Quite some options but no solution yet for half-empty TelEm-building
PHILIPSBURG — Offices in the TelEm building on Pond Island are currently unused due to layoffs and staff reductions and the debate about what to do with it is raging on social media. One thing is for sure: the building belongs to the company and not to the government. So selling the property to government and housing the telecom provider elsewhere More...
TelEm in a bind due to dispute with Israeli telecom giant MER
PHILIPSBURG — The TelEm Group of Companies is still in a bind due to its dispute with the Israeli telecom giant MER over a payment of more than $3 million. This story goes back to June 30, 2017, when TelEm More...
Land Transfer Issue Being Resolved to Facilitate Met Office, Civil Aviation Projects, Says Grisha
GREAT BAY (May 27, 2024)—The process of the transfer of land from the Princess Juliana International Airport Holding company (PJIAH) to the government for the construction of the Weather Bureau and Civil Aviation More...
Big tech benefits but does not contribute to digital development in the Caribbean
PHILIPSBURG — CANTO, the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Operators, focused its attention on big tech companies that earn major revenue and contribute nothing to the IC infrastructure More...
Critical Questions Surrounding Telem Group’s ‘Integrated Digital Service’ Transformation
Dear Mr. Editor, The Telem Group of Companies announced today that it will transform its total operation into a state-of-the-art “Integrated Digital Service Provider” for St. Maarten. Information about the More...
TelEm loses appeal against Israeli telecom giant
PHILIPSBURG — Telecom operator TelEm has lost its appeal against a decision that orders the company to pay MER St. Maarten BV, a subsidiary of the Israeli MER Group $561.905 and – after the presentation More...
TelEm Group CEO Kendall Dupersoy appointed to CANTO board
Pond Island — TelEm Group CEO, Mr. Kendall Dupersoy has been elected to the board of CANTO (Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organization). The appointment was made during the 39th annual More...
Diversifying our economy with local call centers
Dear Editor, I hope one of the outcomes of the pandemic would be a real discussion on the dependence of our island’s economy on tourism. Every election there has been much talk on the economy, but besides More...
Dispute about union-referendum at TelEm
PHILIPSBURG — Government mediator Marcellina Loblack has called a referendum at telecom provider TelEm for Wednesday, October 19. Employees have the choice to be, or not to be, represented by the Windward More...
Doing business in St. Maarten: bottlenecks and solutions (part 4)
4. Electricity and internet PHILIPSBURG — Establishing a business in St. Maarten is an at times an expensive road littered with stumbling blocks. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations and the More...
