A great deal of social care is carried out by NGO's such as Helping Hands, MPO, I Can, White and Yellow Cross and others. The Childrens Rights Advocate report and recommendations in October 2004 gives a fairly clear picture as does the story that follows after.
Also the St. Maarten Medical Center continues to survive, going back and forth between the Intensive Care Unit and the Recovery Ward like a yoyo. There seems to be a crisis every 3 to 6 months and instead of prescribing the right dosage of anti-biotics they use band-aids, never actually curing the problem.
News and info on social, housing and health issues below.
Main Stories
Inquiry into handyman’s death will test legislation, says Maria - 31st July 2008
Over NAf. 500,000 approved to upgrade Turning Point building - 31st July 2008
Motorcycle accident victim to be airlifted for overseas - 31st July 2008
Health authorities say dengue situation ‘greatly improved’ - 30th July 2008
SMMC staff not at fault - 30th July 2008
SXM PE Blog - Poisoning the People - 30th July 2008
Handyman dies while waiting for treatment - 30th July 2008
Man dies at SMMC after alleged late treatment - 29th July 2008
Today Editorial - Hospital death - 29th July 2008
SXM Pride Foundation explains scientific reasoning behind landfill fires - 28th July 2008
SVB wants to increase AOV age to 62 years - 25th July 2008
No increase in dengue cases recorded in St. Maarten - 17th July 2008
Spike in dengue cases prompts pre-alert phase - 17th July 2008
Four people homeless after Dutch Quarter fire - 17th June 2008
Editorial: Keeping diabetes at bay - 17th June 2008
Deadbeat dads continue to be a source of concern - 16th June 2008
Evictions from Belvedere, mobile homes start today - 13th June 2008
Family physicians take Govt to appeal court - 27th May 2008
Caneye conference agrees on need to tackle social housing - 23rd May 2008
Investment-friendly environment needed for affordable housing - 22nd May 2008
AIDS memorial dedicated to families raising HIV/AIDS-infected youngsters - 19th May 2008
HIV/AIDS Steering Committee convenes orientation meeting - 16th May 2008
Immunisation survey coming later this year - 14th May 2008
More preventive care can lower health care cost, says ODEAN - 12th May 2008
BES-islands meet on healthcare insurance - 23th April 2008
Hope Estate Project to get started May 5 - 21st April 2008
Association formed to cater to sensory-impaired persons - 19th April 2008
Local stakeholders help refine regional HIV/AIDS document - 14th April 2008
Subletting a growing problem in Belvedere - 14th April 2008
Housing conference to aim at attracting sustainable funding - 14th April 2008
Maria says: 'No reason to panic, about increase in asthma cases' - 10th April 2008
100,000 guilders for fight against HIV/AIDS - 10th April 2008
Severe form of asthma among children sends warning signals - 8th April 2008
Council approves new articles of incorporation for SMHDF - 8th April 2008
Dengue prevention brochure launched on World Health Day - 8th April 2008
Intense fundraising drive to rebuild I Can Home - 8th April 2008
Editorial: Worrying - 9th April 2008
Impressive first quarter for Talk [RED] campaign - 1st April 2008
28 complete EMT training - 31st March
2008
HIV 101 sessions at primary schools - 28th March 2008
Minister not to appeal against SMMC ruling - 20th March 2008
Medical centre marks its seventeenth anniversary - 18th March 2008
Public awareness plan to combat dengue spread - 13th March 2008
Stein: Law does not require landlords to insure property - 13th March 2008
Editorial: Inspection - 8th March 2008
Draft law to write off hospital's NAf. 11m debt before Parliament - 8th March 2008
Tragic fire leaves about 12 homeless - 8th March 2008
St. Maarten Cable TV, ECC staff enlightened about HIV/AIDS - 22nd February 2008
All set for ADC lab transfer this Friday - 14th February 2008
Alexander’s Kantoor joins [RED] campaign - 12th February 2008
AIDS team discusses its plans for this year - 8th February 2008
St. Maarten Ports Authority
joins [RED] AIDS campaign - 4th February 2008
St. Maarten Ports Authority joins [RED] AIDS campaign - 2nd February 2008
Minister Leeflang considers appeal against SMMC ruling - 1st February 2008
St. Maarten should learn from hospital, SVB saga says Maria - 31st January 2008
SVB extends FZOG re-registration period - 25th January 2008
SVB cleaning up FZOG database - 23rd January 2008
Media sign [RED] letters confirming commitment - 18th January 2008
Scot appointed to HIV/AIDS Team - 15th January 2008
Anti-dengue campaign to be taken in the classroom - 10th January 2008
Curaçao kidneys to be sent to the Netherlands - 7th January 2008
Coliform Bacteria high, swimmers urged to beware - 3rd January 2008
