“Porkchop” to Play Priest in Carnival Thanks to TelEm

Popular reveler, Lewis Lambert Richardson, aka “Porkchop” will be fully clad in a priest’s habit this Carnival with a little help from the TelEm Group of Companies. “Porkchop”, who will…

Members of Parliament participate in Orientation week

During the week of April 3-9, 2018 Members of Parliament participated in an Orientation week organized by the secretariat of Parliament. After the oath taking ceremony on Monday, April 2,…

Dutch World War II story to be published in St. Martin

It shouldn’t be too long now before Gerard van Veen’s Schoolboy in Wartime – Memories of My Early Years is published here. House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP) started working on…

Government continues all efforts to restore public services

The Ministry of General Affairs hereby provides an update regarding the resumption of the following services. The Civil Registry Department in Philipsburg at the Government Administration Building will be open…

Nature Foundation Reports Sint Maarten Amongst Least Environmentally Sustainable Islands in the Region. Country Running at an Ecological Deficit.

A lack of local food production, unrestricted and uninspected development, a lack of the use of renewable energy, significant solid waste issues, no terrestrial conservation areas, and ineffective public transport…

Government Offices re-open to the Public, Civil Registry remains closed

The Ministry of General Affairs hereby informs the public that all departments that render service to the public will re-open on Tuesday April 10th with the exception of the Civil…

Minister of Tourism & Economic De Weever says Job Fairs are Stepping Stones

Acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Cornelius de Weever, says job fairs are stepping stones to employment opportunities, but also at the same time, an…

Police reports from Friday, April 6th until Monday, April 9th 2018

On Friday April 6th, 2018, around 5.00 PM, the patrol and the ambulance service were dispatched to the Pleasures Drive on Sint Eustatius were neighbors found an elderly man lying…

Red Cross to assist 2,000 families in the rebuilding of hurricanedamaged homes

The Netherlands Red Cross, through its St. Maarten branch, has launched its home repair programme which will assist 2,000 families in the rebuilding of their homes, damaged by Hurricane Irma.…

Preventive searches during Carnival

The Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) in cooperation with the Public Prosecutor’s Office Sint Maarten, will carry out preventive searches during the 2018 Carnival season. In accordance with the Firearm…