StMaartenNews

May 31, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- On May 19th, 2023, the Voice of the Youth SXM Foundation (VOTY) held its 10th Rank Promotion Ceremony for its program, the St. Maarten Youth Brigade. Alongside Youth Brigadiers, Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM) and VKS marched to recogn...

May 31, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Integrity Chamber hosted its first Integrity Symposium at the American University of the Caribbean, under the theme: “Building Integrity to Build a Nation”. The symposium highlighted the need for building integrity, the challenges t...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  The United States Climate Prediction Center which is part of the National Weather Service of the National Oceanographic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is forecasting 12-17 named storms for the 2023 Atlantic hurricane s...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):---  Based on the information provided by Windward Roads BV to the cabinet of the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI), preparation works for the resurfacing of Union...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG  (DCOMM):--- A record 349 million people across 79 countries are facing acute food insecurity, many are in low- and middle-income countries, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). “Over 30 are on the African contine...

May 30, 2023

Willemstad:--- On Friday, May 26, the Social Economic Council (SER) of Curaçao, represented by the Director/Secretary General and the advisors of the SER, received the board and the working group of Adeck, the interest association for small and medium-...

May 30, 2023

Dorot's Royal Academy for Hospitality and Etiquette (Dorot) will open its doors on July 3rd, 2023. The Academy strives to create awareness of the Power of Courtesy on the tourism industry and the economy of the island. Dorot focuses on etiquette and h...

May 30, 2023

Castries, Saint Lucia:--- On Thursday, May 18, 2023, Republic Bank (EC) Limited, officially launched the 3rd ‘Five for Fun’ Youth Cricket initiative at Republic Bank’s Castries Branch. The initiative, which was successfully piloted in Saint Lucia in 2...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:--- One of the first legal steps that is needed before leaving the island to study in the United States or Canada is to have a student visa or study permit. For some students, this is a simple process while for others it can be a challenge....

May 30, 2023

~Supporting young people to do their part on the journey to making the Caribbean the first climate-resilient region in the world!~   Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands:---CCRIF invites Caribbean nationals to apply for its scholarship and internship pr...

May 30, 2023

PHILIPSBURG:---  A delegation from the Parliament of Sint Maarten left for The Netherlands to participate in the Interparliamentary Kingdom Consultations (IPKO) from June 1–5, 2023, with the Netherlands as the host country. Delegations from the Pa...

May 30, 2023

SABA:--- Saba’s Electoral College on Tuesday, May 30th voted for the Dutch First Chamber. All five votes went to Labor Party (PvdA) Senator Jeroen Recourt. PvdA and the green left party GroenLinks have combined their forces in the Senate.Three of the f...

May 30, 2023

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG:--- The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has observed that the circulation of smaller denominations of Netherlands Antilles coins (5, 10, and 25 cents) is low. One contributing factor is the substantial amount of ...