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 patient isolation...
More infoHome repairs continue, enters into accelerated pace
Now firmly in its third phase, the Private Home Repair Program of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund is steadily moving along with repairs to homes damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017. It is anticipated that when the program wraps up in mid-2021, repairs...
More infoPJIAE awards supervising engineering contract; moving ahead with terminal reconstruction
Princess Juliana International Airport has announced that the contract management and technical supervision services for PJIAE’s Airport Terminal Reconstruction Project has been awarded to Royal Haskoning DHV, parent company of Netherlands...
More infoIncreased efficiency with post-disaster social assistance aim of Integrated Social Registry System
The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), through the assistance of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund, has started the process of designing and developing an Integrated Social Registry System (ISRS). Once completed, this...
More infoSmall businesses receive financial assistance through the Enterprise Support Project
Entrepreneurs Lesley and Shirly Bruce of Kenny’s Car Rental & Management N.V. and Stephane Habichdobinger of Procontech are all smiles as the first small business owners to receive direct financial assistance of the Enterprise Support...
More infoTAXI DRIVERS ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR FINANCING THROUGH TRUST FUND’S ENTERPRISE SUPPORT PROJECT
On Wednesday, September 16 approximately thirty taxi drivers attended a virtual information session on financing options available for small enterprises. The session was organized by the National Recovery Program Bureau’s (NRPB) Enterprise...
More infoPriority shelter enhancements on target for late August 2020
Upgrades to designated facilities on St Maarten that are also used as hurricane shelters are fully underway as part of the Emergency Recovery Project 1 of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. Four facilities that are used as official shelters...
More infoSint Maarten Trust Fund Launches Enterprise Support Project
The US$35 million Enterprise Support Project was officially launched today. The project is funded by the Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction, and Resilience Trust Fund, financed by the Government of the Netherlands, managed by the World Bank...
More infoAirport Terminal Mold Remediation and Decontamination works about to start
Simpson Bay, St. Maarten (July 6, 2020) – Mold Remediation and Surface Decontamination works at the Terminal of the Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) will be executed during the months of August through December 2020. The works are...
More infoSint Maarten Trust Fund Steering Committee Approves US$3.6 million for Rapid COVID-19 Response
Following a request from the Government of Sint Maarten and a rapid technical review by the World Bank, the Netherlands-financed Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund has immediately approved US$3.6 million to respond to...
More infoBulldozer delivered to VROMI Ministry will improve landfill management
The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) is the proud owner of a bulldozer, purchased through the Sint Maarten Trust Fund. The bulldozer is deemed vital in the continued improvement of the...
More infoNRPB joins EPIC and Nature Foundation clean-up of Mullet Pond
The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) proudly joined other volunteers in participating in a clean-up of Mullet Pond which was hosted by EPIC and the Nature Foundation on Sunday December 15th, 2019. Mullet Pond is one of five remaining ponds...
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