CPS reminds persons to take precautionary measures when traveling to Hispanola

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (GIS) – The Collective Preventive Services (CPS) which is part of the Ministry of Public Health, says its travel advisory to Hispanola (Haiti, Dominican Republic) remains…

Monday is regular school day, says Ministry of Education in letter to school boards

Great Bay, St. Maarten, (Friday, January 28, 2011) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports & Youth Affairs has informed all school boards and teachers of Public Schools and those…

WICB announces historic US$360,000 grant programme for clubs

St John’s, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board on Friday, announced a historic US$360,000 grant programme which is aimed at supporting club cricket across the Caribbean. The Grassroots Cricket…

Teachers Union Marched in Protest To and Infront of Government Building

Teachers protested once again on Friday afternoon infront of the Government Administration Building to demand their money that is owed to them. They were there long enough to see several Ministers…

Merging of payroll systems complete for Teachers;

Salaries should be on civil servants bank accounts Friday based on agreements made with financial institutions PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Minister of Finance Hiro Shigemoto says that salaries were sent…

WITU, WICSU-PSU and ABVO unions Continues Talks

  The WITU, WICSU-PSU and ABVO unions in joint communication held an updated meeting at the John Larmonie Center on January 27th, 2011 at 7.30 am. During this meeting the…

Minister’s Conference Held at Sonesta Great Bay Hotel

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sports Ms.Rhoda Arrindell, conducted a Minister’s Conference at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Hotel. The conference started at 8 am in the morning and ended at 5 pm in…

Bush Fire Gets Out of Control

These are some scenes of the huge bush fire that got out of control on Thursday night in the vicinity of Sucker Garden and Defiance.  online casino

International Language Conference on Language Conference Policy in the Creole-speaking Caribbean

On January 13th – 14th 2011, the International Centre for Caribbean Language Research (ICCLR) and the Jamaican Language Unit at the University of the West Indies, headed by Professor Hubert…

Mighty Dow to Receive Man of the Year Award on Saturday

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (GIS) – According to the Executive Director of the Tallahassee-Sint Maarten Foundation (TLH-SXMF) Arthur Lugisse, Sint Maarten’s steel pan master, Isidore York "Mighty Dow" will be…