Government plans to increase financial assistance given to families of deceased Civil Servants.

PHILIPSBURG: --- The government of St. Maarten plans to honor the motion presented by Member of Parliament Egbert Jurendy Doran on October 29th, 2024, where the Parliament of St. Maarten asked the government to provide financial assistance to families of deceased Civil Servants.
Prime Minister Luc Mercelina told reporters on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that the current policy the government has dated back to January 17th, 1996; this was a decision taken by the former Island Council that offers families of deceased Civil ...

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Government plans to give TELEM NAF 5M in financial injection ---PM.

~ TELEM has been going downhill since 2017~

PHILIPSBURG: --- The government of St. Maarten plans to give TELEM Group of Companies some NAF 5M to assist the company that is failing financially. Prime Minister Dr. Luc Mercelina confirmed that his government is considering granting TELEM their request for NAF 5M. SMN News learned that discussions are still ongoing with TELEM and that no final decision has been taken on the way forward.
Mercelina said when he first took office in 2024, the Council of Ministers met with the management of TELEM, who pr...

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Police Force of Sint Maarten Enhances Public Safety Through Ongoing Controls.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) wishes to formally inform the public of the outcomes of a series of operational controls executed by the Uniform Division (BPZ) from January 19th to January 26th, 2025.

During this period, officers conducted four (4) control operations at various strategic locations across the island. These operations issued fifty-two (52) fines for a range of traffic violations. Additionally, law enforcement personnel responded to and managed twenty-one (21) traffic accidents, several involving injuries.
As...

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Four Individuals Arrested in Connection with Drug Smuggling in Simpson Bay.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On the afternoon of Monday, January 27th, 2025, detectives and personnel from the ALPHA Team conducted a successful operation, resulting in the arrest of four individuals suspected of involvement in a drug smuggling operation.

Based on credible intelligence regarding four individuals who had arrived on a flight from Curaçao and were staying in the Simpson Bay area, law enforcement officers initiated an investigation. Upon visiting a hotel in Simpson Bay, detectives from the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) located and apprehended...

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