Will Raphael Boasman pass the screening to become the next Labor Minister?
PHILIPSBURG: --- There is tension in the air when it comes to the screening of Rafael Boasman the candidate that was selected by Member of Parliament Cornelius de Weever to become the next Minister of...
View ArticleToastmasters Achieving Greatness.
PHILIPSBURG:---The Disciples Toastmasters club has much to celebrate. Two of it's members, VPE Sharon Layne and TM Alicia Seaton just recently completed their Advanced Communicator Bronze (ACB)...
View ArticleMin Plenipotentiary guest speaker at Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Minister Plenipotentiary, Mrs. Josianne Fleming-Artsen was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise breakfast meeting. At the meeting, she talked about her main...
View ArticleBlogger Judith Roumou contesting the conditions of her release --- Hearing...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Blogger Judith Roumou has filed a request with the Court of First Instance to ask the court to make changes on the conditions of her release from pre-trial detention. Police arrested...
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 August 5th. The Permanent Committee of Kingdom Affairs and...
View ArticleCentral Committee Meeting scheduled for Wednesday regarding Public Health Care
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Central Committee of Parliament will meet in public session on August 5th. The public Central Committee meeting is set for Wednesday at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber of...
View ArticleWorld Breastfeeding Week Family Fun Day Activity a Success.
GREAT BAY(DCOMM):----The first activity to celebrate the start of World Breastfeeding Week, which is celebrated every year from 1 to 7 August in more than 170 countries, a Family Fun Day at the Emilio...
View ArticleMinister Plenipotentiary Fleming-Artsen arrives in the Netherlands with Sint...
PHILIPSBURG:---- Minister Plenipotentiary, Hon. Josianne Fleming–Artsen and 27 Sint Maarten students arrived at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands to continue with their educational journey.Minister...
View ArticleTeachers expressed concern about Government’s Approach to privatize education...
WITU says that they are not that concern about the privatization but instead they have greater issued that will affect teachers. PHILIPSBURG:---- President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU)...
View ArticlePort St. Maarten Sponsors Table Tennis Tournament Hosted by Adam Goldstein.
Pembroke Pines, FL:--- Port St. Maarten announced today that it would support the FCCA Foundation and FCCA Conference & Trade Show by serving as title sponsor for the FCCA Table Tennis Challenge....
View ArticleMP Leona Marlin-Romeo says we need to think outside of the box and embrace...
PHILIPSBURG (PARLIAMENT/Independent Faction):--- – Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Leona Marlin-Romeo on Tuesday said that much have been said about the Adopt a School program, some negative and...
View ArticleLivestock owners advised to review measures to secure animals this hurricane...
GREAT BAY(DCOMM):---- The Office of Disaster Management is urging livestock owners to review their plans now of how they will secure their livestock in the event of a hurricane strike. Livestock owners...
View ArticlePublic health department looking for field interviewers for public health study
GREAT BAY(DCOMM) :--- The Public Health Department (PHD) from the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), is looking for field interviewers for the upcoming “How...
View ArticlePlenary Session of Parliament set for Thursday about Function Book for...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will meet in a public plenary session on August 6th. The plenary session is set for Thursday at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at...
View ArticleSt Maarten Harbor Group of Companies willing to cooperate with Prosecutor’s...
Pointe Blanche:--- The St. Maarten Harbor Group of Companies (SMHGC) is willing to cooperate with the Prosecutors Office by turning over whatever information they would need.Press Prosecutor Karola Van...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: GEBE Employee Suspended pending investigation --- Allegedly...
PHILIPSBURG:--- An employee of GEBE who was hired through a job placement agency for about four years now and has been working at GEBE Power Plant in Cape Bay was suspended on Tuesday after the...
View ArticlePrincess Pajama Story time” with Little Miss St. Martin Queen Trinity Christina
GREAT BAY:---- Trinity Christina, the reigning “Little Miss St. Martin,” is hosting a free Princess Pajama Story time for girls, ages 7 – 12 at Philipsburg Jubilee Library on Friday, August 7, at 6:30...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Bicycle Patrol Shot by Parliament Building.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of Parliament ran for their lives on Wednesday when a bicycle patrol identified as officer Benjamin was shot in the vicinity of the Parliament Building in Philipsburg on...
View ArticleDecisive action needed -- UP party Board
PHILIPSBURG:---- "We are still reeling from today's (Wednesday) tragic event involving one of our hardworking local police officers who forms part of the daily bike patrol in Philipsburg," the United...
View ArticleTelEm receives permit for emergency works on public roads and sidewalks
GREAT BAY(DCOMM):---- Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), has granted TelEm a permit to carry out emergency works on public roads and...
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