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PHILIPSBURG:--- Moments ago some four armed gunmen wearing helmets stormed into Jewelry Avenue Store on the Boardwalk and committed an armed robbery. In the surrounding area, the shattering of the glass cases could be heard from a distance. The culprits it is understood wore helmets as their masks. At least two persons were injured in the head as the armed bandits hit the victims in the head. Ambulance personnel were on the scene treating the injured victims while police are busy combing the area to capture the other two suspects that were also involved in the broad daylight armed robbery.
Interim Police Spokesman Steven Carty confirmed that the armed robbery had just taken place and that police were still busy at the scene Read more

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Servers Gradually Restored In Govt. Offices 

PHILIPSBURG – In the weekly press briefing on Wednesday, November 9, Prime Minister William Marlin made mention of the situation with the servers within government.

The servers were attacked by a virus, however, according to Prime Minister Marlin, the head of IT informed him that things are getting back on track. The Receivers, Census and Inspectorate of Tax offices were online and functioning, as of Wednesday, November 9 Read more

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Marlin: Oyster Pond Always Belonged To The Dutch Side

PHILIPSBURG--Oyster Pond has always belonged to the Dutch side and it very much counted as part of the sixteen-square miles comprising the country-within-the-Dutch-Kingdom, Prime Minister William Marlin made clear to Members of Parliament on Wednesday afternoon in a plenary session of the legislature on the border dispute with the French Read more

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Marlin Zooms In On Border Dispute In St. Martin/St. Maarten Day Message

PHILIPSBURG--“We cannot hug up, kiss up, drink champagne and say cheers, when authorities in Marigot, without any consultation, basically annex a portion of territory that they agreed to leave alone until negotiations are finalized and a settlement is reached. Do agreements we have reached in negotiations have no meaning?” said Prime Minister William Marlin in his St Read more

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Marlin Updates On Formation Process

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin was hoping to receive the final reports on some of the candidate ministers from the Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday, to be able to complete his final report on the formation of the new government. The final report is for Governor Eugene Holiday.

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Formateur Gives Update On Screening Process

PHILIPSBURG – Formateur/Prime Minister William Marlin explained that the screening process of the candidate ministers was once again prolonged due to the disruption in the government network.

“I know everyone was expecting the final reporting on Tuesday, [November] 8, [however] it did not materialize for several reasons, one of them being that we did not receive the final reports on all the candidates, which we hope to receive today from the Public Prosecutor’s office,” the Prime Minister added.

The hope was to receive the final reports Wednesday, November 9, however, some were missing Read more

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Nipa Hosts Fete De La Cuisine In Celebration Of 10Th Anniversary

CAY HILL – On November 8, the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) hosted one of the Fete de la Cuisine events while simultaneously celebrating their 10-year anniversary.

Four high end chefs, hailing from the Netherlands came to NIPA, and joined the NIPA culinary students, as well as two students from the Miss Lalie Youth Care and Rehabilitation Center, to create wonderful “mixed cultured” dishes for the invited distinguished guests.

The event started with a heartfelt welcome by Henri Brookson, who is responsible for this event followed by the opening by Dr Read more

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National Education Week – November 14-18

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — November 14-18 is National Education Week and many students have been challenged to prepare presentations.

Education Minister Jacobs will visit all the schools on St. Maarten during the week of November 14-18, to view the presentations that are on display.Read more

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Telem Group Proudly Flying Flag For St. Maarten’S Day

POND ISLAND – Their offices may be closed for the day, Friday, November 11, but TelEm  Group counted on making a big patriotic impression all week with their customers, the general public and their own personnel to mark St. Maarten’s Day.

The company’s offices have been colourfully decorated in red, white and blue and adorned with the St. Maarten flag.

Company vehicles have been brightly decorated, and staff are proudly displaying mini-flag broaches and pins on their clothing to bring even more attention to their celebration of the day.

As well as the flags, TelEm workers and customers will be sporting a St Read more

Fellow St. Maarteners,
Brothers and sisters,
Family all.

Many rains ago, when I was a teacher, I asked my class to write about what St. Martin Day meant to them. One shy, little boy, whose name I can’t remember now, wrote in his assignment the following: “St. Martin Day is the day for the people of this island to come together as family and enjoy each other and remember those who have gone before us.”
That simple answer stuck in my mind up till now because it captures the essence of what we are supposed to be celebrating today Read more

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Pm William Marlin St Martin Day Address

PHILIPSBURG St. Maarten - Fellow St. Maarteners, Brothers and sisters, Family all. Many rains ago, when I was a teacher, I asked my class to write about what St. Martin Day meant to them. One shy, little boy, whose name I can’t remember now, wrote in his assignment the following: “St. Martin Day is the day for the people of this island to come together as family and enjoy each other and remember those who have gone before us.”

