A storytelling session called ‘Toddler Time,’ which was part of the commemoration of World Breastfeeding Week 2015 back in August, will be organized next year because it was a huge…
Day: October 8, 2015
Sint Maarten represented at PAHO 54th Directing Council Meeting regarding Health Challenges in the Americas
Head of the Collective Preventive Service (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, Dr. Virginia Asin and Public Health Department representative Margje Troost, attended…
Windies pre-series three-day match to start Friday
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka –The West Indies three-day match against the Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI has been pushed back by one day. The match was scheduled to start on Thursday,…
LAW ENFORCEMENT COUNCIL WITH RECOMMENDATIONS ON PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, NATIONAL DETECTIVES AND POLICE
Council report submitted to Minister of Justice The Law Enforcement Council has made a total of ten recommendations regarding the public prosecutor’s office, the national detectives service and St. Maarten’s police department. The recommendations are…
Driver crashes vehicle while fleeing from police
On Wednesday October 7th at approximately 12.45 p.m., while on the L.B. Scot road, a patrol from the Multi Disciplinary Team attempted to stop a white Mitsubishi Galant with heavily…
Plenary session of Parliament to appoint new President and Vice Presidents set for October 13
The House of Parliament will meet in a plenary session on October 13 to appoint the President and two Vice Presidents. The public Plenary Session is set for Tuesday, at…
STAT announces start of the annual National Accounts Survey
The Department of Statistics (STAT), informs the business community that its 2015 National Accounts Survey is underway. The data-collection phase began a few weeks ago on September 16th 2015. STAT…
Real Growth 1.7% in 2014
The Department of Statistics (STAT) released today its preliminary Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates of 2014, at 1.7% growth in real terms. This represents a slight improvement in the overall…
CASINO ROBBED BY A LONE GUNMAN
Several police patrols, detectives and Forensic Department were directed to the “Rouge et Noir Casino” on Front Street on Wednesday October 8th 2015 at approximately 08.55 p.m., to investigate an…
Judicial Kingdom Acts Evaluation Committee: “Appreciation for the countries’ performance”
The Judicial Kingdom Acts Evaluation Committee on 8 October submitted its final report to the Ministers of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and The Netherlands. The four Acts concerned…