AIDS Foundation tests 142 at World AIDS Day Testing        

St. Maarten AIDS Foundation’s free and confidential HIV Testing event Saturday to mark World AIDS Day welcomed 142 people at Scotiabank in Philipsburg. Aided by physicians-in-training at American University of…

TelEm Group celebrates contributions of its long- serving employees

TelEm Group management and staff celebrated the contributions of its longest serving employees during a moving Jubilee anniversary event at Captain Oliver’s, Oyster Bay, last Thursday. The veteran workers clocked…

LIONS HONOR PEACE POSTER CONTEST WINNERS – Evita Alla’make wins LIONS’ Local and District Contest

The Lions Worldwide Annual “Peace Poster Contest” was launched in the month of October 2014, inviting the youth all over the world to paint, sketch, or draw their personal, masterpiece,…

Philipsburg Jubilee Library celebrates 91st birthday and receives Crystal Pineapple

On Friday, November 21st, the Philipsburg Jubilee Library had the distinct honor of being awarded with the “Crystal Pineapple Award” for “Outstanding Educational Achievement“. Two days after the St. Maarten…

Photobyte: Prime Minister Attends Launch of the African Caribbean Heritage Alliance

Caretaker Prime Minister the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams attended the launch of the African Caribbean Heritage Alliance ACHA at the Belair Community Center on Thursday. The ACHA is an organization founded…

Minister Lake welcomes new PRO for Ministry VROMI

Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake welcomed on Tuesday Emmalexis Velasquez to Ministry VROMI as its Public Relations Officer (PRO). Minister Lake…

Photobyte: Prime Minister Joins in Thanksgiving Lunch with the Elderly

Caretaker Prime Minister the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams joined in commemorative Thanksgiving Lunches at the St. Maarten Senior Citizens Recreational Center in Hope Estate on Thursday. The events also recognized various…

VROMI UPDATES SUCKER GARDEN COMMUNITY COUNCIL ON DRAINAGE PROJECT

Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (VROMI) held a public meeting with the residents of Sucker Garden last Friday in efforts of communicating project plans for drainage…

Minister of Justice Richardson representing Sint Maarten at Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Plenary and Ministerial Meetings in El Salvador

Minister of Justice Hon. Dennis Richardson is currently in San Salvador, El Salvador, attending the Plenary and Ministerial of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) from November 23 to…

Nature Foundation Pilots Project of Using Natural Alternatives to Combat Dengue and Chikungunya Carrying Mosquitoes in Communities

The St. Maarten Nature Foundation has launched a small pilot project using natural predators of flying insects to combat the mosquito population on St. Maarten. For the last few weeks…