Sint Maarten relaunches PR and Marketing with Big Idea Advertising, Diamond PR and USP PR Marketing

 Sint Maarten Tourism Bureau announced the renewal of contracts with the three agencies that execute the public relations, marketing communications, and digital marketing for the destination, as of July/ August…

Subsidy to lower increased electricity tariff

The burden of the steep, more than 30% increase in the electricity price since last year for consumers on Saba will be reduced to 10% thanks to a subsidy that…

New plate design selected

The public has chosen Shadani Fleming’s design as the winner. For the past few weeks the Ministry of Finance organized a design competition to choose what will be the artwork…

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…