Last Monday a conference was organized by the national expertise center for curriculum development (SLO) in response to the Papiamentu reference framework and learning lines.During the conference presentations were given…
Day: September 14, 2022
Gumbs Submits Letter to Jacobs, Requesting Change to Voting Booths Asks PM to Consider Taking Down Curtain
Party for Progress Member of Parliament Melissa Gumbs submitted a letter discussing a small but significant change to St. Maarten’s election day setup to Minister of General Affairs and Prime…
Tatiana Illis awarded President of Parliament Award 2022
Tatiana Illis was awarded the President of Parliament Award 2022.A youth is awarded annually the President of Parliament Award for exemplary behavior, leadership skills as well as contribution to the…
Tassel Road suspect extradited from Guadeloupe
The primary suspect in the 2021 Valentine’s Day stabbing on Tassel Road has been extradited from Guadeloupeand is now detained by the Police Force of Sint Maarten KPSM.On 15 August…
Sentences for sex offenders
The Court of First Instance has recently handed down sentences to three sex offenders. S.G.M. has received the highest sentence of six years for the mistreating of his partner and for…
Task force to tackle bottlenecks
Better services provided by banks. Easier access to a notary. These are two of the topics that the task force Bottlenecks Caribbean Netherlands is working on. State Secretary Alexandra Van…
Defense trains emergency response with security partners on Windward Islands
The Ministry of Defense will hold a hurricane relief exercise on the Windward Islands from September 15 to September 27. Hereby they will also practice with various local security partners on the islands.…
SOIL TESTS UNDERWAY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SZV OFFICE BUILDING
Soil testing will commence this week, in preparation for the 2023 construction plans of the new SZV office building in Cayhill. The tests will be coordinated and executed by Independent…
Nature education workshop for police cadets
Police cadets continued their journey to a well-rounded community education thanks to a workshop facilitated by Nature Foundation Sint Maarten on Monday, September 12, 2022.The primary purpose of the visit…
Energy subsidy for low-income Saba households
The Public Entity Saba is making a one-time US $1,300 energy subsidy for low-income householdsavailable to help this group of Saba residents with their electricity bill during the times of…