PHILIPSBURG – The National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) was strengthened with the addition of local professional Rueben J. Thompson who joined the team on Tuesday, July 2. Rueben successfully passed the interview process and was hired by...
More infovisit of Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Regional Vice-President of Latin America and the Caribbean
The NRPB was honored to co-host the visit of Axel van Trotsenburg, World Bank Regional Vice-President of Latin America and the Caribbean. In just a short 24 hours the VP visited: – the Airport; – the Income Support program at NIPA...
More infoSt Maarten Delegation led by Prime Minister Romeo Marlin returns from successful meeting in Washington DC
PHILIPSBURG – The Sint Maarten delegation returned over the weekend after what was deemed a successful meeting of the Steering Committee of the Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund. The meetings which concluded on...
More infoNRPB responsible for the implementation of Trust Fund Projects
PHILIPSBURG – Since March 2019 the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has moved into its own office space located in the former Labor Affairs building at Walter J. Nisbeth Road #57. The NRPB carries the day-to-day responsibility for...
More infoNRPB responsible for the implementation of Trust Fund Projects
Since March 2019 the National Recovery Program Bureau (NRPB) has moved into its own office space located in the former Labor Affairs building at #57 Walter J.A. Nisbeth Road, Philipsburg. The NRPB carries the day-to-day responsibility for the...
More infoCouncil of Ministers appoints Claret Connor as Director of National Recovery Program Bureau
PHILIPSBURG – On Wednesday, January 9th, during the Council of Ministers Press Briefing, Prime Minister Leona Romeo Marlin confirmed the appointment by the Council of Ministers of Claret Connor as Director of the National Recovery Program Bureau...
More infoPrime Minister Romeo-Marlin signs four hundred thousand dollars from Trust Fund for Police station repairs
PHILIPSBURG – On Tuesday January 8th, in the presence of Minister of Justice Cornelius de Weever, Chief of Police Carl John and main contractor Luca Benmoha of Aluminum Systems BV’s, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin signed the contract for the...
More infoWorld Bank Vice President Reaffirms Commitment to Strengthening Resilience in Sint Maarten and the Caribbean
PHILIPSBURG, October 25, 2018 — World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean Jorge Familiar concluded a three-day visit to Sint Maarten today where he addressed the Caribbean Oversees Countries and Territories Resilience Summit...
More infoSint Maarten joins Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility
PHILIPSBURG – On Monday September 3rd, Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings announced that Sint Maarten joins the Caribbean Catastrophic Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF). As of September 1st, the...
More infoParliament unanimously supports National Recovery & Resilience Plan
PHILIPSBURG – On Monday, August 27th the Parliament of Sint Maarten approved the National Recovery & Resiliency Plan (NRRP) as well as the Temporary Ordinance on the National Recovery Program Bureau. “I am very pleased that these...
More infoAdditional US$47.5 Million Financing to Strengthen Sint Maarten’s Human Capital Post-Hurricane
PHILIPSBURG, August 23, 2018 – Two new projects for a total of US$ 47.5 million in grants from the Sint Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund financed by the Government of the Netherlands have been launched. The first project...
More infoWorld Bank Mission to Sint Maarten – Technical Support & Supervision Mission
PHILIPSBURG – On Tuesday July 24, 2018, the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, the Honorable Leona Romeo- Marlin received a delegation from the World Bank Group headed by Mr. Edouard Erefio Blanchet, Disaster Risk Management Specialist. The...
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