With effectiveness from January 1, 2013, the Meteorological Department Curaçao (MDC) will not be responsible anymore for the meteorological services or the issuance of weather forecasts for neither the general…
Month: December 2012
New Year’s Message By Deputy Prime Minister Minister of VROMI William Marlin
Fellow St. Maarteners, And all those who share this beautiful island with us. Season’s Greetings!
Plans new for prison in Statia adjusted
Plans for the construction of a penitentiary institution on St. Eustatius have been adjusted. The Executive Council of St. Eustatius was informed about this decision of the Ministry of Security…
Resident Judge to administer Oath of Office to Federation’s third Governor General
BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, DECEMBER 27TH 2012 (CUOPM) – Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence, KCMG, OBE, CSM, JP, becomes the Federation’s third Governor General on Wednesday 2nd January 2013.
Firefly Family starts fireworks sales
Firefly Family Fireworks will commence with the sale of fireworks today (Saturday, December 29) from 11:00am until 6:00pm. The sale of fireworks will continue until December 31 or until…
Arrangements in place to commemorate retirement of Sir Cuthbert
His Excellency the Governor General Sir Cuthbert Sebastian addressing the troops at Camp Springfield following the 29th Anniversary of Independence Parade.
Solar street lights to be unveiled between Sandy Point and St. Paul’s on New Year’s Eve
Photos of the solar lights installed on the road to St. Paul’s and around the Robert L. Bradshaw Memorial Park (Photos by Erasmus Williams)
Fire Works 2012 from the Fire Dept
The Sint Maarten Fire Department has granted permits to one applicant allowing him to import, transport and sell a specified quantity of consumer fireworks. The sales to the general public…
New year’s Address of the Prime Minister of St. Maarten, the Hon.Sarah Wescot-Williams
Fellow citizens of St. Maarten, It is with a grateful heart that I take the opportunity to address you as we face another new year. Grateful for the opportunities that…
Confident Cotterell looks to prove himself
Kingston, Jamaica – Fast bowler Sheldon Cotterell is out to show what he learned at the Sagicor West Indies High Performance Centre. The strongly-built left-arm quick was the stand-out bowler…