
Bonaire agrees to ‘light supervision’
KRALENDIJK – After the Island Council of Bonaire approved the 22-page governing agreement with the Netherlands, State Secretary Raymond Knops and Lt. Governor Edison Rijna signed the document on behalf of More...

President of Tallahassee St. Maarten Foundation pays courtesy visit to Prime Minister Romeo Marlin
PHILIPSBURG — On Tuesday July 11th, President of Tallahassee St. Maarten Foundation Stephen Knight paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin. The Division Study Financing has invited Mr. More...

Lee signs collaboration agreement to improve public health within the Kingdom
Minister of VSA, Emil Lee returns to Sint Maarten from Curacao with confidence in the working relationship between the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten towards strengthening health care within the More...

Prime Minister Romeo-Marlin calls for pragmatic solutions in working with the French Government
PARIS — FRANCE — Relations between both sides of the island have warmed with the signing of the Joint Declaration between the Governments of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Sint More...

APS to start construction of 62 residential units this summer
Signs construction contract for ORYX residences to be completed in 12 months On Monday June 18th, Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) signed the construction agreement with contractor Liccom NV for the construction More...

Healthcare agreement with French side gets fresh impulse
PHILIPSBURG – “The difficulties in getting a simple memorandum of understanding executed about cooperation between the hospitals on the Dutch and the French side of the island “highlights some of the challenges More...

PSS extends agreement with Moneygram
Philipsburg – Postal Services St.Maarten (PSS) Management and Moneygram Head of Caribbean, Peter Smith, met on Thursday morning. The outcome of the meeting ended positively as PSS will resume Moneygram services More...

Knops: no deal with World Bank yet
THE HAGUE – Almost five months after the passing of Hurricane Irma the Netherlands still does not have an agreement with the World Bank about the reconstruction of St. Maarten, the Volkskrant reports. Pending More...

Boasman signs border control agreement
PHILIPSBURG – Justice Minister Rafael Boasman has signed off on the mutual agreement with the Netherlands for border control. Boasman said at Wednesday’s press briefing that the agreement still has to be signed More...

Pro bono lawyers suspend strike after meeting with minister
GREAT BAY – Pro bono attorneys Geert Hatzmann, Sjamira Roseburg and Shaira Bommel reached an agreement with Justice Minister Rafael Boasman yesterday afternoon about their outstanding invoices. Earlier this week, More...