Online sales-tax: a fata morgana
By Hilbert Haar ~ The idea to introduce a 7.5 percent tax on online purchases has triggered many questions. According to Minister Ardwell Irion (Finance) such a tax would "level the playing field" and encourage consumers to buy locally, rather than..
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Minister Irion clarifies Tax Reform concerns
Minister of Finance seeks to alleviate confusion and encourage healthy discussions In light of recent presentations, it bodes well that the community is creating a dialogue regarding the recent tax suggestions, as this was the desired effect. The ...
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Ombudsman starts systemic investigation into waste tender
PHILIPSBURG - Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel has started a Systemic Investigation into the collection of solid waste tender 2021-2026. On 25 and 31 March 2021 respectively, complaints were filed with the Ombudsman against the Ministry of Public...
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MP Gumbs proposes to end Parlatino membership
PHILIPSBURG - With an eye to redirect Sint Maarten's limited resources into initiatives that would deepen cooperative ties between the Dutch Caribbean and other islands in the region, Party for Progress (PFP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP)...
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Travel Requirements to be Adjusted as of October 1st....
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - As of October 1st, 2021, the banned travel countries list will be eliminated, and these countries will be placed in a new 'very high risk,' category that will have the following requirements. Travelers originating...
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Controversy impacts Knops' role as Mr. Good Governance
PHILIPSBURG - State Secretary Drs. Raymond Knops (Kingdom Relations) is at the center of a controversy after the Dutch newspaper NRC reported that he used the services of civil servants to solve a private issue. Four members of parliament have...
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Ferry-service to Saba and Statia could start in November
PHILIPSBURG - Saba and Statia have jointly selected Anguilla-based Blues and Blues as the preferred operator of a ferry connection between the two islands, St. Maarten and St. Kitts. The service could be operational as early as November 1, the...
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United Group buys Banco di Caribe
PHILIPSBURG - Banco di Caribe has been sold to the Curacao-based United Group Holdings for an undisclosed amount of cash, the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) announced in a press release. The Central Bank of Aruba was quick to...
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Penal law scholars question deployment of TBO
PHILIPSBURG - The Association of St. Maarten Penal Law Scholars has approached Minister of Justice Anna Richardson with questions about the deployment of Curacao-based prosecutors, judges, judges of instruction, registrars and police officers...
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D66-Minister Kaag steps down after motion of disapproval
THE HAGUE - Outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigrid Kaag stepped down in the night from Wednesday to Thursday after a majority of the Dutch parliament supported a motion of disapproval against her because of the messy evacuation of embassy...
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Controversial Chairman of Parliament criticizes MP Emmanuel
PHILIPSBURG -- MP Rolando Brison heavily criticized the functioning of fellow-MP Christopher Emmanuel during the closing of the parliamentary year on Monday. Without mentioning him by name, Brison reacted to Emmanuel's statement that the current...
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Curacao violates constitution by excluding same-sex union
WILLEMSTAD - By maintaining that marriage is only possible between a man and a woman is unlawful and in doing so, the government of Curacao violates article 3 of the constitution (the equality-principle), the Court in First Instance ruled on...
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Governor's address: Focus on pandemic and economic recovery
PHILIPSBURG - Close to 4,000 infections, 183 people hospitalized and 57 deaths. Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday thus summarized the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the community of St. Maarten during his speech at the opening of the new...
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INSENSIBLE SITUATION IN GARBAGE COLLECTION LAND
This has boggled sensible minds for months. How could a company that has no equipment, no personnel and no experience win both a multi-million dollar garbage hauling contract and a district cleaning contract from the Ministry of VROMI while other companies properly staffed and well-equipped failed the bidding process. Meanwhile, complaints are coming in that the winning companies are using illegal immigrants to do the work, under unsafe and unhygienic circumstances and they are also under-paying these illegal workers as well. Some when they complain, don't even get paid at all. All of this happening on government's watch with the Ministry of VROMI promptly paying these companies every month after the Minister of Finance personally approves the payments despite the fact that government is low on funds and other creditors are not being paid on such a prompt and timely basis. We can conclude that the next political party in the making will be financed by these same garbage waste collection companies. Let's see what the systemic investigation of the Ombudsman's office will bring to light. As that might also explain why the Ombudsman herself has personally come under social media attack in her personal life.
