Bankruptcy looms for Air Antilles
PHILIPSBURG — The future of Air Antilles Express and Air Guyana hangs in the balance now that the commercial court in Point-á-Pitre is expected to rule on the possible bankruptcy of the Caire Group, the More...
Recovery plan and European budget: major advances for overseas territories like St. Martin and St.Barth
FRENCH SAINT MARTIN — The agreement reached this week at the European Council marks an important step in the recovery of Europe: the budget of the European Union for the period 2021-2027 is increased to €1,074 More...
No action from Central Voting Bureau against MP Richardson
PHILIPSBURG – For the time being the Central Voting Bureau (CVB) does not see a role for itself in assessing the right of United St. Maarten party (USp) leader Frans Richardson to his seat in Parliament. CVB-chairman More...
Venezuelans find their way to Saint Martin
MARIGOT – The deteriorating situation in Venezuela started having its effect already in 2016 on the French side of the island. According to data released by the prefecture, there were 345 requests for asylum More...
Irma was the most expensive disaster for France
MARIGOT – The French Insurance Federation has released a new account of damages caused by Hurricane Irma in Saint Martin and St. Barths. At the beginning of November, the insurance companies had received 16,400 More...
Labor Minister Pénicaud visits Saint Martin
MARIGOT – The French Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud will visit Martinique, Guadeloupe and Saint Martin between from Thursday, December 14 until Monday, December 18, senator Guillaume Arnell announced. The More...
Saturday’s Festival Welcomed Back Birds, Habitats, and People
Grand Case, St. Martin—People of all ages flocked to Friar’s Bay to celebrate St. Martin’s nature and enjoy fun activities at Les Fruits de Mer’s 2017 Migratory Bird Festival, which was held this past Saturday, More...
Reports about casualties vary wildly
MARIGOT – Hurricane Irma has destroyed 95 percent of Saint Martin, the president of the Collectivité, Daniel Gibbs has said. A report in the free newsletter Fax Info mentions that Irma has taken 8 lives and injured More...
The silent majority
The gap between politics and “the people’ has been a subject for debate in many countries. This weekend we witnessed the size of this gap on the French side of the island where citizens had the opportunity to More...
“Negotiations about land border begin as soon as possible”
Minister Koenders about Oyster Pond dispute: “Negotiations about land border begin as soon as possible” GREAT BAY – The action of French authorities against Captain Oliver’s in Oyster pond “go against More...
