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Philipsburg – Tuesday August 25, 2015, the Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBP) more specifically the National Reporting Bureau on Human Trafficking (NRB) is making strides in the fight against human trafficking by proactively informing and educating every sector of the community about their bureau’s core tasks and the role we all play in combating Human Trafficking. In addition,...

Lots a kima den Freezone FREEZONE, Curacao -- Djaluna 1 di sèptèmber 2015, alrededor di 19.20’or Sentral di Polis a risibí informashon ku tin un kandela grandi den Freezone. Vários unidat polisial a bai na e sitio i na nan yegada a bin konstatá ku tabatin un lots grandi, den kual tin vários pakus, kompletamente na kandela. Brantwer a trata di paga e kandela pero...

By Eye4weather Today's Temps High (Day): 87F/31C, feels like 95F/35C Low (Night): 77F/25C, feels like 79F/26C  Local Weather Partly Cloudy & HOT with a brief AM shower possible -- here & there. Winds: are from the south-east at 5 to 15 miles per hour. Seas: Gentle with wave heights up to 4 feet. Special Weather  Tropical Storm Fred remains no threat to the Caribbean and is currently weakening in the far Eastern...

Detenshon pa atrako. Kontinuando ku investigashon relashoná ku un kaso di atrako, polis a detené un hòmber sospechoso. Djadumingu 16 di ougùstùs 2015 den oranan di mainta dos hòmber bou di menasa ku arma di kandela, a kita un vehíkulo for di un pareha na e playa di Daaibooi. Polis a señalá e vehíkulo i a kuminsá ku un persiguishon....

// Tax waiver for relief aidAll import taxes shall be waived for relief aid coming into the country. Posted by Roosevelt Skerrit on Tuesday, September 1, 2015

DOMINICA -- Five hundred and eighteen residents were evacuated from Petite Savanne and 121 from Dubique up to August 31 but some persons are refusing to leave the communities. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit said 409 residents were evacuated from Petite Savanne on August 31 while109 persons were evacuated from that same community on August 30. Petite Savanne was declared a Special...

DOMINICA -- Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that 11 persons have been confirmed dead and 21 missing as a result of Tropical Storm Erika. The Prime Minister had earlier indicated that 20 persons had died as a result of the storm. Two French nationals are among those missing. Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has said that 11 persons have been confirmed dead...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Central Committee of Parliament will meet in public session on September 3. The public Central Committee meeting is set for Thursday, at 10.00am in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg. The agenda point is the revision of the Rules of Order of Parliament. Members of the public are invited to...

POINTE BLANCHE, Port St. Maarten – Port St. Maarten Management Team led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Mingo recently met with the Down Street Business and Community Council Association (DSBCCA) headed by Godfried Richardson to discuss the Walter Plantz Square Cruise Heritage Development. The meeting was held to give an update about the project and to further build upon...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The Central Committee of Parliament will meet in public session on September 3. The public Central Committee meeting is set for Thursday, at 2.00pm in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelmina Straat #1 in Philipsburg. The first of four agenda points are: National Ordinance to amend the Ordinance related to Notaries; second agenda point...