Central Committee Meeting scheduled for Tuesday about Council of Advice, IPKO and Aruba
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Central Committee of Parliament will meet in public session on March 24.
The public Central Committee meeting is set for Tuesday at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg.
The three point agenda is: a presentation on the role of the Council of Advice and the working relationship...
The Winward Island Teachers Union (WITU)
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -Board met with minister of education Rita Bourne Gumbs on Friday at the government administration building. The meeting was called to discuss the recent attack on a teacher by a primary student in Belvedere, previous assaults against teachers were also discussed.
The WITU after consulting with its members of all public schools, gave a clear mandate to...
Plenary Session of Parliament scheduled for Tuesday about the St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The House of Parliament will meet in a public plenary session on March 24. This session is the continuation of the initial session that was held on December 22, 2014. On March 11, the meeting was called, but due to a lack of a quorum,, it could not continue and is now being reconvened.
The plenary...
Oualichi Women’s Soccer Team Draws Against FC Gazelles from Anguilla
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - The ladies of the Oualichi Women’s Soccer Team kept it to a 1-1 draw against FC Gazelles from Anguilla during an exciting match played at the Sandy Ground Soccer Field on Sunday. During the second half FC Gazelles from Anguilla scored the first goal but Karoline Quispe through an assist from Yasmine Moes scored an...
Dutch Researchers Assisting Nature Foundation in Shark and Ray Research
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation is hosting two researchers from the Van Haal Larenstein Institute of Science who are conducting shark and ray research on Sint Maarten. The two researchers Jens Odinga and Olivier Kramer, are working with the Nature Foundation on researching the amount, type and location of sharks and rays in territorial waters,...
KRAFT FOOD GROUP PRESS REALEASE !!!!!!
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - Inspector General Dr. Earl Best made a statement in a brief press release to The Daily Herald on Friday:
Quote:...."that the recall only applies to macaroni and cheese 7.25-ounce boxes of the original flavour of Kraft macaroni and cheese dinner. With "use by" date of September 18, 2015-Oct 11, 2015 with a code of "C2" at the lower...
Fete to fitness Jump-up a success.
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - The yearly “Fete to fitness Jump around Town up” which was organized by the Sint Maarten Carnival Development Foundation which was held on Saturday March 21st was well attended by revelers and onlookers was a great success.
The jump up started on time at 08.00 p.m. on the Sucker garden in the vicinity of Monchi’s Bar...
Two young men arrested suspected of robbery.
POLICE REPORT
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - Two 18 year old men were arrested by police on Saturday March 21st after an attempt was made to rob two supermarkets in the Dutch Quarter area. At the first supermarket the manager succeeded to close the door just in time to avoid being robbed.
The culprits then took off on foot. Within minutes after...
Teenager arrested for illegal weapon possession
POLICE REPORT
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - On Sunday, March 22nd at approximately 11.25 a.m. while driving through Aaron Jacob drive a police patrol saw a young man standing on the porch of a house on that street. They noticed that the youngster had a long object resembling a rifle in his hands. The patrol immediately approached the youngster who tried...
*** UPDATE *** UP MP Lake says Social Media Rumours Untrue and Baseless. Lake remains loyal to coalition
*** UPDATE *** PRESS RELEASE: Member of Parliament Hon. Maurice Lake
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Hon. Maurice Lake says the social media rumours and the story in a daily newspaper over the weekend where it mentions that he is involved in a plot to throw down government and send home the Cabinet of Prime Minister...
