WITU emergency meeting well attended
MADAME ESTATE, Sint Maarten - The board of the teachers union met with a large group of teachers at its head quarters in Madame Estate on Thursday evening.
The emergency meeting was called after the news broke of the young Student who pelted a rock at his teacher on Wednesday injuring the female teacher who was transported to the emergency...
Local Gymnasts Awarded at Weekend Inter-Island Gymnastics Competition
St. Maarten- For the first time in St. Maarten an inter-island gymnastics competition was held on March 14, 2015 at Asha Stevens Gymnasium, presented by Club de Gym Saint Martin and National Institute of the Arts (NIA). Forty students under the age of twelve were judged by St. Maarten judges who were trained under Comité Régional of Guadeloupe (Gymnastics Local...
Free & Confidential HIV Testing at Lion's Fair
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - St. Maarten AIDS Foundation invites the public to take a free and confidential HIV test at the upcoming 7th Annual Lion's Rudy Hoeve Health & Wellness Fair, Saturday March 21st, from 9am to 4pm at the Festival Village.
Regular HIV testing is recommended for everyone, as an HIV infection can stay hidden for a number of...
Sint Maarten
This article is about the island country. For the village of Sint Maarten in North Holland, see Sint Maarten, North Holland. Sint Maarten
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Semper progrediens" (Latin)
"Always progressing"
Sint Maarten is located on the southern half ofthe island of Saint Martin.
Capital Philipsburg
18°02′N 63°03′W
Official languages
Dutch English
Area
- Total 34 km2
13.1 sq mi
- Water (%) negligible
Population
- 2010 estimate 37,429 (214th)
Currency Netherlands Antillean...
Guana Bay
Still on the eastern side, Guana Bay is one of the more wild beaches as they sand bank rises very sharply here and can cause some huge waves!. If you like body surfing this is a great spot. Be careful though – there are no lifeguards here and even strong swimmers have been known to drown in strong tides.
If...
Dawn Beach
Predictably, this beach on of the the first to see dawn on the island and faces out to St. Barths on the eastern side of St Maarten.
Until a few years ago when the Oyster Pond road was surfaced, this beach was not easy to get to and remained pretty much a locals hangout – I remember well the old...
A Good Read: The Allure of Anguilla
Anguilla / by Melanie Reffes* - It was nirvana for literary lovers over the US Memorial Day weekend when the Anguilla Literary Festival was the hottest ticket on the island. The four-day fête, hosted by Paradise Cove Resort, celebrated the best and the brightest wordsmiths from Anguilla, the United States of America (U.S.A), Canada and the Caribbean with readings, workshops,...
