Police Chief congratulates officers

  The Police Chief Commissioner Carl John is publicly congratulating the entire police force for the tremendous job they are presently doing. In particular those officers who under these difficult…

Three suspects caught in the act

Three teenage suspects with the initials E.R.M.C. (17), J.J.H. (16) and J.D. (15) were arrested by police after they were caught in the while breaking into a home on Pigeon…

Department of Culture to embark on Cultural Mapping of St. Maarten & partners with UNESCO

The Department of Culture within the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports will engage in the Cultural Mapping of St. Maarten. A Cultural Map of St. Maarten would enable…

School Bussing Service Update

On April 7th 2016, a joint meeting was held between the Ministry of  Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, headed by the Hon. Minister Silveria Jacobs and the Ministry of  TEATT…

Sint Maarten’s National Bird Ranked in Top 10 ViewBug International Photo Contest

ViewBug has been described as hosting the world’s best photo contests, judged by world-renowned photographers, and power by great brands.  ViewBug is a place to be creative, be inspired, and…

Country has Seven Lab Confirmed Zika Virus Cases. CPS Re-enforces message to the community to take measures to prevent mosquito breeding

The Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a government department under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, says the country officially has seven lab confirmed zika cases.   Of…

Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) students and Registered Nursing Students (RN) host culture day at NIPA.

NIPA was full of delight and cheer as the LPN students hosted a culture day representing different islands including: Haiti and Jamaica. This is the second time the nursing sector…

Caribbean part of Kingdom en route to realize sustainable public finance

Den Haag – The countries in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom are making progress in improving their public finances, according to the Board of financial supervision (College financieel toezicht…

Free Wildlife eBook Released for Endemic Animal Festival

April 12, 2016—Grand Case, St. Martin—In preparation for the upcoming 2016 Endemic Animal Festival, Les Fruits de Mer has released a free eBook, Eye on Endemics: Caribbean Originals, featuring full-color…

A delegation of the Senate visits the Caribbean part of the Kingdom, April 16-23 , 2016

 On April 16th , 2016, a delegation consisting of twelve members of the Senate  “First Chamber” will travel to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The delegation, headed by the…