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Home St. Maarten - St. Martin News 40,000 EUROS PAID FOR NEW LOGO --- NO INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES SALARIES--- PARTY DIVISION GETS BIGGER.

40,000 EUROS PAID FOR NEW LOGO --- NO INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES SALARIES--- PARTY DIVISION GETS BIGGER.

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Marigot: --- The Collectivity of Saint Martin just invested 40,000 Euros for a new logo that has no symbolic values to Saint Martin except for the color of Union Pour les Progres.
Pundits are saying that while the island is pressured with a financial crisis and a worldwide recession the monies spent on the logo is a complete waste of funds since the COM also lost over 21 million Euros from the Octroi de mer funds. They said the COM is using scare tactics to get the population to pay the road tax for last year and has began calling on vehicle owners to pay the 2009 road tax less than nine months after they paid the first vehicular tax. Residents already indicated that they would not be paying these additional taxes since the elected officials at the COM are not using tax payer's monies to the benefit of the people.
SMN News understands that President Frantz Gumbs hosted his birthday party at the La Samana Hotel in December where he invited some 40 persons. The bill for this party was paid for by the COM while just last week another birthday bash was held at the COM for a newly employed DGA.

Another concern for many St. Martiners is that just last week the President of the Collectivity of Saint Martin recently notified the local union that he would not be respecting the protocol signed by former President of the COM Louis Constant Fleming which states that the employees would be receiving an increase in their salaries. This information SMN News understands was disclosed to the union during a meeting on Friday.

Sources close to the party said that there is a high rift between the former president and now senator Louis Constant Fleming and the present president Frantz Gumbs whom he appointed when he was sanctioned last July. It is understood that Senator Fleming is highly disappointed and even feels guilty at the way the country is being run since Gumbs was his selection for the post.

It is said that Fleming is constantly dealing with party problems each time he returns to the island while valuable information on the management of the COM is withheld from him.
The well placed source said that the party leader is looking into taking drastic measures since there is a huge division within the ruling party. One such division is the lack of support given to Territorial Councilor Ida Zin Ka Ieu who is also president of the Tourist Office who has not yet gotten her yearly indemnity. It is said that Zin Ka Ieu is having severe problems with her colleagues which would soon escalate.

SMN News was reliably informed that Fleming saw the true colors of his pal Frantz Gumbs last Wednesday night when he invited them to a UMP meeting at his Bellevue office. Sources say that one of the VP's walked out of the meeting and slammed the door behind him saying he is not going to continue taking anymore "BS".

The source said that Fleming is now working on ways to take measures against the people who were elected under him.

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Right
February, 09, 2009, 01:42
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This is the only media I see really informing us about the Government who are incompetent. Well Frantz Gumbs accustomed to being drunk so he had to celebrate his birthday in a hidden location. Not only he wanted to look bigger than he is but when he got drunk and began pissing himself.

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SxmNer
February, 09, 2009, 07:26
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We could not have possibly found a group more incompetent people to run this country.

Misappropriation of funds already? Public funds being used for private parties, nice! Third world politics and actions, how do we expect to be treated as anything else but a third world country.

Can we be rid of the old politics and finally work in the interest of the island and it's people?

Is LC Fleming trying to get sympathy? shuuuuups!! He hand picked F Gumbs! He was supposed to be the puppet master and still run things using Frantz as a front. Seems Frantz isn't having it and doing what he wants.

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A Citizen
February, 09, 2009, 09:21
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I would like to comment on the TOTAL waste of somebody's money,probably the taxpayers for the 66 bus shelters erected around the French side.
On the waterfront are FIVE with a space for a sixth.
One is right next to the other sign that has been there for some time.
How did the daughter of the other president get the contract for advertising and publicity?
Was that contract advertised in the newspapers?
Lets guess a price of 66 times at least $4500 x 2 for the two sides. Quite a sum to go in someone's pocket?
Why wasn't that money given into the collectivity rather than to a politicians daughter?
Why wasn't the publicity contract advertised for all to make offers?
Why are there FIVE places where buses don't even pa*s by and in such close proximity to each one.