Community leaders invited to meeting on dengue fever - 18th December 2007
FirstCaribbean donates 2 CTG machines to SMMC - 14th December 2007
Experts place French side on ‘epidemic alert’ for dengue - 8th December 2007
Judge to rule on January 18 in hospital’s case against minister - 5th December 2007
SVB asked to pay hospital NAf. 10.2M for 2008 budget - 4th December 2007
Leadership needed to fight increase in HIV/AIDS cases - 2nd December 2007
AIDS Management Team launches ‘Red’ Campaign - 2nd December 2007
Maria commends hospital on SVB budget agreement - 30th November 2007
St. Maarten is on pre-dengue alert - 29th November 2007
Telem sponsor AIDS awareness T-shirts for government workers - 29th November 2007
Schools present cheques to AIDS Ribbon Campaign - 28th November 2007
‘His Story,’ [RED] highlight of World AIDS Day activities - 22nd November 2007
Health care unit to be established in Belvedere - 9th November 2007
Hospital seeking NAf. 11M for 2008 budget agreement - 7th November 2007
Hospital, SVB fail to reach budget agreement by deadline - 3rd November 2007
Hospital not consulted on lab transfer- 2nd November 2007
Antilles monitoring the dengue situation closely - 26th October 2007
DAE to work with Winair? - 26th October 2007
TB scare adds to island’s bad press - 22nd October 2007
41 being treated for latent TB - 20th October 2007
Eleven suspected dengue cases reported for the year = 17th October 2007
HIV/AIDS workshop series September 25 till 28 - 22nd September 2007
Fatum holds pension seminar this Friday - 19th September 2007
Hospital takes health minister to court to settle budget issues - 18th September 2007
Report tells of health/pesticide ‘disaster’ in French Caribbean - 18th September 2007
Govt mulls general health insurance plan - 15th September 2007
General health insurance plan for St. Maarten being discussed - 13th September 2007
Jorien Wuite will oversee ADC lab transfer to SLS - 13th September 2007
Public Health advises public to keep away from ‘recalled’ toys - 11th September 2007
Leaky corpses - 5th September 2007
Pharmacists to accept FZOG card for now - 1st September 2007
TB patient no longer in the island - 1st September 2007
33 stores checked for recalled toys - 30th August 2007
FZOG pays three months of ‘backlog’ to pharmacies - 31st August 2007
TB patient leaves hospital, racks up 32,000 guilder tab - 31st August 2007
Pharmacies want FZOG to pay up for four months - 27th August 2007
FZOG, pharmacies trying to solve payment problem - 28th August 2007
French, Dutch Red Cross to meet in Simpson Bay - 27th August 2007
Pharmacies to stop taking FZOG cards September 1 - 27th August 2007
1,500 persons may have had direct, indirect contact with TB patient - 23rd Aug 2007
Construction worker falls from second floor - 23rd 2007
Theo: More govt land to be given to housing foundation - 21st August 2007
Issues being raised about ownership of 'I Can' land - 10th Aug 2007
Committee set up to oversee 'I Can' home rebuilding - 9th Aug 2007
UTS raffles SUV for HIV/AIDS awareness drive - 6th Aug 2007
Only 34 peole test for TB so far - 4th August 2007
Second group called up for TB tests - 4th August 2007
Accident victim with fractured neck still here - 4th August 2007
Walker hit by car, neck fractured - 3rd August 2007
Appeal to help accident victim - 3rd August 2007
TB tests continue at SHCA, family doctors - 1st Aug 2007
Duncan hopes to soon address personal migration issues - 30th July 2007
90-100 persons at risk of acquiring TB at a later stage if not treated - 27th July 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Take the test II - 23rd July 2007
“Few” show up on first day of testing - 23rd July 2007
TB Testing starts today - 21st July 2007
Maria needs more time on Lab transfer issue - 19th July 2007
Brothel visitors to be tested for TB - 18th July 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Take the test - 18th July 2007
No new cases of active tuberculosis identified - 17th July 2007
Govt to pay $835,000 to housing company - 17th July 2007
High Court: Government has to pay St. Maarten Housing 1.2 million - 17th July 2007
TB case being investigated - 16th July 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - TB or not TB - Million Dollar Questions. - 16th July 2007
Others being tested for TB, no new cases confirmed - 16th July 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Nothing to joke about - 16th July 2007
SHCA investigating active TB case - 16th July 2007
TB case confirmed, brothel closed - 14th July 2007
SVB reports 23M Naf surplus - 14th July 2007
Law prohibits use of foreign language only on food items - 13th July 2007
