Ombudsman concludes Systemic Investigation Systemic Investigation into the tendering and awarding process of the Solid Waste Collection 2021-2026.

June 27, 2022

PHILIPSBURG, Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel recently concluded the Systemic Investigation into the tendering and awarding process of the Solid Waste Collection 2021-2026. After providing a Preliminary Findings Report (PFR) on 11 April 2022, the Final Report (FR) was submitted on 27 June 2022 to the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (VROMI).

Shortly after the awarding process of the Solid Waste Collection 2021-2026, complaints were filed with the Ombudsman against the Minister of VROMI by multiple bidders that participated in the collection of solid waste tender, and who expressed concerns regarding the credibility, reliability, and transparency of ...

Source: https://www.smn-news.com/index.php/st-maarten-st-martin-news/40731-ombudsman-concludes-systemic-investigation-systemic-investigation-into-the-tendering-and-awarding-process-of-the-solid-waste-collection-2021-2026.html

Top Weekly

Bell sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse | The Daily Herald

October 22, 2026

Regine Martina sentenced to 2.5 years for sexual abuse of minors | The Daily Herald

October 22, 2026

COURT: He attacks the emergency room doors with a machete to get himself arrested | Faxinfo

October 20, 2026

Government regains control of 17 hectares of “Rainforest” Land, plans St. Maarten’s first Terrestrial Park | The Peoples Tribune

October 21, 2026

Police issue traffic and safety advisory ahead of St. Maarten's busy tourism season | The Peoples Tribune

October 20, 2026

Gumbs: Road Budget to Jump From 650,000 to 5 Million Guilders in 2027 | The Peoples Tribune

October 21, 2026

Taxi assocs. clean Bell’s Lookout Point ahead of high tourist season | The Daily Herald

October 20, 2026

Headlines

October 22, 2026

Bell sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexual abuse | The Daily Herald

 PHILIPSBURG--Aartwichgt Anthony Bell was sentenced to 10 years’ unconditional imprisonment and ordered to pay 50,000 Caribbean Guilders in compensation to the victim when the court delivered its verdict on Thursday, October 22.  The verdict was communicated to Bell...

October 22, 2026

Regine Martina sentenced to 2.5 years for sexual abuse of minors | The Daily Herald

PHILIPSBURG--A woman who was entrusted with the care of young girls was sentenced to thirty months or two-and-a-half years in prison by the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, October 20, after judges found that she had sexually abused a minor herself and deliberately failed to interv...

October 21, 2026

Gumbs: Road Budget to Jump From 650,000 to 5 Million Guilders in 2027 | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT BAY- - Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Patrice Gumbs, has announced that St. Maarten's budget allocation for road infrastructure is set to increase substantially in 2027, rising from just 650,000 guilders in 2026...

October 21, 2026

Government regains control of 17 hectares of “Rainforest” Land, plans St. Maarten’s first Terrestrial Park | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT BAY--Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI), Patrice Gumbs, has announced that approximately 17 hectares of land commonly referred to as Rainforest have been returned to the Government of St. Maarten, opening the way for...

October 20, 2026

Police issue traffic and safety advisory ahead of St. Maarten's busy tourism season | The Peoples Tribune

GREAT BAY--The Police Force of St. Maarten (KPSM) is urging motorists, transportation operators, residents and visitors to prepare for increased traffic congestion as the island approaches the busy tourism high season, with Philipsburg and Simpson Bay expected to experien...

October 20, 2026

COURT: He attacks the emergency room doors with a machete to get himself arrested | Faxinfo

A 46-year-old man appeared in court on Wednesday, October 14, with a unusual objective : to be sentenced to prison . In extreme precariousness He explains that he wanted to be imprisoned for to benefit from “a roof over their heads and a meal” .   Detained in Guadeloupe s...