Inclusive growth: Curaçao’s SER call to action at Athens migration conference.

PHILIPSBURG:--- At a critical international conference in Athens on December 2–3, Curaçao’s Social and Economic Council (SER) made a compelling case for inclusive growth to solve global demographic and migration crises. Speaking on behalf of AICESIS, the international association of economic and social councils and similar institutions, currently chaired by Curaçao’s SER, Director and Secretary General Raul Henriquez called for urgent collaboration: “The challenges of demographic shifts and migration demand shared responsibility at all levels—l...

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Minister Brug meets with NRPB to discuss new Mental Health Facility construction.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Recently sworn-in Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor Richinel Brug held an introductory meeting with the Director and staff of the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) last week.
The meeting focused on the construction of a new Mental Health facility for the Mental Health Foundation, a project under the purview of NRPB financed via the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. NRPB provided Minister Brug and his team with a detailed update on the project's current status, emphasizing that the project has reached the imple...

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Prime Minister Mercelina Leads Efforts to Address mold in Government Facilities.

PHILIPSBURG:---  Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina rejects MP Francisco Lacroes’ claims of “persistent silence” regarding the mold concerns in the Government Administration Building.
PM Dr. Mercelina emphasizes that the health and safety of civil servants and all public sector employees remains a top priority for this Government. As such, the government has been actively addressing the issue of mold in collaboration with relevant agencies and stakeholders and has already initiated substantial efforts to address the mold issue in the Governme...

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Altercation at Walter Plantz Square Leaves Two Injured.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On the evening of Sunday, December 8, 2024, at approximately 9:00 PM, the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) Central Dispatch received a report of an ongoing altercation involving a group of young men at the Walter Plantz Square on Front Street.

Upon arriving at the scene, officers were informed that a confrontation had escalated, resulting in one young man being struck in the head with a bottle and another suffering a graze wound to his face, reportedly caused by a gunshot.

Both victims were transported to the Sint Maarten Medical ...

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