A male suspect well-known to police with initials A.F.A has been arrested on Tuesday May 10th 2016 at approximately 09.30 p.m. in connection with an ongoing attempted assault with…
Category: Islands’ News
Minister Jacobs extends condolences to the family and relatives of Zahir Edwards
The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports would like to extend condolences to the family, friends, teammates and loved ones of Zahir Edwards who passed away this past Wednesday,…
Business Outreach & Placement Program preparation in full force
The Department of Youth Affairs has announced the start of the application period for the annual Business Outreach and Placement Program (BOPP) 2016. The BOPP, coordinated by the Department…
Plenary Session of Parliament about the Ministry of Justice policy with regards to vote buying scheduled for Monday
The House of Parliament will sit in a plenary public session on May 16. The Minister of Justice will be present for the session. The plenary public meeting is scheduled…
Urgent Plenary Session of Parliament about financial outlook of St. Maarten Reconvenes on Monday
The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent plenary public session on May 16. The Minister of Finance will be present for the session. The plenary public meeting reconvenes…
Rotary Sunrise Awarded for Outstanding Community Work at the Rotary 7020 District Conference in Nassau, Bahamas
Rotary is an international volunteer organization with 1.2 million members, 35,000 clubs in 532 districts, 34 zones and 17 directors. The Head Quarters is in Illinois and Rotary International is…
Nature Foundation Monitors Pelican Breeding Sites Near Fort Amsterdam Reiterates Call for Further Investment in Birding Tourism
The St. Maarten Nature Foundation recently concluded its annual Pelican Monitoring Project where it focused on the nesting and breeding sites of the National Bird. The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)…
APS RESTRUCTURING COMPLETED.Board Secretary, New Managing Director Appointed
APS, St. Maarten’s general pension fund administrator, has completed a restructuring process, which has resulted in the reorganization of the organization. The reorganizing brought with it the naming of a…
Joint Press release RCN and the unions ABVO, Acom, NAPB BES and WICSU
Agreement on labor conditions Civil servants Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland The unions have reached an agreement with the Director of RCN, Jan Helmond, regarding the labour conditions 2016 -2017. This result…
Cabinet responds to Spies report: Improvements visible, further improvements possible
A social minimum will be introduced, derived from the statutory minimum wage on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The social relief (in Dutch “onderstand”) can increase to that in steps.…