The National Ombudsman will visit Bonaire, Saba and Statia in November
CARIBBEAN –This November, the National Ombudsman’s team will be visiting the Caribbean Netherlands. Three times a year, the researchers come to Bonaire, Saba, and Statia to assist residents with their More...
Last Voting Day Crystal Pineapple Awards commences
MAHO — Thursday, November 21st, 2019 is the last chance to cast your votes for the 11 voting categories for the 12th Crystal Pineapple Awards (CPA), to be held this Saturday 23 rd 2019 at the Sonesta Maho More...
Arrest made in Maximus investigation
In connection to the ongoing Maximus investigation, suspect R.A.d.S. of Curaçao was arrested this morning, November 18th, 2019, on Sint Maarten. The Public Prosecution Service had filed a request with the supervisory More...
Police arrest 2 suspects for false documentation and 1 for scooter theft
PHILIPSBURG — Police arrested three suspects over the weekend: two suspects were arrested for falsified documentation and a third was arrested for scooter theft. Routine traffic controls over the weekend More...
Curaçao leads Caribbean region in aviation safety and efficiency
WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao, Nov. 18, 2019,/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Today, the Dutch Caribbean Air Navigation Service Provider (DC-ANSP) announced it has deployed Aireon’s space-based ADS-B surveillance More...
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease management update
Since 2014, a new coral disease has been spreading through the reefs of the Caribbean. Known as Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), this disease appears to be fast-spreading and extremely lethal to the corals More...
COCI calls to Entrepreneurs to register for Grow Your Business Workshops
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) – The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce & Industry (COCI) is inviting members of the business community to register for their next “Grow Your Business with COCI Workshops set More...
Minister Geerlings submits proposal of US$10-15 million to stimulate national economy
POND ISLAND, Sint Maarten – Caretaker Minister of Finance Hon. Perry Geerlings has developed a detailed proposal to grow the economy through a stimulus for micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises. The proposal More...
Tenders launched for the clean-up of the Simpson Bay Lagoon
PHILIPSBURG – The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has launched a tender for the salvaging, decommissioning and disposing of around 80 shipwrecks in the Simpson Bay Lagoon and Mullet Pond. In addition, More...
Geerling opened Police Academy and swore in two cadets
PHILIPSBURG — The Minister of Justice, Honorable Mr. Perry Geerling opens a new class of police cadets has started on Friday 15th, where 21 cadets will be training, and swore in two new members to the St. More...
