I would like to welcome members of the media to this press conference this afternoon. I will be giving an update with respect to our national precautionary preparations in connection with Hurricane Beryl. To the residents and visitors of Sint Maarten Good afternoon, Since my last statement on Thursday, there have been some significant developments. The second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has formed into a Hurricane. Hurricane Beryl at this point in time does not pose a threat to country Sint Maarten. Hurricane Beryl on Friday morning was located over 1000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles. The hurricane is…
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Philipsburg — Following their meetings on 14 June, 2018 with various stakeholders on the island regarding the ongoing hurricane recovery and the Trust Fund, Ombudsmen Dr. Arduin and Mr. van Zutphen, have issued a joint letter to Prime Ministers Leona Romeo-Marlin of Sint Maarten and Mark Rutte of the Netherlands urging both heads of government to speed up the recovery process. In a letter dated 6 July, 2018 the Ombudsmen inform the Prime Ministers that they have been working closely together for a long time in solving complaints and in sharing knowledge and experience in the Kingdom. The letter goes on to say that…
It was a wonderful evening of fellowship at the well-attended Change of Board celebration event that the The Rotary Club of Sint Maarten – Mid Isle held recently at the Rendezvous Lounge, Porto Cupecoy. This event was a ‘World’s Greatest Meal to End Polio’ a collection was taken and all the proceeds will go towards the effort to ‘Eradicate Polio’. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will triple any donations collected for End Polio. This crippling disease has been eradicated 99.9% in over 30 years. There have been only 11 reported cases this year. There are now only two countries…
Oranjestad – The current secretary of the Advisory Council of Aruba, Ms. Hellen van der Wal will become a member of the Board of financial supervision Aruba (CAft) as per August 1st, 2018. She has been nominated by Aruba and she will succeed the current member Mr. Robert Croes. Ms. Van der Wal will resign from her position as secretary to the Advisory Council from that moment on. She brings along her extensive administrative experience and her legal expertise. Chairman Raymond Gradus: “I have come to know Mrs. Van der Wal as a professional with a big heart for Aruban…
SIMPSON BAY — St. Maarten — The Managing Board of the Princess Juliana International Airport – SXM on Thursday July 5, 2018, announced the completion of Phase One of the roof repair project at the Terminal Building. The project originally began in March 2018. The completion of this phase is another step towards the reconstruction of the entire Terminal Building, the Managing Board said. According to the Projects, Planning and Systems Department of SXM Airport (PPS), the 250 meters’ long roof, covering almost 16,000 square meters, was severely damaged in the aftermath of the September 2017 hurricanes. Hurricane Irma had ripped off…
Recently, Member of Parliament Doran who was on a work-related visit on Curacao in connection with the commemoration of Curacao’s Flag Day, seized the opportunity, upon the invitation of his colleague Member of Parliament of Curacao, Mr. Yaël Plet, to also visit the office of the Parliament of Curacao. During this courtesy visit, the Members of Parliament had a very constructive exchange in regards to various important topics, with continued cooperation between the 2 Dutch Kingdom partners, Curacao and Sint Maarten as the main focus. Both parties expressed the will to work towards strengthening this relationship even further, because although…
To the residents and visitors of Sint Maarten As we approach the peak of the Hurricane Season the Government of Sint Maarten and its Disaster Emergency Management system over the past months have been very busy internally coordinating and training with external stakeholders to improve our preparedness and response to weather related and other natural disasters. This is a work in progress. In the meantime, earlier today, Thursday, July 5, Tropical Depression #2 weather system formed in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean over 1200 miles from the Lesser Antilles, and as of this afternoon has been upgraded to Tropical Storm Beryl.…
Interested in writing your own hurricane Donna or Irma book? GREAT BAY — St. Martin (July 5, 2018) — Gerard van Veen appeared here this week on the popular TV program “Speaking of Everything,” talking about his autobiographical book Schoolboy in Wartime — Memories of My Early Years. The St. Martin author also told veteran TV host/producer Oral Gibbes that sponsors of the World War II book will receive their gift copy of Schoolboy in Wartime at the book party on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 7:30 PM. “I’m inviting sponsors who contributed to the book’s publishing, friends, family, the cultural arts and book loving…
Philipsburg — July 4, 2018 — Art Saves Lives Foundation welcomes back Jeff Jerome to their Summer Intensive which begins on Monday July 9th. Jeffrey was first invited to St. Maarten for ASL 2015 and has been back to St. Maarten several times to teach Kizomba, which is growing in popularity. It promises to be an exciting and fun class! If you love Zouk and Konpa you will definitely enjoy this Kizomba class! Registration for ASL is still open at www.eventbrite.com (search for Art Saves Lives 2018). Due to space limitations registration is limited and will close soon. Everyone interested in attending Art Saves…
The Special Unit Robbery is presently investigating an armed robber by two men which took place on Monday July 2ndon the Arch road. According to the victim she was robbed at gunpoint by two men who stole her bag containing an undisclosed amount of cash and then fled the scene on a scooter in the direction of the A. Th. Illidge road.
