No candidate yet for minister plenipotentiary
PHILIPSBURG - There is no candidate yet for the position of minister plenipotentiary in the interim-government, former formateur Sarah Wescot-Williams said at a press briefing on Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo ...
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Dear Reader
Well in advance of the January 29th deadline to possibly present the new National Ordinance Integrity Chamber, ratified on 18 December 2017, to the Constitutional Court for review, the office of the Ombudsman announced in a press release issued Thursday, January 18th, 2018, that the Ombudsman, Dr. Arduin, finds no reason to address the Constitutional Court for review of the new law.
In other words, having established that the concerns presented to the Constitutional Court, which led to the first Ordinance on the Integrity Chamber being squashed, and the contours offered by the Court for consideration by government in drafting a new law were adequately addressed in the ratified law, the Ombudsman considers the rights of the people sufficiently protected by the law.
In conclusion, the press release states considering that the new law adequately provides for the protection of the rights of the people, the Ombudsman opts in favor of the opportunities the Integrity Chamber can provide the community of Sint Maarten.
It is expected that the Integrity Chamber will run a public awareness campaign once operational under the slogan ‘
Integrity starts with me’.
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StMaartenNews.com Government News
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Prime Minister Romeo Marlin expresses sympathy to NL
PHILIPSBURG - Newly sworn in Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin has expressed her sympathy to the Government and people of the Netherlands on behalf of Sint Maarten on the passing of 3 persons during the severe winter storm on Thursday January...
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Prime Minister Romeo Marlin visits Departments
PHILIPSBURG - On Wednesday morning Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin took the initiative to introduce her Cabinet staff to the departments that fall under the Ministry of General Affairs. The Prime Minister accompanied by Secretary General...
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Minister Giterson visits NV GEBE management team
PHILIPSBURG - The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Mr. Miklos Giterson, accompanied by his cabinet members, conducted an initial visit to NV GEBE yesterday. Minister Giterson met Wednesday with the...
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StMaartenNews.com Feature News Story
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Corallo will rebuild Starz Casino in Cupecoy
PHILIPSBURG - Three of the four casinos owned by Francesco Corallo have reopened after they got hit by Hurricane Irma in September. According to a spokesman, the damages to the establishments amount to "millions of dollars." Beach Plaza in...
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StMaartenNews.com Headline News
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Prosecution demands jail time for illegal prostitutes
PHILIPSBURG - "I was caught between a rock and a hard place," Mayoline Joan P. told the Court in First Instance on Thursday morning. The defendant is charged with human smuggling as an employee of the Casablanca brothel and with illegally...
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Demand 4 years for human trafficking & illegal employment
PHLIPSBURG - Mayoline Joan P. stood trial for two different cases in the Court in First Instance on Wednesday: human smuggling and illegal employment of prostitutes when she was a manager of the Hypnotic brothel in Sucker Garden and human...
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StMaartenNews.com Election News
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Introducing Solange Ludmila York-Duncan, #10 on NA list
Solange Ludmila York-Duncan, a young, strong and progressive professional has made the ultimate decision and postulated herself as #10 on the National Alliance slate. Ludmila was born and raised on St. Maarten and currently holds the position of...
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USP town hall meetings start in St. Peters Tuesday
Philipsburg - The United St. Maarten (US) party will host the first of many town hall meetings for the 2018 campaign on Tuesday, January 23. The meeting will be held at the Rupert Maynard Community Center in St. Peters from 6:30pm to 8:00pm....
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StMaartenNews.com Aviation
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Winair commenced service to Haiti with new aircraft
Airport Road - Winair commenced service to Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, January 17th, 2018 utilizing a state of the art Airbus 320. This aircraft is operated by Sunrise Airways, all seats are sold and marketed solely by Winair. This...
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Elektra and Michael Cleaver talk about recovery Winair
PHILIPSBURG - Radio host Elektra was pleased to have Winair's President & CEO, Mr. Michael Cleaver, in an interview in her new morning program Elektra Groovin on Oasis 96.3 started on January 8th, 2018, to talk about the recovery of Winair...
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StMaartenNews.com Opinions
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Another son of the soil about to be thrown under the bus?
Our colleagues over at SMN-News reports that GEBE CEO scored low in his evaluation and therefore the Supervisory Board intends not to renew his contract and to suspend or terminate his position citing arrogance and disrespectfulness. Whether all...
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StMaartenNews.com Letters
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The man in hiding
The Minister of VSA, Mr. Emile Lee, finally came out from his secure hiding place to appear on the talk show, People's Voice. The Minister used the first part of the program or at least the part that I heard, to blame Prime Minister William...