A question for the President Frantz Gumbs when the colleges don't have air conditioning nor fans and the windows are broken.... it would be better spent there for our children perspiring in their cla*srooms

A citizen

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Crazy
February, 09, 2009, 09:35
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Thanks to this media house for bringing out the truth! Keep the good work up , Bibi!!! They don't like you because you speak the truth ! The truth shall set us free!

50 000€ can pay 4 young people salaries for at least a year. Do you really think this logo sh*t was a priority for us while our youth get shot down????

Mr Loulou Jeffry is just another playboy to the group ! Nothing to see with his father! He should stick to what he knows best ( if he still knows) being a gynecologist!

Too much monet squandering and we the people we are been squeezed for a damn road tax!

SXM PEOPLE STAND UP ! WE ARE SLEEPING TOO LONG NOW!

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Cherry
February, 09, 2009, 10:55
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When would the people rise up and make sure motions of no confidence is voted against this government. Already the Sous Prefecture is supporting their illegalities. people rise up.

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FED UP
February, 09, 2009, 11:13
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Everyone was chanting for Mayor Fleming to leave for they say he was too uneducated. I guess the educated puppets have taken the island on a wild goose chase and put us another 10 years behind time. Glamour, Fame and all the glitters that comes with it is what the UPP party wanted and they got it. They are not shy of perfect losers, destroyers and airheads.

Sad really Sad a country with so much promise and do not blame it on Article 74 it is whose hands we put the future of this country in.

Blame Alain and Mussington. Alain could not take a position and demand he wanted JL party and Mussington was too much into himself and his famous MAP to forget self. The failure of this country is in Mussington as well as Alain's hand. We you want to be a leader it takes guts and commitment it takes standing alone sometimes. You must rule with an iron fist.

Mussington did enough in Belle Creole crooked a whole bunch of people and want to talk today NO ONE TRUST YOU GUYS ANYMORE PACK UP AND GO HOME. ALLOW THOSE WHO TRULY LOVE THIS COUNTRY TO FIGHT FOR THE CAUSE AND NOT FOR POLITICAL MILEAGE. MAP IS DEAD SUJA HELP DESTROY THIS COUNTRY AS WELL. HE CHANT A LINE OF BULL CRAP TO MESS UP RRR ALL ALONG HE IS A REAL EMPTY COMMISSION, NOTHING GOOD FOR SXM. I AM TIRED OF ALL THE MESS AND ALL WHO HELP CREATE IT. THE ONES THAT IS SUFFERING IS WE THE YOUTHS WE HAVE NOTHING FOR THOSE BEFORE US WAS ALL FOR THEMSELVES THEY WERE EVERYTHING BUT COUNTRY. MAY ALL OF YOU BURN IN HELL FOR DESTROYING SXM AND THE FUTURE OF OUR YOUTHS

OVERTHROW THIS SO CALL GOVERNMENT.

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xquizit
February, 09, 2009, 11:23
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Today we make it seem as if we never expected this. I can only say everyone Knew exactly what would be the outcome. Many vote for their pockets at the time, now the money is done or the favor or what was given is gone. We complain who are we complaining to. Try getting up and doing something about bringing change for the country. Oops I forgot we do not know how to do that. We only know how to tear down one another but we do not know how to get together to save our country. All talking about Obama but ask what have they learnt from Obama the most they will say is He is the first Black President he made history. But Obama is more than that. He brought change by coming together. Just food for thought.

ST MARTIN NEEDS TRUE LEADERS...YET TO SEE ONE

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SOS
February, 09, 2009, 12:22
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Let us sum this up.

What have we learnt, since 2008.

2 loans to pay d collectivite workers, LCF falls from grace, a dog fight for the presidentcy, a puppet as new president, a communication department without the communication factor,a trip or trips to Paris France in a night clubs for hiring escorts, the hiring of gpes who touch no less as 4 000. 00 euros/month, not forgetting free shelter, free cars and free sex(or dat is mostly for Pascal Averne), then we were again humiliated when they send 7 horse men to France to defend sxm budget, they came back with a WOPPING sum of 250 000.00 euros, but could not hold on to "l'octroi de mer" in the amount of 11 to 12 millions.

