PHILIPSBURG – During the Thanksgiving & National Day of Prayer Services that are heldannually on the first Sunday in December following the hurricane season and the secondSunday in January respectively…
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Girobank will charge a monthly NAf 10 administration fee
Willemstad, – As of January 1, 2022, Girobank N.V. will start charging each current account and/or savings account – with balances less than NAf 1,200,000 a monthly administration fee of…
Press statement weapon policy and application procedure weapon licenses
The Minister of Justice herewith makes the following announcement:Currently the Ministry of Justice is reviewing the weapon policy that was established in 2016 1 and isfurther streamlining the application process…
Overheidsschuld blijft stijgen
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG — ‘De overheden van zowel Curaçao als Sint Maartenhebben in 2021 een lager tekort op hun lopende begroting geboekt dan in 2020’, verklaartRichard Doornbosch, President van de Centrale Bank…
Economic growth is projected to accelerate across the monetary union in 2022
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG: The monetary union of Curaçao and Sint Maarten experiencedmoderate growth in 2021 following an unprecedented contraction in 2020 caused by the COVID-19pandemic, according to estimates of the Centrale Bank…
Public debt continues to rise
Willemstad/Philipsburg – “The governments of both Curaçao and Sint Maarten recorded a lowerdeficit on their current budget in 2021 compared to 2020,” Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten(CBCS) president…
Due to technical problems, no indexation of AOV and AWW amounts per January 1, 2022
PHILIPSBURG— The Minister of Public Health, SocialDevelopment and Labor, Omar Ottley informs the public, thatdue to technical problems with the establishment of theConsumer Price Index (CPI), the AOV (Old-age pension) andAWW…
Fire Dept. approves six permits for fireworks displays on New Year’s Eve
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Fire Department of Sint Maarten, which falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, has approved six permits for firework displays at the start…
Nature Foundation St. Maarten Records Fourth Fatal Sea Turtle Boat Strike for 2021
Once more, a sea turtle was fatally struck by a boat engine in the Simpson Bay lagoon, the Nature Foundation counted four sea turtle fatalities for 2021. The Foundation received…
Ring in 2022 Viewing the Great Bay Fireworks Display
Preparations are well underway to ring in the New Year 2022 in Great Bay with a downscale fireworks display presented by the Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) at midnight on…