As of 2.00PM a Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for the country based on information received by the Department of Disaster Management (ODM). A hurricane hunter aircraft is approaching…
Day: August 21, 2012
Minister Pantophlet receives copy of Statistical Magazine
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications (MinTEATT) Hon. Romeo Pantophlet, on Monday August 20th, 2012, was presented with by Head of Department of Statistics (STAT), Makini Hickinson, the…
Nature Foundation Upgrades Dive Moorings in Marine Park
The St. Maarten Nature Foundation last week upgraded the dive moorings at two of the island’s most popular scuba diving sites inside of the Man of War Shoal marine Park…
Guyana get second win thanks to Hetmeyer’s 116
Bridgetown, Barbados — A superb century by opener Shimron Hetmeyer was the highlight of the second round of the West Indies Cricket Board’s Under-19 50-over tournament as he led Guyana…
Taking total control through budgeting workshop
The Department of Community Development, Family and Humanitarian Affairs (C.D.F.H.) and by extension the Community Help Desk in collaboration with Social Services is offering free weekly workshops on "Taking total…
ODM calls on population to monitor weather reports as disturbance approaches islands
The Department of Disaster Management (ODM) is calling on the population to monitor a Tropical Wave (TW) associated with a Low Pressure system #94, which on Monday has the potential…
Man arrested in robbery investigation
On Friday August 17th the man with initials M.S. was arrested at his home in Fort Willem after being identified as a suspect in an ongoing robbery investigation. At the…
Man robbed in store on Backstreet
On Saturday August 18th at approximately 06.30 p.m. the man with initials B.G.H. became a victim of armed robbery when he was attacked by two unknown men one of which…
Student arrested for ill-treatment
On Friday August 17th during school hours a fight between students of the Milton Peters College with the initials U.A.R. and S.A.W. took place on the premises of that school.…
Prime Minister Urges Community to be Prepared as Country Enters Peak Hurricane Season
The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams urged the community on Monday to closely monitor the weather systems out in the Atlantic and to be vigilant and…