On Thursday afternoon COPI (operational disaster management group) met to assess the current recovery phase of the country. This is also the final COPI meeting. Relevant information will be communicated…
Category: Islands’ News
Business Information Session Postponed to Friday October 24th 2014.
The Department of Statistics (STAT) & The Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) informs the Business community and invited guests that due to the passing of Hurricane Gonzalo this week,…
St. Maarten Cable TV And CableNet Service Restoration After Hurricane Gonzalo
St. Maarten Cable TV and CableNet resumed normal business office hours on October 16, 2014. Some Customers are still experiencing the loss of Cable TV and Internet service after Hurricane…
Minister Lake commends Ministry VROMI, NV GEBE Staff, Contractors, Haulers in national clean up and recovery efforts
Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake on Wednesday commended the staff of NV GEBE for their dedication and resilience in working around the clock…
Training for CN Firefighters on Saba
Fire fighters of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department are on Saba attending two weeks training in rappelling from high elevations and learning various rope techniques. Three fire fighters from Bonaire…
October 18th: the day against human trafficking
Human Trafficking is an international problem and is often invisible. What is human trafficking exactly? Human trafficking is (in the broad sense) the forcing of people to work, sexual exploitation…
Chairpersons First and Second Chamber to visit the Caribbean Netherlands
The Chairpersons of the First and Second Chamber, Ankie Broekers-Knol and Anouchka van Miltenburg, will be jointly making an introductory visit to the Caribbean part of The Netherlands from October…
Minister of Justice given presentation at police station
On Wednesday October 15th the Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson paid an official visit to the Philipsburg Police Station, where he was given a presentation regarding the ongoing intense police…
First illegal fire-arm turned in.
October 15th 2014 is the official date starting the grace period of the “Stop, Drop and Go” campaign. “Stop, Drop and Go” is a joint campaign organized between the Sous-Prefect…
Cargo Operations Back Up
Cargo operations at the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility are back up. Amstel Trader Container Vessel docked at the quay on Wednesday morning at 6.00AM to offload containers.…