The Nature Foundation St. Maarten has begun presenting at local schools on St. Maarten about plastic and how to keep our environment safe and healthy. The presentations are within the…
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Posthumous honor for Saba-born Jewish nurse Thelma Polak
Thelma Esther Polak, the Saba-born Jewish nurse who was murdered at concentration camp Sobibor in 1943, was honored posthumously on Sunday, December 19 with the unveiling of a plaque in…
Makana Ferry: Two-day pause due to mechanical issue, back-up vessel on the way
On Sunday December 19, 2021 the MV Makana encountereda mechanical issue that caused the cancellation of all Saba and Statia routes.According to Captain Dwayne Hodge, the output flange failed. The…
Serious traffic accident on Welfare Road
At approximately 7:15am on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 , CentralDispatch received several calls about a serious accident on Welfare Road.Based on information recieved, a motorcycle rider was struck and badlyinjured…
High Demand for Corporate Jet parking at Princess Juliana International Airport
Aviation Executives of the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company (PJIAE N.V.) have engaged in advanced operational flow management meetings, to effectively strategize the high traffic demand for the corporate jet…
Government Public Parking Lot to Reopen
The Government Public Parking Lot at the Clem Labega Square will reopen on Monday, December 20 just in time for the holiday season. Philipsburg shoppers will have an opportunity to…
CPS Office Operations Upcoming Holiday Season Closures
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS), a department in the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (Ministry VSA), would like to inform the public that its offices at the…
New Chief Prosecutor appointed for Sint Maarten
Prosecutor Hieke Buist has beeninted as Sint Maarten’s new Chief Prosecutor as of January 1, 2022. The Kingdom Council ofMinisters formalized her appointment in its meeting of Thursday, 13 December…
SIJS & Prosecutor’s Office update Minister Richardson on restorative justice project
The Stichting Justitiële Inrichtingen St.Maarten (SJIS) and the St. Maarten Prosecutor’s Office (OM SXM) recently updated to Justice Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson about the ongoing Domestic Violence and…
Voluntary Korps of St. Maarten empowered with 18 new soldiers
On Sunday, December 12, the Voluntary Korps of St. Maarten (VKS) held itsgraduation ceremony at the Sundial School where 18 of its new members were sworn in as VKS Soldiers…