PHILIPSBURG:--- As of October 23rd, there were four (4) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however there were a recovery of three (3) persons; bringing the total active cases to fifty- three (53). The total number of confirmed cases is now seven hundred and eighty (780).
The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring forty- seven (47) people in home isolation. Five (5) patients are hospitalized at the St. Maarten Medical Center and one (1) patient is isolated and being monitored. The total number of deaths due to COVID-19 remains...
PHILIPSBURG:--- “I told you so,” says Member of Parliament Omar Ottley when he was pushing the government to begin rapid testing as visitors arrive on...
PHILIPSBURG:--- As airlines have dramatically reduced flights to SXM due to the current pandemic, PJIAE Management is preparing its second cost reduct...
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PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever told parliament on Wednesday that the government is...
PHILIPSBURG: --- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs confirmed that the Dutch government still refuses to entertain any form of discussions on the law to e...
~ Students that are not satisfied with results can submit query~
PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of EYS Rodolphe Samuel said on Wednesday that due to the COVI...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Detective Department together with the Patrol officers has arrested three suspects for two armed robberies which took place early ...
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PHILIPSBURG:--- Employees of Windward Islands International Airways (WINAIR) and the two unions were ...
PHILIPSBURG:---The Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion has requested the CBCS to suspend (cancel) the auction (bond). Sint Maarten is currently in discu...
PHILIPSBURG: --- Engine 18 at the GEBE powerplant has lost its crankshaft SMN News has been reliably informed. Sources say that GEBE would need to fin...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The police made two arrests over the weekend in connection with domestic violence.
On Friday, October 16th, 2020, around 6:00 pm the pa...
Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases and for the safety and wellbeing of our visitors and staff, the Tax Administration has decided all requests for Income Tax statements for the Education, DUO, SZV, Immigration, and Labor departments as well as complia...
Make your midterm break awesome and let your child join one of the 3 types of Seaside's outdoor camps from 5-9 October 2020
1. MINI-SEASIDE RANGER CAMP:
For the little ones: A week of fun filled mornings with outdoor activities and farm animal meet-ups....
We hereby inform you that the application process for requesting certificates of conduct is experiencing a prolonged delay due to staff shortages. The entity responsible for providing the information for the processing of requests for certificates of...
PHILIPSBURG:---The House of Parliament will sit in a Public meeting on, October 23, 2020.
The Public meeting which was adjourned on August 6, 2020, will be reconvened on Friday at 10.00 hrs. and will be held in a virtual setting. The Minister of Publi...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The House of Parliament will sit in an urgent Public meeting on October 23, 2020. The Public meeting which was adjourned on October 21, 2020, will be reconvened on Friday at 11.00 hrs. and will be held in a virtual setting. The Minist...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Public meeting of Parliament regarding the National ordinance establishing the annual accounts for Sint Maarten for the financial year 2015 that was scheduled for today, at 10.00hrs is now scheduled to take place today, Thursday, ...
Honorable Prime Minister,
“You must never confuse faith that you will prevail in the end—which you can never afford to lose—with the discipline to confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.” — Admiral James Stockda...
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert
Economic recession, pandemic, and potential natural disasters may lead to gloom, despair, agony, deep dark depression and excessive misery. When it sounds like a hammer and feels like a hammer, it may actually be a hammer. One si...
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert
In a previous essay, the “Development from within the Caribbean” was suggested. Up to five territories could be the Founders of such an initiative. Which territories is the first question that comes up. The willing and able...
Pour répondre aux nombreuses demandes relatives à la mise en place d’une ligne de transport scolaire entre Sandy Ground et les établissements de Concordia, la Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe les parents d’élèves de l’ouverture d’une nouvelle lig...
La collectivité de Saint-Martin informe le public de la fermeture temporaire du pont de Sandy Ground, entre 20h00 et 04h00 du matin du lundi 19 au jeudi 22 octobre 2020. Ces quatre nuits de travaux permettront à l’entreprise SOGETRAS en charge du cha...
