Minister of Education and Youth Affairs Bourne-Gumbs reports on Child Rights in Geneva

On May 27, 2015, the Committee on the Rights of the Child considered the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on…

Government remains unresponsive to questions from the members of Parliament and from the public at large.

Given this fact, I have now turned to the Chair of the Parliament for his intervention. Make no mistake, the Chairperson of Parliament was appointed to serve in that position…

The Fire Brigade finalises training Duty Officer with practical exercises

Between June 1st  and 12th  final practice exercises of the training for Duty Officer of the fire department, will take place. In the port of Bonaire a fire on a…

PGs from Kingdom gathered in St. Maarten

Strengthening law enforcement and crime high on the subversive approach agenda The Attorney General (PG) of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the BES islands, Mr. Guus Schram, was Thursday, June 4th,…

International Triathlon on Sunday June 7th 2015

On Sunday June 7th the yearly International Triathlon race organized by the “Friendly Island Cycling Association” will be held. In connection with this race a meeting was held at the…

Bicycle Treasure Hunt

On Sunday June 7th between 09.00 a.m. and 12.00 p.m. a “bicycle treasure hunt” organized by the “Strive 2 Thrive Foundation” will be held in the area of Bellevedere for…

Sint Maarten Lions Club receives multiple awards at district convention

The Sint Maarten Lions Club was recognized for its work in the 2014-2015 Lionistic year at the Multiple District 60 Convention which was held in Jamaica from May 6th –…

MPs representing Sint Maarten at Health Care Conference Aruba

A delegation from Sint Maarten’s Parliament is currently in Aruba attending the Health Care Conference Aruba (HCCA) which is being held from June 1-3 at the Renaissance Convention Center. President…

ST. Maarten Tourist Bureau announces finalists for annual FCCA Poster Competition.

The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau is delighted to announce that two students have been selected  to represent St. Maarten in the 2015 Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Children’s Environmental Poster…

Ministry of Public Health CPS adds Hand-held Foggers to Mosquito Fighting Arsenal

In order to secure the continuous mitigation of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito population in the aim to minimize the number of dengue and chikungunya and possibly in the future, the…