A last minute change in the program brought the issues of Reparations and the continuing struggle of West Papua for its independence from Indonesia to the forefront of the Presidents’ Forum at the 12th Annual St. Martin Book Fair, Saturday,
The board of the United People’s Party (UP) hereby informs the nation that it resumes its preparations and activities in connection with the August 29 parliamentary polls for country Sint Maarten. In the week of June 16 the UP Party
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (thursday, June 12, 2014)—The Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. (PJIAE) in compliance with its Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan, will be holding an emergency evacuation drill of the terminal building for the entire SXM
Police requesting assistance from community In connection with the ongoing investigation regarding the daylight armed bank robbery at Scotia Bank on Welfare road, which took place on Wednesday June 11th at approximately 11.00 a.m., the police department is requesting assistance
Des centaines de personnes possédant des cartes bancaires seraient victimes d’une escroquerie à la carte bancaire hors du commun sur le territoire. Depuis deux jours, l’on peut lire sur les réseaux sociaux différents messages d’alerte du type: “Attention a vos
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (thursday, June 12, 2014)óThe Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. (PJIAE) in compliance with its Fire Safety and Evacuation Plan, will be holding an emergency evacuation drill of the terminal building for the entire SXM
On Saturday June 7th, at approximately 3 p.m., a police patrol was driving Welfare Road in Cole Bay saw a passing car that was, according to witnesses, involved in a car theft earlier that week. The police officers turned their
The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, stood out once again on the international arena when it received the European Award for Best Practices in Brussels, Belgium, last week. President of Parliament, drs. Gracita Arrindell, and deputy Minister Plenipotentiary Josianne Fleming-Artsen
With His Excellency drs. Eugene Holiday, Governor of St. Maarten and his wife in attendance, the closing ceremony of the 12th Annual St. Martin Book Fair will long be remembered for the standing room only audience which rose to its
Sint Maarten/Saint-Martin – Past, present and future This short video was made as a lead in to the showing of An Inconvenient Truth at a local movie theater (Movies 1 & II) in St. Maarten. The intention was to make
Saturday, June 7 – Free admission University of St. Martin (USM), Philipsburg 9 am – 10:30 am II – “On imprisonment and injustice based on my grandfather’s life” – A Creative Writing Workshop, Rm 103 Using the Kubota wartime poems from his strongest poetry
A l’occasion de la fin de la saison, le Tennis@Country Club à Port de Plaisance organise une fête le Samedi 07 Juin 2014 en deux parties : A partir de 15h, des matchs de doubles, féminins, masculins ou mixtes, auront lieu
SIMPSON BAY, St. Martin (June 1, 2014)—The book of short stories, Love Songs Make You Cry – Second Edition by Lasana M. Sekou, will be launched at the Opening Ceremony of the St. Martin Book Fair on Thursday, June 5, at 8
POINT BLANCHE, St. Maarten – Port St. Maarten – Port St. Maarten surpassed the one millionth cruise passenger in mid-May, one month ahead. Annually Port St. Maarten has been hitting the one millionth cruise passenger mark around mid-June. Chief Executive Officer
Wednesday, June 4 – 7 PM – 8 PM A Pre-Book Fair Program @ Mr. K Cigar Lounge, Sucker Garden Road Economic opportunities for small island territories and states; survivability of small island states and territories in the Caribbean; life after debt, and
La saison cyclonique 2014 dans l’océan Atlantique Nord démarre aujourd’hui 1er juin 2014 et durera 6 mois pour ce terminer le 30 novembre 2014. Nom des Tempêtes : La liste des noms utilisée pour nommer les tempêtes et les ouragans
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Members of Parliament and support staff from the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino) had two-days of very successful committee meetings. Energy was one of the main issues discussed. The Committee for Energy & Mines discussed a draft
On Wednesday May 28th at approximately 04.10 a.m. the Police Central Dispatch received a call informing them that a very serious accident had taken place on the corner of L.B. Scot road/Isis road in Cul-de-Sac and that the driver of
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake expresses deepest sympathy to the Leader of the United People’s (UP) Party and Member of Parliament Hon. Theo Heyliger and family, as
Transfer passengers at the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM increased by 21% in the first quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2013. This was disclosed by SXM at a recent meeting of the Air Service Development
Willemstad, Curacao (May 26, 2014) Colombian consular services will be provided to St. Maarten this week, on occasion of a visit by Colombia’s Consul-general in Curacao, Dr. Alfonso de Jesus Velez Rivas. The Colombian diplomat will be assisted by members
Man seriously wounded during attack On Monday May 26th at approximately 08.45 a.m. a police patrol was sent to Long Wall road in the vicinity of F.W. Vlaun and Sons to investigate a case in which a man was viscously
Philipsburg – The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School placed first for both the Cycle 1 and Cycle 2 Public Education Interscholastic Sports Day’s. The Cycle 1 Public Education Sports Day was held on Friday, May 23rd, 2014 and
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Thursday, May 22, 2014)—Managing Director of the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM gave a presentation to the visiting delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, which was well received. The eight-member delegation, led by
MIAMI-PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Dr. Sam Hess, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The American Clinic (TAC) said on Thursday that he was shocked by what he read with respect to guarantees of US$180-US$200 million being made available by the Social
