Governor receives final report from Theodore Heyliger
Philipsburg — Harbour View — On June 22, 2018, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs. E.B. Holiday, received the final report from formateur Theodore Heyliger. The formateur has accepted the commission to form a new government supported by as broad a majority in Parliament as possible. Based on the coalition agreement signed More...
Prime Minister’s address to Parliament on National Recovery & Resilience Plan
PHILIPSBURG, June 21, 2018 – Madam Chair, After months of intensive preparations, I’m pleased to present two important documents to Parliament today: (1) the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of Sint Maarten, More...
Lee Elaborates On Process For Reconstruction Work Permits
In the Council of Ministers press briefing of Wednesday June 20th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development & Labor, Emil Lee elaborated on the efforts of the Ministry in relation to the granting of More...
Sint Maarten represented at UNDP Crisis Preparedness and Resilience Workshop in Barbados
PHILIPSBURG — On June 13th, Rodney Richardson, Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin, represented Sint Maarten at the UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) Crisis Preparedness and Resilience More...
Fruitful scoping mission ECLAC on Sint Maarten
Officials of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) visited St. Maarten last week during June 5 – 7 to undertake a scoping mission, with a view to assisting St. Maarten in More...
Government faces 20 million guilders setback
PHILIPSBURG – The final settlement of the OZR – the government healthcare costs regulation – will confront the government in all likelihood with 20 million guilders in additional expenditures. This appears More...
Chinese Consul General pays courtesy visit to Prime Minister Marlin-Romeo
PHILIPSBURG – Recently, the Consul General Zhang Weixin, paid a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, the Honorable Leona Marlin-Romeo, at her cabinet in the Government Administration Building. During More...
Follow procurement procedures, Minister Ferrier urges suppliers
PHILIPSBURG – Suppliers of goods and services to government often encounter trouble getting paid because proper procurement procedures have not been followed, Finance Minister Mike Ferrier said at Wednesday’s More...
Doing Business with the World Bank on St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG — Following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a Recovery Trust Fund for Sint Maarten in the amount of €470 million was established by the Netherlands. The Trust Fund will be More...
Prime Minister Romeo Marlin receives a courtesy visit from Commander of the Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean
PHILIPSBURG — Prime Minister the Honorable Leona Romeo Marlin received a courtesy visit at her cabinet in the Government Administration Building from the Commander of the Netherlands Forces in the Caribbean More...