Increase monthly banking fees Girobank

Effective October 1, 2022, Girobank N.V. (‘Girobank’) will increase the monthly administration fee to 26.50 (in currency of account). Furthermore, Girobank will charge an additional monthly custody fee of 15.90…

PSG cruise arrivals near 500,000 in first eight months.

Outpaces the forecast periodFor the first eight months of 2022, Port St. Maarten has received 316 cruise ship calls bringing in 493,000 cruise passengers between January and August.The total passenger…

Minister Doran signs legal review advise for environmental legislation of Sint Maarten

On Monday August 23, 2022, the honorable Minister of VROMI, Mr. Egbert J. Doran, signed the advice regarding the legal review for the environmental legislation of Sint Maarten. This follows…

Sint Maarten authorities start new project with EU support

  The “Technical Assistance for Disaster Response and Preparedness” project began on June 20, in coordination withthe Sint Maarten authorities. The overall objective of the EU-funded project is to support the Government…

Final notice for person(s) to collect all confiscated vehicles (cars and scooters)

With the peak of the hurricane season approaching, a cleanup is ongoing at the various policeimpound locations where seized vehicles are kept.Sint Maarten Police Force KPSM is issuing this final…

Report any form of Child abuse

In past weeks, several cases involving the alleged abuse of minors have been covered in the media.For this reason, Police assure the public that KPSM’s Youth and Moral Department is…

Correctional institutions in the region share knowledge and experience through exchange program

Prison officers from Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Korsou (SDKK) on Curaçao, Korrektie Instituut Aruba (KIA) on Aruba and the Caribbean Netherlands Correctional Institution (Justitiële Inrichting Caribisch Nederland, JICN) on…

Prime Minister updates Parliament and public

Actions taken to ensure the future and proper functioning of N.V. GEBE With the on-going challenges of N.V. GEBE, and after the general shareholders meeting held on Friday August 19,…

Appointment Chief Prosecutor for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba

Mr. W.E. (Walter) Kupers has been named as the new Chief Prosecutor for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Kingdom Council of Ministers has appointed him on the proposal of…

Appointment of Advocate General (AG) of Curaçao, St. Maarten and BES Islands

Mr. R.J. Boswijk will become the new Advocate General of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES). The Kingdom Council of Ministers has appointed him on the…