Two arrested by police

Two of three young men with initials H.B. (24) and G.M. (23) were arrested on Friday April 22nd shortly after 03.00 p.m. suspected of chain snatching. In the last three…

St. Maarten Lions Club Bumper Sticker to Discourage Substance Abuse by Minors

  The St. Maarten Lions Club has commenced distribution of bumper stickers with a message to discourage substance abuse by minors: Under 18?  Stay Clean and Sober!   The timing of…

Several suspects arrested

Between Friday evening April 22nd and Saturday April 23rd in the early morning hours a total of 12 persons were arrested by police at the security check point at the…

SXM Airport Gets Another International Award for Excellence

The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, has received yet another international award for excellence – “The Majestic 5 Continents Award for Quality and Excellence” granted by Paris-based Otherways Management and…

Minister Jacobs Congratulates Oranje School on Book-Week

Honorable Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs congratulates Oranje School on its 29th annual book-week. Pupils of the Oranje School showed their newly gained knowledge of this…

Lasana Sekou on poetry and publishing at Virgin Islands Literary Festival & Book Fair 2016

St. Martin’s author Lasana M. Sekou conducted the Spoken Word workshop and was a publishing panelist at the VI Literary Festival & Book Fair, which ended in St. Croix last…

Outcomes from ICC Board and committee meetings

The ICC Board held its second meeting of 2016 at the ICC Headquarters in Dubai on 24 April. Among the decisions made and reports received were:   ICC World Twenty20…

Endemic Animal Festival Highlights Local Nature at the Zoo

Local wildlife took over the St. Maarten Zoo this past Sunday morning, and over 400 people came out to see and learn about it. The occasion was the third Endemic…