This year, in September, Diana is not going to catch up with me on her birthday, by Emilio Jorge Rodríguez

In the first half of the 1970s, the Curacao couple Diana Lebacs and Pacheco Domacassé appeared in Havana, Cuba. Both were young musicians and writers, she an actress and he…

Start consultation on modernization of social security in the Caribbean Netherlands

It is necessary to modernise social security in the Caribbean Netherlands. With this as point of departure, Minister Carola Schouten is presenting her bill for this purpose to the inhabitants…

This year, in September, Diana is not going to catch up with me on her birthday, by Emilio Jorge Rodríguez

In the first half of the 1970s, the Curacao couple Diana Lebacs and Pacheco Domacassé appeared in Havana, Cuba. Both were young musicians and writers, she an actress and he…

Start consultatie over modernisering sociale zekerheid Caribisch Nederland

Het is noodzakelijk om de sociale zekerheid in Caribisch Nederland te moderniseren. Met dat uitgangspunt legt minister Carola Schouten vandaag het wetsvoorstel daartoe voor aan inwoners, via een internetconsultatie. DeCentraal…

Minister Doran to create path for elderly and disabled persons to access beach

 The ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure is currently working on upgrading the living standard conditions of our elderly and disabled persons here on St.Maarten. In doing…

Unicef & Positive Parent Support Program Holds Panel Discussions with Haitian Community

The le Sommet Foundation in collaboration with The Haitian Association of Sint Maarten (H.A.S.MA) hosted a panel discussion for the Positive Parent Support Program, an initiative of the Ministry of…

Rebirth: St. Martin Book Fair 2022 – A Review, by Michael McMillan

From being relatively invisible, Black writers in Britain have over the past five decades become more visible in the lists of mainstream publishers, on bookshelves in shops and libraries, on…

WHO Emergency Committee Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday reconvened the Monkeypox Emergency Committee to assess public health implications of the evolving multi-country outbreak.The objective of the committee meeting was to discuss…

New mural beautifies entrance side Saba Heritage Center

A large, colorful mural is now beautifying the wall at the entrance of the Saba Heritage Center in Windwardside. The mural was painted by artist Joan Bourque and designed by…

Daytime armed robbery in Sucker Garden.

Today, July 22, around 11: 30am, an unknown armed man stormed into the Five Star Supermarket on Sucker Garden Road and robbed it of an undisclosed amount of cash.The suspect…