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International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move

February 07, 2025 No comments

International Criminal Court condemns US sanctions move

INTERNATIONAL, 7 February 2025 Law and Crime Prevention - The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday condemned an executive order signed by United States President Donald Trump imposing punitive sanctions, countering that the order sought to “harm its independent and impartial judicial work.” The court was established by the Rome Statute, negotiated within the UN – but it is a fully independent court set up to try the gravest crimes, including crimes against humanity. Read our explainer here. Thursday’s executive order said the US government would “impose tangible and significant consequences” on ICC officials who work on investigations that threaten national security of the US and allies – including Israel. Arrest warrants The directive follows the decision by ICC judges to issue arrest warrants in November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...

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Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief

February 07, 2025 No comments

Palestinians’ rights matter, says UNRWA chief

INTERNATIONAL, 7 February 2025 Humanitarian Aid - The head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA underscored its commitment to assist a population whose rights “continue to be violated”. In a social media post on Friday, Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said that “people in Gaza have undergone systematic dehumanization” since the war there began. He emphasized that “Palestinians do matter, including those in Gaza. Their rights, lives and futures matter,” noting that “human rights cannot be applied selectively.” His comments come in the wake of United States President Donald Trump’s proposal made earlier this week that the US should seize control of Gaza and permanently displace the entire Palestinian population – a move which the UN Secretary-General said would be an act of “ethnic cleansing.” Two-State solution In his statement, Mr. Lazzarini quoted UN...

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US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS

February 07, 2025 No comments

US aid funding cuts put HIV prevention at risk, warns UNAIDS

INTERNATIONAL, 7 February 2025 Humanitarian Aid - The US pause in foreign assistance funding has created “confusion” in the vital work of community HIV prevention, despite a waiver issued for HIV/AIDS programmes, the UN agency to combat the still deadly disease said on Friday. The waiver allows the continuation or resumption of “life-saving humanitarian assistance” including HIV treatment. That means 20 million people living with HIV and whose medication is funded by the US can continue to receive treatment. “That’s 20 million out of the 30 million people living with HIV in the world,” said Christine Stegling, Deputy Executive Director of UNAIDS, at scheduled press briefing in Geneva. Although it is expected that governments around the world will respond to the US announcement by supporting existing medication plans, “what we're...

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DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

February 07, 2025 No comments

DR Congo: Rights chief warns crisis could worsen, without international action

INTERNATIONAL, 7 February 2025 Peace and Security - UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) caused by the ongoing Rwanda-backed M23 offensive. “If nothing is done, the worst may be yet to come, for the people of the eastern DRC, but also beyond the country’s borders,” he told a Special Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Since 26 January, nearly 3,000 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in attacks by the M23 and their allies “with heavy weapons used in populated areas, and intense fighting against the armed forces of the DRC and their allies”, the High Commissioner said, as UN Member States weighed setting up a fact-finding mission to investigate extreme...

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Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

February 06, 2025 No comments

Syria: Assad’s armed forces must face accountability, says rights probe

INTERNATIONAL, 6 February 2025 Human Rights - Widespread pillaging and the destruction of property in Syria by all parties to the conflict have largely gone unpunished and likely amount to war crimes, top independent rights investigators reporting to the Human Rights Council maintained on Thursday. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria’s latest report follows the lightning operation led by mainly Hayat-Tahrir al-Sham fighters that toppled President Bashar al-Assad last December, ending the 13-year war that decimated the country and destabilised the entire region. The violence is believed to have killed hundreds of thousands of Syrians and uprooted 15 million, the report’s authors said. They noted that various armed groups – including former government troops and opposition fighters – carried out widescale damage to and pillaged Syrian...

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NIA and SVOBE Schools Meet with Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied and DNB Fonds

NIA and SVOBE Schools Meet with Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied and…

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Representatives from DNB Holland, Maja...

February 06, 2025 No comments

Minister Richinel Brug Meets with Ombudsman

Minister Richinel Brug Meets with Ombudsman

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - – Minister of Public Health,...

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SMDF Hosts Plastic Free SXM Town Hall, Presents Proposed Legislation

SMDF Hosts Plastic Free SXM Town Hall, Presents Proposed Legislation

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Development Fund...

February 05, 2025 No comments

ESTABLISHMENT FEDERATION DUTCH CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH

ESTABLISHMENT FEDERATION DUTCH CARIBBEAN MENTAL HEALTH

SINT MAARTEN/BONAIRE - On December 17, 2024, the Dutch Caribbean...

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Report on the Return on Investment of Sint Maarten's CAPE, IB, and VWO Programs

February 06, 2025

Report on the Return on Investment of Sint Maarten's CAPE, IB, and VWO Programs

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport is pleased to announ...

Ongoing Investigation into Male Found Deceased in Dutch Quarter Thursday evening

February 06, 2025

Ongoing Investigation into Male Found Deceased in Dutch Quarter Thursday evening

SINT MAARTEN (DUTCH QUARTER) - The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) is currently investigating an in...

Alicia’s Inn N.V. becomes the First Boutique Hotel to engage in Comprehensive Guest Safety Audit

February 06, 2025

Alicia’s Inn N.V. becomes the First Boutique Hotel to engage in Comprehensive Guest Safety Audit

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Alicia’s Inn N.V., a distinguished boutique hotel in Sint Maarten, is rei...

