The St Maarten Nature Foundation started their queen conch (Lobatus gigas) research with a survival experiment to determine if the survival of juvenile queen conchs, which in many parts of…
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AIDS Foundation Tests 89 People on Caribbean Testing Day
St. Maarten AIDS Foundation marked the Caribbean Regional HIV Testing Day on Saturday June 24th, by offering free and confidential HIV tests as part of its collaboration with Scotiabank, the…
Ambulance Department acquires a new Zumro 600 rapid mobile emergency shelter including operational equipment
The Ambulance Department of Ministry Public Health, Social Development & Labor received a new Zumro 600 rapid mobile emergency shelter just in time for HUREX 2017 drill. The ZUMRO shelters…
TelCell 2016 Breakthrough winners launch top class music video “Trust and Time”
TelCell’s 2016 Breakthrough Talent Search winners received a thundering round of applause during a preview showing of their brand new music video “Trust and Time” in the TelEm Group Conference…
APS WELGELEGEN HOMES CONSTRUCTION PROCEEDING WELL
The much talked about Welgelegen Homes project is steadily moving one step closer to becoming reality. Becoming more visible on the site has been how the first structure is being…
Prime Minister William Marlin receives annual report & audited financial statements 2016 for the St. Maarten Development Fund Foundation
Prime Minister and Minister General Affairs the Honorable William Marlin following a briefing on recent activities of St. Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) was presented the annual report and audited financial…
Emancipation
On Saturday upcoming July 1, 2017 we will be celebrating emancipation day. When I hear the word emancipation I reflect on the words of the late reggae artist “Bob Marley”…
USFOL Volunteers Bring Joy to the Community
For the month of June, 29 volunteers participated in 3 local non-profit events totaling 78 hours. The first event assisted locals with clean-up efforts and maintenance of a Dutch Memorial…
Marco London brings St. Maarten’s Pro Muay Thai Kickboxers to Aruba
Sityodtong St Maarten Foundation head Sensei Marco London will be traveling to Aruba with two of St Maarten’s best Muay Thai Kickboxing fighters, Akeem Lewis and Charlie “Ohmz” Marsham. Both…
Departing Chairman Age Bakker: “Aruba faces the challenge to meet the legal deficit standard this year as well”
Oranjestad – The first progress report of this year shows that the deficit in the collective sector on Aruba in the first quarter amounts to 1.1% of GDP, which is…