September 22, 2014, Grand Case, St. Martin–Naturalists, birdwatchers, educators, artists, and other volunteers all over the island are working together to make the second annual Migratory Bird Festival a very…
Category: Islands’ News
Commission appointed to evaluate impact new Constitutional structure Caribbean Netherlands
An independent Evaluation Commission headed by Mrs. Liesbeth Spies, former Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, will evaluate the impact of the new State structure of the Caribbean Netherlands.…
Tourist Bureau calls on businesses to observe WTD
The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau which falls under the Ministry of Tourism and Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) is calling on the business community to recognize World Tourism…
Minister Lake to prepare for legal battle regarding Vorst property
Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake says he is preparing for a legal battle regarding the Vorst property based on the outcome…
Port St. Maarten to receive new enhanced pilot boat
Port St. Maarten – Port St. Maarten has acquired a new pilot boat to be used for line handling and for embarking and disembarking the pilot to and from visiting…
Armed robberies reported/Police asks for input from the community
No less than 6 armed robberies on supermarkets were reported during September 15th through September 20th. These robberies took place in the areas of Nazareth, Sucker Garden, Fort Willem and…
Two arrested for illegal fire-arm possession
On Friday September 19th at approximately 08.00 p.m. a police patrol stopped white Suzuki Swift with no license plate in the front with heavily tinted windows. As the investigating officers…
Supermarket robbed at gunpoint.
On Sunday September 21st at approximately 09.40 a.m. police patrols and detectives were sent to “Le Grand Marche” located on Rhine road in Porto Cupe Coy for an armed robbery.…
SXM Airport Bids Clarence Derby Farewell
The Management and Supervisory Board of Directors of the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, recently bid farewell to Clarence Derby, whose term on the Board came to an end last…
Minister Lake says we need to stop the petty politics and raise the bar of professional politics with the people at heart
Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake says he has taken note of the discussions in the Central Committee meeting of Friday, September…