Minister Tackling confirms outstanding management arrangements, major probation shortages and only five foster parents currently available for placements.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Sint Maarten’s youth crime prevention efforts face significant implementation obstacles, according to responses delivered by Minister of Justice Nathalie Tackling during Parliament’s Central Committee discussions on the draft 2027 budget.
Crime Fund projects await a signed management agreement, probation services operate with abo...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), ...
Pink Faces Project 2.0: Real Faces. Real Stories. Real Hope.
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Positive Founda...
PHILIPSBURG:--- The Windward Islands Civil Servants Union – Private Sector Union (WICSU-PSU) extends...
MP tells Parliament staffing shortages reportedly delayed an emergency response and warns residents ...
PHILIPSBURG:--- Member of Parliament Ardwell Irion called for a significant increase in Sint Maarten...
Parliament Chair calls for a rethink of capital spending and demands clearer reporting on public fin...
MP Franklin Meyers asks ministers to identify their three most important deliverables, explain risin...
“Sint Maarten was built by the hands of working people. Today, we grieve one of them.”
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Over 315,000 archived public records scanned as Government advances paperless approach
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MP demands a complete financial picture, warning that inconsistent figures and undisclosed obligatio...
MP demands disclosure of St Maarten’s full 30-year commitment and potential Cg. 32.4 million exposur...
Former finance minister questions legal review, outstanding annual accounts, ENNIA accounting and fi...
Former finance minister called for a 20% minimum wage increase, faster tax refunds and fuel relief, ...
MP presses ministers on stalled revenue laws, food prices, police vacancies, youth prevention, illeg...
MP asks why an electricity bill he compared during an Aruba visit appeared so much lower there, and ...
Proposed personnel would focus on prevention and public assistance in busy tourist areas; firearm authorization faces training constraints.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Sint Maarten’s proposed tourist police initiative remains a pilot awaiting finalized fund...
The financial challenge extends beyond constructing the prison.
PHILIPSBURG:--- Responding to MP Franklin Meyers, Tackling said earlier planning assumptions put the new facility’s annual operating cost at about US$ 11.5 million at full operation,...
PHILIPSBURG:--- A good book can open a world of imagination, inspire a love for reading, and connect readers with stories created close to home. During Literacy Month, Pure Ocean Health Clinic and Kristina Simmons brought that connection to life by d...
Dear Editor,
MP Francisco Lacroes has suggested charging motorists 25 or 50 cents to use the Simpson Bay Causeway. He argues that many people crossing the bridge live on the French side, while Sint Maarten pays the cost.
Before he proposes another char...
By Marcus Pantophlet
Law Enforcement Professional | BSc in Criminology | 15+ Years of Experience
With more than 15 years of law enforcement experience and a Bachelor of Science in Criminology, I believe Sint Maarten's current crime situation requires u...
La Collectivité de Saint-Martin informe les autorités, les organisations et opérateurs économiques des 9 régions ultrapériphériques (RUP), que le nouveau Service de Conseil de la Commission européenne pour les Régions Ultrapériphériques de l'Union Eu...
