On Thursday January 1st at approximately 110:00 am the patrol was dispatched to Francis bar on the A. Th. Illidge road for a stabbing incident. On arrival both the victim and suspect both of Dominican decent had already left the
Port St. Maarten on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, December 31st, 2014, welcomed the historical two (2) millionth cruise passenger in 50-years of cruising. The country at the end of 2014 received for the entire year approximately 2,000,864 cruise passengers. Family
In the early hours of Wednesday December 31st around 2 a.m. a witness reported that a 72-year old man was found wounded in the bedroom of his house in Upper Princess Quarter. Several police officers and paramedics immediately rushed to
On Tuesday December 30th an article was placed in a local newspaper about an incident between the driver of a car and a motorcyclist. The incident happened last weekend in the vicinity of Soprano’s Bar in Maho. It was filmed
On Monday December 29th a 47-year old Haitian woman was arrested by the St. Maarten Police Force because she was suspected of stabbing her husband on Christmas day, December 25th. The woman was placed in custody and detectives of the
On Tuesday December 30th at approximately eleven am, the RBC Bank on the Cannegieter Street was robbed by two unknown armed assailants. An undisclosed amount of cash was taken from the bank. After committing their deed they fled the bank.
Et pendant ce temps, à Philipsburg… La banque RBC a été braquée ce matin par deux jeunes hommes en scooter. D’après les premiers éléments et certains témoignages, les deux individus devaient connaître l’établissement assez bien puisqu’ils n’ont fait aucun détour
Voilà, c’est fait, il est là, il est né, pour le plus grand plaisir de beaucoup… Le Mc Donald’s d’Howell Center est ouvert et quoique l’on en pense, il était attendu, désiré, souhaité, espéré et pas forcément ou strictement pour les
Vendredi 19 Décembre 2014, le nouveau gouvernement de Sint Maarten a enfin été installé près de quatre mois après les élections qui avaient donné la majorité au parti UPP de Theo Heyliger. Comme vous le savez, ces quatre mois ont été
At a ceremony on Friday, three sites on St. Maarten were awarded the Blue Flag eco-label, which is bestowed annually on beaches and marinas throughout the world that meet strict environmental and safety criteria. Oyster Bay Beach Resort, Divi Little
More that 27,5 tonnes of drugs have been seized in Operation Lionfish 2, an Interpol-led initiative targeting the illicit trafficking of drugs and firearms by organized crime groups across Central America and the Caribbean. The seized drugs included cocaine, cannabis,
On Thursday December 18th a press briefing was organized between the Department of VROMI and the Police Department regarding traffic measures that will take place during the busy Christmas Holiday Season. The press briefing was held at the Philipsburg Police
As part of the continuing efforts to provide a safe environment for holiday shoppers the Police Force of Sint Maarten has commenced their annual Holiday Task Force initiative and is without any doubt doing its utmost, to protect you, your
The Department of VROMI in collaboration with the Police Department is making the following traffic measure known: In connection with the very busy Christmas Holiday season and the serious traffic congestion this causes during this time, it was decided that
Les premiers ministres de Curaçao, d’Aruba et de Sint Maarten ont hier, 15 décembre 2014, boycotté purement et simplement les festivités organisées traditionnellement pour le Jour du Royaume en présence du Roi Willem Alexander, anniversaire célébrant pourtant le 60ème anniversaire
Collision between motorcycle and jeep. On Sunday December 14th at approximately 04.00 a.m. the police traffic department was directed to Rhine road in the vicinity of Saphire Beach club to investigate a traffic accident with injuries. On the scene the
On Sunday December 14th at approximately 06.40 p.m. police patrols were sent to Vanke Supermarket on Long Wall road to investigate an armed robbery. On the scene the investigating officers spoke to the cashier who stated that shortly before two
On Saturday December 13th at approximately 07.10 a.m. several patrols, Detectives and Forensic Department were sent to Honduras drive in Union Farm to investigate a possible suicide case. On the scene the investigating officers spoke to the resident of that
On Friday December 12th at approximately 09.00 p.m. during a general control kept between the Customs Department and the Police Department, a blue Hyundai Accent with license plate 3026AAA in which two men were driving was stopped in the vicinity
Le Caribbean Journal, référence en matière d’informations touristiques a lancé un nouveau classement : les Caribbean Travel Awards. Il s’agit pour le magazine de mettre à l’honneur le “meilleur” des séjours dans la région que ce soit en termes de structures,
A 26 year old American citizen was arrested on Friday December 5th for fraud. The man rented a Ford Mustang from Paradise Car Rental and was supposed to take it back to the car rental company by Thursday. The man
On Thursday, December 4th 2014, the Sint Maarten Police Force arrested two suspected burglars for whom the police officers were on the lookout for, for quite some time. The public prosecutor issued a warrant for their arrest some time ago,
December 5th was International Volunteer Day (IVD). IVD is designated by the United Nations (UN) as a day to commemorate the facilitation, promotion, networking and recognition of volunteerism globally. On the occasion, the National Development Plan (NDP) Team that falls under the
Roads leading to the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM Airport), from the Simpson Bay Causeway round-a-bout and from the Maho round-a-bout had been closed in connection with a bomb threat at SXM Airport. The bomb threat was received by the
The Sint Maarten Police Force is getting ready for a major clean up at the Philipsburg headquarters on December 18th 2014. In the past, several scooters and motorbikes were taken out of circulation, because there was something wrong with them:
