Institute for Industrial Solutions Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Technical Trainer Osric Forrest and SSS stevedores start the first day of the workforce development training programme.

George Pelgrim, President of St. Maarten Shipping & Stevedoring (SSS), a prominent provider of stevedoring services in the region, has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative to meet the demands of one of the port’s major clients, CMA CGM. This initiative is titled ‘Creating the Total Port Worker’.

The maritime training initiative is a collaborative effort with the Jamaican-based Institute for Industrial Solutions (IIS), led by CEO and Trainer Osric Forrest, along with Technical Expert/Assessor Radcliffe Spence.

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George Pelgrim and Group donates to the Golden Age Foundation

As mobility is often a challenge for senior citizens, the Home Away from Home Taking Care of the Golden Age Foundation has sought to increase access to suitable transportation for its members by calling on the corporate world to assist with its goal. Community-minded businesses responded readily.

Thanks to those donations, Home Away from Home is now the owner of a new 2022 model Toyota 14-seater bus. Donors also helped to ensure the bus for the safety of the driver and passengers. This new bus along with the foundation’s existing one will transport members for weekly meetings at John Larmonie Center and activities at other locations as well as transport members to errands if they have no other means of transportation.

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George Pelgrim is expanding the reach of his company’s philanthropy by, once again, giving back to the community. Mr. Pelgrim donated the labour, parts and expertise of the St. Maarten Shipping & Stevedoring team for the repair of K1 Britannia’s flatbed truck.  This truck is used on K1’s food drive project.

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Businessman George Pelgrim of GP Intermar Shipping & Travel, an avid sponsor of sports on the island, commends the St. Maarten National Basketball Association (SXMNBA) for organizing the first-ever SXMNBA District Business Basketball Tournament.

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The Home Away from Home Taking Care of the Golden Age is the proud recipient of a brand new Bus, courtesy of George Pelgrim and St. Maarten Shipping & Stevedoring. Established in 2003, to provide assistance to seniors and the elderly here in St. Maarten, the foundation has a membership of over 125 members. Membership consists of both active and shut-in members.

With all of its members being over the age of 65, The Golden Age Foundation has realized the challenges involved with members getting in and out of public transportation.

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The Forever Blessed Foundation works together with George Pelgrim

The Forever Blessed Foundation will be active in communities all across St. Maarten for summer 2022.  Founded in 2003, by its director Ms. Jenny Peterson, The Forever Blessed Foundation has been collecting food and clothing from businesses, companies, and people in the community to donate to less fortunate people, who don’t have access to public assistance. 

According to Ms. Peterson, The Forever Blessed Foundation was started at her home when her son went away to Holland to study, and had lots of clothes that he couldn’t take with him.  Her son was a little apprehensive to give away his belongings, even though the clothes probably wouldn’t fit him when he came back from Holland.  Jenny told him “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, and with some persuasion he finally agreed to let his mother donate his clothing.  This would be the beginning of what would become a 20 year career in charitable acts which would later be called The Forever Blessed Foundation.

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Royal Caribbean’s Wonder Of The Seas Captain meets with George Pelgrim. Captain Rob Hempstead and Mr. George Pelgrim, told Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) management, key industry stakeholders, and port dignitaries during a small gathering at the pier where Wonder of the Seas was docked, that “St. Maarten is a premier port destination.”

The world’s largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s 5th Oasis Class, Wonder of the Seas, is the world’s largest cruise ship.  It made its inaugural port call on Monday, March 21.

Port St. Maarten Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alexander Gumbs is looking forward to the port call, adding that the cruise industry is on a path to rebounding and industry partners remain committed with many ships debuting this year and those to come.  After hurricane Irma and the Covid-19 pandemic, the port has withstood challenges that have never been seen before in St. Maarten.

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Nichirei Carib NV dba ICC Cargo is glad to announce that, on March 1st 2019, in the company of their employees and stakeholders, reopened its ultra-modern OPP Pelgrim warehouse after having suffered major back to back catastrophes which totally destroyed their buildings.

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The Pointe Blanche prison’s mission is to manage offenders in a safe, secure and humane environment and provide opportunities for rehabilitation and reintegration in society. Contribute to a safe, efficient and humane detention climate for both inmates and personnel. Personel who, in their own rights, deserve mental health support and breaks from an ever growing stressful work environment.

With this in mind, the Prison Workers Club hosted an annual fundraising to make an Aruba trip possible and Mr. George Pelgrim supported in a big way to become their top annual donor.

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In order to satisfy the demands of one of the port’s biggest customers CMA CGM, businessman George Pelgrim President of St. Maarten Shipping & Stevedoring (SSS), considered the premier stevedoring services company on the island, has started a program that would ‘Create the Total Port Worker’ in cooperation with the Jamaican based Institute for Industrial Solutions (IIS) led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Trainer Osric Forrest, and Technical Expert/Assessor Radcliffe Spence.

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