PHILIPSBURG — On Friday January 19th, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin welcomed a delegation of the World Bank at the Government Building. During the meeting, the Prime Minister and the head of the World Bank team, Mr. Doekle Wielinga, discussed how the World Bank can support the recovery and reconstruction efforts of the Government of Sint Maarten. It was agreed that urgent action is needed. Prime Minister Romeo Marlin said, “I am elated to welcome the World Bank to Sint Maarten as this symbolizes the continuation of the process of accessing the much needed Reconstruction Funds that has been available to…
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Philipsburg — The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce (COCI) and Industry would like to welcome its newest members to the Board of Directors. Small Business sector: The names are Annuska Friday-Illis, Bertaux Simon Fleming & Nikhil Kukreja. Large Business sector: The names are Edsel Gumbs and Louis Bute. Photo caption: Back row: L. Bute and E. Gumbs. Front row: A. Friday-Illis, B. Fleming and N. Kukreja.
PHILIPSBURG – Persons interested in becoming employed in the Building Construction sector now have a unique opportunity to follow a six (6) months training in Trinidad to become a certified tradesman. The Division for Study Financing, the Department of Youth of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport and The Department of Labor Affairs and Social Services of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor have teamed up with the MIC Institute of Technology in Trinidad to provide young unemployed persons on St. Maarten with study financing, via its NL funded Studying in the Region Project, pursue…
Willemstad — The Dutch Minister of Justice and Security Prof. mr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus has paid a courtesy visit to the Common Court of Justice. Here he was received by President of the Court, mr. Eunice Saleh, accompanied by director of operations Coryse Barendregt MSc. BBA and vice president of the Curaçao and Bonaire branch mr. Mauritsz de Kort. The conversation went very well. The parties discussed, among other things, the consequences of hurricane Irma on Sint Maarten, housing on Bonaire and St. Eustatius, the Committee on the Code of Criminal Procedure and the mutual cooperation and support. Photo caption: Minister of…
Philipsburg — The Oranje Fonds, the main sponsor of SXM DOET, has made extra funding available for the annual SXM DOET volunteer event, due to the extra challenges Sint Maarten is facing in the aftermath of hurricane Irma. This year organizations can now request up to $1000, instead of the usual $650. SXM DOET coordinators – Melanie Choisy, Fleur Hermanides and Laura Bijnsdorp urge organizations to sign up this year to take advantage of this funding opportunity. SXM DOET 2018 will take place on March 9th and 10th. SXM DOET is perfect for organizations – local foundations, schools, clubs, community…
Great Bay — Commencing on Monday January 22nd, 2018, Minister of Justice, Cornelius de Weever, in cooperation with the office of the Representative of the Netherlands in Philipsburg will be hosting a two-day working conference between Sint Maarten and the Netherlands on the topics of Border Control and the recovery of the local Justice-chain post Hurricane Irma. Participating in the conference will be officials of the Sint Maarten Police Force, Prison, Customs, Coast Guard, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Royal Marechaussee, Court of Guardianship, the Foundation Judicial Institutes St. Maarten, the Sint Maarten Ministry of Justice, the National Security Service Sint Maarten,…
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Management and Operations representatives will be attending the three-day Caribbean Port Management Workshop, organized and presented by the Port Management Association of the Caribbean (PMAC). The three-day event is taking place in Panama from January 22-24, and it is bringing together regional maritime sector representatives who will be discussing the type and nature of last year’s destruction caused by several major hurricanes, and what technologies, systems and networks are now necessary to deal with future hurricanes. Also part of the organization of the workshop is Portside Caribbean and the Caribbean Maritime University. The…
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert A hub-spoke distribution network is a system of connections arranged like a wheel in which all traffic moves along spokes connected to the hub at the center. Since we are dealing with airlift, we are obviously talking about distribution of passengers. The hub and spoke model relies on perfection. When all is working in harmony and streamlined, then the entire system can be very efficient. Passengers arrive with the larger aircraft on long haul flights at the hub. They are transferred, and take off again for their end-destinations. The hub airport should have transit facilities and…
Philipsburg — On Sunday January 21st, at approximately 02.45 p.m., the Emergency Dispatch received a call of an armed robbery which had just taken place at a home on Ellis drive in Middle Region whereby one of the victims had suffered an injury to the head. Immediately police patrols, Special Unit Robbery and paramedics were sent to the scene to investigate what had taken place. On the scene the investigating officers spoke to one of the victims who stated that shortly before he and his son were in the house when two unknown men with their faces covered stormed into…
Philipsburg — The Special Unit Robbery is requesting assistance from the general public in connection with ongoing armed robbery investigation Le Grand Marche, which took place on November 1st, 2017. Attached to this press release are photos of two suspects and the vehicle used to flee the scene. See image below. Or click here to see enlarged version of images. Anyone who identifies one or two of these suspects or have information in connection with this investigation are requested to get in contact with the Special Unit Robbery by calling 54-22222 ext 231/214 or the Emergency Line 911.
