Governor Holiday receives update on formation from F. Meyers.
HARBOUR VIEW:--- On Friday, December 15, 2017, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, met with and received an update from formateur Mr. Franklin Meyers on the progress...
View ArticleFirst RCI Cruise Grandeur of the Seas in Port on Sunday. Kick-off to weekly...
PORT ST. MAARTEN:--- Royal Caribbean International (RCI) Grandeur of the Seas will be RCI’s first ship to return to the destination on a commercial cruise visit on Sunday. A host of welcome activities...
View ArticleSuper Yacht Season Begins at Port of Galisbay.
GALISBAY:--- The Port of Galisbay and Delta Petroleum celebrated a milestone this week, servicing their first superyacht of the season. The Nahlin, a 300-foot luxury yacht was launched in 1930. It was...
View ArticleDon’t Break the Comb To Host of Last of Workshop Series.
CUL DE SAC:--- The last of Don’t Break the Comb’s workshop series, ‘Get Set, Grow!’ is scheduled for Saturday, December 16, 2017 at La Beauty Room, next to Overstocks, in Cole Bay from 5 p.m. to 8:30...
View ArticleDeadline Extended for 2017 Heritage Photo Contest.
GRAND CASE:--- There’s more time to share your interpretation of Rebirth. The deadline for the 2017 Heritage Photo Contest has been extended to December 31st to allow more people to share their...
View ArticleMissing lady and child found.
REWARD:--- The missing woman by the name of Marie Hamlet and her three old child who were reported missing from the French Side since Thursday, December 14th, 2017 have been found at a home in the...
View ArticleSHTA & Carib Beer Call for Sharing 2018 Events to Show Sint Maarten is Open...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) and Carib Beer call on companies and NGO’s to send in events they are planning for 2018 for their National Event Calendar. By...
View ArticleDoncher welcomes RCCL back, pays tribute to hurricane heroes.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Sunday welcomed Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCCL) and its ship Grandeur of the Seas back to the shores of St....
View ArticleBelmont Hotel will be coming to Sint Maarten.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Developer Frank Teboul will be starting the construction of two 21 floor Towers soon. The building permit has been approved and signed by the Minister of VROMI. Honorable Minister C....
View ArticlePolice force receives new vehicles for detective department.
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday, December 14th the St. Maarten Police Force (KPSM) received the first two of six new vehicles to be added to its fleet.The new vehicles will be assigned to the detective...
View ArticleEngage Thanks Corporate Sponsors And Participants, Read-A-Thon A Success!
PHILIPSBURG:--- Ten hours of reading, sharing of literary works and networking proved that the “Engage in Literature Read-a-thon” was indeed more than just a read-a-thon. Last week (December 9th) the...
View ArticleFleming to motivate Chamber changes for small businesses.
MIDDLE REGION:--- Just two days after garnering 101 votes in a tightly-run Chamber of Commerce elections, Music Producer Bertaux ‘Mr. Rude’ Fleming on Sunday was recognised as a local hero in the...
View ArticleChristian President, Alternative Candidate For True Leadership.
“ST MAARTEN, like you, I share the same sentiments time and time again. We are continuously being begged for our support during elections and once given the opportunity to represent us in government,...
View ArticlePartial Back Street Closure on December 21.
GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), announces that part of Back Street will be closed on Thursday, December 21 for...
View ArticleCopper Theft delays restoration for some areas.
PHILIPSBURG:--- NV GEBE announced in a press release that the company’s scheduled restoration is moving along as teams have been working around the clock to restore power to areas still affected. The...
View ArticlePhyllisia Ross joins Art Saves Lives in collecting school supplies for island...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Art Saves Lives Foundation continued its hurricane relief efforts with the assistance of the French Tourist Office’s “SXM Smile Again” initiative to assist students on the island....
View ArticleILO: in 2017 unemployment rose for the third consecutive year in Latin...
The rate will decline in 2018 if all the forecasts for economic growth are maintained, says the ILO on presenting the annual Labour Overview of Latin America and the Caribbean report. The region...
View ArticleDistribution of Books ‘Chella and the Weird Woman’ successfully finalized by...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The latest spiritual child of author Loekie Morales, ‘Chella and the Weird Woman/Chella en het vreemde vrouwtje’, was distributed last week to ALL the primary schools on Sint Maarten....
View ArticleMinister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten welcomes newly appointed Minister...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands:--- The Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, H.E. Mrs. Henrietta Doran York, recently welcomed the newly appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba, H. E. Mr. Guilfred...
View ArticleMinister Plenipotentiary Doran-York receives courtesy from Mrs. Jose...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands:--- The Minister Plenipotentiary, the Honorable Henrietta Doran-York, received a courtesy call at her Cabinet, from Mrs. Jose Verschueren-Sommers of Sint Maarten.Mrs. Sommers, a...
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