GREAT BAY--The Association for Consumer Protection St. Maarten (ACP-SXM) has submitted a formal request for public information to the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication, Grisha Heyliger-Marten, and the Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure, Patrice Gumbs, seeking disclosure of documents related to fuel supply and water production contracts involving NV GEBE, SOL Antilles N.V., and Seven Seas Waters (St. Maarten) N.V.

GREAT BAY/MARIGOT--St. Maarten & Saint Martin has been highlighted as the fastest-rising destination in the Caribbean for couples vacations, with the island’s unique two-country character, strong airlift, culinary appeal, wellness offerings and variety of romantic experiences helping to position it at the front of one of the region’s most important travel trends.

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), with the support of the Tijdelijke Werk Organisatie (TWO), has completed an important phase in its collaboration with the Nationaal Instituut voor Budgetvoorlichting (Nibud), as part of the ongoing study into the cost of living on St. Maarten.

GREAT BAY--The Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) had eight (8) BAVPOL officers sworn in today by the Minister of Justice, the great majority being from the inspection department, strengthening the ministry’s capacity to enforce and hand out fines.

GREAT BAY--Member of Parliament Darryl York has called on Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs to provide Parliament and the public with clearer timelines, concrete deliverables and a detailed breakdown of government’s housing plans.

GREAT BAY--The St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation currently has approximately 4,000 housing requests on record, Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure Patrice Gumbs told Parliament during the continuation of a meeting on the current state of national housing in St. Maarten.