Complaints cast shadow over garbage collection bidding process
PHILIPSBURG -- Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel is extremely concerned about complaints he has received about the tendering process to award new waste disposal contracts. Emmanuel said if some More...
Government committed: SG Brown approved Alegria’s right of long lease
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance overruled in September the government’s objections to granting a right of long lease to Alegria Real Estate. The lease agreement is about a parcel of 13,525 square More...
Minister Doran announces commencement of car wreck cleanup
POND ISLAND — The Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure (VROMI), the Honorable Egbert J. Doran, announces that an island-wide cleanup of the car wrecks will begin More...
Ombudsman meets with Secretary General of VROMI to discuss concerns within the Ministry
PHILIPSBURG — Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel held a meeting with the Secretary General of the Ministry of VROMI, Mr. Louis Brown, Acting Head of the Inspectorate Department, Mr. John Davis, and Acting Head of More...
Staff Domain Affairs protest decision of Minister of VROMI
PHILIPSBURG — On Wednesday, October 16, staff of the Department of Domain Affairs sent a letter to the Minister of VROMI, Christopher Wever, protesting his decision to relieve Raeyhon Peterson of his responsibilities More...
Dump lawsuit set for ruling on July 26
PHILIPSBURG – The court case against country St. Maarten and the manager of the landfill, Robelto&Son is near its conclusion. The plaintiffs, Barbara Cannegieter, attorney Camiel Koster and his law office More...
VROMI waste forum initiates dialogue among stakeholders
The Ministry of VROMI hosted a waste forum last week Thursday, which was moderated by Mr. Jan Beaujon. The forum, which carried the theme, “No time to waste,” attracted a full house of attendees at the government More...
Starting the development of resilient building regulation
Philipsburg—On Sint Maarten, new building regulation to build back better and be more resilient in disasters is necessary to avoid mass destruction and casualties in the future. VNG International is supporting More...
VROMI Minister Emmanuel: 21 floors Towers construction will be historical
Philipsburg – Developer Frank Teboul will be starting the construction of two 21 floor Towers soon. The building permit has been approved and signed by the Minister of VROMI. Honorable Minister C. Emmanuel More...
VROMI to inspect all damaged structures
Philipsburg – In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and Maria, the Ministry of VROMI will be assessing all damaged structures. The Ministry of VROMI will be assessing inhabitable and damaged beyond repair structures The More...
