St. Maarten News

April 17, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- The application process for the annual Hurricane Passes for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season which starts June 1 and runs through November 30 has started. There are two types of passes, the Disaster Pass and the Hurricane Pass...

April 17, 2023

Hope Estate:--- On Friday, April 14, 2023, Minister Omar Ottley accompanied by Minister Rudolph Samuel, Coordinator of Teen Times Mrs. Rochelayne Richardson-Romey, Staff of Community Development Family & Humanitarian Affairs Mrs. Elba Hanson-Flande...

April 17, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Board of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) is astonished at the Council of Ministers’ (COM) sudden decision to grant additional vacation days to Teachers. After a Board meeting of the WITU held on Monday afternoon, April 17...

April 17, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Friday 14 April 2023, suspect U.L.W. was arrested in the Dominican Republic. The Public Prosecutor's Office Curaçao has requested the extradition of U.L.W. in the large-scale Themis investigation. The Themis investigation is being ex...

April 17, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Justice Anna Richardson informed The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) on April 14 by way of an extensive letter that well-known artist Rich Kalashh is not allowed to perform for the international Hip Hop ni...

April 17, 2023

MARIGOT:--- The Gendarmerie has reported that there have been four cases where drivers were penalized for exceeding the 50KM/h above average speed limits.This has resulted in driver's licenses being suspended and vehicles being impounded. The Gendarmer...

April 17, 2023

MARIGOT:--- A fatal accident occurred at the Galisbay Port on Saturday night leaving a 62-year-old man dead. The accident occurred around 9:15 pm. The victim was working on a barge transporting sand with an excavator which turned on him. Despite attemp...

April 16, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Princess Juliana International Airport has recently started the installation of four (04) new Passenger Boarding Bridges. Installation of the first two has been completed, with the remaining two bridges scheduled for installation before...

April 15, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Council of Ministers in an emergency meeting on Friday adopted the three proposed points made by the United People’s Leader MP Rolando Brison to ease the minds of Justice workers who have been slowed down for a week. The interventio...

April 15, 2023

PHILIPSBURG  (DCOMM):--- The Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sports Hon. Rodolphe Samuel announced over the weekend that the Council of Ministers (COM) on March 7, 2023, has granted teachers, management, and support staff of all divisi...

April 15, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  On Friday, April 14, 2023, the Council of Ministers (CoM) met with the President and representatives of the Unions representing the Justice workers in an extraordinary meeting to address and decide on the requests made by the Just...

April 14, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Tonight the NAPB and ABVO unions held a meeting with their members. Approximately one hundred members were present from the Immigration, Police, Customs, Prison, and Federal detective departments. This meeting was to inform them of the ...

April 14, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- Detectives of the S.U.R. together with several patrol units arrested a wanted suspect in connection with several jewelry store robberies on the island. The suspect, with the initials M.K.D.J.A, was apprehended in the Cole Bay area on Ap...