With several marine and dive tourism stakeholders in attendance, the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) and the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation held a consultation session at Carl’s Unique Inn in Cole Bay on Friday, April 1, 2022, to discuss...
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With most of the works already completed, the shipwreck salvaging activity is wrapping up as a major success of the Sint Maarten Trust Fund’s Emergency Debris Management Project (EDMP). By the end of the activity, exactly 139 damaged and/or...
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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 the daily management of the country’s...
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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 Recovery and Resiliency Trust Fund, which is...
More infoThe 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 the marine sector and surrounding environment by dozens of...
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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...
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The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has launched a tender for the salvaging, decommissioning and disposing of around 80 shipwrecks in the Simpson Bay Lagoon and Mullet Pond. In addition, the NRPB is procuring services to supervise the...
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A delegation from Sint Maarten consisting of representatives of the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) and the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) recently attended the annual International...
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PHILIPSBURG – The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) as a follow-up to the procurement of Alternative Daily Cover (ADC) materials and equipment for the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment & Infrastructure (VROMI)...
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PHILIPSBURG – For the improvement of the Landfill management and fire suppression, the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has procured specialized equipment for the application of alternative daily cover (ADC) at the Landfill. The...
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PHILIPSBURG – The Steering Committee of the Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund decided upon important actions last week to speed up the post-Irma recovery process. Gathered in Philipsburg, the Steering Committee...
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PHILIPSBURG – On Friday, December 21, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin signed the grant agreement with the World Bank for the Emergency Debris Management Project. This agreement provides US$ 25 million in funding to suppress the fires on...
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