MITIGATING AND CLEAN-UP MEASURES BEING PUT IN PLACE. PUBLIC URGED NOT TO CONSUME Based on ongoing weather conditions the island has been experiencing and based on water quality sampling conducted…
Category: Islands’ News
SZV to improve its medical referrals system
Social and Health Care Insurances SZV will be introducing some sweeping changes to its medical referral system mid-June in an effort to make the process more efficient and client friendly.…
Presidents of four Parliaments in the Kingdom Meet to discuss matters of mutual concern
The President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell who is currently in The Netherlands for the Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Consultation (IPKO) along with other Members of Parliament from Sint Maarten. On…
Fee Increase for Certificate of Conduct
The Director of the Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBP) would like to inform the public that as of Monday 9 June 2014, the fee for the processing of a…
St. Maarten holds consultation meeting on Mental Health
On June 11, 2014 a consultation meeting on the National Mental Health Program final phase will be held at the Sonesta Great Bay with relevant stakeholders. “I am extremely happy…
Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands 2012
In 2012 a total of 112 thousand tourists came by plane to the Caribbean Netherlands, including 40 percent from The Netherlands and 20 percent from the United States. Of these…
Preparatory workshops for Netherlands bound students
Beginning Monday, June 9, 2014, a series of preparatory workshops will be held for all students who applied for study financing from the Government of St. Maarten to pursue their…
TelEm Group preparing Ascension Day service interruption report for telecom regulator
TelEm Group is reporting a 100% restoration of international telecommunication service following a major outage on Ascension Day – May 29th. The outage was caused by a faulty card on…
Clarification on registration of political parties
Since its establishment, the Electoral Council has been diligent in providing accurate information to the public in a manner that minimizes all ambiguity or controversy. For this reason, the Electoral…
Civil registry department extends opening hours on Friday and opens on Saturday for eligible voters
Head of the Civil Registry Department Leona Marlin-Romeo, announced on Monday that the department will extend opening hours on Friday for eligible voters to check their voting status. On Friday,…