President Daniel Gibbs: No conditions from France for rebuilding French side of Saint Martin
MARIGOT – The French part of St. Martin is not subject to conditions for receiving financial aid from France, the way the Dutch government has put demands on Dutch St. Maarten. “If there is any obligation to be put in place to receive the necessary help, we will do it in partnership with France,” Daniel Gibbs, President of the Collectivité said More...
Motion: “Institute regular consultation with French St. Martin”
GREAT BAY – Government and Parliament shall immediately activate a weekly question and answer hour. That is one of the stipulations in a motion MP Sarah Wescot-Williams submitted during yesterday’s meeting of More...
French Officials visit the Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman Navy Ship
PHILIPSBURG – His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. Eugene Holiday, hosted a visit aboard the Navy Ship Zr. Ms. Karel Doorman on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 3. Representatives of French Saint More...
Dutch Officials take a tour aboard the French “Thunder”
PHILIPSBURG – On Tuesday September 26th, Ludovic Poitou, Commander of the Thunder, PCB (Projection Building and Command) navy ship of the French Navy, currently based in St. Martin waters, invited dignitaries More...
French military relocates base camp to Mont Vernon
MONT VERNON – Now that the airport in L’Espérance near Grand Case has reopened for commercial flights, the army that was based there has relocated to nearby Mont Vernon, around the funeral home that belongs More...
Orient Bay Beach: From top tourist attraction to desolate disaster area
By Hilbert Haar ORIENT BAY – With 95 percent of the island destroyed it comes as no surprise that one of the island’s top touristic attractions Orient Beach on the French side is also obliterated. There is More...
From top tourist attraction to desolate disaster area
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Reports about casualties vary wildly
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 More...
Opposition does not approve of President Daniel Gibbs
MARIGOT (soualigapost.com) – Barely even in office, the opposition has made it known that they disapprove of the presidency of Daniel Gibbs. The atmosphere was tense during the territorial councils under More...
Renewed plea for United Congress
MARIGOT – On Sunday morning Governor Eugene Holiday and his wife Marie-Louise, President of Parliament Sarah Wescot Williams and Prime Minister William Marlin and his wife Gabrielle formed the government’s More...
