Repairs to police station get priority
PHILIPSBURG – The first emergency repairs funded by the trust fund at the World Bank will begin in June, Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo announced during Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. There More...
Disaster Fund makes $1.5 million available for social projects
PHILIPSBURG – Around one hundred representatives of local non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) turned out for an information meeting at the Senior Citizens Recreational Center in Hope Estate on Tuesday evening. More...
Government of Sint Maarten & UNDP sign 2.6 million dollar project document
PHILIPSBURG – The Government of Sint Maarten and UNDP signed a project document outlining the support of UNDP towards the early recovery process in Sint Maarten. The project entails house repairs, clean-ups and More...
$1000 of funding available this year for each SXM DOET project
Philipsburg — The Oranje Fonds, the main sponsor of SXM DOET, has made extra funding available for the annual SXM DOET volunteer event, due to the extra challenges Sint Maarten is facing in the aftermath of More...
Hurricane recovery: St. Maarten in the driver’s seat
PHILIPSBURG – “Because St. Maarten is in the driver’s seat it is important that the government organizes itself well to be able to carry that responsibility.” Nico Schoof, head of the civil mission that More...
Reconstruction of Sint Maarten starts
The Hague — It is now possible to start immediately with the reconstruction of Sint Maarten. State Secretary Knops wrote this in a letter to the Second Chamber. Now that Sint Maarten has agreed to the establishment More...
