On Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, after having learned of a New York Times article about unusual and questionable investments at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the organization…
Day: July 27, 2022
Coast Guard intercepts go-fast with narcotics on board; a person on board the go-fast is killed in the action
The naval ship Zr.Ms. Groningen, which is currently sailing for the Caribbean Coast Guard, intercepted a fast boat, a so-called go-fast, in the Caribbean Sea, which was carrying a large…
Sint Maarten working towards National Development Plan BZK, BAK and TWO team up on National Development Vision
The first steps towards developing Sint Maarten’s National Development Plan under the current National Development Vision began on Friday, July 22, during a meeting between The Department of the Interior…
Sint Maarten relaunches PR and Marketing with Big Idea Advertising, Diamond PR and USP PR Marketing
Sint Maarten Tourism Bureau announced the renewal of contracts with the three agencies that execute the public relations, marketing communications, and digital marketing for the destination, as of July/ August…
Subsidy to lower increased electricity tariff
The burden of the steep, more than 30% increase in the electricity price since last year for consumers on Saba will be reduced to 10% thanks to a subsidy that…
New plate design selected
The public has chosen Shadani Fleming’s design as the winner. For the past few weeks the Ministry of Finance organized a design competition to choose what will be the artwork…
This year, in September, Diana is not going to catch up with me on her birthday, by Emilio Jorge Rodríguez
In the first half of the 1970s, the Curacao couple Diana Lebacs and Pacheco Domacassé appeared in Havana, Cuba. Both were young musicians and writers, she an actress and he…
Start consultation on modernization of social security in the Caribbean Netherlands
It is necessary to modernise social security in the Caribbean Netherlands. With this as point of departure, Minister Carola Schouten is presenting her bill for this purpose to the inhabitants…