His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima will visit all six islands of the Caribbean part of The Kingdom from November 12th till November 21st. On November 14th…
Month: October 2013
Minister Richardson of St.Maarten & RCN agree on the fiber optic cable connection
On October 17th, 2013 , the Minister of Tourism, Economics, Transport and Telecommunications of St. Maarten, Mr. Ted Richardson and the Director of Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (RCN), Mr. Sybren van…
WIB supports St. Maarten’s next Baseball player
The Windward Islands Bank Ltd. (WIB) was very pleased to provide a donation to assist Mr. Villeneuve Junior King, who leaves on Sunday for training at one of Florida’s top…
SXM Airport’s Sporting Club Off to Aruba Next Week for Airports Slam
A 38-strong contingent of the SXM Sporting Club will leave for Aruba on Oct. 24 to participate in the annual International Airports Slam Games, which will feature volleyball, softball, indoor…
General Audit Chamber submits report on the 2011 financial statements of St.Maarten to Parliament
The General Audit Chamber submitted their final report on the 2011 financial statements of the Country Sint Maarten on Thursday, October 17, 2013. In keeping with the National Government Accounting…
CPS Calls on Physicians to Remain on Alert for Cholera;
CPS Recommends to Travelers to Haiti and Dominican Republic continue to exercise caution The Collective Preventive Services (CPS) which is part of the Ministry of Public Health, has sent out…
Institutions asked to cooperate in providing data in connection with Millennium Development Goals
The Millennium Development Goals (MDG) workgroup, guided by the Department of the Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BAK), with the support of the Department of Statistics (STAT), has been collecting…
Population growth Caribbean Netherlands as a result of immigration
On 1 January 2013, the Caribbean Netherlands was home to more than 23 thousand people. Since 1 January 2010, the population has grown by 2.4 thousand. Immigrants almost entirely account…
President of Parliament Arrindell expresses sympathy with Cole Bay fire victims
President of Parliament Hon. Gracita Arrindell expresses her sympathy to the fire victims of more than 100 persons who lost their homes and possessions after a fire ripped through the…
Sekou and Badejo’s new book tribute on 30th anniversary of Maurice Bishop’s assassination
On October 19, 1983, Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, leader of the Grenadian Revolution, and his closest advisers were assassinated by the country’s army, and six days later, the USA executed…