UNLAWFUL CLOSING OF PARLIAMENT MEETING

The Central Committee meeting of Parliament, convened on October 12, 2017 to discuss hurricane preparedness, disaster management and the recovery of Sint Maarten, was closed based on an erroneous ruling.…

SHTA calls on hospitality and business members to share their status

The Sint Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA) calls on membership to share their possible reopenings after hurricane Irma. The association can assist its businesses by providing clarity regarding their…

WINDIES WOMEN GO 2-0 AGAINST SRI LANKA  

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua- Captain Stafanie Taylor produced an award-winning performance with bat and ball to lead the Windies Women to a second successive win over Sri Lanka in Trinidad, during…

Official #SXMSTRONG campaign launched

On Friday the official #SXMSTRONG campaign has been launched. This campaign is a broad initiative organized by different community- and social stakeholders on the Dutch and French side and is…

Sarah Makes Passionate Plea To The Kingdom Government.

In a rare move, Member of Parliament, Chairlady Sarah Wescot-Williams, directed a personal and passionate letter to the Kingdom government, asking Prime Minister Rutte to consider separating the much anticipated…

Majority of Nature Foundation Marine Research Projects completely destroyed by Irma; Starts GoFundMe to Restart Coral Nursery Project

On the 6th of September powerful category 5+ hurricane ‘Irma’ did not spare the underwater world with her large waves and strong underwater motion and surge. Scientific in-water Marine Research…

Port St. Maarten Encourages Local Businesses to Participate in FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show

Port St. Maarten Management is encouraging the local business community in this post-Hurricane Irma era to attend the Caribbean’s largest Cruise Conference and Trade Show, the 24th Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association…

EMPLOYERS DESK: GIVE SZV YOUR POST IRMA STATUS UPDATE: 

SZV would like to invite all registered employers to visit the Employer desk to report their post Irma status before Wednesday October 18th. Payments and declarations of premiums for the…

Police continue controls.

KPSM assisted by members of the Police Forces of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curacao, The Royal Marechausee, VKC and VKS continue to have general controls at different locations on the Dutch…

Fire at W.I.B. on Bush road.

On Sunday October 15th at approximately 12.30 p.m. police patrols were directed to the branch of the Windward Island Bank located in the Grand Marche complex on Bush road where…