Prime Minister Marlin at the Opening ACU Office

Message of Prime Minister William Marlin Opening of ACU St. Maarten, January 28th, 2017   Distinguished guests, Management and staff of ACU, Good afternoon.   It is with great pleasure…

TelEm Group Management Board welcomes in new CEO Dupersoy, says major projects finished in past year

TelEm Group’s Management Board, consisting of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Mrs. Helma Etnel, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) Mr. Brian Mingo and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Mrs. Helma Etnel, officially hand…

NIA Theater Lab Presents Behind the Beyond

BEHIND the BEYOND Ridiculous fake comedy By Stephen Leacock   The National Institute of the Arts (NIA) announces show times for its upcoming production of the Ridiculous fake comedy “Behind…

Traffic accident- One victim suffers minor injuries.

The Police traffic Department is presently investigating a traffic accident which took place on Saturday January 28th at approximately 04.50 a.m. on the Airport road in the vicinity of McDonalds…

MSC calls increase in 2017. Next Generation Cruise Ships Confirmed

Port St. Maarten will receive seven additional calls from MSC Cruises for 2017 when compared to 2016. The outlook for 2017 is 33 port calls with approximately 127,674 passengers. MSC…

SXM in the whirlwind of Dutch politics.

A lot of indignation reigned during the discussions on the appointment of a quartermaster by the Dutch government and rightfully so. The Dutch minister (Plasterk) has  however remained undeterred and…

Sandra Martina 1st female Labor Inspector in the Caribbean Netherlands

Sandra Martina is the first female Labor Inspector in the Caribbean Netherlands. After an intensive study she was sworn in as Special agent of the police (BAVPOL). This means that…

Installation new deputy minister plenipotentiary

On January 25th, 2017, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, administered the oath of office of Hasani B. Ellis as the deputy minister plenipotentiary. Governor Holiday…

Department of Economy Transportation & Telecommunication presents Qredits to the Council of Ministers

On Tuesday, January 24, the Council of Ministers received a presentation by representatives of the Department of Economy, Transportation & Telecommunication, in the person of Ms. Lucy Gibbes, Department Head,…

Try out with new uniform KPCN on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba

As of January 26th, a tryout with the new operational uniform will be executed by the het Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland  on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. It is a…