St. Maarten News

June 21, 2023

SABA:--- Dutch Minister for Legal Protection Franc Weerwind came to Saba on Wednesday, June 21, for a one-day visit.The Minister and his delegation arrived on Wednesday morning at the Juancho Yrausquin Airport where they were welcomed by Island Governo...

June 21, 2023

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has detected counterfeit NAf. 50 and NAf. 100 banknotes in circulation. The counterfeit NAf. 50 bills are of poor quality and can be easily identified as counterfeits. On t...

June 21, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, Mr. Omar Ottley, alongside Social & Health Insurances SZV and the St. Maarten Diagnostic Center (SMDC), made history on Monday, June 19, with the contract signing of the Huisa...

June 21, 2023

CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS:--- The Law Enforcement Council (the Council) names both positive developments and concerns within law enforcement in its 2022 State of the Law Enforcement for the Caribbean Netherlands islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. Th...

June 20, 2023

Willemstad:--- At the invitation of the Social and Economic Council (SER) of Curaçao, the Minister of Finance, Mr. drs. J. Silvania, last Friday, June 16, 2023, gave a detailed oral explanation of his proposed request for advice, which concerns a conce...

June 20, 2023

Willemstad:--- The Caribbean Guilder Project Team of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) gave a presentation to the Social and Economic Council (SER) of Curaçao last Friday, June 16, 2023, on the planned introduction of the Caribbean Gu...

June 20, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport is organizing an interactive and informative workshop entitled “Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Empowering Communities.” This presentati...

June 20, 2023

MULLET BAY:--- Stéphane Cosqueric and Tom Grato took top honors during the two person’s Scramble at the Mullet Bay Golf Course. This event organized by the St. Maarten Golf Association - SMGA and the St Martin Golf Association - Les Tamarins, drew 10 t...

June 19, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, the lawyer from DISOSA Brand Protection Services, inspected cargo from a 40' (foot) container that Customs confiscated on Friday, March 24, 2023. The container was imported with no cargo manifest and thus al...

June 19, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- There were 75 junior full-time participants on a weekly basis at Mullet Bay Golf Course. An additional 25 participants came from time to time. The active schools participating were CIA, Learning Unlimited, Sister Regina Primary School, ...

June 19, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday, June 16, 2023, Customs officers operating at the cargo facilities of the Princess Juliana international airport inspected a shipment that came on that same day from Miami. With the use of modern cargo inspecting equipment Cus...

June 19, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday, June 17, 2023, Customs officers operating at the arrival hall of the Princess Juliana International Airport, checked the incoming flight of the Caribbean Airlines from Jamaica. While screening the luggage of the passengers ...

June 19, 2023

HARBOR VIEW:--- From Monday, June 19 until Friday, June 23, 2023, His Excellency Governor Ajamu Baly will pay a working visit to Curaçao, Bonaire, and Aruba. He will be meeting with the Governors of both Curaçao and Aruba, the Prime Ministers of Curaça...