St. Maarten News

May 26, 2023

~ Working committee will be established to work on better cooperation.~ PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT:--- Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs Honorable Ms. Silveria Jacobs announces the successful conclusion of extensive discussions related to t...

May 26, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- On Friday, May 26, 2023, a ceremony will take place at the Belle Plaine/Belvedere Border monument in the afternoon, and it will result in road closures. The road closure will take place from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Vehicular traffi...

May 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, May 21, 2023, Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson officially opened the two-day Start Conference “Strengthening Border Control” held in the Simpson Bay Resort conference room. The Start Conference marked the official begin...

May 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---The Council of Ministers (COM) set aside time on Thursday to sign the condolence-memorial book that has been opened in memory of Gemma Felix. Felix was an employee of the Department of Statistics (STAT) with the Ministry of Tour...

May 25, 2023

SABA:--- Saba recently hosted top travel media from the Netherlands and the United States. Creating more awareness and presence about Saba’s product in the North American and Dutch markets remains a priority. The public relations firms have been pitchi...

May 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  The TRIBUTE TROUPE, under the leadership of DJ Jansen de Jong and Joost de Jong Jansen, has once again wowed audiences with their incredible talent and dedication. Ten professional ladies worked tirelessly to create a show that le...

May 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- With a symbolic St. Maarten Flavors check of US $ 12,233, National Culinary Team coach Renata de Weever was notified today of the total funds raised by the 2022 St. Maarten Flavors program, to enable a new team of St. Maarten’s culinary...

May 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Committee of Finance (CF) of Parliament is scheduled to meet on May 26, 2023. The Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday at 09.30 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minist...

May 25, 2023

The Hague:--- the Boards of financial supervision paid a working visit to the Netherlands. There they spoke with the State Secretary of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, the State Secretary of Finance, members of the First and Second Chamber, the Ple...

May 25, 2023

SABA:--- Saba recently had the privilege of hosting a visit from a Nordic ski scout team from the United States. The team consisted of Tracy Cote, the long-time Colby College Nordic Ski team coach; Patrick Cote, a US Ski Team certified course designer;...

May 25, 2023

PHILIPSBURG: --- The Court of First Instance has ordered N.V GEBE to pay former Chief Operations Officer (COO) and ICT Manager Merril Temmer over half a million guilders within 30 days or he should be reinstated in his position as the ICT manager. Fail...

May 24, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Democratic Party recently released a video preview of its vision for the future economic development of St. Maarten.The release precedes the party’s manifesto, which it plans to launch in the coming months, according to the release ...

May 24, 2023

• Only around 20 percent of World Health Organization (WHO) Member States have followed through on their 2017 National Dementia Plan (NDPs) promise ahead of the looming 2025 deadline • Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) is calling for an extension...