The wastewater treatment system at the Leonald Conner Primary School in Cay Bay has now fully resumed operations, thanks to repairs through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. Not many Sint
More infoGroundbreaking ceremony marks the start of the main works of the Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project
The main works of the Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project have now officially started, marked by an optimistic groundbreaking ceremony at the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) on Monday, October 18,
More infoLandfill management more efficient with series of heavy machinery deliveries to VROMI Ministry
Over the past 24 months, the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) has obtained several pieces of heavy equipment machinery, all of which helps to improve
More infoUS $45 million in additional financing allocated to ERP-1
World Bank Country Director for Caribbean Countries Lilia Burunciuc and NRPB Director Claret Connor on Tuesday afternoon signed a grant agreement allocating US $45 million in additional financing to the
More infoTraining sessions mark the end of LiDAR mapping activity
Personnel of several (semi-)governmental agencies participated in a LiDAR training program at the Government Administration Building from June 21-24, which marked the end of the LiDAR mapping activity under the
More infoShipwrecks and debris removed from Mullet Pond
A half-sunken houseboat, a capsized catamaran, and many other pieces of storm debris were recently removed from Mullet Pond under the Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP) of the Sint Maarten
More infoRepairs completed at Sr. Regina Primary School
With the necessary operational repairs now complete, the students at Sr. Regina Primary School will finish off the 2020/2021 school year in refurbished buildings that are safer, watertight, and more
More infoUS $1.7 million distributed to help restore local small business economy; businesses encouraged to apply
To date, US $1.7 million has been disbursed to enterprises within the St. Maarten small business community who have taken advantage of the combination grant/loan financial assistance offered through the
More infoCouncil of Ministers tour Trust Fund project sites
On Friday, April 16, the NRPB hosted the Council of Ministers on an excursion to visit several activity project sites being executed under the Dutch sponsored Sint Maarten Trust Fund. The trip, which touched on all seven projects currently being...
More infoSimpson Bay Lagoon Cleanup Project starts
The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) announces the launch of the Simpson Bay Lagoon Cleanup project the week of March 15, 2021. This project seeks to clear damage caused to
More infoSchool repairs set to kick off with first three schools; Sr. Regina, St. Joseph and Leonald Conner
Operational repairs to nineteen schools, prioritized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sport (MECYS) are set to begin under the School Repairs activity of the Sint Maarten Trust
More infoIsolation units now allow for safe transport of contaminated patients
The Ambulance Department’s ability to safely transport patients suspected of being contaminated by naturally occurring disease outbreaks, pandemics or industrial accidents has been strengthened with the addition of seven new
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