MP Wescot-Williams: Where does NESC fit in the legal organization of the country?
MP Sarah Wescot-Williams: VSA Minister’s Decision Regarding Work Permits is Haphazard and Uncoordinated. PHILIPSBURG — MP Wescot: “Where does this National Employment Service Center fit in the legal organization More...
Ministry VSA and PAHO discuss General Health Insurance with local medical professionals
PHILIPSBURG — On Monday March 11 the Ministry of VSA hosted an interactive stakeholder consultation session for local medical professionals facilitated by representatives of the Pan-American Health Organization More...
Ministry of VSA sign health cooperation agreement with French Government
On Monday December 3rd, Minister of Public Health Emil Lee and Regional General Director Mrs. Valerie Denux of the French Government signed the long awaited MOU to solidify a structural working relationship between More...
Financial Safeguards in place for the new St. Maarten General Hospital
PHILIPSBURG — St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has been notified by Italian construction company INSO that its parent company, Condotte d’Acqua (Condotte) has filed for Extraordinary Administration, which More...
Emergency Income Support Grant Signed
PHILIPSBURG — On Tuesday, August 7th, a second Grant Agreement of the Sint Maarten Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund was signed by Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and the World Bank in the amount of $22.5 More...
Proposed tobacco tax legislation could help fund health care cost
POND ISLAND — The Ministry of VSA recently welcomed a meeting with representatives of Philip Morris and some local distributors on the topic of Tobacco safety labels and taxation legislation. Wholesalers More...
RECALL OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED EGGS
IMPORTANT NOTICE The Inspectorate of Public Health, Social Development and Labor has found and ordered the destruction of eggs that may be contaminated with the Salmonella bacteria and that were found in various More...
Min VSA Temporary Basic Necessities Voucher Program Launched
PHILIPSBURG — As part of the ongoing effort to provide relief to the members of the community that have been impacted by Irma to the point that they are at risk of not being able to feed themselves or their More...
