Minister Connor opens regional volleyball tournament
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism & Economic Affairs Hon. Claret Connor, welcomed athletes on Thursday evening at the opening of the regional 2015 Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (ECVA)...
View ArticlePort St. Maarten Management and Board Pay Tribute to Dr. Wathey on 89th Birthday
POINTE BLANCHE:---- Port St. Maarten Management, members of the Supervisory Board, and staff, laid a wreath at the statue of Dr. A.C. Wathey on Friday, July 24, 2015 to mark his 89th birthday. The...
View ArticleInspections and traffic controls on Saba
Before the start of Carnival, inspections were held by KPCN. On Thursday evening, July 24 and Friday, July 25 unannounced inspections were held at the harbor of Saba.Two ships were inspected by the...
View Article2015 Curaçao Hotel Occupancy, ADR & Revpar growing steadily Curaçao Hotel...
Willemstad:---- Hotel occupancy figures for the 1st semester of 2015 (Year To Date – June) illustrate a considerable surge, in comparison with 2013 and 2014. Curaçao hotel performance registered a 75%...
View ArticleTelCell Breakthrough stars launch exciting debut music video
Pond Island:---- All the world is now a stage for TelCell’s Breakthrough youth talent winners who launched their exciting music video “Who you are” at the TelEm Group main building Friday. The music...
View ArticleVolleyball club ‘Summer Camp’ boosted by GEBE donation.
GREAT BAY:----The United Volleyball Club (UVC) wrapped up its annual ‘summer’ camp last Friday, after a week of intense training in theory and practice, said coordinator Rhoda Arrindell.This year there...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Robberies.
Man robbedPHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday 24th July just around midnight a 50 year old male was standing at the bus stop located on the Backstreet in the area of the former Parliament building when he was...
View ArticleMP Lake calls on Government to look into cost of living and food price...
PHILIPSBURG:--- United People’s (UP) Party Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake says it is high time Government sits down with supermarkets and distributors of food products in the country to get a...
View ArticleSuspect in investigation Hector no longer in custody.
SABA:---The man who has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the death of the student who was found in April on Saba, has been released on July 27th, 2015.However the Prosecution considers him...
View ArticleTuesday marks World Hepatitis Day – Prevent hepatitis. Act now
GREAT BAY (DCOMM):---- On the occasion of World Hepatitis Day to be observed globally on Tuesday, July 28, Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department within the Ministry of Public Health,...
View ArticleMinister of Tourism Connor receives visit from Pageant Winner York
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications Hon. Claret Connor, received a visit from five time pageant winner Dshnay Mathew York, who is preparing to...
View ArticleTransparency International’s St. Maarten study highlights lack of enforcement...
Key sectors of society must increase levels of transparency to strengthen people’s ability to hold institutions to account Berlin/PHILIPSBURG:---- There is a general gap between law and practice in...
View ArticleTzu Chi helps Key to Freedom at first graduation ceremony.
PHILIPSBURG:---- St. Maarten Tzu Chi Foundation and its volunteers assisted Key to Freedom drug and alcohol rehabilitation center during its first graduation ceremony at Celebration Palace on Sunday,...
View ArticleCoastal residents advised to make plans in place for storm surge flooding
GREAT BAY (DCOMM):---- Coastal residents are advised to have plans in place for possible storm surge in the event of a passing hurricane along the south coast of the country. According to the Office of...
View ArticleOrganizations and individuals reminded to submit nominations for Annual...
PHILIPSBURG:----The Secretariat commenced back in June with the process related to the Annual President of Parliament Award whereby organizations, individuals and others could send in nominations.The...
View ArticleCPS: Stay cool and hydrated as extremely hot weather can cause sickness
GREAT BAY(DCOMM):---- Heatwaves are among the most dangerous of natural hazards that have a significant impact on society, Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public...
View ArticleVROMI: Trench work and Laying of utility lines to slightly obstruct traffic...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Trench work and laying of utility lines/cables and sleeves has commenced as of July 28th on Union Road after the roundabout in the direction of the French Border. The latter works will...
View ArticleDept. of Economic Licenses: All licenses to be kept for maximum six months as...
GREAT BAY(DCOMM):---- The Department of Economic Licenses from the Ministry Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (Ministry TEATT), is hereby informing the general public that...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Candidate for Labor Ministry Found ---- Former Policy Advisor and...
PHILIPSBURG:--- SMN News has been reliably informed that the second Minister to complete the executive branch of government has been found. SMN News has been reliably informed that a candidate for the...
View ArticleUPP/De Weever/LMR/USP Coalition fall apart --- Master, and Lake Allegedly...
New Coalition Government in the making. PHILIPSBURG:--- What appeared to be a rumor seemingly became a reality Tuesday night when it was announced on Online radio program that the current coalition...
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