Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle continued its effort to give back to the community by donating food to the children and volunteers attending a 3-day Foster Care workshop…
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Secretaris steeg closed for two weeks
Secretaris steeg, which is located across from Passangrahan Royal Guest House, and runs from Frontstreet to backstreet will be closed for a period of two weeks starting July, 20, 2015…
School bus inspections kick off July 24 followed by 28 and 29
School Bussing and Taxi Dispatching at the Inspection Department of Ministry of Economic Affairs would like to inform school bus owners and drivers that school bus inspections are scheduled to…
Robbery/Stabbing
On Friday the 17th of July Police were called to a supermarket on the St. Peters road at about five forty five this evening following reports that the supermarket had…
SUCCESSFUL CLOSING CHAMBER’S Business Plan Competition
The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) has officially closed the registration for it’s first annual “Small Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition”. This initiative is executed in light of…
Residents urged to prioritize last two weeks of hurricane cleanup
Ministry VROMI is prompting residents to prioritize cleaning up their surroundings during the last two weeks of the Hurricane Cleanup Campaign to assure their surroundings are free of any unwanted…
CARPHA says Regional Ebola Virus Disease Simulation Exercise ‘Hummingbird’ a Success
The regional desk-top simulation exercise Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) that took place July 13 and 14, was part of preparation efforts to prevent and manage potential EVD cases in the…
MP Wescot receives favorable reaction to her proposal on electoral reform.
I am pleased to note that the presidium of Parliament ( consisting of the Chairperson and his 2 deputies) has favorably decided on my request to have the proposals regarding…
UP MP Lake Congratulates Dr. Emiko Bird-Lake. MP calls for better incentives for local professionals
United People’s (UP) Party Member of Parliament (MP) Maurice Lake congratulates Dr. Emiko Bird-Lake in her achievement of being the first Sint Maarten-born Cardiologist, adding that she is a role…
Fire Department closely monitoring hillside fire
The Fire Department is closely monitoring two hillside fires in different locations at Sentry Hill. The fires started Thursday afternoon and are in the hill top area. Smoke has been…