StMaartenNews

June 28, 2023

CAY HILL:--- The Pediatric Team of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) was recently selected to present at the 3rd edition of the Dutch Caribbean Research Week 2023, a five-day online conference, featuring lectures and interactive sessions.On Tuesday...

June 28, 2023

~ Breaking barriers for women in Caribbean Science, Technology, and Innovations.~ Kingston, Jamaica:--- “The world needs science and science needs women”. The Young Talents Caribbean Region L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme is a joint...

June 28, 2023

MARIGOT:--- Former Mayor Albert Fleming passed away on Wednesday at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital. A close family member of Fleming confirmed to SMN News that he passed today after being flown back from Guadeloupe.According to the relative the fo...

June 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, June 23, 2023, Customs officers at the cargo facilities of the Princess Juliana international airport inspected a shipment that came in that same day from Puerto Rico with an aircraft operated by DHL.During the inspection of ...

June 28, 2023

SABA:--- The Saba Tourism Bureau announced its successful participation in the recent Caribbean Week, a prestigious event organized by the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). Held in New York, Caribbean Week serves as a platform to celebrate the vibr...

June 28, 2023

SABA:--- The Saba Tourism Bureau, in collaboration with the St. Martin Tourist Board recently organized a familiarization trip, as part of the St. Martin Fly-in Travel Agent Event that also aimed at showcasing the beauty and hospitality of the neighbor...

June 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Court in First Instance of Sint Maarten by its judgment of June 9th, 2023, denied the suspension request of a deportation and detention order of the Minister of Justice of a Haitian national. The woman, who has minor kids in Haiti, ...

June 28, 2023

Willemstad:--- On the opening day of the conference entitled "Living longer, working longer: the sustainability of the pension system in the Dutch Caribbean," Drs. Raul Henriquez, director/general secretary of the Social and Economic Council (SER) of C...

June 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, June 02, 2023, a Customs officer at the airport detained two male passengers suspected of traveling with contraband internally. The passengers intended to travel outbound on the Air France flight to Europe. Both passengers we...

June 28, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- Fire Chief and National Disaster Coordinator of the Office of Disaster Management (ODM) Clive Richardson, is calling on residents especially motorists to avoid low-lying areas due to a heavy rainfall/flood advisory that is curre...

June 27, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- With its commitment to securing the financial well-being of its clients, CIBC FirstCaribbean held a seminar on property financing recently. Held at the University of St. Martin on June 24th, the event brought together speakers in bankin...

June 27, 2023

~Economic recovery gathers pace across monetary union~   WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- “The economic recovery gathered pace across the monetary union in 2022 with real GDP expanding by 7.9% in Curaçao and 9.8% in Sint Maarten,” stated the President...

June 27, 2023

SABA:--- Saba is organizing its first Emancipation Day event this Saturday, July 1 at the start of the Slavery Past Commemoration Year in the Dutch Kingdom and Suriname. A mixed program has been put together with music, song, poems, cultural performan...