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Member of Parliament Egbert Jurendy Doran visits office of the Sint Maarten Development Fund
PHILIPSBURG, — Member of Parliament Egbert Jurendy Doran made a courtesy visit to the office of the Sint Maarten Development Fund (SMDF) in order to obtain a better picture of the organization’s role in More...
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SINT MAARTEN LIONS CLUB SUPPORTS TO YOUNG DANCER
On Friday June 24, 2018, members of the Sint Maarten Lions Club were on hand to donate a cheque for US$ 2,500 to a young Charlotte Brookson student Mr. Jeremiah David. About 1 month ago Mrs. Claudette Forsythe More...
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Doing Business with the World Bank on St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG — Following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a Recovery Trust Fund for Sint Maarten in the amount of €470 million was established by the Netherlands. The Trust Fund will be More...
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MP Brison Presents at IPKO on Environmental Issues and Prosperity
THE HAGUE — As part of the presentations at the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO) members of Parliament took the floor. There was an emphasis on the sustainable development goals (SDG) of the More...
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Vocational Training School receives presentation from STB about tourism economy
POND ISLAND – On Tuesday, May 15, staff from the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau (STB) visited the St. Maarten Vocation Training School group 4 Business Administration class, where they received a presentation from More...
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Economic losses from Hurricane Irma exceed $2 billion
PHILIPSBURG – Parliament will begin on Tuesday morning with the second day of deliberations about the 2018 budget. President of Parliament MP Sarah Wescot-Williams was re-elected to her function on Monday More...
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Trust Fund agreement officially presented to Prime Minister Leona M. Marlin-Romeo
Philipsburg – On behalf of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Chris Johnson, head of the Dutch Representation Office on St. Maarten, presented Prime Minister Leona M. Marlin-Romeo a copy of More...
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Real Auto hosts fabulous Night with the Stars
Philipsburg — As promised, we bring you a full report on Real Auto’s Night with the Stars event held on Friday night at Porto Cupecoy where visitors enjoyed drinks and snacks and the chance to win several More...
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Christian Party wants cut in politicians’ salaries
PHILIPSBURG – The St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) wants to reduce the salaries of members of Parliament by 15 percent – therefore, from $11,539 a month to $9,808. If a motion in Parliament to this extent More...
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Stakeholders to receive hard copies of St. Maarten MDG report
Great Bay – The Secretary General for the Ministry of General Affairs, Mr. Hensley Plantijn, recently became the first recipient of a hard copy of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) report. Within short the More...