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Authorities to ship contaminated container back to Puerto Rico
The Daily Herald - POINTE BLANCHE--Local authorities plan to send a container full of animal feed, drinks and paint buckets back to Puerto Rico, believing the items to be contaminated.
Firemen clothed in hazardous material suits on Friday removed dozens of cans of old paint and paint thinner from 34 barrels that were in a container sent from Puerto Rico recently.
Six cruise ships visit St. Maarten Wednesday, over 16,000 tourist processed
SXM Island Times - PHILIPSBURG - Over sixteen thousand tourist made their way off six cruise ships on Wednesday at the St. Maarten port.
Chief Operating Officer of the St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies Keith Franka stated on Wednesday that it was an historic day for St. Maarten and the harbour.
Only Selected few Allowed to Go on Board Oasis of the Seas---Media representatives also denied—Tourist Office not Invited on Inaugural Cruise—Reliable Sources.
SMNN -
Philipsburg: --- What was supposed to be an exciting moment for St. Maarten and its people and an opportunity for the media representatives to show case the island when the Oasis of the Seas made its inaugural call to St. Maarten many persons including the reporter from SMN News was denied access on board the ship. According to managing director of the St. Maarten Harbour Holding Companies Keith Franka said those persons whose names were not submitted to the cruise line before it reached St. Maarten would not get on board. While at the harbour, a photographer representing the Daily Herald was also denied access on board since the Daily Herald was also not on the so-called security list.[More....]
Harbour workers seek clarity on CLA
PHILIPSBURG - Workers at the St. Maarten harbour laid down their tool on Tuesday afternoon in a bid to seek clarity on issues with their Collective Labour Agreement (CLA). According to the advisor to the UFA Mr. Willy Haze, they held discussions with the management of the harbour and the Commissioner of the harbour Theo Heyliger on Tuesday afternoon.[More....]
Harbor Workers on Stand off--- Calls on Management to Respect CLA---- Illegal Security Guards Receiving ISPS Courses.
SMNN - Pointe Blanche: -- Workers at the St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies along with their union held a stand off yesterday afternoon in an effort to force management to respect their Collective Labour Agreement (CLA), which was signed over a year ago. Workers from security, maritime, and all other section of the harbour were on stand off.
At the gate of the harbour, several employees backed by the United Federation Union stood outside as they wait on members of the management team to begin executing their CLA. While at the protest action, Managing Director Keith Franka sent a letter to the UFA indicating to them that he has requested the assistance of the labour mediator to resolve the issue.
Boat stolen from harbour in bid to transport drugs
POINTE BLANCHE--A thief walked into the harbour late Wednesday, started a St. Maarten Ports Authority (SMPA) pilot boat and sped out of Great Bay in front of a security guard. The Coast Guard intercepted the man in the stolen boat several hours later, heading to St. Croix with marijuana. He was arrested. [More....]
Nature Watch - Pearl FM - Cay Bay
Jadira Veen of SXM Pride hosts a one hour radio show every Friday from 10 - 11 am on Pearl FM, 98.1 called Nature Watch. This week she had 3 very impressive and intelligent guests to talk about Theo's planned industrial area, port and filling in of Cay Bay.
I don't want to get into any argument about what the bay is called, though maps tell me it's actually Cole Bay. If you are unsure of the actual location you can see it very clearly in the SXM West Development Plans, published here on SXM PE in June. It's right in front and to the left of GEBE, destroying the beach Sea side Nature Park that Roddy Halley has created, completely. Maybe we should call it 'Industrial Water' like the planners do?
I strongly and highly recommend listening to this past Friday's Nature Watch show with guests Roderick Halley, his wife Alexandria Halley and Reuben Thompson. You can do so at Pearl FM's website. A lot of sense was spoken.
Some links to news and information, as well as a few of my own comments, below... :)
The Cole Bay Port Project
Cole Bay / Cay Bay? Which is it?
I have always considered the bay where Indigo have ravished to be Cay Bay and the bay where GEBE is located to be Cole Bay. According to Mapsxm and other maps I am right. The confusion might be explained somewhat by this map from 1987 which also shows it as being Cole Bay. You can see that there is Cole Bay (the bay), Cole Bay Hill, Cole Bay and even Koolbaai District. To top it off, the area to the west of GEBE was called Cape Bay and the road running by GEBE to Roddy's place is Cay Bay Road.
The bay that Theo has plans to fill in is Cole Bay, Roddy and the people who are concerned about this project are from Cape Bay, Cole Bay and Cay Bay Road, but not actually Cay Bay. That doesn't diminish at all their rights or argument against Theo's plans, they are where they are and the bay is where it is, but I just think it's time someone said something about this. There is nothing, literally, in Cay Bay, just some big unused machinery and some 'landscaping'.
So, from now on I will refer to this as the Cole Bay Port Project and hope that the media do their own research and follow suit, or show me where I am wrong.
