The Police traffic department is presently investigating a traffic accident involving a scooter. The accident occurred on Saturday July 7th on Simpson Road in the vicinity of number 53. According to the police report the rider of the scooter lost control of the scooter with license plate MF-155 and entered the yard where a young boy was playing and knocked him down. The scooter then impacted a vehicle with license plate 7759AAB that was parked on the property and finally hitting a light pole on the side of the street. Both the scooter rider and the young boy suffered cuts…
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The Inspectorate of Public Health, Social Development and Labor informs the public that there is a recall for a number of blood pressure medications containing the active ingredient valsartan. Valsartan is off-patent and is used as a component of other generic medicines. This recall has been issued following indications of the presence of an undesirable impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in the valsartan active ingredient, which is manufactured by a facility in China. N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is a chemical substance classified as potentially carcinogenic. The valsartan active ingredient from the facility in China has been used by various pharmaceutical manufacturers to produce valsartan-containing…
The Nature Foundation is kicking off its ‘Reduce and Reuse St Maarten’ project by releasing five easy steps businesses and residents can take to reduce their single-use plastic pollution. Plastic pollution is a global concern that has damaging impacts on human and environmental health. At least 9 million tons of plastic enters the world’s oceans each year, a rate that has increased 100 times in the past 40 years. Plastic does not biodegrade and releases harmful chemicals as it breaks down into smaller pieces that are ingested by marine life. Of all marine biodiversity, 96% is vulnerable to plastic pollution…
On Saturday July 7th during the evening hours police patrols and the Fire Department were directed to Manilla Drive in Dutch Quarter where a house was on fire. On the scene the investigating officers realized that house number 11 was totally engulfed in flames. The fire department immediately started with the extinguishing of the fire. The resident of that house stated that he was not at home at the time of the fire and could not give a reason what could have caused it. He also stated that there were no other persons in the home at the time of…
On the evening of Tuesday July 3rd going into Wednesday July 4th 2018, around midnight an arm robbery took place at the Dominos Pizza on the Bush Road. Two armed men entered the establishment and under threat of their firearm robbed the daily earnings of the restaurant. After robbing the restaurant they left on one or more motorbikes after shooting out the glass of the main entrance. No one was injured during the robbery. The images below are pictures of the two culprits involved in the robbery. Anyone who can identify these persons can give a reaction on the police Face…
On Sunday July 8th at approximately 06.30 a.m. the police department and fire department were called for a fire at a warehouse in the warehouse complex in Orange Grove close to PRIME Distributors. On the scene the investigators learnt that the warehouse occupied by H-VAC air-conditioning had caught fire. The warehouse in question was mainly used to store air-conditioning and maintenance equipment and materials. The fire department immediately went on extinguishing the fire which had grown quite large. Due to the toxic smoke and fumes that was caused by the fire residents in the area were advised to close all…
The management of the KPSM is taking this opportunity to inform the community of Sint Maarten that they should continue to monitor the weather situation with the passing of hurricane/tropical storm Beryl. This information will also be available via the Police Face book page or the Government Department of Communication.
Fire Advisory: Residents living downwind from a warehouse fire in Cole Bay requested to close windows and doors GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — The Sint Maarten Fire Department is requesting residents living downwind from a warehouse fire in Cole Bay, to close windows and doors. This is in the interests of public health. The warehouse may contain different types of flammable and combustible products, therefore for your safety, keep windows and doors closed if living downwind from the fire.
To the residents and visitors of Sint Maarten Good afternoon, On Saturday morning I activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) due to the pending weather. All ten Emergency Support Functions of the country’s disaster management system as well as supporting entities such as the Marines were present for the meeting. The ten Emergency Support Functions comprises of GEBE, Telecommunications, Police, Fire, Communications, Government Organization, Tourism, Social & Welfare Affairs, Public Health, and Ministry VROMI (Public Works). During the EOC meeting an overview was presented of the current state of affairs regarding disaster preparations and management by the Emergency Support Functions. Beryl…
The police management is taking this opportunity to address the community to state that country Sint Maarten within the next 48 hours will be experiencing the effect of hurricane/ tropical storm Beryl which will be passing south-west of the island. The police department wants the community at large to rest ashore that all necessary precautions/measures have been taken by the department to ensure the safety and security of all citizens and visitors to the island. All available police personnel have been mobilized and the department will work closely with the assistance of other law enforcement partners to make sure the…
