17 businesses controlled; many infringements found
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GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – On Saturday, November 18th the Inspectorate of TEATT (Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications) conducted a country wide control on bars and restaurants for business licenses and the playing of music. Controllers were divided in to four teams totaling 12 Controllers and dispatched throughout More...
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Two cruise ships in port on Christmas Day
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten would like to present the December month cruise ships call schedule as information for the community and for business establishments planning purposes. There will be two ships More...
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Gittens is the epitome of knowledge, says CSMA participant
PHILIPSBURG — The Customer Service Mobile Academy (CSMA), an affiliate company of Training Professionals International (TPI) firm, today launched its first annual St. Maarten Customer Service Week tagged More...
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Post office closes down if salaries remain unpaid
PHILIPSBURG – The Postal Services does not have money to pay salaries over the month of November and this may lead to a suspension of all post office activities. “As long as the employees don’t get their More...
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Post Office workers marched to Government Administration Building
PHILIPSBURG – Employees of the Post Office marched to the government administration building on Monday morning in an attempt to get government support for the payment of their November salaries. The chairman More...
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The first Annual St. Maarten Customer Service Week kicks off this Monday
Simpson Bay — Customer Service Mobile Academy (CSMA) the founder of The First Annual St. Maarten Customer Service Week kicks off the event, on Monday, November 27, 2017 at the Holland House. CSMA is an affiliate More...
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City Furniture opens at new location
Cul-de-Sac — City Furniture has now open its doors at a new location on the L.B. Scot Road across from Cake House Supermarket in Cul-de-Sac. The new location boast a 4500 square foot showroom and convenient More...
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VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne celebrates 80th anniversary
WILLEMSTAD — The 35 attorneys strong VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne with offices in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten and in Amsterdam, Holland, and serving Saba, St. Eustatius and Suriname as well via its More...
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Attorney Cor Merx preaches caution with insurance settlements
PHILIPSBURG – Don’t let your insurance company take you for a ride. That is, in popular terms, the message from attorney Cor Merx, founder of the local Consumer Association. “I am not going to name any insurance More...
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Joint Statement SMCU, SBD, PSS regarding Post Office
JOINT PRESS RELEASE ~ St. Maarten Communication Union (SMCU) ~ Supervisory Board of Directors and Managing-Director Postal Services St. Maarten N.V. (PSS) ~ Supervisory Board of Directors (SBD) The SBD is truly More...