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A lesson from the history of Sint Maarten
By Terrance Rey ~ There are several parallels from Sint Maarten's past with what is now happening around the establishment of COHO, the Caribbean Agency for Reforms and Development. The Netherlands has lent millions in liquidity support to Sint...
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Official (re)opening ceremony sewing center at PB Prison
Tuesday, September 14, was the official (re)opening ceremony of the sewing center at the Point Blanch prison. The sewing center at the Point Blanche prison has been closed for some years, but after minor renovations it has officially opened back...
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Destination Continues to See Tourism Sector Growth
The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) said on Sunday that for the summer months of June, July and August 2021, the destination received in total 80,006 visitor arrivals. 72% of arrivals during the summer months originated from the US, 13% from...
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Tourist Bureau attends Air Canada Vacations' Virtual 2021
The St. Maarten Tourism Bureau (STB) attended Air Canada Vacations Virtual 2021 #ACVDreamMakers Event on September 9th where it launched its 2021/2022 collection. During the virtual event, the travel trade was informed about current travel...
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Ministry of VROMI Visits Ebenezer Community Space
PHILIPSBURG - Recently, the Minister of Public Housing, Physical Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Egbert J. Doran along with members of the Ebenezer Community Council Foundation, visited the Ebenezer Community Space - one of six...
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The St. Maarten Alpha Leo Club launches its Membership Drive
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Sint Maarten Alpha Leo Club recently conducted a successful Membership Drive from Monday, September 6, - Thursday, September 9, 2021. Leo President Prerna Ramchandani and representatives of the Board of Directors...
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Social Economic Council presents the annual year report
SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - On Friday, September 17th, 2021, the Social Economic Council (SER) represented by the Chairman Mr. Damien Richardson, paid a visit to the Honorable Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs and presented her with the 2020 annual ...
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MP Emmanuel questions 52 million from homeporting
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel has called on government to provide a report on the country's first home-porting experience, in particular if the estimated US $52 million was realized now...
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Teen Times submits legislation proposal to MP Romou
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The young writers of Teen Times have submitted a proposal for legislation that would mandate schools and other public spaces to provide free female sanitary products. The proposal follows a global movement to end what ...
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Ministry of VROMI finalizes New Building Codes and...
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) - Members of Association of Dutch Municipalities VNG-International handed over final reports of Building Codes and Technical Norms to Prime Minister Hon. Silveria Jacobs and Minister Hon. Ardwell Irion, on behalf...
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Minister Ottley invited to serve as member of the PAHO/WHO
The Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 73rd Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas, has invited the Honorable Omar Ottley, Minister of Public Health, Social...
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Minister Ottley invited to serve as member of the PAHO/WHO
The Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), 73rd Session of the Regional Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the Americas, has invited the Honorable Omar Ottley, Minister of Public Health, Social...
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Minister Ottley: Government participation in Tripartite...
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The first 2021 "Government - SMMC - SZV Tripartite" meeting was held on Friday September 17. It was the first meeting that Government took part in, since it discontinued its participation in 2020. The meeting was...
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Addressing Youth Depression and Self Harm: What Parents...
An informative panel discussion entitled: ?Addressing Youth Depression and Self Harm: What Parents Can Do about it.? The Workshop is being organized by the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and...
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Teen Times kicks off project to supply schools with pantries
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - On Saturday, September 18, Teen Times kicked off its pilot project to provide high schools on St. Maarten with a mini pantry filled with female sanitary and hygiene products. The Sundial School was chosen for the...
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Event
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Positive and Elektralyets Foundation in collaboration with the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) are encouraging men over the age of 45 years who have not had a Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) test within the last ...
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14 teenagers suspected of committing offenses in three weeks
SINT MAARTEN (ST. PETER'S/REWARD) - Fourteen teenagers have committed suspected criminal offenses at or in the vicinity of their schools between August 27 to September 17. This averages about five incidents per week. These incidents and arrests...
