Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake on Wednesday commended the staff of NV GEBE for their dedication and resilience in working around the clock…
Day: October 16, 2014
Training for CN Firefighters on Saba
Fire fighters of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department are on Saba attending two weeks training in rappelling from high elevations and learning various rope techniques. Three fire fighters from Bonaire…
October 18th: the day against human trafficking
Human Trafficking is an international problem and is often invisible. What is human trafficking exactly? Human trafficking is (in the broad sense) the forcing of people to work, sexual exploitation…
Chairpersons First and Second Chamber to visit the Caribbean Netherlands
The Chairpersons of the First and Second Chamber, Ankie Broekers-Knol and Anouchka van Miltenburg, will be jointly making an introductory visit to the Caribbean part of The Netherlands from October…
Minister of Justice given presentation at police station
On Wednesday October 15th the Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson paid an official visit to the Philipsburg Police Station, where he was given a presentation regarding the ongoing intense police…
First illegal fire-arm turned in.
October 15th 2014 is the official date starting the grace period of the “Stop, Drop and Go” campaign. “Stop, Drop and Go” is a joint campaign organized between the Sous-Prefect…
Cargo Operations Back Up
Cargo operations at the Dr. A.C. Wathey Cruise & Cargo Facility are back up. Amstel Trader Container Vessel docked at the quay on Wednesday morning at 6.00AM to offload containers.…
SXM Airport Springs Back into Operations After Gonzalo
The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, sprang back into operations at 8:00AM Tuesday, following the passage of Hurricane Gonzalo on Monday. SXM Airport had shut down at 12:00 PM Monday…
4th POST HURRICANE GONZALO NATIONAL CLEAN UP AND RECOVERY
On Wednesday a second follow-up COPI (operational disaster management group) met to assess the current recovery phase of the country. Additional information will be provided on Thursday as the national…
Prime Minister Urges Community Cooperation, Togetherness in Aftermath of Hurricane Gonzalo
Expresses Sadness at the Loss of Life The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams on Tuesday expressed the wish that the community of St. Maarten will work…