PHILIPSBURG — Hurricane Irma has left our island in a critical state. The education infrastructure serves as one of the most important pillars in our society, and has suffered tremendously. In addition, we can also conclude that our (in) tangible cultural heritage and sport facilities are also critically damaged. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport has received many heartfelt messages as well as pledges from International, Caribbean and Kingdom counterparts, to assist in the restoration of St. Maarten’s educational structure. The Ministry ECYS has already received assistance from the Urban Search and Rescue Team (USAR), which assists in…
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MARIGOT – Hurricane Irma has destroyed 95 percent of Saint Martin, the president of the Collectivité, Daniel Gibbs has said. A report in the free newsletter Fax Info mentions that Irma has taken 8 lives and injured 20 people. However, residents of French Quarter have reported 19 dead in their district alone, while there was earlier mention of 11 fatalities in Grand Case – putting the total between 30 and 40. Other sources told this newspaper that hundreds of people are still missing, suggesting that the death toll is still likely to rise. President Gibbs expressed in a brief public…
CAY HILL –This evening, residents of Cay Hill reported to this newspaper that fire trucks were seen rushing from the Fire Deparment over the hill to Cole Bay. According to a press statement issued by police spokesperson, Ricardo Henson, this evening at approximately 05.50 p.m. the Emergency Center (919) had received several calls with information that the G.E.B.E. power-plant in Cay Bay had caught fire. Immediately numerous police patrols and Fire Department vehicles were sent to investigate the situation, according to the press statement. Traffic was diverted to avoid any road blocks and traffic was not allowed into the Cape…
Philipsburg, St.Maarten, September 22nd,2017 — The President of Parliament, Sarah Wescot-Williams, has convened a meeting of Parliament for September 25th at 10 am in the morning.Although the Parliament building is not functional, temporary accommodation has been secured at the new government building. “It has been 2 weeks since the passing of hurricane Irma and it is time that the parliament takes stock of the situation our island is faced with.” The President of Parliament has already requested government to provide a state of affairs on all matters related to or affected by hurricane Irma, such as electricity and water, ports,…
PHILIPSBURG — Readers, subscribers, advertisers and regular visitors to the TODAY Newspaper offices will have seen by now that the office building has been ravaged by Hurricane Irma, leaving half of the building roofless. Exactly above the main section of the newspaper offices where the daily operations took place. Computers and plate printers have been totally drenched in the salty rainwater Irma dumped on the island. We strongly doubt these will be usable after this. Surprisingly, the offices were not looted. So management was able to salvage vital administration and other important documents from the offices and secure these safely…
By Hilbert Haar MONT VERNON – On Wednesday, September 20, at 12.15 p.m. the power came back at our condo in Mont Vernon, just fifteen days after Hurricane Irma devastated the island. I still have no internet and no phone connection, but I am not complaining. Just yesterday, Phyllis Meit said on Laser 101 that she had lived through Hurricane Luis in 1995 – four months without water and electricity! This report chronicles my personal experiences at Residence Mont Vernon – located at the top of Orient Bay on the French side – during and after Hurricane Irma. It contains…
Pond Island – TelEm Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Kendall Dupersoy, and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) Mr. Eldert Louisa, have praised the dedicated work of company personnel who came out hours after the passage of Hurricane Irma, on September 6th, to render assistance to customers and the general public of St. Maarten. Photo caption:Temporary cell site constructions such as this one on top of TelEm Group’s Earth Station on Pond Island is helping with vital communication links in Sucker Garden, Philipsburg and further afield days after the passage of hurricane Irma. According to the two top officials, Technical staff…
We’ve seen help coming from all corners on the French side of the island. Firefighters from Marseille, Guadeloupe and Guyana, members of the French foreign Legion from Russia – an unprecedented outpouring of assistance. The same on the Dutch side where help came from Aruba and Curacao, from Nijmegen and Friesland, and of course from many other places too. We’ve never seen so many damaged cars and shattered windshields in our life. And of course, we heard the stories about senseless looting – who needs a flatscreen TV when there is no electricity? – but we also heard Glen Carty…
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) on Thursday stepped in to correct information and salvage a Spirit Airlines relief flight for Friday morning that was announced by the Prime Minister on Wednesday. To assist residents of the island of St. Maarten returning home following hurricane Irma, Spirit Airlines is operating this relief flight. The public should take note of the following: The number to call to make the reservation is 1-888-778-2436. The Spirit Airlines flight will depart Fort Lauderdale on Friday, September 22 at 9:00am and will arrive in Sint Maarten at 12noon. Travelers need to report at…
Cay Hill — Early this morning, an unidentified patient was photographed in the process of being loaded into the cabin of a Bell 430 Helicopter, owned and operated by National Helicopters Inc.. The helicopter touched down on the parking lot behind the St Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) shortly after 8.am and departed just before 9am. Photo by TODAY Photo Journalist, Milton Pieters.
