The Virgin Islands Consortium is reporting that two people are dead while 16 others were rescued on a smuggling trip from St. Martin with Immigrants who were attempting Illegal entry into the U.S. Virgin Islands. THE 18 Immigrants were spotted by a St. Johns resident who made a 911 call to the authorities to report […]
Claiming they have had enough: GEBE, they say has become a political playground threatening its very existence. The Letter sent to the state secretary and here-after published in its entirety, signals frustration on the part of its staff and how they have run out of options in government circles to lodge their complaints. The letter […]
Rouge et Nior Casino in Philipsburg has failed to pay its employees for the last two weeks in the month of April and nothing yet for the first two weeks in May. Leaving the Casino Staff in an awkward position of not being able to meet their financial obligations to their families, Landlords and bank […]
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten Group (PSG) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alexander Gumbs recently announced the promotion of longtime maritime management professional, Rosina Romeo as the interim Terminal Operations Manager, as of September 1st, 2021. Gumbs says the discussions to merging the cruise and cargo operations was held some time ago and includes […]
The Miami Herald broke open a story involving Mullet Bay and Its Owner Hushang Ansary embroiled in a explosive picture of ENIA’s Lawsuit that exposes billions of dollars in tax heaven from St. Maarten to Europe. The Miami Herald reported the following story: When Ansary acquired ENNIA in 2006, he had promised an injection of […]
The amount of business locations that are turning up either for rent or for lease in the heart of the shopping capital Philipsburg are increasing the more in the heart of the 2021 season. This is due to the toll the pandemic is having on travelers to the country. Since the coronavirus outbreak in March […]
This is the full text of the statement from the World Bank issued on their website regarding their rights to provide information to any country receiving financing under their administration, about issues that may impact the successful implementation of the project: As a global development institution, the World Bank works in partnership and through dialogue […]
As of August 4th, St. Maarten has confirmed six new cases of persons who have tested positive for the Corona Virus (COVID-19). The new total of confirmed cases stands at 156 on the Dutch side only. Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Services (CPS) says they are monitoring 73 people who are isolation in […]
Island hit with second wave of COVID cases. During the early stages of July a well-placed source on the French Side has revealed that the state representative of France has intentions of closing the border between French and Dutch St. Maarten if the authorities on the Dutch part decides to irresponsibly open its borders to […]
The announcement finally came Saturday when it was declared by the Prime Minister that the decision was made to shut down all business for two weeks forcing everyone to stay indoors as of Sunday April 5th. The National Decree prepared by the government and signed off by the Governor place the entire territory of Country […]