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CANTO Connect 2025 Closes on a High Note: Collaboration, Innovation, and Progress. A united Industry effort to innovate and transform regional telecoms

February 07, 2025 No comments

CANTO Connect 2025 Closes on a High Note: Collaboration, Innovation, and Progress. A united Industry effort to innovate and transform regional telecoms

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO – Telecommunications leaders, innovators, and policymakers from across the Caribbean convened in Curaçao for CANTO Connect 2025 and 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM). The highly a...

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CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS REVEAL TOP 5 AI INNOVATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR 2025

February 07, 2025 No comments

CARIBBEAN TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS REVEAL TOP 5 AI INNOVATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR 2025

SINT MAARTEN/FT. LAUDERDALE, FL. - Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries worldwide, and hospitality in the Caribbean is no exception. At the most recent Caribbean Hospitality Industry E...

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One Communications Highlights Collaboration for a "One Gigabit Society" at CANTO

February 07, 2025

One Communications Highlights Collaboration for a "One Gigabit Society" at CANTO

SINT MAARTEN/CURACAO - Speaking at the CANTO Connect 2025 & 41st AGM gathering in Curaçao, Damian Bl...

CMC: IT’S A WRAP

February 05, 2025

CMC: IT’S A WRAP

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - Unique by its magnitude and design—a dedicated cruising rally run in co...

PJIA HOST ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S GALA TO CELEBRATE EMPLOYEES AND ACHIEVEMENT

February 05, 2025

PJIA HOST ANNUAL NEW YEAR’S GALA TO CELEBRATE EMPLOYEES AND ACHIEVEMENT

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY-AIRPORT) - Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) hosted its Annua...

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Trade schools lose pupils over early streaming test, experts say

February 07, 2025 No comments

Trade schools lose pupils over early streaming test, experts say

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – The number of pupils going to trade schools has fallen by an average 14% since a new test was brought in, a survey by vocational training council Sectorraad Praktijkonde...

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Wilders clashes with PVV prisons minister over cell shortages

February 07, 2025 No comments

Wilders clashes with PVV prisons minister over cell shortages

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Far-right PVV leader Geert Wilders has threatened to dismiss his own junior justice minister over plans to release prisoners early because of the shortage of jail cells,...

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St. Maarten Heart & Stroke Foundation Organizes Activities in February to Promote “The Heart: The Mind”

February 05, 2025

St. Maarten Heart & Stroke Foundation Organizes Activities in February to Promote “The Heart: The Mind”

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Heart and Stroke Foundation comes back in the Month of Fe...

Diabetes Foundation of Sint Maarten next testing program is on Saturday

February 05, 2025

Diabetes Foundation of Sint Maarten next testing program is on Saturday

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Diabetes Foundation of Sint Maarten (DFS) would like to inform the ge...

Reminder: Provisional Profit Tax Due by March 31, 2025

February 04, 2025

Reminder: Provisional Profit Tax Due by March 31, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Inspectorate of Taxes is reminding businesses that the deadline for p...

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New Chef Training Program Started at JICN

February 07, 2025

New Chef Training Program Started at JICN

BONAIRE (KRALENDIJK) - JICN, SGB, and Fundashon Forma are jointly offering a new MBO 2 chef training...

Amendment Legislative Proposal WolBES/FinBES Position of Kingdom Representative remains, but will be different

February 06, 2025

Amendment Legislative Proposal WolBES/FinBES Position of Kingdom Representative remains, but will be different

SABA/SINT EUSTATIUS – Dutch State Secretary Zsolt Szabó (Digitalisation and Kingdom Relations) wants...

Dutch State Secretary Vincent Karremans to visit Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba

February 06, 2025

Dutch State Secretary Vincent Karremans to visit Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba

SABA/SINT EUSTATIUS - Dutch State Secretary Vincent Karremans (Youth, Prevention, and Sport) will pa...

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Dutch state faces payout of almost €6 million for gold heist

February 07, 2025 No comments

Dutch state faces payout of almost €6 million for gold heist

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – If the Romanian artifacts stolen from the Drents Museum in Assen are not found, the Netherlands will have to stump up €5.8 million in compensation, the education ministr...

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Labour migrants have jobs, housing is the problem: CNV

February 07, 2025 No comments

Labour migrants have jobs, housing is the problem: CNV

SINT MAARTEN/THE NETHERLANDS – Urgent action needs to be taken to tackle the number of foreign workers who are ending up living on the streets in the Netherlands, according to the CNV trade union fede...

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Robbie's Lottery Results for Friday, February 7, 2025

February 07, 2025 No comments

Robbie's Lottery Results for Friday, February 7, 2025

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - Winning...It's easy! Every day is a new chance to win. Various lottery games, cash prices, numerous retailers located all over Curaçao and great winning probabilities. Ro...

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Weather Forecast: Saturday to Monday

February 07, 2025 No comments

Weather Forecast: Saturday to Monday

PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN DATE ISSUED: Friday 7th February 2025 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC)  VALID UNTIL: Saturday evening (18:00 LST) 8th February 2025   …A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ...

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