Free Bird eBook Released for Endemic Animal Festival
Grand Case, St. Martin—In preparation for the upcoming 2015 Endemic Animal Festival, Les Fruits de Mer have released a free eBook, Eye on Endemics, featuring full-color photos, fascinating info and fun facts about some of the regionally-endemic birds found on the island. The book is available for free download on the association’s website, http://www.lesfruitsdemer.com. The festival itself will be...
SER to be featured on TV Program
Philipsburg—The Department of Communication (DCOMM) recently conducted an interview with the advisory body, the Social Economic Council, in Dutch Sociaal Economishche Raad, also widely known as SER for its TV Program Inside Government.
DCOMM spoke to the chairlady of the SER board, Oldine Bryson-Pantophlet, who elaborated on the role of the board and the responsibilities of its board members.
Chairlady Bryson-Pantophlet...
Federal Detective has an confirmation statement of "premeditated murder" and suspect police officer R. York still has his Freedom !!!
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Reliable sources told 721news newsroom on Tuesday that a detective is now being seemingly punished for providing information on one of his colleagues in the recent fatal shooting case of Akeem in Belvedere.
Our information states that two hours before the off duty police officer Officer Richmer York Gun Down Akeem in Belevedere, he told a...
*** BREAKING NEWS ***: Two weeks ago the man who jump off cruise vessel was reported as "missing person"
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The story of a man, who reportedly jumped from a cruise ship “Croisieres de France Horizon Cruiseship” that was sailing between the Dominican Republic and St. Maarten, has taken on a strange twist.
There are reports that the family of the man who has been identified (by sources) as O’Carel William aka "Jean Dominique", a man...
Akshon ‘Ban Duna Bèk’
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao --- Den kuadro di e akshon ‘Ban Duna Bèk’ e klas di BPO-2014 di polis ku ta siguiendo e kurso básiko di polis na ORV, ku koperashon di Buiding Depot a logra di rekoudá vários artíkulo di primera nesesidat pa e internat Casa Manita. Awe, djamars 14 di aprel, den oranan di atardi e polisnan aki huntu...
Minister TEATT Connor Signs-off on Chamber of Commerce & Industry Rules of Procedure.
--- Chamber of Commerce & Industry also receives Chamber’s 2015 1Q Report ---
PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor and the President of the St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry Peggy-Ann Brandon, accompanied by members of the Chamber Board and the Minister's Chief of Staff Jean James, signed the Chamber...
Minister Plenipotentiary Fleming-Artsen meets with representative from Foundation Culture Kameleon
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Minister Plenipotentiary, Hon. Josianne Fleming–Artsen on Tuesday, 14th April received a courtesy visit at Sint Maarten House in The Hague, the Netherlands Saskia Luckmann-Meijer, project leader of Stichting de Cultuur (Foundation of Culture) Kameleon.
Stichting de Cultuur Kameleon organizes in collaboration with the Sint Maarten Philipsburg Jubilee Library, Digikids and the Windsong Foundation, the Media Lab...
Ministry of Public Health calls on Daycare Centers and Schools to take immediate measures to prevent gastroenteritis
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) department within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, is appealing to daycare centers and schools to take immediate measures and enhance preventive actions to curtail the number of gastroenteritis cases amongst the age group five years and under.
A high number of children under five-years of...
Minister TEATT Connor receives a visit from the Gagnone’s family long-time tourist visitors
PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT) Hon. Claret Connor, received a courtesy visit from a childhood friend St. Maarten Air Traffic Controller Joslyn Rombley at his office last week. Rombley wanted to introduce two long-time visitors to the island Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gagnone, from New Hampshire, United States of America, to the...
No Democratization without Decolonization
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- In case you haven’t heard, there are university students protesting on the streets of Amsterdam. They are irate at what they consider the authoritarian and deceitful attitude of the board of directors of the University of Amsterdam! They claim that they are being told, “just shut up and accept what we say is good for...
