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Two senior citizens received keys to new homes in St. Peters

St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) representatives hand over keys to two rebuilt homes for senior citizens in St. Peters. A photo reportage.

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Senior Citizen Esther Kivilier moves back into her new home

94-year young Esther Kivilier here seen welcoming a delegation from the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) to her newly renovated and remodeled home in St. Peters.

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Senior Citizen Ernest Roumou receives keys to new home

A brief ribbon cutting ceremony as Mr .Ernest Roumou aka 'Sugarboy" officially receives the keys to his newly rebuilt home fortified with poured concrete strong enough to withstand hurricane storms...

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Dear Reader

A visibly shaken and emotional Ernest Roumou (85), also known as "Sugarboy", received a delegation from the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF), represented by SMDF Director Keith Franca, Robert-Jan De Wilde (Deputy Dutch Representative for the Netherlands in Philipsburg; as co-financer), SMDF Board Chairwoman RIchelda Emmanuel, and contractor for the St. Peters community, Roland Arrindell, at his newly rebuilt home in St. Peters yesterday.

The emotional Ernest Roumou returned Monday, August 13th, to his new concrete home which is also fortified against hurricanes of the magnitude of Irma and Maria. He was clearly happy to be back home after months of living in shelters around the island.

We believe more community-minded initiatives of this nature should be implemented across the board on St. Maarten in every neighbourhood and we believe the Community Councils should play an active role in this process.

We commend the St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) for this great initiative to assist the senior citizens in our communities with the fixing up of their homes.

StMaartenNews.com will be publishing an in-depth report on this project funded by SMDF and the Dutch government through the remaining AMFO funds and the recovery funds.

In the meantime, feel free to view the photos taken of this occasion yesterday via the following Facebook link:

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