Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shook the Island of St. Maarten / St. Martin about 3:02 AM Friday morning. The shaking was felt in the British Virgin Islands, St. Barthelemy, Saba, St. Eustatius, (Caribbean Netherlands) St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua & Barbuda and Anguilla. There has been no reported damages in the affected areas. The center of […]
Could this be a sign? From our vantage point the Sun appeared to be darkened Friday, and look pretty much like the moon when it is full. Looking at the sun Friday morning you did not see the radiance and glory that is often associated with the Sun and often comes with a warning that […]
Citizens return to shoveling ash from streets, yards and rooftop to salvage what little of their lives remain. On the 12th of April 2021 the people of St. Vincent run for cover after La Soufriere Volcano erupted dumping ash over a greater part of the Island including its main town of Kingston. The Prime Minister […]
SABA–The Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) continues its volcanic/seismic monitoring work on Saba despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with associated travel restrictions and delayed delivery of new equipment. KNMI experts will return to the island in April 2021 to collect data and to inspect, and repair, monitoring equipment in Saba. There are also […]
Meet the girl that is so passionate about collecting trash that it drives her to become a Climate Advocate. Riddhi Samtani got involved with community service on the Island at age 13 primarily engaging in beach cleans ups. Little did she knew that the International Coastal Cleanup which was organized on the island by Pride […]
The St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) has recently completed a train-the-trainer course to healthcare professionals from local healthcare agencies including the Collective Prevention Services, the Department of Public Health, Port of St. Maarten, Princess Juliana International Airport, and the Department of Immigration and Ambulance Services, on procedures and precautions relevant to COVID-19, commonly known as […]
Contrary to information published in the press about the detention situation on the Island, the public prosecutor office (OM) released a statement Monday denying the interpretation of the European Court of Human Rights verdict as it relates to St. Maarten as incorrect. The Public Prosecutor’s office statement reads: Last week, the European Court of Human […]
Residents and commuters wake up to an ugly scene near the Bus stop on L.B. Scott Road in Cul- De – Sac leading into St. Peters Wednesday Aug. 21st, when someone either living in the area or close by, felt it is was OK to dump their unwanted bed and furniture to the Side of […]
WASHINGTON- December 14, 2018 – A baseline screening of smoke from subsurface fires at the Pond Island municipal and hurricane waste disposal sites was released today by the World Bank. The screening showed that several air pollutants emitted from subsurface fires exceeded international occupational exposure limits within the perimeter of the dumpsite. These results were […]
The St. Maarten Nature Foundation has been monitoring an algal bloom within sections of the Simpson Bay Lagoon over the past few weeks. Boaters in the area have been complaining to the Nature Foundation of algae clogging the intakes of their vessel engines and a few isolated fish die-offs have been occurring due to the […]
