Rotary Club of St. Maarten awarded at Regional Conference

More than 500 Rotarians from District 7020, which comprises most of the Caribbean, recently attended a Rotary training and awards Conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Representatives from the Rotary Club…

Parliament of Sint Maarten represented at Parlatino Ordinary General Assembly in Panama

Representatives from the Parliament of Sint Maarten led by President Dr. Lloyd Richardson, recently returned from Panama after attending five-days of parliamentary sessions at the Parliament of Latin America (Parlatino).…

Minister Fleming-Artsen meets with Cuban Ambassador Quinones and Discuss Cuba’s Revival and Relations with the United States

Minister Plenipotentiary Hon. Josianne Fleming-Artsen recently met with the resident Ambassador from Cuba Fermin Gabriel Quinones at the Sint Maarten House in The Hague, the Netherlands, where they discussed Cuba’s…

Krusada receives ‘Appeltje van Oranje’

Today Foundation Krusada received a Appeltje van Oranje, which was handed over by Her Majesty the Queen Máxima. This took place at Paleis Noordeinde in The Hague. Eric de Jong…

 Economic collaboration within the Kingdom

For some time now Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao have been making an effort to perform as a corridor or hub function in trade activities between Europe and Latin America. Over…

SMPA and UFA Conclude Second Performance Based CLA

After a long period of negotiating between the UFA Union representatives and the negotiation team of St. Maarten Ports Authority (SMPA), the second performance based Collective Labour Agreement (CLA) was…

 Minister Connor presents School Garden Pumpkin to I-CAN Foster Home

Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor, recently presented the I-CAN Foster Home a pumpkin that he received from the school garden at the…

USFOL Volunteers Support the Encelia Foundation

On May 14, 2015, seven volunteers from the U.S. Forward Operating Location (USFOL) visited the children and staff of the Encilia Halfway House – formerly known as Kinderdorp Hebron –…

LEADERCAST 2015: Inspiring, Impressive & Rejuvenating

The consensus among the over 200 attendees at Leadercast 2015 hosted by Victorious Living Foundation, was that Leadercast was inspiring, impressive, enlightening and rejuvenating. “It was really a pleasure and…

Port St. Maarten prepares staff for first medical response

Due to the massive growth over the years of Port St. Maarten into a mature cruise facility, the staff at the harbour must also be able to meet certain basic…