Medical Center can handle care for premature births - 5th July 2007
Mental health now has finding from BZV - 29th June 2007
Chinese Colgate still available - 29th June 2007
Care of chronic patients secured in Mental Foundation, BZV accord - 28th June 2007
Chinese toothpaste on the market - 26th June 2007
‘Squatter’ promised house says he’s ‘left in the cold’ - 22nd June 2007
Sarah - Social problems a priority for new Exco - 21st June 2007
Mother and daughter get temporary shelter - 21st June 2007
Meyers lauds day care for mental health, social workplace clients - 21st June 2007
Twenty more Belvedere house lots allocated - 20th June 2007
Marlin opens bids for Hope Estate Project - 20th June 2007
Clothes wanted for the needy - 18th June 2007
Food shortage crisis - 15th June 2007
Food aid group inundated with requests, forced to stop help - 15th June 2007
Residents urged to take measures to prevent mosquito breeding - 15th June 2007
Supermarkets unaware of commodities act - 14th June 2007
Snag prevents homeless woman from staying at St. Martin's Home - 13th May 2007
Inspectorate bans Chinese toothpaste from shelves - 13th June 2007
Public Health inspectorate to increase awarenenss of food saftey ordinances - 11th June 2007
Employers must fill out declaration forms - 9th June 2007
Day care for psychiatric patients opens - 7th June 2007
SVB and Hospital Budget issues still unresolved - 5th June 2007
Letter - Released mental patients should get adequate help - 4th June 2007
Shacks torn down, occupants left on the street - 2nd June 2007
SMHDF owed 700,000 nafs in back rents - 2nd June 2007
More shacks torn down - 2nd June 2007
Emergency homes to be repaired - 2nd June 2007
Rectification to USONA article - 2nd June 2007
Contractors discuss Hope Estate homes - 1st June 2007
Housing Foundation starts evictions - 2nd June 2007
Frans - Govt waited till after election to start evictions - 2nd June 2007
Ambulance dept grievences settled - 1st June 2007
USONA mystified by Roy's millions - 1st June 2007
Roy - 14 million nafs in USONA projects - 31st May 2007
Commissioner of Health Meyers says united action needed to fight HIV/AIDS - 31st May 2007
Shacks demolished, more to come say Govt - 30th May 2007
ADC ready for transfer to island - 26th May 2007
AMFO back in town - 26th May 2007
Prosecutor - Cay Bay is 'one big mess' - 26th May 2007
ADC Trasfer starts - 26th May 2007
Judge orders shacks to be demolished - 25th May 2007
'Quite Some' Belvedere buyers qualify for loans - 25th May 2007
Some employers breach medical Insurance laws - 25th May 2007
Dutch politician appalled by treatment of homeless lady - 24th May 2007
Harbor funds to be reallocated - 24th May 2007
Harbor buyback money realocated - 24th May 2007
Prime - No banned toothpaste by us - 24th May 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Backyard - 23rd May 2007
APNA capital at risk - 23rd May 2007
Letter - Hope Estate - 22nd May 2007
Info provided on Hope Estate to contrators - 22nd May 2007
Commitment needed to lead way to world without aids - 21st May 2007
Nagico stops using Dannaway - 16th May 2007
Wheelchair-bound man calls for more facilities for disabled - 15th May 2007
Homeless woman offered shelter at Holland House Hotel - 14th May 2007
AIDS Candlelight Memorial May 20 - 9th May 2007
Phamacists want freedom to purchase drugs - 5th May 2007
AIDS inhibitors in short supply - 5th May 2007
The Daily Herald Editorial - Water is life - 4th May 2007
ExCo purposes new 10-year contract with Air-Fin for water production - 4th May 2007
Midges back for Carnival invade Festival Village - 4th May 2007
HIV cases almost at 2000 - 3rd May 2007
Mother and daughter homeless - 28th April 2007
Today Editorial - Govt do the right thing - 28th April 2007
Kadaster new member of Henderson pension plan - 27th April 2007
Homeless woman move from car wreck to cellar - 26th April 2007
Dennaoui - Patients getting duped again - 25th April 2007
SHCA launches Carnival health awareness drive - 25th April 2007
ADC strike averted - 24th April 2007
Day Care for mental patients - 24th April 2007
ADC seeking solution for unworkable situation - 24th April 2007
Lab manager wins case against ADC - 24th April 2007
SHCA calls for safe sex practices during carnival - 23rd April 2007
Regulations regarding new Drinking Water Ordinance - 11th April 2007
New ambulance and fire station - 30th March 2007
Fire victims need housing to get certain types of aid - 29th March 2007
Roy - Belvedere lots assigned - 29th March 2007
Laveist - Govt providing aid to fire victims - 29th March 2007
Groundbreaking held for modern Fire, Ambulance Dept complex - 30th March 2007
High bids for Belevedere center- 27th March 2007
Roy Marlin's Great Land Give Away!
