St. Louis – On Saturday, February 11th, 2017, Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs, Silveria Jacobs attended the first annual “Shing Din” at the cultural site of St.…
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Port St. Maarten Crane Operator Romeo Gumbs Visits Brazil Port Fortaleza on Working Visit
Port St. Maarten’s Crane Operator Supervisor Romeo Gumbs recently returned from Brazil’s Port Fortaleza where together with local partners within the Port business, conducted a field investigation and analysis at…
SHTA presents First Crystal Pineapple Movie to Irene Hodge
On Friday, February 10th, 2017, SHTA presented its first Crystal Pineapple Award Movie ever to Miss Irene Hodge. The movie is a showcase of SHTA’s annual fundraising gala, which last…
The very first ever Mr. and Ms. PSVE pageant
The candidates of he very first ever Mr. and Ms. PSVE pageant presented themselves to the student body of the St. Maarten Academy PSVE at 9:30 a.m. today, February 14th,…
Fire at Saba’s Landfill
On Tuesday morning, February 14th 2017, it was discovered that there was a fire located at Saba’s landfill on the Fort Bay. Over the next few hours, the Fire Department…
Steering Committee and Key Stakeholders have final reflection on the European Union’s funded COSME Programme
COSME held a final two-day Steering Committee and Stakeholder forum at the Palms Hotel in Turks and Caicos from February 7 to 8 under the current COSME Programme estimate. …
Port St. Maarten and Walter Plantz Square Spread Valentine’s Day Cheer
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, red roses were given out to the ladies and customers at Port St. Maarten, the Walter Plantz Square (WPS) and at the St. Maarten’s…
Police continue to carry out and intensify general controls
On Tuesday February 14th the Police Department held general controls on different locations on the island. The controls started at approximately 06.30 a.m. on the Zagersgut road, where a total…
SHTA/World Bank figures: country Sint Maarten power outage level equals Tanzania and Burkina Faso
Members of the Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) registered 9 separate power cuts in Sint Maarten districts at various moments over the past month. According to World Bank…
THE FIRST 100 DAYS OF PARLIAMENT?
On February 7th 2017, Parliament celebrated one hundred days in office. It is customary to evaluate a government’s performance, after they have been in office for one hundred days. Parliaments,…