Friday, Jan 27th
LATEST:
PHILIPSBURG--Adequate and up-to-date legislation and funding were among the major issues raised when the country's three main environmental and nature organisations met with Members of Parliament (MPs) in a Central Committee meeting on Thursday morning. The groups were also fervent in their call for protection of what remains of the country's natural heritage.
Nature Foundation St. Maarten, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and St. Maarten Pride Foundation outlined to MPs in the familiarisation session their main activities, projects and areas they would like to see protected.
National Alliance (NA) MP Louie Laveist asked the groups to prepare "a laundry list" of needs that Parl...
BRUSSELS--St. Maarten is one of 21 countries/territories that signed a nine-point political declaration earlier this week in Brussels during the 2012 Overseas Countries a...
~Say 'it's a blatant disregard of country'~
PHILIPSBURG--"Shape up or ship out." This was the firm message the Windward Islands Chamber of Labour Unions (WICLU) sent to Me...
~ Says Post Office ~
PHILIPSBURG--Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) no longer will permit the usage of stamps with any country name other than "St. Maarten" on them for ma...
THE HAGUE--Vice-president of the Council of State of the Kingdom Herman Tjeenk Willink said farewell yesterday, Wednesday, after a 15-year term at the highest advisory bo...