From May 4 – 6, 2022, the Parliament of Sint Maarten will be hosting the Tripartite and Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO). This year’s Interparliamentary consultations was originally scheduled to be…
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EPIC to conduct litter data collection project
“Why do we litter? – Sint Maarten” is a new project Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) will be executing during 2022. The project includes over a dozen neighborhood cleanup…
Contracts signed with CTC NV
The Public Entity St. Eustatius signed a contract with CTC NV on Friday, April 22 nd , 2022, for the construction of two buildings (sheds) at the waste plant.The erecting…
CDFHA “Get ready, get prepared” and attend Hurricane Preparedness Information Sessions
The Department of Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) which falls under the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA) is hosting its “Get Ready, Get…
CDFHA to host “ECO Learning program focused on Agroecology” starting May 30
The Department of Community Development, Family & Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) in collaboration with Spaceless Gardens is hosting its “ECO Learning program focused on Agroecology” starting on Monday May 30, 2022.…
Government to Observe National Remembrance Day on Wednesday
On Wednesday, May 4, the Government of Sint Maarten will recognize National RemembranceDay, (“Dodenherdenkingsdag”) similar to the other countries within the Dutch Kingdom.During this National Commemoration Day, all Dutch victims…
WITU urges Minister Samuel to reach out to regional Ministers of Education
On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 the President of the Windward Island Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson dispatched a letter to the Honorable Minister of Education drs. Rudolph Samuel. Johnson in…
Royanna Baly makes history as first known St. Maarten-born Deputy Prosecutor
On April 22, the community of St. Maarten learned about Ms. Royanna Baly appointment and participation in her first court session as Deputy Prosecutor. Baly has been working at the…
SEVEN STATIANS HONOURED WITH A ROYAL DECORATION
Seven Statian residents were honored today, Wednesday, April 26 th , 2022, with a Royal Decoration for 2022 on behalf of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands.The recipients are…
2020 Real growth down by 17.9% due to the pandemic.
The Department of Statistics estimates that the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as measured by the GDP in constant prices, contracted by 17.9% in 2020. This followed an expansion of…