On Sunday June 7th 2015, between 9 and 10 p.m. a 49-year old man from Saint Martin was assaulted by an unknown man. This happened in the vicinity of the…
Day: June 11, 2015
Arrested for domestic violence
A 32-year old man, originally from the Dominican Republic, was arrested by the police on Monday morning at 01 a.m. He came to the Philipsburg police station to claim he…
Kingdom Representative Gilbert Isabella meets students from The Caribbean Netherlands
At the moment Kingdom Representative Gilbert Isabella is visiting The Netherlands because of the Caribbean Netherlands week (CN-week). During his stay he made time for a meeting with students from…
Minister of Justice Richardson Welcomes Colleague Ministers from Curacao and Aruba
Minister of Justice Hon. Dennis Richardson on Friday welcomed at the Princess Juliana International Airport colleague Ministers of Justice from Curacao and Aruba, Nelson Navarro and Arthur Dowers. Dutch Minister…
Disaster Coordinator Richardson says to Be Prepared for 2015 Atlantic hurricane season
National Disaster Coordinator/Fire Chief Clive Richardson and the Office of Disaster Management (ODM), is calling on the Sint Maarten community to be prepared for the Atlantic hurricane season which commenced…
MP Lake guests speaker at Sister Magda Primary School. Highlights role of Parliament
United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. Maurice Lake, visited grade 5 students at the Sister Magda Primary School last week Friday as a guest speaker. Sister Magda…
Ad Hoc Committee of Integrity to meet on Thursday
Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee Integrity will meet in a House session on June 11th. The Ad Hoc Committee meeting is set for Thursday at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber…
Ministers Plenipotentiary Fleming-Artsen accompanies Minister Bourne-Gumbs visit to Dutch Minister of Education
Minister Plenipotentiary, Hon. Josianne Fleming–Artsen accompanied Sint Maarten’s Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Hon. Rita Bourne-Gumbs, to visit Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Hon. Jet Bussemaker,…
Statistics Netherlands: fewer young people in the Caribbean Netherlands than in the Netherlands have a side job
Around three in ten young people in the Caribbean Netherlands are employed. It is more difficult for young inhabitants on the islands than those who live in the European part…
Labour force in Caribbean Netherlands: relatively more people in work
According to the latest figures from the Caribbean Netherlands Labour Force Survey, released today by Statistics Netherlands, the labour force in the Caribbean differs from that in the Netherlands in…