Minister Lake instructs Ministry VROMI to Give Top Priority for Mental Health Foundation Building Permit Request

Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake on Wednesday hit the ground running when he visited the location for the country’s new…

IMF Pays Article IV Visit and Meets with Government, Private Sector and Unions

A delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited the country last week. The delegation arrived on May 13, accompanied by members of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint…

USFOL Volunteers Support High School Students with English Curriculum

On 13 May 2014, eight volunteers from the U.S. Forward Operating Location (USFOL) went to Goslinga School to help teach English and judge student projects. In addition to assisting over…

PR-officers from Tourism, Cabinet press officers, DCOMM and Police PRO Complete Media Training

On May 15 – 16, 2014, the Workshop Media Training for government public relations (PR) officers took place at Divi Little Bay Beach Resort. The workshop was attended by PR-officers…

Statia Library prepares for Software Upgrade

Philipsburg Jubilee Library’s (PJL) staff members Francia Housen, Circulation Manger/Interim Systems Administrator and Irmin Hughes, Manager Information services travelled to St. Eustatius to conduct two days of introductory workshops for…

SILENT MARCH PLANNED FOR SATURDAY AGAINST ALL TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE

The Asha Stevens Hillside Christian School Parents Committee under the presidency of Tatiana Arrindell, will organize a silent march against all types of child abuse on Saturday, May 24th. The…

Port St. Maarten officials attend CSA and Briefed about Cargo, Cruise, Panama Canal and LNG trends

A delegation from Port St. Maarten recently attended the 13th Caribbean Shipping Executives Conference (CSEC) that was held Miami, Florida. The conference was hosted this year in collaboration with the…

Latin American Members of Parliament to arrive for Two Days of Committee Meetings

The President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell is looking forward to welcome to the ‘Friendly Island’ approximately 75 Members of Parliament and support staff from the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino).…

Zoning Plan threatens remaining natural values of Simpson Bay Lagoon

Sint Maarten Pride Foundation is calling on the General Public and in particular the residents of the Simpson Bay area to pay keen attention and if deemed necessary file objections…

Community Based Dialogues postponed until further notice

The six scheduled Community Based Dialogues sessions for May have been postponed until further notice. In order to continue to engage the community with respect to the formulation of the…