No clear indication on when the financing will become available for the airport
PHILIPSBURG — There has been no clear indication from the Council of Ministers of how long it will take to pay back the Euros 100 million which was offered to the Government of St. Maarten from the Netherlands to have the Princess Juliana International fully renovated to the post hurricane status. During the Council of Ministers press conference More...
Council of Ministers supports airport financing through the World Bank and European Investment Bank
PHILIPSBURG – Over the past months, the Government of Sint Maarten has worked closely with the Netherlands, the World Bank and the European Investment Bank to secure the necessary funding for the full recovery More...
Council of Ministers appoints Claret Connor as Director of National Recovery Program Bureau
PHILIPSBURG – On Wednesday January 9th, during the Council of Ministers Press Briefing, Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin confirmed the appointment by the Council of Ministers of Claret Connor as Director of More...
Prime Minister Romeo-Marlin signs Grant Agreement for Debris and Landfill project
PHILIPSBURG – On Friday, December 21, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin signed the grant agreement with the World Bank for the Emergency Debris Management Project. This agreement provides US$ 25 million in funding More...
Prime Minister of Sint Maarten responds to reports of the General Audit Chamber and the World Bank
PHILIPSBURG -– On December 14th, the General Audit Chamber of the Netherlands released a focus study on the contribution of the Netherlands to the recovery and reconstruction of Sint Maarten. This report recognizes More...
St. Maarten still a billion short after Dutch recovery-aid
Philipsburg – The total cost for the execution of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been estimated at €1.9 billion ($2.15 billion). The €550 million ($622 million) the Netherlands More...
Ministry of VSA sign health cooperation agreement with French Government
On Monday December 3rd, Minister of Public Health Emil Lee and Regional General Director Mrs. Valerie Denux of the French Government signed the long awaited MOU to solidify a structural working relationship between More...
SMMC receives building permit for new hospital
CAY HILL — St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) is elated to announce that it has officially received the building permit for the construction of the new hospital for which a groundbreaking ceremony is planned More...
World Bank confirms: Dutch want rep in airport management
PHILIPSBURG – It is not like the Netherlands wants to take over the complete management of the airport in exchange for financing of the airport’s rehabilitation, but the Dutch do want to have somebody More...
VROMI Minister Miklos Giterson attended Latin America GeoSpatial Forum in Mexico City
~ Ministry to develop national spatial data infrastructure plan for St. Maarten ~ POND ISLAND — Last week, VROMI Minister Miklos Giterson, along with his Secretary General Louis Brown, attended the Latin More...
