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Prime Minister Jacobs sends formal congratulatory message to Mark Rutte

The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Silveria Jacobs sent a formal congratulatory message to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who was sworn in on...

Prime Minister Jacobs seeks meeting with new Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Van Huffelen

The Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Silveria Jacobs is seeking a virtual meeting with the new Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalizing...

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs 2022 New Year’s Address Hope & Progress

Fellow Citizens of St. Maarten,

As we say goodbye to 2021, and welcome 2022, a year of hope and continued progress, we acknowledge that it...

Fire Dept. approves six permits for fireworks displays on New Year’s Eve

The Fire Department of Sint Maarten, which falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, has approved six permits for firework displays at the start of...

Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs 2021 Christmas Address ~ HOPE

It is with a sense of gratitude, honor, and HOPE, that I greet you this Christmas Season. This Christmas season 2021 sees us moving away...

Prime Minister Jacobs updates Parliament and reacts to Knops letter

Yesterday, December 23, Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs updated Parliament in writing on the postponed decision of the Kingdom Council of Ministers meeting (RMR) regarding liquidity...

Fire safety is important this holiday season

Disaster Coordinator and Fire Commander Clive Richardson, said that fire safety is important during the holiday season as families come together to celebrate.

Irma Landfill Fire: Ministry of VROMI and the Fire Dept. battling fire

The Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) informs the general public that a fire occurred early Sunday morning at...

UPADTE - Irma Landfill Fire Brought Under Control

The Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure (Ministry of VROMI) said on Sunday afternoon that as of 3.45 PM, the fire at...

Deviation of the Budgetary norms linked to approval Note of Amendments COHO Legislation

St. Maarten requests postponement of the Kingdom Council of Ministers (RMR) decision that was scheduled to be taken today, to approve the deviation for the...

Government of Sint Maarten does not endorse alleged representative of Sint Maarten participating at the 70th Miss World Festival

The Government of Sint Maarten hereby makes it known that it does not endorse nor support the participation of Ms. Lara Mateo at the 70th...

The Department of Communication will premiere a short informative video in their Environmental Series on the topic of the s

DCOMM spoke to the Nature Foundation St. Maarten, Customs Department, and the Coast Guard on the conservation and protection of sea turtles.

The 10-minute, informative...

Disaster Coordinator Thankful Active 2021 Hurricane Season Comes to an End on Tuesday

According to weather forecasters, the closure of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season on Tuesday, November 30 also marks the six consecutive year of an active...

Council of Ministers meet with CCSU members on the way forward

On Thursday, November 18, the Council of Ministers held a fruitful consultation meeting with the Committee for Civil Servants Unions (CCSU) and its members of...

DCOMM airs Special on Rental Tribunal

The Department of Communication will premiere a special information program of the impartial organization—Rental Tribunal (RT), formerly known as well by the name of Rent(al)...