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  By The Associated Press (ABCnews)  July 23, 2024, 10:11 AM Authorities in St. Maarten say they have detained a suspect linked to the recent shooting of a politician in an attack that killed his wife and shocked many in the normally peaceful Dutch Caribbean territory SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Authorities in St. Maarten said they have detained a suspect linked to the...

  PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The Cabinet of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) met with the National Sports Institute (NSI) and its new Director Jisk Goslinga this week. The cabinet on behalf of the Minister of ECYS Lyndon Lewis. The meeting focussed on the structure of the NSI, but particularly on the upgrading and maintenance of the...

  SINT MAARTEN (POINT BLANCHE) – 40 staff members across St. Maarten Shipping & Stevedoring NV (SSS), ICC Cargo and INTERMAR/IFX have completed almost two weeks training in warehousing and port operations for port stevedores, warehouse staff, and supervisors/managers as part of Pelgrim’s group of company’s workplace human resource development program.  This is the second round of workplace training implemented...

  GREAT BAY, St. Maarten — With so many real estate agents operating in St. Maarten, there is need to regulate this sector of the economy, and Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten drove this point home when she met recently with a group of real estate brokers. It was agreed that a Real Estate Policy would...

  PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The Honorable Minister Veronica Jansen Webster, accompanied by her support staff on July 5th, 2024 visited the St. Maarten Laboratory Services (SLS), one of the departments under the ministry's scope. The minister had long intended to visit SLS amidst her meetings with various departments, but her schedule had been exceedingly busy while she was also...

  PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The Department of Community Development, Family, and Humanitarian Affairs (CDFHA) will again host The "Just for Dads and Men Masterclass" program. This program was designed to be a monthly event, with this month's theme conducted in two separate sessions. The upcoming discussions, led by Mr. Fabien Badejo, will focus on legacy matters and will take...

  PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – On Tuesday, July 16, 2024, the Secretariat of the Parliament of Sint Maarten organized and hosted an information session for all candidates of the political parties contesting the snap Parliamentary elections on August 19, 2024. Candidates of all nine parties contesting the upcoming elections were offered the opportunity to learn more about Parliament and the...

  PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- Minister of VROMI Patrice Gumbs began review of existing road infrastructure, following the recent signing of the road resurfacing agreement. Gumbs, Mr. Luciano Nicholls (Cabinet Policy Advisor), and Windward Roads (contractor), began inspections in the Philipsburg basin from Arch Road (Madame Estate) to Juancho Yrasquin Boulevard (Point Blanche). The scope of the works to be done...

  GREAT BAY, St. Maarten — Spirits were high when Grisha Heyliger-Marten, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT), met with a delegation of high-ranking Spirit Airlines officials in Miami on July 22, 2024. The airline officials told the St. Maarten Minister that in the next 12 months, Spirit Airlines plans to explore code-sharing opportunities and enhance connections for...

  St Peters, Sint Maarten -- On July 21, 2024, at approximately 6:00 PM, the KPSM Police dispatch was notified of an accident involving a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in the area of St. Peters. According to initial reports, the driver of the vehicle continued for a short distance before stopping. The driver reported that he was attacked...