Boasman signs border control agreement
PHILIPSBURG - Justice Minister Rafael Boasman has signed off on the mutual agreement with the Netherlands for border control. Boasman said at Wednesday's press briefing that the agreement still has to be signed by Dutch counterparts from several...
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Dear Reader
Is it government's responsibility to fix roofs and rebuild homes of people?
According to a Facebook poster it is not. We tend to agree. Of course, government should try and assist certain people such as pensioners and senior citizens who cannot afford proper insurance. However, we also think it is government's responsibility to make sure insurance companies give especially senior citizens a break when it comes to their insurance premiums.
As more and more natural disasters occur, the question arise who will be ultimately responsible for damages and the rebuilding process. Another blow to the island like Irma will have catastrophic financial consequences for banks and insurance companies. Then we will all turn to government seeking assistance. What is government to do then? What
can a government do in such cases?
These are the questions on our minds as we read certain posts on Facebook. Facebook is a good pulse to gauge what is on the minds of the people of St. Maarten. Not for nothing, Facebook asks you what is on your mind. Very enlightening and thought-provoking sometimes to read what people are thinking.
Tomorrow, we intend to bring you an in-depth analysis of the situation with the post office (aka Postal Services St. Maarten) and government's role in this whole affair. Whose responsibility is it to ensure adequate postal services in a country? Interestingly, the answer to this question can also have consequences for banks and insurance companies as well. Stay tuned...
The automotive industry has lost a long time salesrep in the person of
Beverly Morris of Motorworld fame as many took to Facebook to express their profound sadness and loss as news of her passing spread through social media like wildfire yesterday.
May her soul rest in eternal peace.
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Finally, the 1st Annual Customer Service Week is from November 27th to December 1st at the Holland House Beach Hotel and there is still room for more participants, though space is limited. Last-minute walk-ins paying cash at the door will also be accepted. Their Job Readiness Course will be a hit, we believe, with many jobless post-Irma. Check online at
www.AcademyCSMA.com for more information about the available courses and their Irma special rates. Sessions are from 9am to 5pm each day.
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Teachers get days off and a small bonus
PHILIPSBURG - Teachers and school staff will get days off on November 31, December 1, and January 3, 4 and 5 to compensate for the mid-term break they missed in the beginning of October, Minister Silveria Jacobs (Education) said at Wednesday's...
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Caravanserai home owners battle with Alegria in court
PHILIPSBURG - The Alegria Resort is once more involved in a court case; this time with the Caravanserai Home Owners Association that demanded on Wednesday in summary proceedings that Alegria provides water and electricity to the so-called A-Building.
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StMaartenNews.com Opinion
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Teachers receive a more than decent salary in St. Maarten. Figures presented by Minister Jacobs (Education) during the handling of the 2017 draft budget in December of last year show that the average annual salary for a public school teacher is $52,730, or $4,394 per month.
After Hurricane Irma, we did not hear anything about applying the no-work-no pay rule to teachers so we may safely assume that their salaries arrived as usual at the end of September and October.
Now Minister Jacobs has given these teachers a token of appreciation: a voucher worth around $112 for shopping.
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StMaartenNews.com Poll Results
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Yes - 77.8%
No - 22.2%
NEW POLL
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Is a caretaker government allowed to give handouts?
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StMaartenNews.com Judicial News
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Appeals court returns to St. Maarten - seventy days after...
PHILIPSBURG - The Common Court of Justice returned for its first session at the courthouse in Philipsburg on Wednesday, exactly seventy days after Hurricane Irma ripped through St. Maarten. It was not a normal court day though, as the judges...
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StMaartenNews.com News Stories
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HOPE party: "Jacinto was a dedicated man"
PHILIPSBURG - "The news came suddenly and took us all by surprise." HOPE party leader Mercedes 'Elektra' van der Waals-Wyatt stated about when she heard the sad news that party member Jacinto Mock had passed away on Monday, November 13th. "I saw...
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CPS and Pharmacies recognize World Diabetes Day
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...
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TelEm Group planning Wacky Friday fun promotion day
Prizes galore and lots of crazy fun ~ Pond Island -TelCell is gearing up for a "Wacky" sales campaign aimed at turning the company's dress down Friday of November 24, into a hoot for visiting customers and customer service staff. It's the...
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Sint Maarten Nature Foundation cleanup beaches with help
Philipsburg - The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation, through the support of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance DCNA, has been able to structurally put a program in place to clean the beaches over the past week. Despite several beach-clean-ups being ...
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Engage in Literature Read-a-thon to benefit Library
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. Click here to read more details...
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Stories of Irma Through the Eyes of St. Maarten Children
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. Click here to read more about this story...
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Theater group brings laughter to kids after hurricane Irma
PHILIPSBURG - To bring laughter and joy to kids that have been affected by hurricane Irma. That's the aim of the theater foundation called 'Behind The Beyond' from St. Maarten. They small theater group performed at six different schools last...
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Health Minister wants to introduce sugar tax
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Health, Environment and Nature Suzanne Camelia-Römer wants to introduce a sugar tax. That's what she said this morning in a radio interview In doing so, she wants to exert a positive influence on the health of the...
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Oil, oil and oil again
Oil production and consumption have grown from 60 million barrels per day in 1980, to about 100 million, today. Over the last five years, we have seen a steady growth of about 1-2 % per year. The price per barrel has also recovered from a low of...
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Role PDVSA must be clear in future of oil refinery
WILLEMSTAD - In his national address, the Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath said that PDVSA's participation in the refinery's modernization should be clear in the context of the Heads of Agreement signed with the Chinese company...
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StMaartenNews.com Photo Release
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UPDATED Photo release: "AUC donates school office supplies"
Philipsburg - Yesterday, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports issued a photo release entitled "AUC donates school office supplies". Today, we bring you an updated caption to go with this photo. Click here to read the updated caption.
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Pond Life Ebook Offers Preview of Migratory Bird Festival
Grand Case-Each year, the Les Fruits de Mer association hosts the Migratory Bird Festival on St. Martin. The stars of this festival are the birds that travel so far to come here each year, and the wild places and creatures they depend on. This...
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With the resumption of flights on Tuesday, October 10th, 2017, we are also open to take your flight bookings to and from St. Maarten via SXM Airport.
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