Dutch Marines requested to provide military assistance during passing storm Fiona
PHILIPSBURG –Just as Hurricane Exercise 2022 (HUREX 2022) kicked off today, Friday, September 16, and is scheduled to last until September 26, the local authorities of Saba and St. Eustatius have made a request to the Dutch Marines to provide military assistance in connection with the passage of tropical storm Fiona. Fire Chief and National More...
Dutch Marines conduct military exercises at Raoul Illidge Sports Complex
GREAT BAY — The Dutch Marines stationed in Aruba conducted a military exercise at the Raoul Illidge Sports Complex on Tuesday morning. The exercise named “Windward Express” included marines stationed More...
NAGICO urges preparation as NOAA warns of active hurricane season
PHILIPSBURG — The Atlantic Hurricane Season starts June 1st and NAGICO Insurances is urging everyone to get ready for what has already been forecasted by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC), to be ‘a More...
St. Maarten Weather Updates & Forecasts
DATE ISSUED: Thursday, October 01, 2020 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Friday evening (18:00 LST) October 02, 2020 …A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST. MAARTEN UNTIL 6:00 AM, FRIDAY, OCTOBER More...
Governments of the Dutch, French side working on Doppler Radar Weather Station
PHILIPSBURG — The Government of St. Maarten and that of St. Martin has joined together to establish a Doppler weather radar (station) on the South side of the island. Head of the Meteorological Department, Walter More...
Schools Closed on Tuesday
~ Fire Dept./ODM/Ministry MECYS: Schools Closed on Tuesday. Coastal residents advised to be vigilant. Swimmers stay away from the beach. ~ GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Ministry of Education, Culture, More...
Climate change: nobody moves
By Hilbert Haar Australia: 400,000.Berlin: 100,000. London: 100,000. Hamburg: 50,000. All of Germany: 1.4 million. St.Maarten: zero. These are just a few numbers highlighting the millions of people across the world More...
NATIONAL ADDRESS BY PRIME MINISTER Hon. Leona Romeo-Marlin on Tropical Storm Jerry
Message #1 Wednesday, September 18, 2019 My Fellow Sint Maarteners and Visitors, The Emergency Operations Center met on Wednesday afternoon to discuss Tropical Storm Jerry. As of 5.00pm on Wednesday, the country More...
Coastal residents advised to have plans in place for storm surge flooding
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Coastal residents are advised to have plans in place for possible storm surge in the event of a passing hurricane along the south coastal areas of the country. Office of Disaster More...
Predicting extreme weather events to reduce impact on coastal communities
Delft, The Netherlands – 31 July 2018. An international team of researchers, led by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, has developed adaptive risk management strategies for coastal communities. Coastal More...
