St. Martin News Network

BREAKING NEWS: KPSM and IND Control Small Plane at PJIAE --- Three Arrested, Large Sums of Monies Confiscated.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Officers of KPSM assisted by officers from IND searched a small private plane around 7pm Sunday night and arrested three persons. SMN News understands that a substantial amount of monies were confiscated when the search was conducted. Police confiscated the cash and the aircraft. It is understood that KPSM is treating the case as a case of human smuggling while IND will decide what they will do with the three persons they detained.
Police also arrested 19 Haiti...

Port of St. Maarten attending Cruise Shipping Miami 2014.

CEO Mingo a Panelist on Destinations and Ports Maximizing Benefits of Cruise Tourism

POINTE BLANCHE:--- Port of St. Maarten is attending Cruise Shipping Miami 2014, the 30th anniversary edition of the cruise industry's premier annual event, set for March 10-13 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies has been invited to be a panelist on Monday morning for the session, "How Can Destinations and Ports Maximi...

Minister Lake addresses allegations by former Minister of VROMI William Marlin; “My focus is on resolving the mess for the people.”

PHILIPSBURG:--- Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI) Hon. Maurice Lake says the former Minister of VROMI William Marlin is making false statements, referring to a press release that the latter sent out on Friday to the media.

Minister Lake said he will be meeting with his legal team on Monday to review the steps to be taken in order to comply with the court decision and also to avoid any extra claims on the people of the...

Airlines Optimistic About Service to SXM.

SIMPSON BAY:--- Most of the airlines servicing the Princess Juliana International Airport expressed optimism about their performance based on the results posted last year.
At meetings held with the St. Maarten delegation to the recently concluded Routes Latin America in El Salvado...

Benjamin & Parker certified 18 new tax administrators in Sint Maarten.

PHILIPSBURG:--- This first quarter of 2014 Benjamin & Parker Corporation has promoted online Tax Management and Efficiency Auditing courses in Sint Maarten. Students who registered for the online courses got the opportunity to study the courseware and to attend certification ...

Minister De Weever has Pointe Blanche I Water Production Plant Operational on anniversary.

GREAT BAY:--- Minister Cornelius De Weever, responsible for production and distribution of water received on Friday last the good news from Air-Fin/Seven Seas Water, that construction and testing of the new Reverse Osmosis Water Production Plant in Pointe Blanche was completed. A...

Budgets in balance, but countries still not in control --- Cft Chairman Age Bakker: “Time for the next step”.

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao:--- The Board of financial supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten (College financieel toezicht Curaçao en Sint Maarten - Cft) concludes in its semiannual report on the second half of 2013 that the financial management of both Curaçao and Sint Maarten is not in o...

PUBLIC NOTICE: Chuchubi Foundation Presents: Aruba Day 2014 Celebration.

• Saturday March 15, 2014 from 10:00am to 4:00pm:
  At the entrance of Le Grand Marche Supermarket will be the annual sale on all kinds of items from Aruba. Come and get your car flags, scarfs, hats, etc from Aruba.
• Sunday March 16, 2014:
  3:00pm: Chuchubi Foundation Annual Bike & Mo...

Simpson Bay Causeway in Green for Heineken Regatta.

National and Lagoon Authority Flags also part of regatta celebration

POINTE BLANCHE:--- The Simpson Bay Lagoon Authority Corporation is celebrating the Heineken Regatta with national and lagoon authority flags on the causeway by day and green lights by night. The aforementioned we...

Controls on payment of Motor Vehicle Taxes 2014 to start on March 11, 2014.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The Tax Administration, div: Receiver's office, hereby informs the general public that in cooperation with Police Dept. (KPSM), controls on payment for Motor Vehicle Taxes 2014 will commence as of Tuesday, March 11th, 2014 at 4:00PM. During this time, all vehicles...