Why haven’t Parliament nor our government questioned or addressed the Netherlands, on their discriminatory conditions imposed on Curacao, Aruba, and ST Maarten? All Rights Reserved. The predominantly Dutch European Judiciary and Public Prosecution Service consistently claim More... All Rights Reserved. StMaartenNews.com, the Virtual Newspaper for Country St. Maarten with st. maarten news, st. maarten electronic newspaper, st. maarten daily newspaper, st. maarten email newsletter, st. maarten digital newspaper, st. maarten local news. Porthole Cruise Magazine was founded in 1993 by Publisher Bill Panoff who is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PPI Group. | © 2006-2020 St. Martin News Network |. The total number of confirmed cases is now nine hundred and fourteen (914). Curaçao’s Parliament has not yet discussed law firm’s proposal, Forty months demanded for rape, and fight with three exotic dancers, Holiday pays tribute to front liners in St. Maarten/St. Martin are committed to join in a platform to dialogue with European colleagues in quadripartite meetings to resolve several pending areas of contention for the island, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs said in her message commemorating St. Maarten/St. How do we explain that the result of 75 years of development cooperation with the Netherlands, has resulted in more than 13.000 households in ST Maarten living in poverty and are still without an equal social protection level, such as is guaranteed to the people in the Netherlands? 9. Members of Parliament (MPs) sat in a Central... Forty months demanded for rape, and fight with three exotic dancers | THE DAILY HERALD. Home / 1-News / St. Maarten: 13 new COVID-19 cases, 10 recoveries confirmed. COVID- 19-Health Bulletin for the period from November 2 to 8, 2020. 200 private homes to be completed by mid-2021... Letter to the Editor: The Decolonization Noise by Michael Ferrier. PHILIPSBURG – In a statement More... PHILIPSBURG – Not all schools are fully adhering to the protocols and safety guidelines from the government’s Education Continuity More... ~ Statements by MP André Bosman have now become our frame of reference ~ The Committee notes with concern that the various authorities of the Netherlands Antilles are not fully aware of the importance of the international obligations arising from the Covenant. ...CENTER OF ETA MOVING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA... Trump presses on with his uphill legal struggle. 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PHILIPSBURG — A multi-disciplinary team consisting of Immigration, Customs, Police (KPSM), Coastguard More... By A Contributor Home repairs continues. Seven (7) patients remain hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center. [ Covid 19 - Bulletin sanitaire pour la période du 2 au 8 novembre 2020 ]. Thirteen persons have tested posi­tive for COVID-19, but with a reported recovery of ten persons the country’s total number of active cases is now 59. The predominantly Dutch European Judiciary and Public Prosecution Service consistently claim that adjudication and prosecution takes place without regard to More... 10.10.10 – 10.10.20 The UN Committee wrote concerning Freedom from Want or Eradication of poverty 13 years ago in their report in paragraph 22: “22. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains at twenty- three (23). Emmanuel’s “victory” and the difference bet... 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Commander Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean visits Aruba. SIMPSON BAY:--- On Monday, November 9th, 2020 PJIAE’s project reconstruction team held an important kick-off meeting together with the main contractor; AAR Inc., and Sint Maarten based sub-contractors; Tidal Wave and All Caribbean. These aspects did not get the same attention in the discussions in parliament! Developing the Caribbean from within- part two. 200 private homes to be completed by mid-2021... Anguilla to get vaccine from UK when available | THE DAILY HERALD, FOOD FOR THOUGHT (PART II) by Michael J. Ferrier, St. Maarten to introduce mandatory coronavirus insurance for tourists | THE DAILY HERALD, New potential hotel up for public review | THE DAILY HERALD, Letter to the Editor: The Decolonization Noise by Michael Ferrier. We are in the final stages of concluding our revisions to our “Safe Resumption Strategic Plan.”“The resumption of cruise tourism within the region will see an emphasis on the health and safety of the local population and cruise visitors which was a key discussion point at the SeatradeCruise Virtual Conference that took place in the first week of October.