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Body of Sonesta Great Bay Employee Found Dead in Car Trunk. (UPDATED)
DUTCH QUARTER:--- Police are busy investigating the death of a young girl from the Dominican Republic whose body was found in the trunk of a car early Tuesday morning in the Dutch Quarter area. The...
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Gas Incident at Smitcoms Building sends international telecoms circuits...
POND ISLAND:--- An incident occurred at the Smitcoms Building at approximately 3:30pm today (Monday September 1) causing the crash of TelEm Group's international, landline and internet/data circuits. A...
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International Literacy Day to be celebrated with Read-a-thon at Library on...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Philipsburg Jubillee Library (PJL), St. Maarten National Commission for UNESCO, Jet Blue, and Students of the University of St. Martin (USM) have joined forces to put on their first...
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Dutch and French Officials Meet about Crime Prevention and Illegal Firearms...
GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- A delegation from Paris, France on Tuesday visited Philipsburg and had discussions with the Governor, His Excellency Eugene Holiday, and with the Minister of Justice, Hon. Dennis...
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NIA set to open school year with new classes.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The National institute of Arts (NIA) reopened for the 2014-2015 school year on Monday, September 1 with a full roster of established and new classes at the John Larmonie Center.Classes...
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The Mohicans of Scouting Antiano Ready to Kick Off New Scouting Year.
PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday 6 September the scout year will open its doors again for the youth of Sint Maarten. Baloo Merlyn Schaminee, Chief Commissioner, in an interview says that after weeks of...
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Professional NBA Players Shumpert, Copeland and Williams On Island this...
SUCKER GARDEN:--- NBA basketball talent is coming to town this weekend, and all young basketball players are strongly encouraged to attend the free event dressed to play and ready for a fantastic, fun...
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Voting Recount shows that polling station 8 St. Maarten Academy counted 51...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Chairman of the Central Voting Bureau denied most of the requests submitted to him to do a total recount of all the votes. Leader of the Social Reform Party Jacinto Mock submitted a...
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Minister Patricia Lourens-Philip says COM Approves One Tablet per Child.
GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Hon. Patricia Lourens Philip is proud to announce the approval by the Council of Ministers (COM) of the "One Tablet per Child"...
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Prime Minister Wescot-Williams Bids Farewell To Local Young Cricketer.
AIRPORT:--- The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams bid farewell to local young promising cricketer Shaquille O'Neil Martina at the Princess Juliana International Airport...
View ArticlePUBLIC NOTICE: Workshop on “How to Apply to Schools in the USA and Canada".
Preparing for the Future PHILIPSBURG:--- A free workshop is being organized by the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs for students...
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Globe-athon Partners with The KeLaHa Projects in efforts to END Women’s CANCER.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The KeLaHa Projects is now officially listed as a partner of the international organization Globe-athon. Globe-athon To End Women's Cancers Globe-athon is the only international...
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Cooperating Foundations presents grants to three St. Maarten Foundations.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Recently Cooperating Foundations, a funding agency assisting NGOs with social project funding, presented checks to three different foundations. All three foundations share the common...
View ArticleExplanatory Note on the lifting of Car Rental Moratorium.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The decision on the lifting of the moratorium on the Car Rentals was taken after months of analysis of the market and following several rounds of consultation and discussion between all...
View ArticlePress Statement by Minister Ted Richardson on Continuity in Government.
PHILIPSBURG:--- In light of the latest Parliamentary elections and as it is customary, I would like to publicly state the following: First of all I would like to congratulate all the parties and the...
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Man Stabbed by GEBE Friday Afternoon.
PHILIPSBURG:--- A man was stabbed on Friday afternoon in the vicinity of GEBE on Cannegieter Street. Information reaching SMN News states that two men of Dominicano descent were arguing and at some...
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Government finance and beyond, who can bring the economy back in motion?
Luncheon lecture by Prof. dr. Age Bakker, Chairman CftVereniging Bedrijfsleven Curaçao5 September 2014, Renaissance Hotel, Willemstad Members of the business community of Curaçao!It is a great pleasure...
View ArticleMinister Lake says NV GEBE to Provide Relief across the Board.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake says he has taken note of Windward Islands Chamber of Labour Unions...
View ArticleRoad closures in connection with Opening of New Parliamentary Year.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Closure of the parliamentary year 2013-2014 will take place on Monday, September 8 at 10:00am in the House of Parliament.On Monday, September 8, parts of Front Street and Back...
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Marines Carry out Mid-term Tradition at Port St. Maarten.
POINT BLANCHE:--- Dutch Marines recently carried out their mid-term deployment tradition of cutting in half a wooden pole which serves as having reached midway in their deployment in Sint Maarten. The...
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