St. Maarten News

March 10, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- In the spirit of giving back to the community of St. Maarten, the community officers have partnered up with SXM DOET to execute several community projects across the island. The community officers worked with various organizations such...

March 10, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten police have been busy with general controls at various locations across the island.These controls that are being carried out are related to the technical requirements of vehicles as well as violations of the Opium and F...

March 10, 2023

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:---  The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) decided to tighten its monetary policy stance further by raising the pledging rate1 by 75 basis points to 5.50%. The smaller increase compared to the hikes in 2022 is...

March 10, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- As the date of 15 March is coming closer and the pressure from the Police workers is growing, there was a TOPMEETING yesterday between the Governor, the Minister of Justice, and the Chief of Police.In a nutshell, TOPMEETING agreed with ...

March 10, 2023

WILLEMSTAD:--- Dutch Navy ship HNLMS Holland executed a drug interdiction on the 25th of February, in cooperation with the Colombian navy in the Caribbean Sea. The go-fasts were discovered by a maritime patrol aircraft from the Dutch Caribbean Coast G...

March 10, 2023

Port of Spain, Trinidad:--- March 10, 2023: In an effort to further its focus on building sustainable Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Republic Bank is once again partnering with Business & People Development (BPD) Associates Limited, a locally...

March 09, 2023

~Building Stop issued to Court House renovations.~ PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament and Leader of the United People's Party Rolando Brison presented a motion on the floor of parliament on Thursday when the continuation of the  public meeting ...

March 09, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Monday, March 6th, 2023, Herbert “Prince” Martina officially announced his candidacy for the Unified Resilient Sint Maarten Movement (URSM). Martina, affectionately known as “Prince”, has been working behind the scenes as a member of...

March 09, 2023

GENEVA (ILO News):---  A new web-based platform that provides easy access to cutting-edge employment policy expertise has been launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF), is a comprehensi...

March 09, 2023

GENEVA (ILO News):--- A new web-based platform that provides easy access to cutting-edge employment policy expertise has been launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF), is a comprehensive pla...

March 08, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Sundial School staff went on their 6th annual retreat with their School Coach on Friday, February 24, 2023. The Retreat started after the passing of Hurricane Irma to facilitate teachers and staff of Sundial School strengthening interp...

March 08, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- As part of the ongoing investigation into robberies on jewelry stores spanning the past few months, the Special Unit Robbery (SUR) along with personnel from the detective and the uniform division carried out a raid early this morning of...

March 08, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Chief of Police of St. Maarten Mr. C.M John hosted a brunch on Wednesday morning March 08, 2023, for the women of KPSM, in celebration of International Women's Day.Mr. C.M. John welcomed the occasion to thank all women for their con...