Cay Bay victims still awaiting help - 24th March 2007
Ground breaking for senior center - 24th March 2007
Lotto winners - 23rd March 2007
Money available for transition projects - 23rd March 2007
Laveist - Cay Bay assistance not political - 23rd March 2007
Roy - No more permits for Cay Bay - 22nd March 2007
Roy - Social homes always planned - 22nd March 2007
AMFO signs new agreement with Netherlands - 22nd March 2007
AMFO back with 23 million nafs - 22nd March 2007
Rotavirus in St. Maarten - 22nd March 2007
Rotavirus detected in St. Maarten - 22nd March 2007
‘Illegal’ schools mushroom, Sarah expects report soon - 21st March 2007
Ujima foundation seeking govt subsidy - 21st March 2007
Financial aid from Netherlands - 20th March 2007
No to social homes - 20th March 2007
Residents call for halt to social homes project - 20th March 2007
Fire victims to get aid this week - 19th March 2007
Maria wants parallel approach to housing, immigration issues - 19th March 2007
Medical center anniversary - 17th March 2007
Questions raised on Cay bay cleanup- 17th March 2007
Cay Bay fire photo - 17th March 2007
Hopes are high for ambulance shortage solution - 16th March 2007
Cay Bay homes demolished - 16th March 2007
Govt to help fire victims - 15th March 2007
Richards stresses need for fire prevention education - 15th March 2007
37 fire victims register for government relief - 15th March 2007
Salomon refutes claims of refusal to put out fire - 14th March 2007
Monster fire hits Cay Bay, 81 persons left homeless - 13th March 2007
Cay Bay fire - 13th March 2007
Fire victims image - 13th March 2007
Cay Bay fire image - 13th March 2007
Today Editorial - Gaming needs to be regulated - 10th March 2007
Social aid increased - 8th March 2007
Medical Center considering integrated network - 9th March 2007
Homeless camp - 5th March 2007
State Secretary, Mercelina discuss health related issues - 1st March 2007
Roy - Social homes out on public tender - 24th February 2007
Senior citizens center signed - 23rd February 2007
Hospital takes legal action against SVB - 21st February 2007
Health legistlation is means to control - 20th February 2007
White and Yellow Cross gets increased funding - 20th February 2007
Windward Islands nurses sharpening their skills - 19th February 2007
Homeless man living by Boardwalk - 17th February 2007
Peter Pan peanut butter recalled - 17th February 2007
18 medical centre nurses graduate from courses - 15th February 2007
Govt Health Foundation formed - 15th February 2007
Health Foundation formed - 15th February 2007
SXM APNA debt 96 million - 15th February 2007
Seniors building planned - 15th February 2007
Senior center planned - 15th February 2007
Lenny Priest - Roy inefficient as housing commissioner - 14th February 2007
Fowler: High rent prices drive residents to shacks - 13th February 2007
Dennaoui supports SMMC against SVB - 13th February 2007
3805 admitted to to SMMC last year - 12th February 2007
190 need social housing - 12th February 2007
509 babies born on Dutch side - 10th February 2007
Housing Foundation huge back rent - 10th February 2007
Lab symposium a success - 9th February 2007
Agreement for 72 social homes signed - 9th Februay 2007
Hope Estate housing coming soon - 8th February 2007
Hospital buying digital equipment with harbour shares buyback funds - 9th February 2007
SIBA discusses coverage for HIV/AIDS with Maria - 9th February 2007
Financing agreement signed for 72 social homes - 8th February 2007
Island to ask for exemption from drinking water testing - 8th February 2007
HIV/AIDS policy development workshop takes place Feb 7-9 - 5th February 2007
Illegal occupants evicted - 3rd February 2007
Funds granted by USONA for Belvedere Centre construction - 1st February 2007
Fire report 2006 - 30th January 2007
Wage tax exemption for minimum wage earners - 29th January 2007
Law passed to cut health care costs - 29th January 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - SVB - No laughing matter - 27th January 2007
Granny punches SVB queue jumper - 27th January 2007
Simmons - Govt's pay for children's homes - 27th January 2007
Former hospital staff to get back pay - 26th January 2007
Parliament approves medical standards law - 26th January 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Deserved - 26th January 2007
Wage tax exemption for minimum wage earners - 26th January 2007
Law passed to cut health care costs - 25th January 2007
Laveist seeks funds to renovate Turning Point’s main building - 25th January 2007
Roy - Social Housing in Hope Estate coming soon - 25th January 2007
SVB to start paying pharmacists - 24th January 2007
Turning point needing funds - 24th January 2007
Social formation programme - 24th January 2007
Agreement on sickness insurance for pensioners - 24th January 2007
Court needs help with kids - 23rd January 2007
SVB denies backlog - 19th January 2007
Seniors demand resignation of board secretary - 18th January 2007
Living with the dead too - 16th January 2007
