Sint Eustatius has to ensure more insight in financial situation and better financial management

Age Bakker (Cft): “Cft shall assist Sint Eustatius with the improvement of the financial management”   Oranjestad – The Board of financial supervision Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Cft) met…

Sint Maarten/Saint Martin Swimmers Make History as First Teams Compete in the Carifta Games

The 35th annual Carifta Games Swimming Championships, held March 21-26 in Martinique at the Centre Aquatique Communautaire, featured 600 athletes from 21 different federations across the Caribbean.  Swimmers from both…

Man arrested for threat and fire arm possession

The Detectives are presently investigating a case of Threat and firearm possession which took place on Saturday March 26th at approximately 10.20 p.m. on Richardson Drive in Dutch Quarter. This…

Max Rippon promotes St. Martin Book Fair in Guadeloupe

MARIGOT, St. Martin –Max Rippon, the Marie-Galante novelist and poet was in St. Martin on what turned out to be a mini-working visit over the Easter weekend, said Shujah Reiph,…

SHOOT HOOPS, NOT GUNS BASKETBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT IN SIMPSON BAY

— The biggest gangster is the one with a degree in his hand, NOT A GUN — SIMPSON BAY – After two weeks of meaningful community building activities, the last…

Min. Jacobs on challenges in Public Education

The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports has taken note of the recent meeting held by the teachers at the University of St. Martin. The minister would like to…

NIPA New Board Meet and Greet NIPA Staff

NIPA employees had the privilege of meeting the new Advanced Vocational Education (AVE) board. A meeting was arranged from 5.00 pm, to 6.30 pm followed by a meet and greet…

Traffic accident

The Police Traffic Department is presently investigating a traffic accident which took place on Wednesday March 23 at approximately 03.00 a.m. involving a police vehicle and a private car. The…

Ministry VSA intends to increase labor Compliance

The ministry of Public Health, Social Development & Labor (Ministry VSA) is currently  looking for ways to improve labor compliance. In respect to this, Minister of VSA, Emil Lee, along…

Seatrade Cruise Global Conference provides insight into reshaping of itineraries, challenges and opportunities. Port St. Maarten considered role model

Port St. Maarten officials attended a number of sessions last week Wednesday and Thursday at Seatrade Cruise Global in Fort Lauderdale Broward County Convention Center in Florida. The overall outcome…