Permanent Committee on Education and Youth scheduled to meet Wednesday with USM
PHILIPSBURG:---- The Permanent Committee of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs (CECYSA) of Parliament, will meet in public session on May 20. The Permanent Committee meeting is set for...
View Article10th ICG/CARIBE EWS Meeting Opens on Tuesday by UNESCO and Government Officials
GREAT BAY(DCOMM):--- For the next three days starting on Tuesday, 19th of May until 21st of May, Sint Maarten is hosting the 10th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami...
View ArticleMinister Connor to be a Presenter at Rotaract District 7020 Conference 2015
PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor, endorses the upcoming Rotaract District 7020 Conference 2015 which will be...
View ArticleSMPA and UFA Conclude Second Performance Based CLA
POINTE BLANCHE:--- Port St. Maarten – After a long period of negotiating between the UFA Union representatives and the negotiation team of St. Maarten Ports Authority (SMPA), the second performance...
View ArticleLACNIC 23 off to successful start in Lima
LIMA:---- More than 400 international delegates have converged in scenic Lima, Peru for LACNIC 23, an annual meeting of the Internet community from Latin America and the Caribbean, taking place from...
View ArticleLEADERCAST 2015: Inspiring, Impressive & Rejuvenating
Belair:--- The consensus among the over 200 attendees at Leadercast 2015 hosted by Victorious Living Foundation, was that Leadercast was inspiring, impressive, enlightening and rejuvenating. "It was...
View ArticleTravelzoo successfully presents “What’s Trending?” on 2nd day of Marketing...
Today, CHATA Member Marriott successfully hosted the 2nd day of the Marketing Retreat Week with a Breakfast Meeting sponsored by our partner and member Maduro & Curiel's Bank. Travelzoo, an...
View ArticleCentral Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday regarding Bank-Client...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Central Committee of Parliament will meet in public session on May 21. The public Central Committee meeting is set for Thursday at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber of the...
View ArticlePort St. Maarten prepares staff for first medical response
POINTE BLANCHE:---- Port St. Maarten – Due to the massive growth over the years of Port St. Maarten into a mature cruise facility, the staff at the harbour must also be able to meet certain basic...
View ArticlePolice Arrests two for Armed Robbery
PHILIPSBURG:---- On Monday May 18th at approximately 8 p.m. several police patrols and detectives were sent to Cheng Supermarket located on the A. Th. Illidge where shortly before two unknown men...
View ArticlePermanent Committee of Kingdom Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations to...
PHILIPSBURG:---- The Permanent Committee of Kingdom Affairs and Inter-parliamentary Relations (CKAIR) of Parliament will meet in session on May 21 with a member(s) of the Council of Ministers. The...
View ArticleNew guideline for robbery with violence
The Attorney-general has issued a new guideline to the Public Prosecutor of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the BES islands regarding "robbery with violence". It will be in effect as of June 1st 2015.Robbery...
View ArticlePrice Change Petroleum Products effective May 21st.
PHILIPSBURG:---- The Govenunent of St. Maarten regulates the prices of petroleum products by imposing a maximum price at which wholesalers and retailers can sell these products on St. Maarten. Due to...
View ArticleFamily Reading Evening at the library
PHILIPSBURG:---The Philipsburg Jubilee Library, in collaboration with the department of Social Services and Section Labor Market (SOD/SLM) have officially launched a new literacy program with a family...
View ArticleNature Foundation Mystery Birding Tour Resounding Success
PHILIPSBURG:---- The Nature Foundation Mysteries Bird Tour held this past weekend was a large success, with over 50 participants from all segments of the community coming out in order to learn about...
View ArticlePrime Minister Gumbs attends opening of 10th ICG/CARIBE EWS
PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Hon. Marcel Gumbs opened the 10th Session of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and...
View ArticleRivera and Bouille win May Medal Play Golf tournament
MULLET BAY:---- Jesus Rivera shot one of his best tournament rounds last Sunday to win the May Medal Play Golf Tournament organized by the St. Maarten Golf Association SMGA. Due to the challenging...
View ArticleMP George Pantophlet wants information on Civil Servants and other persons...
PHILIPSBURG:---- Member of Parliament George Pantophlet has dispatched two letters to the Chairman of Parliament where he posed several questions regarding civil servants and other persons that...
View ArticlePrime Minister Gumbs Expresses Condolences to the Families of the Late Frans...
PHILIPSBURG:---- Hon. Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs expresses his deepest sympathy on behalf of his family and the Government of Sint Maarten to his wife Irma Mulder-Beauperthuy, members of the family...
View ArticleRotary Mid Isle receives District Awards
At the recently held Rotary District Conference in Jamaica, numerous awards were presented to the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten-Mid Isle for their many Rotary activities during the year...
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