St. Maarten News

March 03, 2023

WILLEMSTAD:--- The Social and Economic Council (SER) of Curaçao, in its latest advice, released this week, speaks out on the proposed new regulations that the Minister of Finance wants to introduce in the turnover tax (Omzetbelasting, OB).These new reg...

March 03, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  Orco Bank in Sint Maarten is immensely pleased once more to have contributed Annual Retreat of the Sundial School.The 6th annual retreat was held for staff and teachers of the school with the objective to strengthen interpersonal ...

March 03, 2023

The Researchers Enhancing Alzheimer's Diagnostic (READ), an international multidisciplinary team has developed a new method to facilitate the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. The design and validation work leading to t...

March 03, 2023

~“United Nations Theme: Digital: Innovation and Technology For Gender Equality”~ PHILIPSBURG:--- President of Peridot Foundation Gracita Arrindell states: “for almost twenty-five years, Peridot Foundation celebrates and commemorates International...

March 02, 2023

~ Operator partners with sponsorship, communications support, and more ~ PHILIPSBURG:--- Leading regional telecom operator Flow, offering broadband internet and mobile service on St. Maarten, will once again be one of the major sponsors of the 43rd an...

March 02, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Thursday the 24th of February the Chief of Police for the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN), Mr. Alwyn Braaf, visited Sint Eustatius where he presented the Crime and Traffic figures for the year 2022 for the island alongside the He...

March 02, 2023

Total Theater – Art with a purposeNational Institute of Arts starts a new program in March 2023, info-session this Saturday - March 4th, 12 PM at NIA Growing up in St. Maarten can be very demanding, especially with the recent, possibly traumatic, even...

March 02, 2023

~ Accused of circulating scandalous Whatsapp messages.~  PHILIPSBURG:---- The executive board of the Windward Island Civil Servants Union (WICSU/PSU) told members of the media on Thursday afternoon that the Communication Specialist of the Princes...

March 02, 2023

~Minister of TEATT meeting with both parties to resolve issues~ SIMPSON BAY:--- CEO of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIAE) Brian Mingo suspended communications specialist Audrey St Luce Jack on Thursday morning. The cause is unclear how...

March 02, 2023

GENEVA / NEW YORK (ILO News):---  The number of children without access to social protection is increasing year-on-year, leaving them at risk of poverty, hunger, and discrimination, according to a new report released by the International Labour Or...

March 02, 2023

Willemstad/Philipsburg:---  Society is aware that inflation reduces purchasing power, especially when salaries or pensions are not indexed. Few people realize, however, that inflation has a similar adverse impact on savings. Our estimations show t...

March 02, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Tuesday, February 28, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley met with the President of Water Sanitation and Youth Mr. Raphael Sanchez, Special Representative of GEBE Troy Washington, and Senio...

March 02, 2023

French Quarter:--- Overlooking Coconut Grove in French Quarter, The Old House has been a part of St. Martin’s history for over 250 years. Very few buildings from its era survive today. A new bilingual book by the Les Fruits de Mer association, The Old ...