On Wednesday COPI (operational disaster management group) met to assess the current recovery phase of the country. Additional information will be provided later in the day Wednesday or early evening as the national cleanup effort continues and additional updates come
On Tuesday afternoon the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) met to assess the situation in the country. Additional information will be provided on Wednesday as the national cleanup efforts continue. INTRODUCTION: The Emergency services as well as technical crews from the
On Tuesday morning the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) met to assess the situation in the country. The following information is available; additional information will be provided later today after a follow-up meeting related to a number of issues. INTRODUCTION: The Emergency
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Department of Disaster Management (ODM) officially announces that motorists currently on the road should get home as soon as possible driving in a safe responsible manner. The country remains under a Hurricane Watch
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Department of Disaster Management (ODM) officially announces that the country is under a Hurricane Watch and a Tropical Storm Warning. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere in the warning area in
POINT BLANCHE, St. Maarten – Port St. Maarten – The cruise vessel Explorer of the Seas of Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has cancelled its Monday visit to the country. The cancellation is due to the forecasted passing of Tropical Storm Gonzalo
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Department of Disaster Management (ODM) advises residents to complete securing loose obstacles outside in the yard by early this evening eg. plastic containers, garbage bins etc. All schools are to remain closed on Monday due
SIMPSON BAY, St. Martin (October 6, 2014)—Educator Dr. Rhoda Arrindell will be the featured guest of the “Afternoon With the Authors” here at Royal Palm Hotel, on October 12, from 4 PM–6 PM, said Arrindell’s publisher HNP. The Melly Mel book club
Top US expert, Dr. Gerald Dillingham, Director of Civil Aviation at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, is among the featured speakers at the forthcoming Safety and Security Conference and Exhibition being organized by the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, as
Newly created music to Drisana Deborah Jack’s poetry will be performed at the 55th anniversary concert of the Delft Ars Vocalis Chamber Choir in the Netherlands, said Jack’s publisher HNP. Dutch composers Rita Hijmans and Anke Brouwer selected Jack’s poem
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Sunday, September 21, 2014)—The Management and Supervisory Board of Directors of the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, recently bid farewell to Clarence Derby, whose term on the Board came to an end last month. Mr. Derby served as a
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Sunday, September 21, 2014)—The Management and Supervisory Board of Directors of the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, recently bid farewell to Clarence Derby, whose term on the Board came to an end last month. Mr. Derby
More giveways from St. Martin’s “Don’t Break the Comb” hair care group GREAT BAY, St. Martin (September 17, 2014)—Hair and beauty care lovers and professionals have until 9:30 PM on Friday, September 19, to win a free roundtrip airfare, hotel
POINT BLANCHE, St. Maarten – Port St. Maarten – In order to profile local organizations on the island, Port St. Maarten is sponsoring the “St. Maarten Village Pavilion Booth” at the 21st Florida Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference & Trade Show from
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Monday, September 15, 2014)—With The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, last Friday made good on its promise to ensure that St. Maarten’s public schools could provide nutritious “breakfast in a box” for students by presenting the
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Friday, August 22, 2014)—Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, Managing Director, Ms. Regina LaBega on July 25, 2014, presented the company’s 2013 Annual Report to Mr. Joe Peterson, Managing Director of the Princess Juliana International Airport Holding
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Wednesday, August 20, 2014)—Facing bankruptcy and the possible closure of the zoo, the St. Maarten Zoological and Botanical Garden Foundation has been organizing fundraisers in recent months, to raise much needed funds for repairs of its facilities. “The closure
What obstacles does a child face in being taught Mathematics, Geography, Biology, and other subjects in a language that is foreign to him or her? How is it that a Dutch technical assistant, who went to school in his country
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (August 14, 2014)—“Parliamentarians should be great champions of our nation’s culture,” said educator and author Dr. Rhoda Arrindell. “Having a modern Performing Arts Center for our culture to be presented in creative and dynamic ways or
GREAT BAY, St. Martin (August 10, 2014). Dear Student, It is back to school time again. For some of you, this means, sadly, the end of your vacation, while for others it is the start of a new journey
We are How We Speak – Rhoda Arrindell’s Language, Culture, and Identity in St. Martin by Rochelle Ward Everyone—students, linguists, cultural workers, educators, policy makers in St. Martin and abroad— can partake in this buffet of hard truths and innovative research
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Tuesday, August 5, 2014)—With two projects being executed simultaneously, the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, has embarked upon the greening of the grounds surrounding its premises. The first, an upgraded and more efficient and cost-saving irrigation
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Thursday, July 31, 2014)—The Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM, in collaboration with Dominos Pizza, will be bidding “Bon Voyage” to about 80 students who will be leaving the island Sunday, August 3, 2014. “The event, which is in
Unadulterated love and dizzying passion are the puppet masters that wind their fingers around the heartstrings of the characters that people the fives stories in Lasana Sekou’s newly published Love Songs Make You Cry – Second Edition. This love and passion
SIMPSON BAY, St. Maarten (Friday, July 25, 2014)—As the curtain came down Friday on Firemen’s Week 2014, it became necessary to look back at the 19 years of Rescue and Fire-Fighting (R&FF) at the Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM. “We
