2022 Holiday shoppers are busy buying Christmas trees and lights to adorn their home this holiday season. With less than seven days before Christmas Eve, families are bustling around to…
Month: December 2022
PSG Orders New Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane for Cargo Operations as part of Commitment to Operations Excellence
Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) continues to bolster its operation excellence platform by ordering a state-of-the-art Gottwald Mobile Crane.PSG continues to work closely with stakeholders in the cargo sector to…
State Secretary Van Ooijen arrives on Saba
Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Maarten van Ooijen and his delegation arrived on Saba on Sunday afternoon for a two-day visit.The State Secretary will be present…
Court sentences three human smugglers to imprisonment
The Court of First Instance has sentenced three habitual human smugglers to jail times of between six and three years. The sentences relate to both the preparation and perpetration of…
INVESTIGATION HELSINKI 19 december 2022
On Monday 19 December 2022, the Recherche Samenwerkingsteam (RST), under the supervision of theJudge of Instruction RC, conducted searches at the homes of two suspects at three residences in SintMaarten…
Government apologizes for slavery past in the Netherlands
In a speech this afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the actions of theDutch state in the past: posthumously to all enslaved people worldwide who sufferedfrom that action, to…
Final Draft: Speaking points PM for December 19 th on occasion of the Statements/Apologies PM Rutte:
Dear people of Saint Martin, both South and North, our sisters and brothers in Aruba, Curacao,Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Suriname – and to the indigenous people of this region and…
New Sea Activity Book Launches With Free Giveaway Event on Christmas Eve!
The Les Fruits de Mer association invites the public to a festive event, free book giveaway and author signing on the morning of Christmas Eve. The event celebrates the launch of…
TelEm Group announces closing days for holiday season
The TelEm Group main building on Pond IslandTelEm Group has announced the dates that its offices will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holiday seasons.In a memo to…
Saba participates in event to reflect on role of Dutch State in slavery history
Members of the Saba community gathered at the Queen Wilhelmina Library on Monday morning,December 19 to witness the historic speech of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte via livestream in whichhe…