HAGUE – The Rutte III Cabinet broke a record, but not one worth celebrating. The now-caretaker Cabinet received the most ever motions of no confidence and censure from the Tweede Kamer,…
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POLICE REPORT SABA/ST. EUSTATIUS
Police report from Wednesday, 20th of October until Friday, 22nd of October 2021 Joint confiscatedOn Thursday, October 21, a man at the Level on Saba was being checked under the…
MP Duncan Launches Project: Hope in Sight
Philipsburg – On Friday 22nd October 2021, MP Ludmila Duncan launched her first annual Project: Hope in Sight. The initiative offers free prescription eye wear to children 16 and under…
Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson: Function Book in the final phase of the legislative process
Philipsburg – The Function Book of the Ministry of Justice is in the final phase of the legislative process towards its completion to become law, confirmed the Minister of Justice,…
INVESTIGATION MITTE
On Friday October 22, 2021, the Recherche Samenwerkingsteam (RST) arrested two people and conducted searches at two houses and at the addresses of two businesses on Sint Maarten under the…
Prime Minister Jacobs and GridMarket discuss first phase of approach for clean, resilient and affordable energy generation
Philipsburg – In keeping with government’s strategic initiative to have Sint Maarten transition to clean, resilient, and affordable energy generation, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs met with representative of GridMarket on…
NL: Nearly 700 packages of illegal “Covid-19 medicines” seized
ROTTERDAM – Customs officers in the Netherlands seized 665 packages containing illegal medicines touted online to treat Covid-19 during checks on postal and courier shipments. The packages, confiscated as part of…
Economic rebound does not ensure sustained economic recovery
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG – Real GDP of Curaçao will increase marginally by 0.1% in 2021 but will accelerate to 6.2% in 2022. The outlook for Sint Maarten is more positive with a…
Economische opleving geen garantie voor duurzaam economisch herstel
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG – Het reële bbp van Curaçao zal in 2021 marginaal stijgen met 0,1%, maar in 2022 versnellen tot 6,2%. De vooruitzichten voor Sint Maarten zijn positiever met een reële…
Statia proposes an increase of 10% minimum wage
With the support of the Central Dialogue and the input of the Island Council of St. Eustatius, the public and private sector propose an initial increase of the statutory minimum…