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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- On Tuesday May 24th the Minister of Justice of Sint Maarten Edson Kirindongo and Mrs. Judy van Overveld, representative of the Nederlandse Forencisch Instituut (Forensic Institute of the Netherlands) during a brief meeting signed the renewed working contract between both entities. The NFI is the institution that has been working closely with the police force of...

HARBOR VIEW---Chairwoman of the Social Economic Council (SER), Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, welcomed the Chairman of the SER of Suriname, Ferdinand Welzijn on Tuesday May 17th. The Chairlady congratulated him on being the latest addition to the family of social economic councils in the Caribbean and Latin America region. As of April 2016 Suriname has re-established its SER. 2010 was the last year...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The Minister of VROMI, the Honorable Angel Meyers announces the continuation of the process to establish development (zoning) plans.  Up to now, three draft zoning plans were officially placed on public review, pursuant to a public hearing. These pertain to the areas: Simpson Bay, Cul de Sac and Cay Hill – Little Bay. The Ministry...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The Department of Labor Affairs and Social Services recently wrapped up a sensitivity training with the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) on Thursday 31 March, 2016. This sensitivity training was a key component of Phase one (1) of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between MHF and the department. As a governmental agency, the department services clients...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs is organizing an interactive and informative Workshop  entitled “ Help I am feeling the pressure” for the general public, specifically parents of preteens and teenagers. Is your child easily influenced? Do you feel like you’re losing parental authority? Do you...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- From May 31-June 3, 2016 delegations from the Parliaments of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten will be meeting in The Hague, Netherlands for the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO). The four parliamentary delegations will be discussing a number of issues that include education especially where DUO is concerned and repayment by former students, innovative and...

PHILIPSBURG - Minister of VROMI The Honorable Angel Meyers visited the Sewage Treatment Plant located on A Th. Illidge Road between the Salt pond and the Fresh pond. The visit was not only meant to take a tour of the treatment plant to view operations but also to sign a renewal contract between Windward Roads to manage the sewage...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- With the introduction of UTS’ new mobile postpaid packages and all of the great features that already come with them, UTS announces the availability of another new feature that is now available to all existing postpaid customers: SMS bill-check. With this feature customers can send a SMS to receive their current bill balance in real-time. The...

LOWLANDS, Sint Maarten -- The American University of Integrative Sciences School of Medicine (AUIS) recently donated a Digitrex kit to the Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA) Emil Lee to help with preventative screening. The Digitrex includes a new technology tablet-based called “Clinical Activity and Rotation Log” (CARL) and other devices that make it possible to do...

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida - On Friday, May 20, Minister of Education Silveria Jacobs signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) with President of Flagler College Dr. William Abare. This agreement will enable students from St. Maarten to study at Flagler College and receive a discounted tuition rate. Flagler College is a small, private residential college located in the USA's oldest city, St....