StMaartenNews

February 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- KPSM detectives, Traffic Department, and the Internal Affairs Bureau are conducting an investigation into an incident on Monday, February 27, around 7:30 pm. Police Central dispatch received a report from a woman driver indicating that...

February 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Since the beginning of the In-No-Plastic Project in February 2022 the Nature Foundation and its volunteers collected 3682.45kg of household waste off beaches and 1317.5kg of marine plastic litter off the sea floor. That is a total of 49...

February 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Wescot for more than a year, has been addressing the issue of e-cigarettes and “vaping” amongst the school-going population on St. Maarten, with primarily the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Health and the Minister of Education, Drs....

February 28, 2023

~Laptops should be delivered soon ~   PHILIPSBURG:--- The board of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) submitted a proposal for an adjustment to the Salary Scales of employees in Education. “The fight continues to ensure Education is tru...

February 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday, February 25th, the Minister of Public Health, Social Development, and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley in collaboration with the Community Development Family Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) held another successful family fun day in th...

February 28, 2023

WILLEMSTAD:--- Be introduced to the Creative Leadership Seminar Curaçao, where authentic creativity meets proven business strategies. This Thursday, March 2, 2023, Cre8tive Revolution Group, the organizers of the seminar, will give an opportunity to bu...

February 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Sam Bashir took top honors in winning the 2022 Challenge Cup. Fred Boureau was Runner up.The match went to an extra hole after the normal 18 holes so were extremely competitive. The Thomas R Smith Challenge Cup which has been held annu...

February 27, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- I have taken a hiatus to observe if there were any changes happening or if the intent of the change was put in the plan. Many movements were made by the Ministry of Justice, which I appreciate although we still have a lot of work to do....

February 27, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  on Friday, February 24, Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs, Ms. Silveria Jacobs attended and spoke a few words of introduction at the commencement of the three-day NPOwer Conference. Following a moving message from His...

February 27, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The General Audit Chamber of St. Maarten presented its 2022 Annual Report to the Governor and Parliament on February 27th, 2023, fulfilling its obligation to submit the report well ahead of the required deadline (before July 1st). As an...

February 27, 2023

SIMPSON BAY:--- Four (4) parliamentarians graciously accepted an invitation to tour the construction site of the Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) on Friday, February 17, 2023. The tour served...

February 27, 2023

SIMPSON BAY:--- The ultra-luxury carrier Qatar Airways performed a “Spectacular landing” at the Princess Juliana International Airport on Friday, February 17, 2023. The long-haul carrier served a direct chartered private flight and is known to hav...

February 27, 2023

 PHILIPSBURG: --- The Police force of St. Maarten is busy investigating an armed robbery that took place at a Jewelry Store on Front Street. In a preliminary report, Police Spokesman Joe Josepha said that 4 men on two scooters entered the store at...