Rotary Club of St. Maarten Mid Isle continued its effort to give back to the community by donating food to the children and volunteers attending a 3-day Foster Care workshop…
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SUCCESSFUL CLOSING CHAMBER’S Business Plan Competition
The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) has officially closed the registration for it’s first annual “Small Entrepreneur Business Plan Competition”. This initiative is executed in light of…
MP Wescot receives favorable reaction to her proposal on electoral reform.
I am pleased to note that the presidium of Parliament ( consisting of the Chairperson and his 2 deputies) has favorably decided on my request to have the proposals regarding…
The unraveling GEBE saga is symptomatic of a larger problem.
While I consider the conflict between the Supervisory Board of Directors and the MD/CEO of NV GEBE more of a labor issue or a conflict between employer and employee, the…
Do we need an integrity chamber?
Member of Parliament George Pantophlet is questioning the fact whether St. Maarten needs an Integrity Chamber or not. He came to this conclusion after reading an article in the Daily…
Minister Connor wishes Island Hoops and Basketball Trainees much success
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications Hon. Claret Connor, was present at Princess Juliana International Airport last weekend to support Island Hoops Basketball Academy and a team of…
Nagico Volunteers Assist with Clean-up of Mangroves, Illegally Dumped Material at Belair Pond
Nine volunteers from NAGICO Insurances assisted the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation over the weekend with the clean-up of Mangrove areas surrounding the Little Bay Pond over the weekend. The participants…
CPS Meets with Educare Foundation to Discuss Collaboration in Public Health
Head of the Collective Prevention Service (CPS) Dr. Virginia Asin, has held discussions with the Educare Foundation headed by Sabrina Vrutaal to discuss and explore a public private partnership. The…
Prime Minister Gumbs attends Bastille Day Celebrations
Prime Minister Hon. Marcel Gumbs and Minister Hon. Claret Connor represented the Council of Ministers at the 14 of July Bastille Day Celebrations that took place in Marigot on Tuesday.…
Training “rescuing trapped elevator passengers”
Twelve firefighters of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department (BKCN) section Bonaire, Friday 10th of July followed the training “rescuing trapped elevator passengers”. The training consisted of a theoretical and a…