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December 15, 2024

SINT MAARTEN/THE HAGUE (The Netherlands) - On December 6, 2024, a delegation led by Harlec Doran, Chairman of the Social Economic Council (SER) of Sint Maarten, made an introductory visit to the SER in The Hague. The delegation was welcomed by Prof. Dr...

December 15, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) In a riveting speech at the InterExpo in The Hague, the Netherlands on December 12th, the president of the Sint Maarten Parliament, Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot reminded her audience why 70 years later in the Kingdom ...

December 15, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (HARBOUR VIEW, PHILIPSBURG) – His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten Ajamu G. Baly issued his message on the occasion of Kingdom Day, 15 December which also marks the 70th anniversary of the Kingdom Charter. The message is as follows...

December 13, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) – On Friday morning, December 13, 2024, representatives from the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) substation Sint Maarten and the Gendarmerie from Saint-Martin convened for a follow-up meeting to address the escalating secu...

December 13, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) – On Friday morning, December 13, 2024, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) took place at the Government Administration Building. The practical exercise was deemed a success and included members of the Sint Maarten Po...

December 13, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport (ECYS) Melissa D. Gumbs provided a semi-comprehensive update of the state of affairs within the Ministry itself. “I say ‘semi-comprehensive’ because of course, I have not yet met...

December 13, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Police Force of Sint Maarten is investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a jewelry store on Front Street just after 3:00 PM on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The Police Dispatch Center received multiple calls report...

December 12, 2024

SAINT-MARTIN (MARIGOT) - In a decisive step to address the alarming rise in criminal activities in the Simpson Bay Lagoon, an urgent high level cross-border meeting was convened this morning by Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling. Joining the meeting...

December 12, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The Sint Maarten Library is delighted to host a special event featuring renowned local author Robert Romney. This occasion celebrates the release of his latest novel, Big Rock II: Lie Down in Darkness (2023), which completes ...

December 12, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - In an official press release from Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling regarding a rise in break-ins taking place in the Simpson Bay lagoon. The Minister assured that this issue has her full and undivided attention. The Mini...

December 11, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (GREAT BAY) - The St. Maarten Entrepreneurship Development Program (SEDC) proudly celebrated the successful completion of two (2) cohorts of the Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP) on Wednesday, December 10, 2024. The graduation ce...

December 11, 2024

SINT MAARTEN/Colombia – Tadzio Bervoets, Co-Chair of the Ocean Decade Task Force for Latin America and the Caribbean, presented the Roadmap for the Implementation of the Ocean Decade Activities for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Latin America a...

December 11, 2024

SINT MAARTEN (ST. JOHNS ESTATE) - The Sister Basilia Center (SBC) proudly hosted its 3rd Annual Christmas Fair, an evening filled with joy, laughter, and an incredible sense of community. The event, held on the SBC grounds, was a resounding success, dr...