MARIGOT--Following a management committee meeting for dengue and chikungunya on April 30, the Préfecture has announced, based on the advice of the experts, that St. Martin is no longer in a "generalised" epidemic phase, due to a significant drop in the number of suspected chikungunya cases during the past few weeks. It cautioned, however, that this does not mean the epidemic is over. In order to prevent...
MARIGOT--President Aline Hanson on Tuesday, during the 2013 income tax return press conference defended the Collectivité's performance on tax matters, stressing it is working on simplifying the tax system and insisted neither an ad hoc commission nor a Parliamentary mission is needed to use its tax jurisdiction for the general interest. Tax revenues are estimated in the region of 77-million euros...
~ Rafael Boasman surprise honouree ~ PHILIPSBURG--Labour Minister Cornelius de Weever put the spotlight on pioneers in the labour industry by honouring four persons who have contributed to the development of workers' rights in St. Maarten on Labour Day celebrated Thursday, May 1. Honoured were first Secretary-General of the Windward Islands Civil Servants Union (now Windward Islands Civil Servants...
PHILIPSBURG--Both the Junior and Grand Carnival Parades were held on Wednesday, April 30. This year, St. Maarten's 45th Carnival, was the first time that they were held on the same day. Troupes danced their way to the Festival Village. Adults started at St. John's while the children joined in at Celebration Palace. The same troupes paraded once more on May 1 for the Labour Day Parade. Survivors was...