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Urges Community to Take Heed of Drought Warnings
From the Cabinet of the Prime Minister- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams expressed her gratitude and admiration for the St. Maarten Fire Department for their effective response to Saturday’s and Sunday’s Bush Fires on the Mary’s Fancy Hill and the A.Th Illidge Road area.
“Although I was in the Netherlands attending the inauguration of King Willem Alexander I received continuous updates on how the situation was progressing up to late at night. I therefore understood that it was through the hard work, professionalism and dedication of our brave firefighters that homes and lives were saved. Therefore I would like to express, on behalf of all the people of St. Maarten and of the residents whose livelihoods were threatened, a very big thank you to the Fire Department of St. Maarten for their response to what could have been a very different situation,” commented the Prime Minister.
The PM also stated that the public should take heed the warnings of the Fire Department concerning best practices in this time of drought. “As Minister whose responsibilities the Fire Department fall under I would like to encourage the population to pay close attention to the instructions from the Fire Department. Let us avoid situations where people’s lives and livelihoods are put at risk,” ended Prime Minister Wescot-Williams.
The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams (sixth from left) paused for a group photo with public officials from throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands on Tuesday morning, right before the Signing Ceremony for the inauguration of King Willem-Alexander at the Royal Palace on Dam Square in Amsterdam. Also joining the Prime Minister in the photograph were His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday (third from right, rear row), President of Parliament the Honorable Rodolphe Samuel (fourth from left) and the Minister Plenipotentiary the Honorable Matthias Voges (sixth from right). “We are excited for the Kingdom, for the new royal couple and look forward to visit our island St. Maarten,” commented the Prime Minister prior to the Inauguration.
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao:--- A team of investigators comprising of officers from the Landsreacherche, the RST, and the local police conducted an early morning raid on Monday at the home of former Prime Minister of Curacao Gerrit Schotte. Schotte is now serving as Member of Parliament in Curacao.
According to information provided to SMN News, the raid started around 6am Monday morning, the home of the former Prime Minister was the first location that was searched where documents and computers were seized.
The investigators then searched the office of Schotte which is located at the House of Parliament in Curacao after that they moved to the main postal branch in Curacao where they searched Schotte's safe and postal box. SMN News learnt that the investigators even searched the head office of Schotte's political party where they seized documents and computers
ORANJESTAD, Aruba:--- A female tourist was crushed to death on Monday by a police motorcycle. According to 24 Hours News in Aruba, the accident occurred just in front of the Customs Office on L.G. Smith Boulevard. 24 Hours News also has a large number of photos of the accident scene on their website. The officer that crushed the female tourist to death while she was crossing the street was removed from the scene by ambulance personnel. It appears as though the victim's brother was also on the scene as an older male tourist was seen sitting on the sidewalk as persons at the scene tried to comfort him while police officers were taking information from him
The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams joined in the Walk-A-Thon and Bike-A-Thon celebrating the inauguration of Prince Willem Alexander as King of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Prime Minister, dressed in orange and customarily leading the group, encouraged the participants in a festive and celebratory manner as they were accompanied by a drum band. The group of some seventy attendants, including volunteers and school kids, ended in the Jose Lake Ball Field.