Senior citizen continues to complain about leaking roof - 16th January 2007
Dennaoui calls for investigation over MRI - 16th January 2007
Union lauds pension, urges workers to join - 16th January 2007
Foundation to assess 'at risk' youth - 15th January 2007
Photo homeless man - 13th January 2007
Living among the dead - 12th January 2007
NAf. 3.2M in lost wages claimed by employers - 12th January 2007
Pharmacists will not refuse FZOG cards - 10th January 2007
SVB, hospital to thrash out budget payment for ’04, ’05 - 9th January 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Two-way street - 9th January 2007
Social Formation Program hits snag, not enough money - 8th January 2007
Health secretary wants MRI facilites at SMMC - 8th January 2007
Full increase not for all pensioners - 4th January 2007
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2006 & 2005
Bobby blasts Lynch - 28th December 2006
Lynch has reservations about new SMMC Board - 27th December 2006
Hope housing project to start in Feb - 23rd December 2006
Housing Foundation says tenant frustrating process - 21st December 2006
Dr. Dennaoui warns of dangerous holiday toys - 21st December 2006
Mental Health Foundation spreads it's wings - 21st December 2006
Elderly woman fears eviction - 20th December 2006
Housing tenant cries foul - 20th December 2006
Medical centre has second full-time paediatrician, orthopaedic surgeon - 8th December 2006
AIDS President worries about HIV drug availability - 6th December 2006
World AIDS Day message from Commissioner Franklyn Meyers - 1st December 2006
Medical Center gets ministerial decree - 1st December 2006
Medical service will accept FZOG cards - 1st December 2006
No Dengue increase on Dutch side - 1st December 2006
Dengue fever is a threat to SXM - 2nd December 2006
French side Dengue entering epidemic phase - 30th November 2006
Pensioners shouldn’t suffer because of FZOG’s default - 29th November 2006
Roy urges tenants to pay housing foundation - 24th November 2006
Harbor funded projects get underway - 24th november 2006
ExCo approves harbour fund projects - 23rd November 2006
BBC - Virus-hit cruise ship ends voyage - 20th November 2006
Twelve Carnival Liberty cruisers sick with 24 hour‘stomach bug’ - 20th November 2006
Franca - Norwalk virus is just sea sickness - 17th November 2006
Police have problems dealing with mental patients - 17th November 2006
Leonard - We deal with criminals not patients - 17th November 2006
Meeting on law regulating medical institutions adjourned - 16th November 2006
Medical Associations urged not to refuse elderly with FZOG insurance - 16th November 2006
Pensioners shouldn’t suffer because of FZOG’s default -16th November 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Out in the cold - 15th November 2006
Pharmacists won’t budge, to refuse FZOG cards if promises not kept - 15th November 2006
Talks to expand SVB sickness insurance - 14th November 2006
Maria discusses poverty alleviation with Queen - 14th November 2006
FZOG in financial mess - 14th November 2006
Medical crisis - 10th November 2006
Health care providers threaten to stop accepting FZOG cards - 10th November 2006
Nurses call on govt support for profession - 8th November 2006
Health Minister concerned about Health Care costs - 8th November 2006
Health workshops will continue - 7th November 2006
Red Cross promises ongoing assistance to fire victims - 4th November 2006
Red Cross assist fire victims - 3rd November 2006
New SMMC budget being formalised - 2nd November 2006
State Secretary asks SMMC to be patient - 2nd November 2006
Cay Hill fire - 2nd November 2006
Hospital frustrated over ‘limbo’ for new agreement with SVB - 26th October 2006
Mental Health to be isolated and secure - 24th October 2006
Mental health clinic opens - 23rd October 2006
Government committed to eradicate poverty, says PM - 17th October 2006
Self Injury common among depressed teens in Antilles - 16th October 2006
SVB implements new registration procedure - 14th October 2006
Unions fight against deportation of abuse woman's children - 14th October 2006
Letter - Advice to SVB - 12th October 2006
Health Minister optimistic about health issues with Dutch - 12th October 2005
SXM Housing Development Foundation starts evictions - 12th October 2006
Women honored for role in fight for womens rights and issues - 12th October 2006
Housing Foundation starts evictions - 12th October 2006
Health Secretary gets tour of Dannaway facility - 12th October 2006
Hospital, union to meet on cost of living payout - 11th October 2006
Scotia Bank support AIDS fight - 11th October 2006
Daily Herald - Fogging starts - 9th October 2006
Minister decides hospital should get bigger budget - 9th October 2006
Joint work group to tackle dengue and chikungunya - 7th October 2006
50 complete social education programme 'preparation' course - 6th October 2006
White and Yellow Cross gets increase - 30th September 2006
Caribbean lotto goes automated - 29th September 2006
Letter - Open Letter to USONA - 27th September 2006
