Heyliger congratulates Carty, West Indies Under-19 on victory

PHILIPSBURG – “Keacy Carty has accomplished a tremendous victory; not only a personal and team victory, but one that highlights St. Maarten throughout the Caribbean and vast cricketing world,” says…

Telem Management mislead the Parliament and the public of Sint Maarten and the Mrs. Helma Etnel, Chief Financial Officer of Telem Group, lied to the Parliament of St. Maarten when answering questions regarding why the Help Desk of Telem is in Curacao and why it cannot be here.

  During the Central Committee meeting 19 on Wednesday February 10th, 2016, the Parliament of Sint Maarten was informed by Mrs. Etnel that there is a help desk in house…

Cooperation Sint Maarten and Caribbean Netherlands Fire Departments

  GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Management of the Sint Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) Fire Departments, met recently at the fire station in…

SHOOT HOOPS NOT GUNS BEGINS WITH EMPOWERING ALL COMMUNITY COUNCILS

PHILIPSBURG – The ‘SHOOT HOOPS NOT GUNS’ project kicks off its yearlong series of events on Tuesday February 16th, where one of the facilitators and founder of Oasis Caribe Movement,…

Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs extends congratulations  on behalf of the government and entire community of St. Maarten to Keacy Carty and the West Indies U19 team on the West Indies win in the U19 World Cup Cricket finals Sunday morning in Bangladesh. 

I  The team surpassed expectations by reaching the finals, defeating the home team of Bangladesh on Thursday.  They faced favorite India in the finals but were able to secure the…

Targeted mosquito fogging tests scheduled for Friday and Saturday

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Testing of targeted fogging as a mosquito vector control measure will commence on Friday afternoon as the Government prepares to step up its anti-mosquito…

Minister of VROMI visits the Landfill

          PHILIPSBURG – In November the Government of St. Maarten held the Public Tender for the management of the Sanitary Landfill and this tender was won by…

West Indies wins maiden ICC U19 Cricket World Cup

  ·       Rahul Dravid: “This is the start of a journey for them and every experience is a learning curve”   ·       Carty named player of the final; Bangladesh’s Mehidy adjudged player…

Plenary Committee meeting regarding 2016 National Budget postponed until February 29

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The House of Parliament will meet in a plenary public session on February 29th.       The plenary public meeting that was scheduled for February 15 in the…

Sunday, February 14, 2016   WICB PRESIDENT PRAISES THE TEAM ON ITS FIRST WORLD CUP WIN

  https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/u19-world-cup/videos/media/id/6758/west-indies-stars-do-thespringer&ved=0ahUKEwjhuOSL4_jKAhWBXB4KHUoPAmYQqUMIRTAK&usg=AFQjCNGsWastBjuc95-MrktFGH1M6u4XZQ St. John’s, Antigua – West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) President, Dave Cameron is expressing heartiest congratulations on behalf of the Board and Management, to the players and management of…