Hurricane Maria’s damages limited on Dutch islands
PHILIPSBURG - Hurricane Maria pulled past Sint Maarten during the early hours of Wednesday morning, at first sight without causing much damage. Sint Eustatius and Saba got more wind and rain this time around, compared More...
Ungrateful people
I am writing this in English so that my friends in St. Maarten can understand it too because it seems that the kids we "adopted" here after hurricane Irma, had a problem going to school here because they don't understand More...
Nearly 9,000 evacuated after Irma, flights back into the island soon
PHILIPSBURG - Minister Responsible for Civil Aviation and the Princess Juliana International Airport Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Sunday reported that almost 9,000 people have been evacuated from St. Maarten after More...
Two hundred thousand collected at One Love SXM
WILLEMSTAD - A major fundraising took place in Curaçao to help the people in St. Maarten. In total, two hundred thousand euros were collected. Under the name, ‘One Love SXM’, radio and television stations worked More...
St. Maarten: Safety and security under control
PHILIPSBURG - The joint taskforce consisting of members representing the police forces from Aruba and Curacao, the Royal Marechaussee, the V.K.S., the Customs Department under the leadership the Sint Maarten Police More...
UTS Curacao hosts benefit concert for Irma victims Sept. 17
WILLEMSTAD - United Telecommunications Services (UTS) Curaçao and the Curaçao Media Organization are organizing a media-thon and benefit concert called “One Love SXM” to help raise funds for persons affected More...
Plasterk: Karel Doorman to St. Maarten
Plasterk: There is little functional local government THE HAGUE - Dutch Defence is sending a very large vessel, the Joint Logistic Support Ship His Majesty Karel Doorman to St. Maarten, announced caretaker Minister More...
Sister islands show immense commitment
THE HAGUE/WILLEMSTAD - Sister islands Curaçao and Aruba have assumed the admirable role of assisting St. Maarten in whichever way possible. Curaçao is functioning as a hub for disaster relief goods and personnel, More...
EU funds also for St. Maarten
THE HAGUE - Dutch caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Bert Koenders expressed his commitment to seek the assistance of the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN) following a meeting of the Kingdom Council More...
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas ports in Curaçao with evacuees from St. Maarten
WILLEMSTAD - On Sunday, Royal Caribbean International's Adventure of the Seas made a humanitarian stop in St. Maarten to drop off supplies and evacuate more than 300 people following Hurricane Irma. Before reaching More...