Health study shows students are ‘at risk’ - 27th September 2005
White and Yellow Cross starting process to scale back operations - 26th September 2006
Pharmacists seek answers from FZOG - 25th September 2006
Review underway for PP card criteria - 23rd September 2006
Govt addressing problem of uninsured - 23rd September 2006
Dennaoui critical of licensing method for medical specialists - 23rd September 2006
Psychiatrist to visit - 22nd September 2006
3.3 million Nafs for poverty programs in SXM - 21st September 2006
Seven emergency alert systems now installed and ready for use - 20th September 2006
Sarah promises solution for White & Yellow Cross - 19th September 2006
No contaminated spinach here - 19th September 2006
2 dept heads at SVB - 18th September 2006
Food Safetly Clinic delayed because projector is broken - 15th September 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - High Time - 15th September 2006
White yellow cross funding solution expected soon - 13th September 2006
White and Yellow Cross faces grim funding crisis - 12th September 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Most vulnerable - 12th September 2006
Great response for National Meet and Greet Day - 12th Spetember 2006
Poverty Plan funds increased - 9th September 2006
Dannaway offers use of clinic - 9th September 2006
Errors put pensions hike on hold - 9th September 2006
Dannaway offers SVB use of medical center - 9th September 2006
Acute poverty funds increased - 9th September 2006
Medical practitioners need permission to work in Antilles - 7th September 2006
SHCA in favor of More supervision on healthcare services - 7th September 2006
Notice to SVB insured - 26th AUgust 2006
New SVB cards from Sept - 26th August 2006
Boosting education, police morale keys to safer island - 25th August 2006
APNA reports negative return on investments - 25th August 2006
Red Cross pre positioning supplies - 25th August 2006
Court of Guardianship starts reorganisation - 24th August 2006
SVB now has equipment to print photo insurance cards - 24th August 2006
Lottery - Keep playing and keep on winning - 23rd August 2006
Depressed mother in rehab - 23rd August 2006
SVB can now make cards - 23rd August 2006
Pension age likely to rise - 21st August 2006
SVB to enforce premium collection - 19th August 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - With both hands - 17th August 2006
Youngsters to be registered for social education programme - 17th August 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Better answer - 11th August 2006
Business owners want SVB to finally pay up - 11th August 2006
Pills seized from Health Clinic - 10th August 2006
SVB sickness and accident fund shows surplus in 2005 - 8th August 2006
Meyers commends hospital on successful laparoscopic surgery - 7th August 2006
Laparoscopic instruments big boost for medical centre - 4th August 2006
Funds for Guardian Board, security force, prosecution - 4th August 2006
Combatting poverty and crime - 2nd August 2006
Warning system photos - 2nd August 2006
First early warning system installed in Madame Estate = 1st August 2005
Meyers signs SMMC financing agreement - 1st August 2006
Meyers, USONA sign US $1.2M agreement - 1st August 2006
Physician urges implementation of UN declaration on AIDS HIV drugs - 29th July 2006
Samuel - Fire Dept needs a ladder truck - 24th July 2006
Firefighters kept busy, another fire at the dump - 24th July 2006
Cornerstone laid for housing foundation Belvedere office 26th July 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - The Bellevue Squatter - 25th July 2006
Health Care monitors bird flu developments - 24th July 2006
Library gets aids books for youngsters - 22nd July 2006
Foundation created to establish facility for emotionally disturbed youth - 22nd July 2006.JPG
Parliament debates meager pension increase - 22nd July 2006
Meyers - SVB should invest in SMMC - 22nd July 2006
Restaurants closed by hygiene dept - 22nd July 2006
Today Editorial - A sexual dialogue - 21st July 2006
Hope for more civility - 21st July 2006
One year transition period regarding new health insurance instructions - 21st July 2006
Former director may take ADC to court - 21st July 2006
Library adds book on sexual dialogue for children - 21st June 2006
Meyer's supports nurses black ribbon protest - 21st July 2006
Pilot project for HIV children - 20th July 2006
Youth needs and problems analysis being compiled - 20th July 2006
Social education program in August - 18th July 2006
Social dropouts program to start soon - 18th July 2006
I Can marks ten years of caring for children - 17th July 2006
Daily Herald - Nurses protest to pressure SVB to come to agreement with SMMC - 15th July 2006
Samuel - Keep an eye on hospital money - 13th July 2006
Turning Point pushing forward - 10th July 2006
Hospital offers to start paying cost-of-living adjustment Oct - 10th July 2006
Letter - Dr Micheal Leibewitz - I eagerly await the opportunity to provide psychiatric services - 8th July 2006 - Discussion 
