Armed Robbery at Gold Star and two men arrested

On Thursday August 17, around 1:30pm the Central Dispatch received a call about an armed robbery that took place at Gold Star Jewelry, front street in Philipsburg. The bike patrol…

NEW INVENTORS BRING CREATIVITY TO LIFE AT DIGIWORKZ SUMMERTIME SUMMERCAMP

Digi-Summertime Summer Camp hosted 35 new inventors at the Media Lab located in the Philipsburg Jubilee Library for 2 weeks in July.  The kids, aged 9-16, participated in several workshops…

Record number of talent hopefuls booked for TelCell Breakthrough auditions this Saturday

Organizers say a record number of St. Maarten youths are booked for Saturday’s “Historic” 5th anniversary auditions for this year’s TelCell Breakthrough Talent Search.   So far a total of…

Second Round of ICH Consultations September 4-6 2017

The Department of Culture in collaboration with St. Maarten National Commission (NatCom) for UNESCO will host the second round of National Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Consultations on Monday, September 4th –…

Workshop on “Choosing a Career or Study” to be held on Aug. 24, 2017

Preparing students for their future    Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs  is organizing an interactive workshop entitled, “Choosing a Career…

A REPORT CARD FOR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

At the end of every school year, students are evaluated and promoted or not promoted based on their performance during the year. Conversely, at the end of a parliamentary year,…

Continuation Central Committee meeting about National Ordinance amending the Civil Code

The Central Committee will meet in a session on August 17, 2017. The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor will be present. The Central Committee meeting which commenced…

Asia Power Week

The Managing Board (“MB”) of GEBE has taken note of a recent news article containing incorrect information regarding recent activities pertaining to the Supervisory Board of Directors of GEBE and…

Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performance Arts Hosts Orientations for Teachers, Parents and Students   

The Charlotte Brookson Academy of the Performance Arts held from August 7-11, 2017 an orientation week to plan for the new school year 2017-2018. It was organized by the management…

Leonald Conner School officially handed over

On Monday August 14, 2017, the first day of the school year 2017-2018, the Leonald Conner School was officially handed over to the Government of St. Maarten and by extension,…