With the global recession taking place, thier having birthday parties for our puppet President, while the staff wasnt even though about for a general staff dinner and a DGA that no one knows, they celebrate by giving him a birthday party. What in the hell did this person do to get his own bithday party.

Now we the poor people have to pay out of our pockets for this gorvernments' incompetence by paying an illegal road taxe.

And to finalize everything, 40 000.00 euros for a logo that symbolizes 2 ribbons green and bleu, monies giving to a white company and then they say that 60 000.00 euros was too much for the 2008 Fish day Celebration that served thousands of people, brought tourist from other islands and help a good bit of locals make money. You do good, u get punish. Strange!

bibi thank u for your news and continue the good works.
Nicole Piper we miss u, and understands better now why u left, u saw in them then, what we see in them today: MODERN DAY MAFIAS.

Good luck my brothers and sisters, we need someone to SOS the saint-martiners.

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Come SXM, I sick of this
February, 09, 2009, 13:51
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First of all i would like to congratulate Bibi for her wonderful reporting, compared to the frenchside newspapers, they just can't touch her, she is just too truthful and honest.
Secondly, sxm ppl we have to stopthis, gwada and 972 kicking up dust and we just sitting down complaining, i say blockthe road,kick up stop talking and saying who is a hypocrite, I don't agree with the opposition and with Mussington and Shujah with everything but at least they are standing up. So for the ppl who want complain, continue, but it's easier to complain that to stand up and let the entire island know your position. If you don't agree with Mussingtion and Shujah, go ahead and form and group, it always start like that and let us all fight for our country

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Police
February, 09, 2009, 15:20
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Well it seems as if the people of St. Martin are finally waking up. If that is the case then I hope they would come out and prepare for war. Those elected must be overthrown and that is the only way out right now. Ida stand tall you will prevail.

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Some facts
February, 10, 2009, 06:39
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The bus stop idea is to kill Ida. Daniel Gibbs brought in the Morocain man with his advertising company to put Ida (Publi Info) out of business. He is taking revenge for Yann. Second to that the man made sure connectionads get work so the two families would fight each other. Lydia Gumbs should be smarter than the two of them. Lydia needs to remember that her husband is the father of Lydia two children and she should not allow these empty heads to jeopardize her family. Be black Lydia but be smart too.

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some facts
February, 10, 2009, 06:41
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Correction. Lydia husband is the father of Ida two children so Lydia remember Blood is thicker than water.

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cherry
February, 10, 2009, 06:49
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The same way the man left Ida he would leave Lydia, its only a matter of time. That white bastard is known to bad talk his women with other women. Lydia seems to have some education but she should keep in mind that whenever all is done she and Ida would remain here because that man will go back from where he comes when his pocket is full and no more business is on SXM.

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nsiekl
February, 10, 2009, 08:47
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SAINT MARTIN PPL DONT WHAT THEM WANT !!!

LCF vice president was all on AF list so u tell me way is the change, all i can say ppl hold the fort because the ride will get ruff. they keep big things for Obama but little does they in St Martin its not really the whit man the problem its our owne thats killing us out, its our owne kind i repeat, the neighbours, the local business owners, the ppl in position to make a difference, its all of u who can come together!!! look we say the fareigners but you guys do realize how we treath each other so blame your self for the island current state. the big families rather sell the land to the strangers before they set up there young so who is to blame!!! thank you ppl for voting in LCF you wicked old buddies!!!

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Lemonade
February, 10, 2009, 10:16
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People look what is happening in Guadeloupe, Martinique and la Reunion. Those people there is standing up for their rights and is doing what is best for its people. While SXM Is divided and all we talk about is other people's business. Lets Rise up and fight against the injustice and incompetence in the COM. Lets get the drunk out of his presidential seat. Frantz Gumbs has to go.

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