St. Maarten AIDS Foundation is marking the occasion of World AIDS Day 2014 by holding a free and confidential HIV testing day on Saturday, November 29th, at Scotiabank in Philipsburg.…
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St. Maarten Cable TV Announces Rate Change Effective January 1st
Effective January 1, 2015, St. Maarten Cable TV customers will notice an increase to four (4) cable packages. As programming costs continue to escalate, St. Maarten Cable TV finds it…
VROMI UPDATES SUCKER GARDEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON DRAINAGE PROJECT
Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (VROMI) held a public meeting with the residents of Sucker Garden last Friday in efforts of communicating project plans for drainage…
TelEm Group apologize for interruption in internet service Wednesday
TelEm Group has apologized to business and residential customers for an interruption in internet service between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm Wednesday evening. Engineers and technicians restored service after a…
Minister of Justice Richardson representing Sint Maarten at Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Plenary and Ministerial Meetings in El Salvador
Minister of Justice Hon. Dennis Richardson is currently in San Salvador, El Salvador, attending the Plenary and Ministerial of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) from November 23 to…
CLOSURE NOTICE BUREAU OMBUDSMAN
Please be informed that the Bureau Ombudsman will be closed in connection with an out- of-office event on November 28th 2014. We apologize for any inconvenience caused. Operations will resume…
Nature Foundation Pilots Project of Using Natural Alternatives to Combat Dengue and Chikungunya Carrying Mosquitoes in Communities
The St. Maarten Nature Foundation has launched a small pilot project using natural predators of flying insects to combat the mosquito population on St. Maarten. For the last few weeks…
Eligible Voters List 2014-2015
The Chamber of Commerce is busy upgrading its database and it may occur that some eligible voters accidentally do not appear on the Voter’s list. To avoid any problems on…
Heritage Photo Contest Announces Winners and Dec. 6th Exhibition
Residents and tourists alike are invited to celebrate island heritage and the work of photographers of all ages at the 2014 Heritage Photo Exhibition. The gala opening of the Exhibition…
An inside look by Raphael Sorton
Last week former commissioner of Finance Xavier Blackman presented the Philipsburg Jubilee library with a copy of the book : “An inside look “, authored by Mr. Blackman’s uncle Mr.…