Saba will receive 1.5 million from The Hague to deal with corona crisis blows

Saba will receive 1.5 million from The Hague to deal with corona crisis blows

THE HAGUE – Saba will receive 1.5 million dollars from the Dutch government to deal with the blows caused...

10 November 2020
High turnout for elections Statia: PLP achieves absolute majority with 3 seats

High turnout for elections Statia: PLP achieves absolute majority with 3 seats

ORANJESTAD – The Progressive Labour Partij (PLP) has won the first election for the island council on Statia since...

22 October 2020
Government commissioner: ‘it has to be possible for Statia to regain democracy quicker’

Government commissioner: ‘it has to be possible for Statia to regain democracy quicker’

ORANJESTAD – Statia’s newly elected island council will be able to exercise control over executive decisions for the first...

21 October 2020
Elections Statia: ‘we’re not participating just for show’

Elections Statia: ‘we’re not participating just for show’

ORANJESTAD – “What’s most noticeable this time is that for the first time in a long time we have...

21 October 2020
Protests against rumored dolphinarium, government denies water rights

Protests against rumored dolphinarium, government denies water rights

PHILIPSBURG – Over 100 protestors joined the Dolphin Defenders on Maho Beach, St Maarten at the weekend to demonstrate...

9 October 2020
St. Maarten’ Pro Soualiga Foundation sues Dutch State

St. Maarten’ Pro Soualiga Foundation sues Dutch State

PHILIPSBURG – On the cusp of St. Maarten’s 10th anniversary as a country within the Dutch Kingdom, Pro Soualiga...

5 October 2020
Sint Maarten is about to lose half of its GP’s

Sint Maarten is about to lose half of its GP’s

PHILIPSBURG – Almost half (eleven) of the GP’s (general practitioners) on Sint Maarten are going to reach retirement age...

2 October 2020
Successful protest forces border opening

Successful protest forces border opening

PHILIPSBURG – After citizens of both the Dutch and French part of St. Maarten protested again against the border...

17 September 2020
Residents living near Sint Maarten’s dump have to move

Residents living near Sint Maarten’s dump have to move

PHILIPSBURG – The dump and surrounding land that overlooks Philipsburg in St Maarten is home to almost two hundred...

16 September 2020
Years of discussions with the Netherlands but Saba’s budget ends in the red

Years of discussions with the Netherlands but Saba’s budget ends in the red

THE BOTTOM – “There has been an ongoing discussion which we are still having with Saba about the free...

7 September 2020
Slave register on Curaçao fills a big gap

Slave register on Curaçao fills a big gap

WILLEMSTAD – The launch of the Slavenregister (slave register) fills a gap in the history of slavery on Curaçao,...

31 August 2020
14 nurses quarantined after resident and staff test positive for Covid-19

14 nurses quarantined after resident and staff test positive for Covid-19

PHILIPSBURG – The Sint Martin’s Home is Dutch St Maarten’s only residential care home for the elderly run by...

29 August 2020
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