On Thursday, March 27th 2014 a Social Economic Council (SER) delegation met with the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication, the honourable Ted Richardson and his Senior Economic…
Category: Islands’ News
Electoral Council informs the public
The Electoral Council was recently installed on St. Maarten to promote a transparent and democratic structure of political parties as well as to ensure good governance and proper financial administration…
Parliamentarians to register for European Union parliamentary elections
President Arrindell calls on nation to vote The President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell last week handed out to Members of Parliament (MP) registration forms for European Union (EU) Parliamentary…
New Colombian Consular Mission being organized For St. Maarten, Saba & St. Eustatius
The Consulate of Colombia located in Willemstad, Curacao, announces that it is preparing another consular mission to St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, to be realized in the second quarter…
Life expectancy in the Caribbean Netherlands differs slightly from that in the European part of Ned.
Life expectancy at birth in the Caribbean Netherlands for men and women is 80.2 years in 2012. This is 0.9 of a year lower than in the Netherlands. At age…
Minister Lake, Simpson Bay Community Council and NV GEBE Inaugurate 16 Street Lights
"I deliver" Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake, Yvette Halley from the Simpson Bay Community Council and Romelio Maduro, NV GEBE…
Prime Minister Launches Community Dialogue Program for National Development Plan
Identity of the NDP Project Launched The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams launched both the NDP Identity Project and the Community Dialogue program as part of…
President Arrindell receives visit from Transparency International reps
The President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell on Thursday received a visit from representatives of Transparency International. President Arrindell said the discussion focused on the purpose of their visit and…
European Parliament Elections Info Session At USM
The representation of the Netherlands in collaboration with the USM, held an information session on the upcoming Europeran Parliament Elections, by providing information on the European Union and it’s relevance…
Prime Minister Wescot-Williams Urges Community to Vote For Parliamentary Elections
PM: "Having the Right to Vote is not one which should be taken lightly" "Voting is a right not to be taken lightly", was the message of Prime Minister Sarah…