During the members meeting on May 11th this year in Montego Bay, Jamaica, the Dutch Caribbean part of the Ministry of Education (RCN / OCW) was accepted as an extraordinary…
Category: Islands’ News
Rotary Club of St. Maarten awarded at Regional Conference
More than 500 Rotarians from District 7020, which comprises most of the Caribbean, recently attended a Rotary training and awards Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Representatives from the Rotary Club…
Parliament of Sint Maarten represented at Parlatino Ordinary General Assembly in Panama
Representatives from the Parliament of Sint Maarten led by President Dr. Lloyd Richardson, recently returned from Panama after attending five-days of parliamentary sessions at the Parliament of Latin America (Parlatino).…
Minister Fleming-Artsen meets with Cuban Ambassador Quinones and Discuss Cuba’s Revival and Relations with the United States
Minister Plenipotentiary Hon. Josianne Fleming-Artsen recently met with the resident Ambassador from Cuba Fermin Gabriel Quinones at the Sint Maarten House in The Hague, the Netherlands, where they discussed Cuba’s…
Krusada receives ‘Appeltje van Oranje’
Today Foundation Krusada received a Appeltje van Oranje, which was handed over by Her Majesty the Queen Máxima. This took place at Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague. Eric de Jong…
ARKE AND HOLLAND INTERNATIONAL TO BECOME TUI
Travel organisation TUI Nederland announced last week that the name of its brands Arke and Holland International will be changed to TUI. From 1 October 2015, Arke will be called…
CPS calls on population to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds as region a potential risk for now Zika mosquito disease
Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), is calling on the population to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds in order…
Economic collaboration within the Kingdom
For some time now Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao have been making an effort to perform as a corridor or hub function in trade activities between Europe and Latin America. Over…
Prime Minister Gumbs Expresses Condolences to the Families of the Late Frans Mulder
Hon. Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs expresses his deepest sympathy on behalf of his family and the Government of Sint Maarten to his wife Irma Mulder-Beauperthuy, members of the family circle…
Delegation for IPKO departs for the Netherlands on Friday
From May 27-29, 2015 delegations from the Parliaments of the Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba and Sint Maarten will be meeting in The Hague, the Netherlands for the Inter-parliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO).…