Economic growth slows down in 2023
PHILIPSBURG – Real growth of St. Maarten’s Gross Domestic Product will drop from 9.8 percent in 2022 to 3.2 percent this year, the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) reports in its Monetary More...
Lion Felix Richards – New President of the Sint Maarten Lions Club – “THERE IS JOY IN SERVICE”
On Saturday, June 10th, The Sint Maarten Lions Club installed its Board of Directors for the new Lionistic year 2023 -2024. Leading the Team for the year, which officially begins on July 1st, will be Police Officer More...
Going into Recess, Gumbs Sends Questions to Irion Over ENNIA Situation
PHILIPSBURG – PFP member of Parliament Melissa Gumbs sent questions to the Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion requesting, among other information, an update on the ongoing saga between ENNIA and the Central More...
Information about slavery in Aruba and Statia is available online
ORANJESTAD – Information about people who lived in slavery in Aruba and Statia is available online through indexes and associated scans of colonial archives. Searches are possible on the website of Archivo More...
Consumer Price Index: life is becoming more expensive
PHILIPSBURG – The Consumer Price Index increased by 0.44 percent in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the last quarter in 2022. Compared to the first quarter of 2022, the increase is 3.48 percent. In More...
PM Jacobs blocks same-sex marriage
PHILIPSBURG – Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs sees “insufficient space” for making marriage between partners of the same sex possible in St. Maarten. This appears from a letter Kingdom Relations State More...
State Secretary Van Huffelen to St. Maarten on Emancipation Day
PHILIPSBURG – State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen (Kingdom Relations) will attend the ceremonies during Emancipation Day on July 1 in St. Maarten. This appears from a letter she wrote to the parliament’s More...
Jorien Wuite presents plan for sustainable future
PHILIPSBURG – D66 parliamentarian Jorien Wuite presented her report Dreaming about a Sustainable and Resilient Future on Tuesday during a legislative consultation with Kingdom Relations State Secretary Alexandra More...
Netherlands extends new loan to St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG – The Netherlands extends a new loan of €33.5 million (60.8 million guilders or $34 million) to St. Maarten. The loan is intended for investments in wastewater treatment, physical and cultural More...
Court ruling hits income medical specialists in Curacao
WILLEMSTAD – Medical specialists in Curacao are subject to the national ordinance that regulates the top incomes of employees at government-related entities, the Court in First Instance ruled on June 14. More...