That simple answer stuck in my mind up till now because it captures the essence of what we are supposed to be celebrating today Read more

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“Book Presentation Of “Words Of Change: Voices From Soualigan Soil” To The Philipsburg Jubilee Library By Ralph Cantave”

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten -  Author, inspiring politician, university student, history enthusiast, President of Parliament award winner of 2015 Ralph Cantave recently presented his new book entitled: “Words of change: Voices from Soualigan Soil”, which has been dedicated to the people of St. Martin to the Director and her staff at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library to circulate to the public at large.

It was Ralph Cantave’s great pleasure to donate these two copies of his books to the library on Friday November 4th, 2016 Read more

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Ombudsman Wants Solution For Duped Statia Employees

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen.

THE HAGUE--National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen urged Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Tuesday to find a solution for all government employees, including teachers in the Caribbean Netherlands, whose pension money has disappeared.

  According to Van Zutphen, no difference should be made in the treatment of government employees and teachers, whether they work for the National Government Service Caribbean Netherlands RCN, the governments of Bonaire, St Read more

Patrick Salmon Responds: ‘Gypsy Driver Attacked Me’

PHILIPSBURG--Politician Patrick Salmon decided to clear the air on Tuesday and speak about the brawl he had with a gypsy driver on Monday afternoon.

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Frans Wants To Know Severity Of Virus Attack

PHILIPSBURG--United St. Maarten Party Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson has issued a call to Government to immediately inform the public about the severity of the Ransomware virus attack that has forced the shut-down of several departments’ servers.

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Virus Attack Appears More Serious Than Govt. Is Saying

~Wants to know the severity immediately~

PHILIPSBURG – Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson on Tuesday, November 8, called on government to immediately inform the public about the severity of the reported virus attack that forced government to shut down servers at many of its departments.

“Nothing is happening in the country for a few days already Read more

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Ivy Defoe, Phd “Succesfuly Defends Her Thesis And Graduates “Cum Laude” From The University Of Utecht

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – On Friday November 4th, the parents and a sibling, colleagues and acquaintances along with the Director of the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague, Perry Geerlings, member of the Cabinet Kelly Busby and Rose Leerdam, attended a graduation ceremony at the University of Utrecht, where Dr Read more

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St. Martin Books And Writers At International Literature Conference

GREAT BAY, St. Maarten — Gone are the days when a territorial, regional, or international conference on education, culture, media, tourism or such related subject areas could be held in St. Martin without a single writer or serious book from the island being available for conference-goers to interact with.

At least that’s what it looked like at the recent exhibit of over 40 book titles published in St. Martin and managed by Odele Anderson, a senior member of the St. Martin Book Fair Committee.

The book exhibit was featured at the 16th annual International Conference on Caribbean Literature, November 2 – 4, 2016 Read more

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GREAT BAY (DCOMM):--- On Friday November 4th, the parents and a sibling, colleagues and acquaintances along with the Director of the Cabinet of the Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague, Perry Geerlings, member of the Cabinet Kelly Busby and Rose Leerdam, attended a graduation ceremony at the University of Utrecht, where Dr Read more

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~ Wants to know the severity immediately ~

PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Frans Richardson on Tuesday called on government to immediately inform the public about the severity of the reported virus attack that has forced government to shut down servers at many of its departments. “Nothing is happening in the country for a few days already Read more

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Great Bay:--- The business community in St. Maarten was set alight on Friday with the announcement that Dr. Natasha Gittens had resigned as Director of the University of St. Martin’s SCELL program. In a press release published on Friday, the Board of the USM thanked Dr. Gittens for her contribution to the SCELL-USM. This newspaper sought out Dr. Gittens for an exclusive interview as it is yet another departure of yet another director at USM over the past few years in a row and a personal insight into the motivations of this move was felt to be warranted.
“To be honest, I have been saddened by it.” says Dr Read more

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Marlin To Request Parliament Meeting About Oyster Pond

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister William Marlin said in a press statement on Sunday night that he intends to request an urgent meeting of Parliament to discuss the border issues with the French side, in particular at Oyster Pond.

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Fête De La Cuisine Pays Courtesy Visit To Prime Minister

PHILIPSBURG РPrime Minister William Marlin received a courtesy visit by Henri Brookson, organizer of F̻te de la Cuisine 2016, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

This year’s culinary festival event is scheduled to take place from November 6-13, on St Read more

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Minister Jacobs Attends 9Th Curasur Basketball Finals

PHILIPSBURG – On Friday, November 4, Minister of Sports Silveria Jacobs attended the final game of the 9th CuraSur Masters Basketball tournament in the sports auditorium.

The countries represented in the 9th annual veterans’ tournament were Curaçao, Suriname, French Guyana, Holland and St. Maarten. The tournament was opened by the Minister on Monday, November 1, with the anthems of each country being played, while the country flags were displayed Read more

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