Madam Chair, After months of intensive preparations, I’m pleased to present two important documents to Parliament today: (1) the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Sint Maarten, and (2) the…
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Three teens arrested
On Thursday June 21st at approximately 11.45 a.m. three teenage students from two different secondary schools were arrested on the Boardwalk for the possession of illegal drugs and violation of…
Fire at Carriefour Market
On Thursday June 21st at approximately 07.35 a.m. the first call came into the emergency dispatch (911) stating that heavy smoke was coming through the roof from the interior of…
Shooting on Union road
The Detective Department is presently investigating a shooting which took place on Tuesday June 19th in the mid-evening hours on the Union road in the vicinity of the Pet Shop.…
Mediation of conflicts: particularly important after Irma
Hurricane Irma’s destructive force and aftermath led to the closure of many businesses and consequently the regrettable dismissal of many of our citizens. The tensions that this causes, lead to…
No hand outs visit MLK
The No Hand Outs movement visited the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School (MLK) on Tuesday morning. Trent Webster one of the founding members and chairman visited the Group…
Nature Foundation’s Kids Shark Day great success!
On Saturday the 9th of June, the Nature Foundation organized a very successful Shark Day for children at Buccaneer Beach Bar, which was attended by about 100 kids. The kids…
Nature Foundation Warns About Increased Potential for Large Scale Sargassum Invasion
The St. Maarten Nature Foundation is warning of a potential significant influx of Sargassum seaweed in the coming days: “We have been coordinating our monitoring efforts with our partners in…
Sint Maarten represented at UNDP Crisis Preparedness and Resilience Workshop in Barbados
On June 13th, Rodney Richardson, Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin, represented Sint Maarten at the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Crisis Preparedness and Resilience Workshop in Barbados. The…
Cft chairman Raymond Gradus: “Budget control and related risks is insufficient; without additional measures a new deficit for 2018 is unavoidable”
Willemstad – During its visit to Curaçao, the Board of financial supervision of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (Cft) indicated that more insight and better management are needed in the execution…