The permanent Committee of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs (CECYSA), will meet on April 21st with representatives from Foresee Foundation. The Committee meeting is set for Thursday at…
Day: April 20, 2016
Dutch Passport Holders from the Dutch Caribbean Continue to be Eligible to Travel to the U.S.
Under the VWP Dutch passport holders, including those who reside on the islands of Curacao, Sint Maarten, Aruba, Saba, St. Eustatius, and Bonaire, continue to be ELIGIBLE to travel to…
DP advises to cut to the chase with the proposal(s) for a Waste to Energy plant.
The landfill (dump) in Philipsburg is on fire again and the perils with the new garbage collection contracts in general have only added to the frustration. Some might feel that…
Brown Pelican Sports Award Winners receives their cheques
Two winners of the top prizes for the Sint Maarten Brown Pelican Sports Awards (BPSA) received their checks on Wednesday, April 13 at the conference room of the Department of…
Sarbani Manick Bag wins EPIC art competition
On Tuesday April 19, winners of the EPIC art competition organized by Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) received their prizes. The winners of the EPIC Art Competition are: 1st…
Financial meeting
On behalf of the Coalition members of Parliament, a request has been sent to Parliament for an urgent meeting on the topic of the financial status of the country. In…
Minister of Justice Kirindongo meets with Aruba’s Minister of Justice on Cooperation
On Friday, Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo met with Aruba Minister of Justice Arthur Dowers in Oranjestad. It was a work visit. After a warm welcome a number of issues was…
Help prevent dengue fever, zika and chikungunya. Take measures to prevent mosquito breeding
The Collective Preventive Services (CPS), a government department under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, to take measures to prevent mosquito’s from breeding due to several days…
Minister Arrindell meets with EVT & COSME Team
Paying keen attention to the needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on St. Maarten, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (Ministry TEATT) Ingrid Arrindell, met with advisors…
Statistics Netherlands: Price increase on all islands in Caribbean Netherlands
The average price level in the Caribbean Netherlands has risen in Q1 2016 compared to a year ago. The price increase comes after a period of negative inflation. On the…