The Department of Sports (DoS) in collaboration with NPOwer SXM is proud to kick off the 2019 Sports Awareness Campaign with the Annual Sports Conference which will be held from…
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BEOORDELINGSKADER VOOR HET OPENBAAR MINISTERIE TEN AANZIEN VAN DE NOODSITUATIE IN GEVANGENIS POINT BLANCHE
Inleiding In de afgelopen jaren zijn de detentieomstandigheden in Point Blanche herhaaldelijk onder de loep genomen. Op 10 oktober 2018 publiceerde de Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving het rapport “Penitentiaire inrichting…
They never left
In the early 90’s while I worked at the immigration department, I had a discussion which I concluded, was an interrogation. It had to do with our IT system which…
Geerlings address Consumer Coalition’s allegations
Finance Minister, the Honourable Perry Geerlings, is critical of “the false claims made by the St. Maarten Consumer Coalition & Anti-Poverty Platform who recently said his Ministry’s policy on alleviating…
Argument escalates into fight and the arrest of numerous people
The Detective Department is presently investigating a case involving numerous persons several of which were arrested after an argument between a couple had taken place and quickly got out of…
Prime Minister Romeo Marlin joins SXM Doet at Oranje School
On Saturday March 16th, Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin joined a group of Civil Servants and hundreds of other volunteers throughout Sint Maarten at the annual SXM Doet community event.…
Sint Maarten delegation travels to OCT-EU Forum
PAPEETE, FRENCH POLYNESIA – A delegation from St. Maarten lead by the Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary, the Honorable Michael Somersall, represented Sint Maarten at the OCTA Ministerial Conference and OCT-EU Forum…
Working visit “BESt4kids” for progress and inspiration
Several civil servants from Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba worked together with civil servants from the ministries on the “BESt4kids” program in Utrecht last week. The aim of this program…
Firefighter department says goodbye to Jair Tromp
The Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department said goodbye to Commander Jair Tromp last Monday. Tromp led the corps for over seven years. Under the presence of Director of Policy and Task…
COCI meets with Economic Affairs regarding vendor permits for Carnival 2019
St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) President Benjamin Ortega headed a delegation of COCI who met with the Department of Economic Affairs which falls under the Ministry of…