A CRITICAL LOOK AT PARLIAMENT’S BUDGET

Parliament needs to be transparent with its budget! During budget debates members of parliament pose numerous questions, some critical, many political, concerning government’s budgeting and spending, but no one raises…

‘Bureau Telecommunications joins Dutch Caribbean Women’s Soccer Cup’ 

Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten (BTP) recommits its support for the second Dutch Caribbean Women’s Soccer Cup (DCWS2017), which will  be held on June 23rd -25th, 2017. This is the second time BTP has joined the DCWSC…

Sint Maarten Nature Foundation Shark Day A Great Success!

Last Week the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation organized its second successful Shark Week event as part of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance ‘Save our Sharks’ project funded by the Dutch…

Liviticus by Kamau Brathwaite, distinguished Barbadian poet publishes in St. Martin

At age 87, the distinguished Caribbean poet/scholar offers up Liviticus, his newest poetry book, published here in June by House of Nehesi Publishers (HNP), said Lasana M. Sekou of the…

Phase 4 of Back Street repairs to commence

The fourth phase of the backstreet repairs will commence on  June 14th, 2017.  The fourth phase starts from Kortesteeg to Weduwensteeg and completion will take approximately two weeks depending on…

Students visit the Ministry of VROMI

Students from various primary schools had the assignment to take pictures that display the career path they would like to go in as they get older. Ian Dangleben-York, age 12…

Correction – First Ever D1 Athlete

In a previous article posted on June 12th, 2017, it was stated that for the first time in history, St. Maartener Shemar Deion Bute was scouted to play at a…

MLK visits Divi Resort 

The Group 8 (formerly Grade 6) students of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School visited Divi Little Bay Resort on Tuesday morning. “Our students had a great experience…

Kesrick Williams replaces Shannon Gabriel in Windies Squad

CASTRIES, St Lucia – The Selection Panel of Cricket West Indies named fast bowler Kesrick Williams to replace Shannon Gabriel in the Windies 13-man squad for the third and final…

Road closure of A.J.C. Brouwers Road Wednesday Evening

Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), announces that there will be a temporary interruption in the traffic flow on the A.J.C. Brouwers Wednesday evening.  …