Psychiatrist on island 17th till 21st - 7th July 2006
Medical Center seeking second othopaedic surgeon - 7th July 2006
Dannaway clinic being used mainly by surrounding islands - 7th July 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Medical needs - 7th July 2006
Island Govt to cover cost of medical referrals overseas - 7th July 2006
Sick leave scam uncovered - 4th July 2006
Relief promised to SVB queues - 3rd July 2006
Employers abusing SVB - 3rd July 2006
SVB controls progressing - 1st July 2006
Ban on import of birds from bird-flu countries - 22nd June 2006
Diabetes fair on Saturday 17th - 14th June 2006
Travelers to Europe urged to be immunized against measles - 11th June 2006
Write off hospital land tax, Samuel tells Roy - 5th June 2006
Samuel - Write off Hospital land yax - 5th June 2006
Minister discusses medical licensing with Meyers - 3rd June 2006
Meyers - Govt supports maintaining Lab Quality - 3rd June 2006
Health Care Union unhappy with SMMC - 24th May 2006
Financial solutions presented for SMMC - 23rd May 2006
Sexual health education called for at candle-lighting - 22nd May 2006
Plan Delta for all dropouts - 20th May 2006
Turning Point residents building new womens wing - 19th May 2006
Dutch fund expansion at children’s home - 16th May 2006
Meyers calls on youth to pursue health service careers - 12th May 2006
Housing Foundation to have board of directors - 11th May 2006
I Can Foundation Website launched - 8th May 2006
SVB increase discussed - 6th May 2006
Smith says drastic measures needed in the health sector - 5th May 2006
Fire in Cayhill - 14 homeless - 3rd May 2006
Fire destroys house, 14 made homeless - 3rd May 2006
Social Formation Act starts - 28th April 2006
Duplex sales coming soon - 28th April 2006
Caribbean's first bird flu case expected at the end of Hurricane Season - 27th April 2006
Did St. Maarten comment on SVB premium increase? - 27th April 2006
1.5 per cent increase in SVB premium proposed - 27th April 2006
Loan restructuring agreement signed for Housing Foundation - 25th April 2006
Low cost housing loans refianced - 25th April 2006
Parents urged to ensure children are vaccinated - 25th April 2006
33 Emergency Medical Technicians graduate - 10th April 2006
NAf. 1 million secured for Front Street house repairs - 10th April 2006
ADC laboratory head in St. Maarten suspended - 10th April 2006
Poultry products safe to eat - 3rd April 2006
AIDS Foundation launches work plan - 31st March 2006
Pechtold - Solution for AMFO soon - 29th March 2006
Pechtold insists on funds for childrens homes - 28th March 2006
Belvedere owners association president quits - 23rd March 2006
Marlin does not support sub letting - 23rd March 2006
Hippolyte case exceptionable says Roy Marlin - 23rd March 2006
Foga family escapes eviction - 17th March 2006
CARICOM/PANCAP in St. Maarten to conduct country assessment
Dengue fever in SXM? - 7th March 2006
DSDS: ‘New dengue fever cases reported do not mean epidemic’ - 2nd March 2006
Silent war in health sector ~ Minister and Commissioner not speaking - 24th February 2006
Meyers says no need for bird flu panic - 24th February 2006
10 Million USD loan for social housing buyback - 23rd February 2006
Turning point reaching another turning point - 22nd February 2006
SVB-SMMC problems still not sorted out - 22nd February 2006
AIDS figures - 20th February 2006
Caribbean to lobby UN for price cut in AIDS medication - 18th February 2006
92 take free HIV test - 16th February 2006
Netherlands Antilles NGOs face funding crisis - 17th February 2006
Big changes coming at Welfare Department - 8th February 2006
Gibson - ADC transfer complete, MD dragging his feet - 7th February 2006
High dropout rate in social education - 7th February 2006
Ambulances respond to more calls in 2005 - 7th February 2006
High dropout rate in social education - 7th February 2006
Maria to take up SMMC budget issue - 3rd February 2006
Maria to take up hospital budget agreement issue - 3rd February 2006
ADC Lab transfer still pending - 2nd February 2006
No agreement for SMMC yet - 1st February 2006
Exco approves funding for mental health care clinic - 27th January 2006
Businesses should draft plans for possible avian flu - 20th January 2006
Good News for Turning Point - 18th January 2006
Unite against AIDS urges Public Health Director - 13th January 2006
AIDS a priority for new SXM says Sarah - 11th January 2006
Action to combat poverty, no more reports, say Parliaments - 11th January 2006
Dutch to give 40 million for social education, 9.5 million for maritime course - 10th January 2006
Panellists: Parents need more time with youngsters - 9th January 2006
Foster homes send draft care contract to minister - 3rd January 2006
SMMC to get funds from Harbor buyback - 16th December 2005
Agri students learn about poultry and birdflu - 14th December 2005
80 new HIV/AIDS cases recorded here this year - 14th December 2005
Turning Point to be recognized - 9th December 2005