“We look forward to welcoming back to our shores cruise passengers offering them the best ‘friendly service,’” Port Management said on Wednesday. MARIGOT--President Daniel Gibbs talked on a number of themes for his St. Martin Day speech, which this year was given in a virtual format by video. The publication is bi-monthly with an international audience. US law firm was contracted before decolonisation motion | THE DAILY... PFP: Motion Another Example of Coalition Confusion | SOUALIGA NEWSDAY. Anykey Services N.V. (c) 2017-2020 - Webmaintenance by. Martin Day on Wednesday. The Prosecutor’s Office appealed the sentence as it considered rape, assault and severe mistreatment proven and called for a prison sentence of forty months. The total draft budget is a little over US $12.9 million, which is the mere US $574,000 higher than the 2020 budget. 16. The pre-works includes the degutting of the interior of the building and removal of all contaminated materials that are not reusable anymore. It takes note of the information that these rights may only be applied directly by the national courts to the extent that the courts deem such an application to be possible. We want them to demand constructive measures from the Netherlands, instead of the regressive measures imposed on us, to get liquidity support. Commander Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean visits Aruba. About the right to social security (Article 9 in the Covenant) to prevent poverty and to still realize the right to an adequate standard of living (as stipulated in Art 11 of the Covenant), we quote the comments of the committee in paragraph 15-16 and recommendation in paragraph 34-35: “15. Mais aujourd’hui, hélas, cette fête a un goût d’inquiétude, d’amertume et de frustrations…, Due to among other things, time-constraints and being a small entrepreneur with limited financial & professional human resources, we are not always able to edit our articles/documents properly, which might therefore contain typographical or grammatical mistakes. The invitation for this tender was published last month (October 26th, 2020). Who are abusing these workers and their families? Therefore, we conclude that poverty in St Maarten should have been ZERO after 75 years of the decolonization process! The process began with Exam students and Special Education Students on October 19th, 2020, and continued with the return of vulnerable students as per October 26th, 2020. The willing and able... We are currently living through unprecedented times of epic proportions. DE SAINT-MARTIN LE MERCREDI 04 NOVEMBRE 2020: À partir de vendredi et jusqu’au 1er décembre, la France sera reconfinée, avec des adaptations pour les seuls départements et territoires d’outre-mer. The past weeks More... Reports coming out of Curacao indicate that well-known people on St. Maarten allegedly received millions in payments over a number of years from companies linked to ENNIA Insurances. Korthalsweg in St. Eustatius for insulting and failure to comply with an order... PHILIPSBURG—The financial status of TelEm Group of Companies is deemed confidential and not for public consumption. StMaartenNews.com - For News, Views, Reviews and Interviews. “Sweet St. Martin – Soualiga – Oualichi – St. Martin is ... Pond Island:--- TelEm Group technicians have announced plans to upgrade a telecommunication cabinet and corroded cables in the Dawn Beach/Tamarind Hil... St. Martin Day Address • Or the Dutch member state that did not guarantee an equal social protection floor throughout the Kingdom?We quote art 73d of the UN Charter: “constructive measures of development, (…) and cooperation with one another must be promoted and, when and where appropriate, with specialized international bodies with a view to the practical achievement of the social, economic, and scientific purposes set forth in this Article”. Article 73a stipulates that: “With due respect for the culture of the peoples concerned, their political, economic, social, and educational advancement, their just treatment, and their protection against abuses must be promoted.” Why didn’t the parliamentarians discuss this aspect in art 73 of the UN Charter? “to develop at the utmost self-government in the dependent territories under their administration, and 2. to take due account of the political aspirations of the peoples, and 3. to assist them in the progressive development of their free political institutions, according to the particular circumstances of each territory and its peoples and their varying stages of advancement.” That Parliament wants to evaluate our degree of self-governance and achieve a full measure of self-governance, by being transparent with the people and addressing their political aspirations, and progressively developing their political institutions, is very positive.