Email Newsletter
Governor Holiday asks MP Silveria Jacobs to be formateur

Harbour View - On September 30, 2019, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, requested the fraction leader of the National Alliance, Ms. Silveria Jacobs, to form an interim government as formateur. The Governor held...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
How To Access Premium Content on StMaartenNews.com
Buy a Yearly subscription today and get a free e-book

You can get the news on a regular basis in your email inbox by buying a subscription on our website at StMaartenNews.com. We have three subscription types: Daily, Monthly and Yearly. Buy a Yearly subscription for $75 and receive a free ebook from us.

Read more
stmaartennews.com
StMaartenNews.com - Editorial
The thing with Article 59

Is there a cure for the seemingly never-ending battle between an obstinate parliament - that sends the government home - and an evenly stubborn Council of Ministers that reacts by invoking Article 59 of the Constitution and dissolving parliament?

Read more
stmaartennews.com
THE TOPIC OF US PRE-CLEARANCE FOR ST. MAARTEN

Today we conclude our 3-parts series on the topic of US Pre-Clearance for St. Maarten.

Exclusively for our readers, we have opened all three (3) articles for the general public making them free to read for 24 hours before putting them back behind the paywall.


If you like these articles, support our work and buy a Yearly subscription for only $75 US Dollars. You can do so online at: https://stmaartennews.com/subscriptions/

Our next series of articles will be on the topic of Solar Energy.

With GEBE still experiencing major operational, technical and management issues, and the World Bank/Trust Fund giving GEBE a grant of 11 million US Dollars for rebuilding, reconstruction and improvement projects based on a NRPB program to make GEBE more resilient, now would be a good time to bring up the topic of Solar Energy for GEBE, government and all relevant stakeholders to look at.

As we know, it is technically possible for households and businesses producing energy from solar panels to feed the excess energy into the electricity grid and get compensation for this from GEBE using smart meters. So why isn't GEBE looking at this source of clean and renewable energy with unlimited production possibilities that can also lead to a reduction in tariffs across the board?

Naturally, the Waste To Energy (WTE) (as another alternative source of energy) debate can tie in in the periphery of this topic, but we want the focus to be on why GEBE isn't allowing consumers to use solar energy (legally) and feed the excess energy into the grid.

So let's have a look at this topic and have a debate on the topic of solar energy. We welcome any input from you the readers as well on this topic.
StMaartenNews.com Headline News
Dutch get direct influence on international aviation matters

PHILIPSBURG - There has been nothing but silence from outgoing Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Stuart Johnson about the standing of the Princess Juliana International Airport with the American Federal Aviation Authority (FAA), but a few...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
COCI calls for Urgent Action by Parliament and Caretaker COM

PHILIPSBURG - The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce Board is requesting urgent action by the House of Parliament and the Caretaker Government with respect to pending Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Legislation and Countering the Financing of Terrorism...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
Minister Johnson attends Monaco Yacht Show 2019

PHILIPSBURG - Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication the Honorable Stuart Johnson wrapped up his Europe work visit by attending the Monaco Yacht Show 2019 last week. This year's event has been hailed by the...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
A StMaartenNews.com News Review
Minister of Finance Actions Disrespectful.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The pathetic attempts of the former Chair to throw shade at this new majority in Parliament is amazing but not at all surprising. Parliament convened public meeting number 34 which had been originally called by the then members in ...

