GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — The Department of Statistics (STAT) from the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunications, embarked upon an Economic Census Survey (ECS) approximately six weeks ago and has received information to date from over 1400 entities. The Department of STAT is very pleased with the cooperation of the business community so far and looks forward to completing the full census in order to have a good baseline of statistics. Of the aforementioned amount, over 390 were closed. There is a number of new businesses that have opened with the majority being in the…
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GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — The Fire Department which falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, is calling on the community to be very conscious by not throwing out lighted cigarettes or matches that could result in bush fires due to the dry spell that the island is currently experiencing. Persons, who would like to burn bush or garbage in a built-up area, or on a hillside for agricultural activities, are requested to refrain from doing so, and contact the Fire Department for advice. The inappropriate use of fire can endanger lives, property and the environment in these…
“Implementing Strategic Climate Change Action, Is time running out?” Opening Address by The Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. Eugene B. Holiday, delivered at the 7th Annual Governor’s Symposium 2018 “Climate Change and Small Island States – A Call For Strategic Action” Ladies and Gentlemen, Good Morning, It is with great pleasure that I bid you welcome to the seventh annual Governor’s Symposium. I am very pleased to see so many persons from a broad cross section of our community in attendance as well as our guests from the northern side of our island and from overseas. In particular, I wish…
GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) congratulates Shannaz Horne, a sixteen-year-old student from the Charlotte Brookson Academy who is the on-Island finalist in the senior division of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) environmental Children’s Poster Competition. Congratulations are also extended to Tefari Prevoo Francisco, an eleven-year-old student from the Sister Regina School who is the on-Island finalist in the junior division of the competition. Shannaz and Tefari’s posters were selected and as on Island Finalists. Their posters will be sent on to the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) for further judging. This competition…
ORANJESTAD — Stakeholders on St. Eustatius held the last Juvenile Cases Conference (Jeugd Casus Overleg – JCO), for the 2017-2018 school year on Thursday, June 14th, 2018. The JCO is a monthly integral discussion between representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Court of Guardianship, Police Department, Truancy Department and the Gwendolyn van Putten School. In the JCO, minors guilty of criminal offenses are discussed. Skipping school is also considered an offense. The stakeholders jointly decide which forms of interventions are ideal per child. The JCO saw several successful interventions this school year. There were no delinquent or truancy cases to…
POND ISLAND — Sint Maarten — Called the Caribbean Multihull Challenge-St. Maarten, next February, the country will add a new sailing event to its annual calendar of events. The St. Maarten Yacht Club (SYC) – founders of the Sint Maarten Heineken Regatta in 1980 – announced recently that the premier of Caribbean Multihull Challenge-St. Maarten will be from 8th, 9th, and 10th of February 2019. The Caribbean Multihull Challenge-St. Maarten – open only to multihulls – regatta and festival will become a staple in competitive racing in the brilliant waters surrounding Dutch Sint Maarten and French St. Martin according to…
GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) is calling on those who plan to travel to the 2018 FIFA World Cup during the next four weeks to ensure that the are up-to-date with all their vaccinations, including the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine (MMR). The 2018 World Cup will be hosted by Russia between June 14 and July 15. The vaccine would also be good for those who travel to other countries around the world. CPS, a department of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour appeals to the general population in line with the…
GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) is searching for qualified and professional photographers and videographers that can capture the true essence of St. Maarten, its people and its culture in a creative and unique manner. The photos and videos should also capture the experimental aspect of vacationing on St. Maarten as much as possible tapping into the emotional aspect of the viewer. “The tourism industry is ever evolving and the times of hiring large expensive companies to come down to the islands and do photography and videography also has changed. “We have great…
Officials of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) visited St. Maarten last week during June 5 – 7 to undertake a scoping mission, with a view to assisting St. Maarten in its planning to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This mission allowed ECLAC to define the scope of technical assistance that St. Maarten will receive from the Commission in the design and implementation of an institutional framework for mainstreaming the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the country’s effort towards advancing national development. The SDGs have been identified as being integral to…
On June 12th, Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) Director Nadya Croes-van Putten welcomed Minister of Finance, Michael Ferrier to the APS office for an official visit and tour. As part of the visit, APS took the opportunity to highlight the status of ongoing development projects, of which the generated return is expected to contribute to the growing pension capital of the fund. By law, the Minister of Finance is ultimately responsible for the fund. Management of APS gave Minister Ferrier an update on current and prospect development projects of APS. The most recent prospect being the Sint Maarten Investment Bank…
