Academy school board gets most of the blame for dispute with teachers
PHILIPSBURG – The situation at the St. Maarten Academy PSVE (Preparatory Secondary Vocational Education) remains volatile now that the board led by former Justice Minister Roland Duncan has refused to remove More...
Ombudsman concludes Systemic Investigation regarding Disaster Management Plan
Philipsburg — The Ombudsman recently concluded a Systemic Investigation, initiated after the hurricanes of September 2017, regarding the state of preparedness of the government of Sint Maarten pursuant More...
Ombudsman presents 2017 Year Report to Prime Minister
PHILIPSBURG — On Friday July 13th, Ombudsman Nilda Arduin presented the 2017 Ombudsman Year Report to Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin at the Government Building. Under the theme “Gearing towards Excellence” More...
Post-Irma financial predicament
By Hilbert Haar The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association has put its finger on a very sore spot with its analysis of the country’s post-Irma financial predicament. That we are – financially speaking More...
Report informateurs available
Harbour View — In keeping with the press release yesterday, cabinet of the Governor’s office has released a copy of report of the informateurs to the press. This report is entitled “More than More...
Governor Holiday receives report informateurs
Harbour View – On March 12, 2018, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday received the report from the informateurs, Mrs. Dr. R.J.A. Arduin and Mr. J.J. Beaujon. The Governor thanked the More...
Clouds of smoke covered Philipsburg
Great Bay — Close to 24 hours after the initial fire which has continued to burn out of control on Pond Island, there are more questions than answers with regards to the final solution to a problem that has More...
Governor Holiday receives update on formation from F. Meyers
Harbour View – On Friday, December 15, 2017, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, met with and received an update from formateur Mr. Franklin Meyers on the progress regarding the pending 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...
Supervision sex industry is completely inadequate
GREAT BAY – The Law Enforcement Council recently presented the Minister of Justice, Edsel Kirindongo, with a report on the enforcement of St. Maarten’s adult entertainment policy, based on inspections between More...