SVB pays two more months’ bridging support to hospital - 8th December 2005
SXM has 478 known AIDS cases - 3rd December 2005
New visiting hours for hospital starting today - 1st December 2006
Mentally ill man refused care? - 26th November 2005
Letter - Dr seeking employment being bypassed - 14th November 2005
Bonaire hospital closes operating theatre, SMMC in similar position - 12th November 2005
SVB and SMMC - 12th November 2005
Social Housing on track says Roy - 8th November 2005
SHDF to spend 11 million Nafs on social housing - 5th November 2005
Man appeals for help to buy special shoes - 2nd November 2005 - Updated 5th November 2005
SVB calls hospital’s inability to provide reports ‘irresponsible’ - 3rd November 2005
SVB - SMMC terminated budget agreement - 3rd November 2005
SMMC is accepting SVB cards - 2nd November 2005
SVB insured to pay cash at SMMC - 1st November 2005
60 plussers SVB ordinance on the move - 31st October 2005
Federal tax revenues might help foster homes - 27th October 2005
Today - Turning point for Turning Point - 22nd October 2005
DH - Turning point for Turning Point says Dick - 22nd October 2005
Medical care needs discussion - 14th October 2005
Childrens home and juvenile center to be discussed - 14th October 2005
Govt initiates plan to tackle possible bird flu pandemic - 14th October 2005
Law could further hamper SMMC’s financial situation - 13th October 2005
Sarah discusses care for the elderly - 12th October 2005
Maria to discuss foster homes regulation with Dick - 11th October 2005
Regional Aids conference to be held in St Maarten - 11th October 2005
Govt to pump 4 million nafs into Social housing - 8th October 2005
Laboratory Services officially established - 4th October 2005
Turning Point contract in the making says Dick - 3rd October 2005
Holiday gives an earful about crimes and the ills of society - 3rd October 2005
Invest in development of people, not only property, says Rev. Niles - 3rd October 2005
Poverty alleviation survey is underway - 29th September 2005
Stakeholders in medical field to discuss ordinance in Parliament - 26th September 2005
‘Live up to your word,’ Laveist tells Minister
- 23rd September 2005
Court of Guardianship meet for working session - 23rd September 2005
Women’s Wing roof reaches highest point - 16th September 2005
Lt Gov mediating in hospital impasse - 14th September 2005
Land for ambulance and fire dept approved - 14th September 2005
Mercelina rejects ultimatum, gets backing from Dr. Petit - 12th September 2005
Holland gives 10 Miillion Naf for poverty prevention - 10th September 2005
Laviest meets with Justice Dick on Turning Point and Crime - 10th September 2005
No way to effectively deal with drug addicts - 8th September 2005
Laveist in Curacao to discuss crime and Turning point - 8th September 2005
Dr. Mercelina sets up own clinic, agreement with SVB is pending - 8th September 2005
Aids prevention awareness drive - 7th September 2005
Concern over future of social security - 7th September 2005
70% overwieght - 1st September 2005
Today - Internal restructuring at SMMC necessary - 1st September 2005
Licensing measures for health care institutions by Jan. 2006 - 31st August 2005
SMMC to address blood bank issues - 25th August 2005
Meyers: Theodora-Brewster can’t determine St. Maarten’s priorities - 25th August 2005
Union, Meyers meet on developments at ADC lab - 24th August 2005
AIDS Foundation starts campaign - 23rd August 2005
Letter - Lab transfer badly needed - 22nd August 2005
Brewster says there are issues more important than the lab - 22nd August 2005
Dr. Ben Whiteman: SHCA ‘weakest link’ in island’s health facilities - 19th August 2005
Gold Family Foundation gives $48,000 to hospital - 11th August 2005
Government in the process of appointing individual HIV/AIDS coordinators - 11th August 2005
Condom Social Marketing Visioning Session Planned for Thursday - 9th August 2005
SXM in program for AIDS money - 6th August 2005
Supermarket inspections - 2nd August 2005
Laveist lobbies for change in status of Turning Point - 28th July 2005
Pantophlet requests more info on hosptial blood supply - 29th July 2005
Ys, Sarah happy with progress of social education programme -22nd July 2005
Social Education program - 16th July 2005
More ambulances may be needed- 16th July 2005
Workshop on communicable diseases - 5th July 2005
Child in car while mother gambles - 5th July 2005
Alternate blood supply needed says SMMC- 2nd July 2005
Dept of Preventive Health calls on community to review their vaccination status - 1st July 2005
Hospital, SVB reach temporary agreement - 1st July 2005
Parliament meeting on SVB and SMMC - 30th June 2005
Health care union to address blood bank decree - 28th June 2005
Police training on Domestic Violence - 28th June 2005
Hike in SVB premiums likely - 24th June 2005
SMMC to stop accepting SVB cards - 23rd June 2005
SMMC to get blood only from Curacao - 21st June 2005
IMA supports Turning Point - 17th June 2005
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