On Tuesday September 3rd 2019 at 06.45 am the central dispatch received a call concerning a man lying on the ground on the Well road. According to the caller the victim was…
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SMMC moves certain administrative services to Madame Estate
Recently, the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) temporarily relocated several administrative services due to a lack of space at the current location in Cay Hill. The SMMC Support Center is…
Prime Minister Romeo Marlin meets with European Commission Director of Development Cooperation for Latin America and the Caribbean
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – On Tuesday September 3rd, the Honorable Prime Minister & Regional Authorizing Officer for Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT’s), Leona Romeo-Marlin, continued her working visit to Brussels…
New VROMI Minister Wever praises GEBE Heroes of Irma
Just days before the 2nd Anniversary of hurricane Irma, that devastated the island on September 6 2017, newly sworn-in Honourable Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI),…
CG Greenberg Hosted Global Entrepreneurship Week Pre-Event
U.S. Consul General Allen Greenberg and Fundashon Negoshi Pikiña (FNP) hosted a networking event to create awareness for Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) on Curacao and Bonaire, which will be held…
Are they Ready? Hurricane Season pet and livestock preparations
It’s hurricane season, and if you leave your pets behind, they could get injured or get lost, therefore, you should have a ‘pet plan’ storm-ready plan in place to keep…
Port St. Maarten Caters to Close to 1.1 Million Cruise Passengers in First Seven Months of 2019
The destination received between January and July 2019 close to 1.1 million cruise passengers (1,099,893) via 373 cruise vessel calls. In the first quarter January to March, more than 650,000…
CARPHA Deploys Technical Staff to the Bahamas Ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. On Friday, August 30, 2019, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), as part of the Regional Response Mechanism (RRM) led by the Caribbean Disaster…
Prime Minister Romeo Marlin expresses sincerest condolences and well wishes to the people of the Bahamas
Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin has sent a letter conveying her dismay on the loss of life and the devastation caused by the passing of Hurricane Dorian to the people…
Nature Foundation Recommends the Community to Eliminate Styrofoam Products; Styrofoam is A Hazard to the Environment and the Human Body
Nature Foundation encourages the community to stop using Styrofoam containers, cups and other Styrofoam food packaging. Styrofoam has become widely accepted as an everyday product for food packaging and insulating…