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Justice minister happy with court ruling but unions are...

PHILIPSBURG - The Court in First Instance has ruled that the police unions - NAPB and ABVO - cannot organize meetings, work interruptions parades and public manifestations "if those activities complicate the conduct of business." Justice Minister ...

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Empty promises

By Hilbert Haar ~ Did the Court in First Instance rule in favor of Justice Minister Anna Richardson? Or did it rule in favor of the unions? Politicians have a talent for calling something that is actually black, white. They have to believe their...

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UPDATED: Government files injunction against police...

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - On Friday, June 25th, 2021, the Court in First Instance prohibited the ABVO and NAPB unions to organize meetings, work interruptions, and public manifestations, as long as these harm the proper functioning of...

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KG SXM v Unions' Court Case Outcome

On June 25th, 2021, the Court in First Instance prohibited the ABVO and NAPB unions to organize meetings, work interruptions, and public manifestations, as long as these harm the proper functioning of Government, for a period of one week. A full...

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Minister Ottley visits NIPA

Honorable Minister Omar Ottley conducted an exploratory visit to the NIPA ? National Institute for Professional Advancement on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. His Cabinet Officers, the NIPA Supervisory Board of Directors and the Central Management team ...

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Franklyn Richards joins Progress Committee

PHILIPSBURG - Former Lt. Governor and former member of the Law Enforcement Council Franklyn Richards is the successor of attorney Jason Rogers as St. Maarten's member of the Progress Committee. This appears from the fortieth progress report the...

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StMaartenNews.com Editorial
St. Maarten has money
St. Maarten has money. Lots of money. Yet we are beggars in our own country. Just to give you an example, according to the latest annual report the MOT (Meldpunt Ongebruikelijke Transacties, or Financial Intelligence Unit) published on its website there were 9,357 unusual transactions in 2015, representing a value of more than 3.1 billion guilders; 717 transactions worth 36.2 million were labeled as suspicious and reported to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for investigation.

In 2020, the number of suspicious transactions skyrocketed to 1,831 - an increase of 155.4 percent. The amount of money these transactions represent has not been published yet, but if their value resembles that of 2015, their worth could be around 92.4 million guilders ($51.6 million).

So the Financial Intelligence Unit had the manpower to only investigate 7.7% of the most unusual transactions, which were subsequently reported as suspicious to the Public Prosecutor's Office for further handling. So far as we know, no case except the Standard Trust case ever went to court.

Outside the MOT transactions, there is other evidence that billions of dollars pass through St. Maarten on an annual basis. Individual cash streams may be in the millions, but it all adds up to billions at the bottom line.

Everyone is already aware of the missed tax revenues from casinos, lotteries and vacation rentals, just to name a few examples.

Another simple example that is overlooked is the fuel supply business on St. Maarten. Government also misses out on a lot of tax revenue in this sector.

Can you imagine how much revenue the Government of Sint Maarten could generate in taxes (turnover taxes and profit taxes) if the Tax Office could legitimately, efficiently and effectively claim and collect its rightful share of this billion-dollar business and deposit it into the country's coffers on behalf of the people of St. Maarten?

Yet, here we are as a people anno 2021, in a post-Irma and (almost) post-pandemic period like beggars holding our hands up to the Netherlands begging for liquidity support.
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MP Emmanuel calls on Government to pay vacation pay ...

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel is again calling on government to pay public servants "something, anything" from their owed vacation pay of 2020 and due vacation pay of 2021. Being more...

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WINAIR remains at odds with Flight Crew over Salary Cuts

Philipsburg- WINDWARD ISLANDS AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL (WINAIR) N.V. and WICSU/PSU who represent WINAIR's Pilot group remain in discussions regarding the reduction of work hours and resulting reduction in salaries. According to the airline, both...

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Tension among Winair Pilots about Prolonged Salary Cuts...

Philipsburg- On St. Maarten there is unrest among Winair pilots about a prolonged 25% salary cut, which Management of the Company states will be applied about 18 - 24 months longer. The union representing the Winair pilots, WICSU/PSU, has called...

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New Airplane on the way for Divi Divi Air

Willemstad/Kralendijk- A new DHC-6-300 'Twinotter' plane is on the way to Curaçao for Divi Divi Air. The new airplane, with registration PJ-DVG, is a replacement for one of the current Twinotters. New is also the livery on the newest addition to...

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Winair Returns to Bonaire with Weekly Flight

Kralendijk/Philipsburg- St. Maarten's Winair will return to Bonaire with a weekly flight during the summer months. At present, Winair is only serving Curaçao and Aruba, but plans to serve the route to Flamingo Airport once per week starting in...

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Police station open. False info circulated on social media

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The management team of the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) has taken note that a document has been created by persons unknown alleging that the police stations are closed, KPSM said in a statement on Thursday...

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MINISTER OTTLEY DONATES 300 CHILDREN FACE MASKS ...

on Thursday June 24th, The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Omar Ottley donated 300 children and young adults face masks to the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunset and Lions Club International. The face masks for children and ...

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Three Recipients of the 2021 Governor's Youth Awards ...

SINT MAARTEN (HARBOUR VIEW) - His Excellency, Governor, drs. E.B. Holiday, hosted the second annual Governor's Youth Awards For Excellence on Thursday June 24, 2021, at the Belair Community Center. During the awards ceremony Governor Holiday...

