Residents advised of HUREX 2018 Training Exercise planned for June 26
GREAT BAY — Sint Maarten (DCOMM) — Hurricane Exercise 2018 (HUREX 2018) will once again involve a major training exercise that will take place on Tuesday, June 26 between the hours of 8.30am and 10.30am. Residents and motorists will see an increase in emergency response vehicles (with sirens) on the public roads en-route to a major incident. Response More...
Climate change threatens St. Maarten’s existence
PHILIPSBURG – “We are among the most vulnerable Caribbean tourists destinations between 25 and 50 years from now,” Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday said in his opening address at the seventh annual Governor’s More...
Review LuminAID Packlite Max, a Solar Powered Lantern and Phone Charger in one
ST. JOHN’S ESTATE – The Wizards, specializing in computer repairs and onsite services, is now the official reseller for an environmentally-friendly product that has a very unusual feature: A solar powered LED More...
Message from the Prime Minister regarding start Atlantic Hurricane Season
2018 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON Message by the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Leona Romeo-Marlin To the people of Sint Maarten and guests visiting our shores, today June 1st marks the official start of the 2018 More...
Irma’s power equalled 18 hurricane seasons
PHILIPSBURG – The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University has predicted a slightly above average hurricane season. Research scientist Phil Klotzbach expects fourteen named storm, of which More...
Prime Minister Romeo Marlin expresses sympathy to the Government & People of the Netherlands
PHILIPSBURG – Newly sworn in Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin has expressed her sympathy to the Government and people of the Netherlands on behalf of Sint Maarten on the passing of 3 persons during the More...
DCOMM: Public is requested to follow and consume official sources only and not rely on unsubstantiated information
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Office of Disaster Management (ODM) which falls under the Fire Department, has been receiving queries with respect to a WhatsApp video circulating about a weather system that More...
“Dominica, we stand with you” says Dominica Foundation St. Maarten
St. Maarten (September 22, 2017) – The Dominica Foundation Sint Maarten wishes to express its solidarity with the people of the Commonwealth of Dominica after the passing of Hurricane Maria which devastated our More...
Maria Slams St. Croix, Rips Across Puerto Rico
(WUNDERGROUND.COM) Ferocious Hurricane Maria made landfall around 6:15 am EDT Wednesday near Yabucoa in far southeast Puerto Rico as a top-end Category 4 storm, with peak sustained winds estimated at 155 mph. Maria More...
CTO HURRICANE MARIA UPDATE
September 19th, 2017 — The eye of Hurricane Maria passed over the Commonwealth of Dominica last night and into the early hours of this morning. Even while it was still impacting, Prime Minister Roosevelt More...