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14-Year Old Missing teen returns home
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Sint Maarten Police Force would officially like to inform everyone that the teenager Shakira Shaquan BRYAN, has returned home safely. Personel of the Detective Department has spoken to the minor and as well as her ...
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Alpha Team arrests second shooter in May 1 daylight shooting
The Alpha Team arrested the second suspected shooter involved in the May 1 broad daylight shooting outside Pollo Hermanos. The September 11 arrest was made at Princess Juliana International Airport when the French-side resident attempted to leave ...
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OM SXM, KPSM Joint Statement re: incidents around schools
The Police Force of Sint Maarten KPSM has had to answer several calls for assistance at schools due to student-involved fights and other offenses involving minors since the start of the school year. To tackle these types of behaviors and lay a...
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BnnVara daagt Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten
Hilversum - BnnVara daagt de Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) uit aan te tonen dat directeur Richard Doornbosch minder verdient dan de 460.000 euro die vorige week in het programma 'Wat verdien je?' werd genoemd. De bankdirectie...
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Bodemzaak gaat verder dan Kadaster
Wettelijke grond opeisen overreserves? Van een onzer verslaggevers Willemstad - Donderdag 23 september staat een zaak op de rol van de rechtbank, die draait om een principiële kwestie: kan de overheid aanspraak maken op 'overreserves' van een...
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Negen vragen over de Coho & waarom de eilanden nu bij...
DEN HAAG - Nederland leent de eilanden honderden miljoenen voor de coronacrisis en daar staat veel tegenover. Negen vragen over het akkoord dat Aruba, Curaçao en Sint-Maarten misschien wel zes jaar lang dwingt tot grote hervormingen. De eilanden...
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Column: Leren
Door prof. dr. F.B.M. Kunneman De kranten in het Koninkrijk staan vol met integriteitsissues. In Nederland verwisselen bewindspersonen op beleidsterreinen waarvoor ze politiek verantwoordelijk waren hun hoed moeiteloos voor een pet in ruil voor...
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COLUMN - Wat is daarop uw antwoord?
Toch bijzonder dat Caribische politici die te pas en nog vaker te onpas Nederland verketteren omdat het de eilanden niet als gelijkwaardigen behandelt, maar er tegelijkertijd geen enkele moeite mee hebben hun eigen burgers het recht op gelijke...
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Calling on the following persons to pick up their decisions
The Department of IBPS is calling on the following persons to pick up their decision at the Admissions office. By the end of 8 weeks pursuant to paragraph 3.12.1 Guidelines of the Minister of 2012 the decisions will become negative due to no...
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Weather Forecast: Tuesday to Thursday
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL 6:00 AM TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST... WEATHER: Tonight through Tuesday evening: Partly cloudy skies, becoming cloudy at times with isolated showers and a chance of thunder. Forecast High:...
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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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ODM: Remain Vigilant and Prepared. Hurricane Season Not...
The hurricane season runs through November 30 two and half months still to go. Currently there are a number of weather systems in the eastern Atlantic Ocean between the Lesser Antilles and Africa, and therefore for the remaining 10+ weeks of the...
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SXM Padel clubs introduces Club Manager
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The preparations for the first Padel Tennis Club on the Dutch side of Sint Maarten are well under way! On our next step, we are pleased to introduce the first Manager of the SXM Padel Tennis Club, Ms. Nicole M. Perez. ...
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Week talks fail to reach breakthrough on forming coalition
Talks on forming a new government will resume a week on Monday after informal meetings this weekend failed to produce concrete results. Chief negotiator Johan Remkes told reporters on Sunday that the talks between the VVD, D66 and the CDA had...
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Officials hand out 11,600 fines for breaking face mask rules
Police and council officials have handed out 11,600 fines to people for refusing to wear a face mask on public transport since the requirement was introduced last June, broadcaster NOS reported at the weekend. In addition, public transport...
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Dutch finance minister heads initiative to ban €500 note
Caretaker finance minister Wopke Hoekstra Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra is heading a joint European move to ban the 500 euro note and cash payments of up to €5,000 to prevent money laundering and other criminal activity.
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