Governor Holiday in a press statement on Friday gave a report of what could be one of his final working visit to Aruba. On August 24 and 25, 2022, His Excellency Governor Eugene B. Holiday paid a working visit to Aruba as part of his farewell as Governor of Sint Maarten. On Wednesday, the Governor […]
It is not very often we see any type of attention being paid to the seniors or anyone in our community that are confined to a wheelchair. Some of these folks find themselves for whatever reason, having to limit their mobility to a wheelchair and end up been a burden at times, to others when […]
The traffic was so heavy you literally had to stop to let pedestrians get across the street. A look back at Front Street when you almost needed no Advertising people just walk off the streets straight into your store and buy.
What social Initiatives are in place for St. Maarten and its citizens? It’s an important question to ask for the beginning of this article. In Willemstad however, Raymond Gradus, who chairs all three Boards of financial supervision (Cft), recently visited the Food Bank Curaçao (Voedselbank). An initiative that have helped lots of people on that […]
Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (Ministry VSA) Richard Panneflek, said on Friday May 01st that this Labor Day is marked by the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. “As a nation, we are at an extremely difficult time in our national development. The labor force of the country are facing challenges never before experienced in […]
On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, the St. Maarten Chinese Community Foundation donated 140 individual boxes of assorted food stuff to several community Foundations on Sint Maarten who are responsible for providing social assistance to vulnerable persons. These Foundations routinely provide food packages to assist those in our community who need this assistance. As a proud […]
“I’ve never cooked for 100 people, so this is a great experience for me,” says Sharon Jones, a culinary student at the St. Maarten Training Foundation (SMTF). Sharon along with 70 classmates helped to provide a free 3-course Thanksgiving dinner yesterday evening at NIPA. The Freegan Food Foundation, who initiated the idea for the dinner, […]
Pledged to working with St. Maarten in the reconstruction of the Island after the hurricane. The Guyanese Association has been busy establishing itself in this community in an attempt to foster togetherness among them as a people of Guyanese heritage but also to conduct voluntary service to this community in which they live. The […]
PHILIPSBURG -The ability of the Fire Department’s to better communicate during a disaster, was boosted with the handing over of critical communication equipment purchased through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund by the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB). The new communication equipment is one element of support being offered to the Fire Department under the Trust […]
The General Pension Fund of Sint Maarten (APS) and Banco di Caribe (BdC) have signed an engagement letter to provide all future homeowners of Oryx Residences with a mortgage offer that covers 100% financing for the purchase price of the homes with an interest rate of 6%. The engagement letter was signed by APS Director […]