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Emancipation Day 2021 theme “No More Auction Block!”

SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - This year Emancipation Day on July 1st, will mark the 158th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Abolishment of Slavery on Sint Maarten. The Minister of Culture Youth & Sport, Honorable drs. Rodolphe Samuel will be...

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Coastal residents & Businesses: Have plans in place ...

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) - The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) said on Thursday that emergency plans should have already been formulated by residents who live along the country's coastal areas or flood-prone environs. If the...

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Regeringspartij MEP wint verkiezingen Aruba

Oranjestad - Regeringspartij MEP van minister-president Evelyn Wever-Croes is de winnaar van de Statenverkiezingen. De partij heeft net als in 2017 9 van de 21 zetels bemachtigd. De AVP zakte terug van 9 naar 7 zetels. Om half drie 's nachts...

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Curaçao kan rekeningen niet meer betalen

Willemstad - De overheid van Curaçao is niet in staat haar financiële verplichtingen over de maand juni volledig na te komen. Volgens minister van Financiën Javier Silvania zit er 10 miljoen gulden te weinig in de landskas om aan het einde van...

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45 Mln euro voor rechtshandhaving CAS

Van een onzer verslaggevers Den Haag - Nederland gaat via de Landspakketten structureel een bedrag beschikbaar stellen oplopend tot 45 miljoen euro in 2025 om zo de operationele capaciteit ter ondersteuning en versterking van de rechtshandhaving...

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COLUMN - Blijf hier: Sint Maarten

In de zondagse estafette-rubriek 'Bericht uit...' belichten columnisten uit de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk bij toerbeurt de kanten van hun eiland waarvan zij vinden dat die de aandacht van alle koninkrijksburgers verdienen. Vandaag komt...

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COLUMN - De zielige melkkoe

Curaçao is een rijk land. Alleen is de rijkdom heel erg oneerlijk verdeeld. Nergens in het Koninkrijk is de tweedeling tussen steenrijk en straatarm zo groot als op Curaçao. Een kleine groep handige ondernemers zwemt in de florijnen terwijl een...

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Ingezonden: Duidelijker kan een haan niet kraaien

Het kabinet-Pisas was/is nog nauwelijks twee weken aan het werk, maar op één dag kwamen uit drie verschillende hoeken heldere boodschappen en signalen over wat de nieuwe regering van MFK en PNP te doen staat.

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Commentaar: Lastige formatieklus op Aruba

Ook al is de MEP er qua stemmenaantal op achteruitgegaan, de partij van de Arubaanse premier Evelyn Wever-Croes heeft zich voor een regeringspartij prima staande weten te houden en handhaaft het aantal zetels dat bij de vorige verkiezingen werd...

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7 COVID-19 recoveries today

As of June 25th, there were seven (7) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however seven (7) persons have recovered. The total active cases remains at fifty two (52). The total number of confirmed cases is now two thousand six hundred one...

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SZV PRESENTS "DIS TING SERIOUS" COVID-19 AWARENESS...

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - "Dis Ting Serious", a musical contribution to the country's vaccination campaign was presented to the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), Omar Ottley by Social & Health Insurances...

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75% of MMC Group staff fully vaccinated

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - Marine Management and Consulting is proud to announce that 75% of their staff from all three companies that they locally manage, the Yacht Club at Port De Plaisance, the Country Club at Port De Plaisance, the Sint...

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SINT MAARTEN LIONS CLUB MEN SHOW UP! For "MEN'S HEALTH...

SINT MAARTEN (SUCKER GARDEN) - June 19th was a full house, when men showed up early and enthusiastic before the doors were even opened for the Prostate Cancer Awareness Men's Health Matters information session which was held at the Sint Maarten...

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AirSXM.com now offering shared charters to St. Kitts & Nevis

Shared charter rates from $260 US Dollars per one-way and up for groups of up to seven (7) passengers + one piece of checked luggage and one carry-on each. Submit a reservation request online at http://www.airsxm.com/request.php.

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STATIA FURTHER OPENS UP ITS BORDERS. Tourists allowed as ...

SINT EUSTATIUS (ORANJESTAD) - The Public Entity St. Eustatius will further open up the island on Monday, August 2nd, 2021, by introducing the third phase of the Road Map. During this phase fully vaccinated visitors including tourists can visit...

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Media savage De Boer after Euros defeat

Frank de Boer has said he will decide in the next few weeks whether to continue as national team coach following the Netherlands' dramatic exit from Euro 2020. Dutch media were savage in their judgment of De Boer after his team fell apart in the...

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More coronavirus vaccines ordered for 2023

The Netherlands has ordered an extra 6.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to boost immunity against new variants of coronavirus. The European Union announced last week that it was taking up an option in its contract with the manufacturer to...

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Patients who get fit before surgery recover more...

People who are helped to become physically fitter before undergoing an operation suffer fewer complications and can be released from hospital earlier, a two year project by the Radboud teaching hospital involving bowel cancer patients has shown.

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No coronavirus deaths reported on Saturday ...

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS - No coronavirus deaths were reported to public health institute RIVM in the 24 hours to Saturday morning - for the first time since last September. The RIVM has had an average of two deaths a day for the past seven...

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