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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Wycliffe Smith about university woes: “We relied on promises from ministers”
PHILIPSBURG – “Is the university open or not? And did the Minister of Education offer a rescue budget, yes or no?’ those were two of the pertinent questions NA-MP Rodolphe Samuel asked during a second meeting More...
