The Direct flight from Qatar shows things are looking up for Ultra Luxury air service in our region. Simpsonbay, St. Maarten (February 27, 2023) –The ultra-luxury carrier Qatar Airways performed a “Spectacular landing” at the Princess Juliana International Airport on Friday, February 17, 2023. The long-haul carrier served a direct chartered private flight into St. Maarten; […]
Willemstad/Philipsburg – The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten is issuing a 5-guilder silver commemorative coin honoring the city of Willemstad and marking its 25th anniversary as a World Heritage site. The historical area of Willemstad has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997, which gives reason to honor Curaçao’s capital with […]
The Kingdom Council of Ministers and the Council of Ministers in the Netherlands dealing with the Caribbean Netherlands, have appointed drs. Lidewijde Ongering as the new chairperson of the three boards of financial supervision as of February 01st 2023. Ms. Ongering succeeds professor dr. Raymond Gradus who was chair of these boards from July 01st […]
Dutch Apologies for Slavery… the statement and position could be summarized by the final statement of this declaration which states: The Government and people of Sint Maarten will not be placed on the spot today to accept or deny the apologies. Dear people of Saint Martin, both South and North, our sisters and brothers in […]
On the eleventh anniversary of St. Maarten’s new Status in the Kingdom of the Netherlands, often refer to as 10-10-10, Dr. Luc Mercelina announced the birth of a movement which he heads, called the Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM). Dr. Mercelina himself served two years as an MP and at one point was instrumental […]
On Thursday November 28th two incoming Ministers took the oath of office at the Governor’s mansion and was sworn in as ministers in the Silveria Jacobs cabinet by his Excellency drs. Eugene B. Holiday. The two minister taking the oath were: Pamella Gordon-Lake as Minister of public Health Labor and Social Affairs (VSA), and Mellissa […]
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 […]
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 […]
The UD leader Theodore Heyliger was picked up early Tuesday morning by the Anti-Corruption Taskforce (TBO) as a suspect in the Larimar investigation. He is said to have been the one behind an offer of bribe money to a member of parliament MP Romaine Laville for him to break ranks with the governing coalition at […]
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 […]
