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
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
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
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
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
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
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