Remembering Jack Monsanto

Friends and colleagues shared their thoughts and memories of the late Jacques “Jack” Monsanto by jotting in the condolence register opened at the Department of Immigration and Naturalization on A.…

NEGOTIATING A STABLE GOVERNMENT AFTER ELECTIONS

One of the most used buzz words in this campaign is the word “Stability”. Even those parties that have been in power since 10-10-10 and whose members wreaked instability in…

MINISTRY OF VSA RECEIVES NEW VEHICLES AND CONTINUES INSPECTIONS WITH FULL FORCE

The Ministry of VSA received 14 new vehicles as part of the Emergency aid of the Netherlands offered to St. Maarten post hurricane Irma and Maria. Seven of those vehicles…

Ministry of Public Health advises community to take preventive measures to mitigate spread of gastroenteritis

The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, is calling on the community to take preventive measures to prevent contracting gastroenteritis. CPS…

Minister Wuite meets with APS regarding teacher benefits

On Friday February 9th Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Jorien Wuite met with representatives of the General Pension Fund (APS). The meeting was scheduled in follow-up to concerns…

Red Cross extends school feeding program to hurricane-affected children

With many families continuing to struggle financially following Hurricane Irma, the Netherlands Red Cross, through its St. Maarten branch, is extending its school feeding program until the end of May…

NV GEBE 2018 Senior Citizens Relief 62+ program

NV GEBE has commenced with the application process of its Senior Citizens Relief 62+ program. This program is geared towards certain eligible Senior Citizens with its aim to reduce the…

WIB offices closed for staff event

OFFICIAL DELCARATION OF GUYANA AS HOST COUNTRY FOR ICC WOMEN’S WORLD T20 WEST INDIES 2018

St John’s, ANTIGUA – When the ICC Women’s World T20 tournament rolls into the West Indies later this year (November 3 – 25), three countries will play host for the…

Island Governor Franco meets Statia Reconstruction Team

On Thursday February 15th, Mr. Mike Franco, Island Governor, met with management of Statia Reconstruction Team where he received an update on the housing recovery of St. Eustatius financed by…