Man arrested with false documents at the airport.

PHILIPSBURG:--- On Saturday afternoon January 18th around 05.30 P.M the personnel of immigration at the airport noticed that the man with the initials P.A tried to enter Sint Maarten on a falsified French Document (Cart-de Sejour).

The man who is a Haitian national arrived on Sint Maarten with one of the local carriers out of Haiti.

After closer inspecting of the document by the personnel of the immigration, it was concluded that the document was most likely falsified.
The suspect was handed over to the personnel of Alpha team, who verified that t...

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Immigration personnel met their French side counterparts.

PHILIPSBURG/ MARIGOT:--- In the context of maintaining a good working relationship between the Dutch and French side immigration departments, a working visit was arranged on Friday, January 17th, 2020 with their counterparts on the French Side.

The visiting group from Dutch Sint Maarten consisted of personnel from the Immigration and Border control and KMar.

The immigration personnel visited different departments on the French side, under the guidance of the colleagues of the French Side Immigration (SPAF). During the tour, the group from the Dut...

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MP Duncan Requests Information on Government’s Plans for Developing Local MSMEs.

PHILIPSBURG:---  Member of Parliament Solange Ludmila Duncan recently submitted a number of questions to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT), respectively, regarding their ministries’ plans for the development of locally-owned micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

With significant growth in small businesses and entrepreneurship on St. Maarten over the last 2 years, the MP is curious to know Government’s plan to stimulate local industries. She also looks forward...

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St. Maarten Lions Club introduces “Teach Me To Fish” project.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The St. Maarten Lions Club introduced the “Teach Me To Fish” Project over the weekend. Through this initiative, the intention of the club is to give persons in our community the tools they need to eat healthy, budget and save. As a service club we believe that it’s just as important to help the less fortunate in our community by providing them with the tools and opportunities that can help them get out of poverty
The first installment of the Project was themed “Helping Our Community One Bag At A Time” and it was geared towards pr...

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