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The Multi Annual Monument Policy Plan 2009 was approved by the Executive Council August 4th
PHILIPSBURG - On December 10 a presentation was made about the Multi Annual Monument Policy Plan 2009 in the A.C. Wathey Legislative Hall to monument owners, stakeholders and civil servants. The Executive Council has already designated 22 official monuments which have been entered into the Monument Registry.[More....]
Dutch Monument delegation to meet with stakeholders
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - A Dutch delegation comprising of Secretary of the Committee for Kingdom Relations Ron van der Veer, and Pieter Siebinga from the National Restoration Fund of Holland, will be meeting with stakeholders on Friday to discuss future cooperation once St. Maarten obtains country status and funding that is available for the restoration of monuments.
The Dutch delegation will stress how important it is to maintain a cooperative relationship even after the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles.
International invitation for SIMARC students to participate in archaeological excavations in Barbuda
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - Inspired by the presentation of two SIMARC students at an international archaeology congress in Antigua last year, the City University of New York (CUNY) Brooklyn College branch, has invited six SIMARC students and the president of SIMARC, to participate in CUNY archaeological excavations at Barbuda from January 17-23, 2010.
The other legacy of José Lake, Sr. that turned 50 in 2009
PHILIPSBURG - The 84th birthday anniversary of the late St. Martin patriot Joseph H. Lake, Sr. (1925-1976) better known as José Lake, might have been remembered quietly by a few family members and friends on October 4, 2009. But another legacy of the man known as the father of journalism for the whole island and “dean of the political opposition” in the South from 1959 to 1976, reached another anniversary milestone in 2009, some 33 years after his death.[More....]
Eyes Wide Shut
As I drove down the Pondfill Road a couple days ago for the first time in a couple weeks my heart sank looking at the amount of pond being filled for the Ring Road. I started to wonder how many other people who gave no thought to it a couple months ago are now thinking that maybe it's not such a great idea after all?
No doubt when the flooding happens, and I think most of us know it will, then it will be blamed on 'freak weather' or some such stupidness. What is clear this morning in the Daily Herald is that much more of the pond is being filled than is necessary for the road.
The biggest laugh these last days was not the comedy show, but the lauding of TO by the PM and others for his 'vision'. LOL, too darn funny. What won't be funny will be the flooding caused by his filling of the Salt Pond for his stupid road. I'll tell you this though, while I'll feel sad for those who suffer from that flooding, I won't have much sympathy. They had a chance to speak up and the only ones that did were the Foundations, the businesses around the pond were silent. I've come to the conclusion that they probably deserve whatever they get.
It is time to relocate the One Tété Lohkay statue
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - “It is time to relocate the One Tété Lohkay statue,” said Shujah Reiph in an invited comment by www.sxmislandtime.com on Sunday.
After witnessing the cleaning up of the Lohkay’s roundabout located between Belair and Cay Hill, www.sxmislandtime.com contacted Shujah Reiph who last week forcefully condemned the island government for leaving Lohkay’s roundabout in such a dilapidated condition for over two years.
We are all fruits of Lohkay’s labor
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - “Why does Lohkay’s roundabout still remain in such a dilapidated condition for over two years?” asked Shujah Reiph, president of the Conscious Lyrics Foundation.
Reiph asked the question in a news release issued on Monday, while commending the island government for unveiling statues of respectable or heroic persons at the new roundabout in Dutch Quarter last week.
City of Amsterdam contributes artifacts to SIMARC
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - Dr. Jay Haviser resident archaeologist for St. Maarten, last week met with the City of Amsterdam Archaeologist Dr. Jerzy Gawronski at the Bureau of Monuments and Archaeology for the City of Amsterdam, to discuss potential cooperation between Amsterdam and St. Maarten in the field of Archaeology.
As a direct result from a visit to St. Maarten by Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen last year, the Dr. Gawronski compiled a comparative collection of archaeological artifacts for donation to the St. Maarten Archaeological Center (SIMARC).
St. Maarten/St. Martin Day celebrated on Wednesday
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PHILIPSBURG - The island of St. Maarten/St. Martin celebrated St. Maarten Day on Wednesday in grand fashion. It was also the 50th anniversary of the islands celebration of St. Maarten Day. The time table for the schedule of events were not kept, but it all worked out just fine as all of the events managed to have been carried out safely and overall, the weather assisted and it turned out to be a beautiful day for the celebration of St. Maarten Day 2009.[More....]