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StMaartenNews.com Legal Review
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Ombudsman finds no reason to challenge new Integrity Chamber
Philipsburg - On January 29th the period provided to the Ombudsman by the Constitution to possibly present the new National Ordinance Integrity Chamber, ratified on 18 December 2017, to the Constitutional Court for review, expires. After all that ...
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SCREENING, APPOINTMENT and DISMISSAL of MINISTERS
On February 26, 2018, a "snap" election will take place. Voters are called to cast their vote to elect 15 Parliamentarians. According to the Constitution of St. Maarten, Parliament has the task to approve concept laws of the Council of Ministers...
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StMaartenNews.com Dutch Caribbean News
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Meeting between Venezuelan and ABC Islands canceled
WILLEMSTAD - The meeting that was supposed to take place between Venezuela and the ABC Islands today did not continue. That was the message from the Prime Minister of Aruba, Evelyn Wever-Croes. This was reported by the Aruban news site...
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Which statement is incorrect regarding the tasks of a Supervisory Board of Directors?
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A. To supervise the policy of the management.
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B. To render advice to the management.
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C. To appoint and dismiss members of the Managing Board.
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D. To approve significant resolutions of the Managing Board.
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E. None of the above is correct.
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StMaartenNews.com Dutch News
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Three people are killed as winter storm batters Holland
Two people have been killed by falling trees in the Netherlands as winds of up to 120 kph battered the country on Thursday morning. In Enschede, a 62-year-old person was killed when the car he was driving was hit by a tree brought down in the...
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Zo trok de zware storm over Nederland
Het stormde behoorlijk vandaag en dat heeft voor een hoop schade gezorgd. In het hele land ging het er heftig aan toe en dat zag er zo uit. Vragen, tips of ideeën? Stuur ons een e-mail op jeugdjournaal@nos.nl Abonneer op ons kanaal:...
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StMaartenNews.com Environment
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Nature Foundation Intercepts Poachers in Marine Park
Adhering to no fishing rules of the Marine Park important to rebuilding local fish stocks Great Bay - Staff of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation intercepted the vessel Oyster, with registration number SX1438, that was found poaching illegally in ...
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Rolando Brison's district-based tourism
In this week's episode Rolando Brison explains how Tourism dollars can be generated in your very own district and the positive effect that can have for us all. Not only does he explain how this...
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StMaartenNews.com Police News
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Detectives reach out to community for assistance
Philipsburg - Detectives of the KPSM continue to reach out to the community for information in connection with several ongoing criminal investigations. The latest request is in connection with the ongoing investigation of a shooting which took...
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StMaartenNews.com Public Service News
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CPS advises persons at risk to get their flu vaccine
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) - Influenza, better known as the flu, is a highly contagious viral infection. Unlike the common cold, influenza can cause severe illness and life-threatening complications such as pneumonia and bronchitis, which...
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StMaartenNews.com Online News Stories
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GED Students ends their first week back at USM
Pond Island - The GED program which also started on Monday, January 15th, 2018 at the USM ended its week on a positive note. The spring semester started with 68 students happy and eager to start, as well as for some continue their GED classes...
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Let's Cruise - Eastern, Western, Southern Caribbean...
Lets-Cruise.co is offering cruise vacations on the best and biggest cruise ships in the world with brand name cruises and destinations in the Eastern, Western and Southern Caribbean, Alaska, Europe and the Mediterranean, ...
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University welcomes missed medical students after storms
THE BOTTOM - Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) opened its doors on January 8 after hurricanes Irma and Maria. Not all students made it back to the island yet. Third year student SUSOM Danika Delay: "I was stuck in Puerto Rico. The school ...
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Credit card use on the up in the Netherlands, boosted by ...
Despite their lack of popularity in Dutch shops and supermarkets, credit card use in the Netherlands grew by 10.3% in 2017 to some 160 million transactions. Online payment by debit card, credit card, iDEAL, PayPal, AfterPay and automatic debit...
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Negotiation results in new CLA for Central Government...
SABA/ST. EUSTATIUS - The Director of RCN has today reached a negotiation result with the trade unions about a new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) for Central Government civil servants in the Caribbean Netherlands (CN) for a period of three years.
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Netherlands expels top Eritrean diplomat over diaspora tax
The Netherlands has told Eritrea that its highest diplomatic representative in the Netherlands must leave the country. Tekeste Ghebremedhin Zemuy, the chargé d'affaires in The Hague is being expelled because of the country's pressure on Eritreans ...
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