. Maarten saluted their male staff as the bank observed International Men’s Day (IMD) recently. Under this year’s theme, “Men Leading by Example” young men from secondary schools were welcomed at the bank’s branches across the region as they “job shadowed” various positions for the day on Tuesday, November 19th. Cameron Jermin of the St. Maarten Academy joined senior managers and retail staff throughout the day. Cameron not only got an understanding of the various roles within banking but also shared in highlighting the six pillars – promoting positive role models,…
CAY HILL: St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) recently hosted a SYNERGY Conference, facilitated by their Quality and Safety Department, featuring Keynote Speaker, Dr. Eric Gertner, Associate Medical Director for Population Health and Patient-Centered Medical Homes at Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. During the conference, attendees were welcomed by SMMC Chairman of the Board of Directors Kees Klarenbeek and Head of Quality and Safety, Tammie Papada who presented on Prevention. “As Medical Institutions, it is important that we focus not only on palliative and curative care but also preventative care as it is our responsibility to the people and…
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) vessel Bliss was welcomed on Wednesday to the destination during its inaugural call. Port St. Maarten Management and other representatives lead by Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Rene Violenus, were on hand to offer and exchange the traditional welcome plaques and pleasantries with the Captain of the Norwegian Bliss. Norwegian Bliss returned to the U.S. East Coast in November 2019 for a winter season of Caribbean cruising from New York City through early 2020. This is the third inaugural cruise call to the destination so far for the…
PHILIPSBURG — As a result of an extensive investigation by the National Detectives, searches were carried out at 5 addresses today, November 19th, 2019. Two office buildings in Philipsburg and three houses were searched. The charges in this investigation are focused at, among others, the Head of ICT for Country Sint Maarten, M.D. M.D. is suspected of abuse of his position when awarding public ICT tenders. Various projects were awarded to the suspect and/or companies owned by the suspect’s relatives. M.D. is also suspected of having laundered the unlawful proceeds. In the investigation, several persons and legal entities were identified…
On Monday, November 11, 2019, the Sint Maarten Lions Club was one of the recipients to receive the UNSUNG HEROES award by the director of the St. Maarten in Retrospect Foundation (SIR). The occasion marked the 20th anniversary of the St. Maarten in Retrospect program and the 60th-anniversary celebration of St Maarten Day. This prestigious award was presented to Lion Oralie Boirard, Lion Club President 2019-2020 and Past District Governor Lion Wally Havertong PMJF during an interview with hosts of St. Maarten in Retrospect television program. The Sint Maarten Lions Club was chartered on December 12, 1975, and since its…
Parliament’s Role is Still a Full-Fledged One, Its Dissolution Notwithstanding Philipsburg St. Maarten, November 19, 2019 – “It has been some time now since the Parliament has been apprised of progress with the Trust Fund and the execution of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP). In this, the overall financial situation plays a big role, as there is more money necessary for the execution of the NRRP than the Trust Fund alone can provide. We need to now also focus on the building up of the country that is not covered by the Trust Fund.”, stated MP Wescot-Williams. The…
