CROCS St. Maarten donates $2400 in shoes for Hurricane Irma Community Relief...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Crocs, a part of The Boolchand Group, donated 60 kids shoes valued at $2000 to, Sr. Marie Laurence School, through the assistance of K1 Brittania Foundation on December 15, 2017. The...
View ArticleBanking made easier with CIBC FirstCaribbean’s mobile banking upgrades.
PHILIPSBURG:--- CIBC FirstCaribbean has put the power to monitor their debit and credit card accounts for fraud in the hands of its clients by introducing client-controlled anti-fraud tools, including...
View ArticleECLAC provides energy specialists with new energy efficiency tools.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago:--- National focal points in the energy efficiency and environment sectors from Barbados, Guyana, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago recently received new tools to...
View ArticleNo Cash Payments at SZV as per January 1st 2018.
PHILIPSBURG:--- As per January 1st, 2018 customers of the Social & Health Insurances SZV will be encouraged to use alternative payment options as cash payments will no longer be accepted. SZV...
View ArticlePJIA & C. J. Lloyd Air Traffic Services discuss strategic collaborative efforts.
SIMPSON BAY:--- The Princess Juliana International Airport Air Traffic Services (ATS) met with the ATS team of the Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport out of Anguilla. The Civil Aviation management...
View ArticleLimit on the type of consumer fireworks to be sold due to public safety.
GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- The Sint Maarten Fire Department, which falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, has decided in consultation with the Ministry of VROMI to limit the type of consumer fireworks...
View ArticleDoncher thanks media for cooperation during tenure.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Tuesday thanked the general media on St. Maarten for its cooperation and...
View ArticleThe University of St Martin to remain open.
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, December 18th, 2017 representatives of the University of St. Martin and the Ministry of Education finally arrived at an agreement and signed the MOU securing the continuity...
View ArticleMinister Plenipotentiary Henrietta Doran-York hosts Sint Maarten students in...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands:--- Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten, H.E. Henrietta Doran-York, together with her staff, hosted the Sint Maarten students at her Cabinet in The Hague on Friday December...
View ArticleSeven women without valid papers working in illegal brothel in Cole Bay.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Members of the Human Trafficking Unit (UMM) of the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) searched the Juan Bar in Cole Bay this week, on December 19, 2017, around 6:00 AM. The reason was...
View Article#SXMSTRONG Christmas Parade this Friday 22nd December, 2017.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The general public is cordially invited to the #SXMSTRONG Christmas Parade, hosted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport (MECYS). It will be held this Friday, December...
View ArticleF. Meyers withdraws as formateur.
HARBOUR VIEW:--– On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, met with from formateur Mr. Franklin Meyers. The formateur based on a progress review...
View ArticleRotary Spreading Christmas Cheer.
PHILIPSBURG:--- With a joint effort between the St. Dominic High School Interact Club and The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle we were able to put together two joint projects. Mid Isle headed the...
View ArticleMan seriously stabbed.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Detective Department is presently investigating the stabbing incident of a man. The incident took place on Tuesday, December 19th shortly before 09.00 p.m. The police patrol was...
View ArticleCIBC FirstCaribbean Supports Community Efforts Donates $25,000 To Local...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Four local foundations got a much needed financial boost recently.The four foundations - K1 Britannia Foundation, Helping Hands, Engage Foundation and Meals on Wheels - are known for...
View ArticleCaptain D’s Rib Shack distribute goodie bags to MAC students.
BETTY'S ESTATE:--- The Methodist Agogic Center experienced some Christmas cheer on Monday 18th December 2017. Dino Arrundell and his wife Brenda Arrundell, of Captain D's Rib Shack, surprised 94 Cycle...
View ArticleVIAC donates 10% commission to St. Maarten Irma Recovery.
MIAMI BEACH, FL:--- In the aftermath of the hurricane Irma, many small paradises of the Caribbean have been majorly damaged and destroyed. It is our duty to help and put the Holiday spirit to good...
View ArticleTripartite constituents sign Decent Work Country Programme for Guyana.
On Friday 15 December, Guyana became the first Caribbean country to officially sign on to the second phase of its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP). The programme, which ran its first phase from...
View ArticleILO launches Skills for Green Jobs Study- Guyana.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection of Guyana launched a comprehensive study report conducted titled “Skills for Green Jobs Study-...
View ArticleErno Labega shot multiple times in Madame Estate. (UPDATED)
MADAME ESTATE:--- Reports reaching SMN News state that well known Erno Labega Jr. was shot multiple times around 2am Thursday morning in Madame Estate. Police Spokesman Ricardo Henson confirmed that a...
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