St. Maarten News

March 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  Friday, March 24 marks World Tuberculosis Day (TB) under the theme, “Invest to End TB. Save Lives.” TB causes 1.6 million deaths each year and effecting millions more, with enormous impacts on families and communities, acc...

March 23, 2023

ST. PETERS:--- Good morning. Good morning and congratulations to the people of Sint Maarten on the 375th anniversary of the Treaty of Concordia.A Treaty recognizing the cooperation needed between two neighboring nations in order to peacefully coexist. ...

March 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth & Sport and UNICEF in the Netherlands celebrate a key milestone in their partnership: 52 facilitators have been trained on positive parenting. The training is part of the new Positive Parent...

March 23, 2023

~ Some people would just like to watch the world burn ~ PHILIPSBURG:--- Leader of the United Peoples Party and Member of Parliament Rolando Brison in concluding his presentation on Thursday during the country’s budget debate quoted biblical scripture ...

March 23, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) will host its annual Community Action Day on Saturday, March 25th, partnering with a variety of community-based outreach organizations to deliver health services to ...

March 22, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  The wastewater treatment system at the Leonald Conner Primary School in Cay Bay has now fully resumed operations, thanks to repairs through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. Not many Sint Maarten schools can boast of having an in-house...

March 22, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Police Force of Sint Maarten KPSM conducted an analysis of incidents, reports, and vehicular accidents that required intervention for the first months of 2023. KPSM also compared the statistics gathered during the first 11 weeks of ...

March 22, 2023

 PHILIPSBURG:--- The Sint Maarten Lions Club’s Signature Vision Screening Project for this Lionistic year 2022/2023 is well underway with over 3400 students and seniors having their eyes tested for the possibility of any impaired vision challenges...

March 22, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  On Saturday, March 25, there will be another free breast exams, and health screenings program for 2023 for women aged 18 years and older. Women interested in the screening program should mark their calendars. Persons are ...

March 22, 2023

WILLEMSTAD:---The Social and Economic Council (SER) of Curaçao issued today its advice to the Minister of Finance on the renewed version of the draft National Ordinance on Gambling, abbreviated as LOK 2023 (Landsverordening op de Kansspelen 2023). The ...

March 22, 2023

Castries, St. Lucia:---  Republic Bank (EC) Limited-St. Lucia partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, Forest and Land Resources Division to engage in a tree planting initiative, on March 11, 2023....

March 21, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The White & Yellow Cross Care Foundation (WYCCF) has released a new promotional video showcasing its Psychogeriatric Daycare, designed to support elderly individuals living with Alzheimer's or dementia and their caregivers.The video...

March 21, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in a public meeting on March 22, 2023. The Public meeting, which was scheduled to begin on March 21, 2023, could not take place due technical difficulties, has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 9.00 hrs....