Read more
www.smn-news.com
MP Brison to present solution to financial laws

Says previous coalition put country at risk ~ PHILIPSBURG - Vice President of Parliament and USP Faction Leader MP Rolando Brison on Sunday said amendments to the FATF laws which have been prepared for months will be presented soon and that the...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
StMaartenNews.com Advertisment
StMaartenNews.com - Sponsor
StMaartenNews.com Health News
All set for 2nd Edition of the NAGICO Health & Fitness Fair

PHILIPBURG - The 2nd edition of the Free NAGICO Health & Fitness Fair will be held on Saturday October 5th, at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex. NAGICO has announced that with over 20 vendors participating, the event will be twice the size of...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
StMaartenNews.com Social News
CIBC FirstCaribbean hosts eighth Walk for the Cure Oct. 5th

CUPECOY - For the eighth consecutive year CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank will host the Walk for the Cure. The proceeds of the event - to be held on Saturday October 5 - will go to the Positive Foundation. Last year the fundraiser netted...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
MHF presents Happiness Event on October 10th

The Mental Health Foundation is proud to present the first edition of the Happiness Event! On Thursday, October 10th from 4.30 PM to 8 PM you're welcome at the Cultural Center in town to join us for an evening filled with performances, sharing of ...

Read more
stmaartennews.com
A StMaartenNews.com Publication
StMaartenNews.com Cartoon
StMaartenNews.com Poll
Should the election date be changed to January 25?
Yes
No
Let's get it over and done on November 25
Poll sponsored by  StMaartenFlowers.comwhere you order online and we deliver offline.
StMaartenNews.com Sponsor
Need a quick fix?

We have a professional team of handymen available to take care of all the repairs that need to be done on your home, place of business or development project.

Call us today at +1-721-523-3564 or whatsapp +1-721-588-0800. Or email info@kwikfix.com to schedule an appointment. Visit www.kwikfix.com for more information..
StMaartenNews.com Dossiers
The history of US Pre-clearance | Part 1

Official Post from StMaartenNews.com: PHILIPSBURG - The term pre-clearance appeared for the first time in local media in a report about the Routes Americas aviation conference held in Denver Colorado, in February 2015.The St. Maarten delegation - ...

Read more
www.patreon.com
The nuts and bolts of US Pre-clearance | Part 2

Official Post from StMaartenNews.com: PHILIPSBURG - What exactly is pre-clearance and what does it involve? StMaartenNews.com obtained answers to several pertinent questions from Clint Lamm, Director of the Preclearance Field Office. The...

Read more
www.patreon.com
The pros and cons of US Pre-clearance | Part 3

PHILIPSBURG - Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, the eloquent former Minister of Tourism of The Bahamas - and currently a partner of the Nassau-based Bedford&Baker Group - is a proponent of US Pre-clearance. At the June 2017 Caribavia conference in St....

Read more
stmaartennews.com
Book your Vacation Travel with AirSXM
Looking to book this year's travel vacation trip? Search for flights, hotels, car rentals and vacation packages online on AirStMaarten's booking site.
MANAGE YOUR PROFILE ONLINE IN OUR ACCOUNT-INFO SECTION
Cancel your present free Newsletter subscription first if you wish to upgrade to a paid subscription with either a Daily, Monthly or Yearly subscription.
~~~

We welcome you to our growing community of readers. Those of you who have not done so yet, can do so online at http://stmaartennews.com/subscriptions. You can choose to pay immediately online with your creditcard or request to receive an invoice from us for manual payment processing.

We will be putting more and more of our recently published articles and archived news articles behind the paywall. Therefore it will be important for you to eventually purchase a paid subscription. Register today online at http://stmaartennews.com/subscriptions.

If you wish to discuss a corporate account for your company, organization or department, feel free to drop us an email to discuss your needs as well.

If you have any questions, comments or if you also wish to advertise with us, email us via info@stmaartennews.com.

We will continue to bring you reports and articles via this email newsletter. But for the latest news, updates and photo reportages keep an eye on our website online at www.stmaartennews.com  or follow us on Facebook, where we will also post community billboard notices, government announcements and urgent public notices as we receive them via our news desk.

If you also wish to receive news headlines, alerts and breaking news via Whatsapp, email us your whatsapp number via info@stmaartennews.com.

Thank you for your attention to our email newsletter. Your readership is very much appreciated.

Sincerely yours,

STMAARTENNEWS.COM
Telephone: +1-721-588-0800
A service of ANYKEY SERVICES N.V.