President of WITU Stuart Johnson.

PHILIPSBURG--Government-subsidised school boards sat in an urgent virtual meeting with President of Windward Islands Teachers Union (WITU) Stuart Johnson Tuesday afternoon to discuss the payment of vacation allowance.

VROMI Minister Egbert Doran.

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Planning, and Infrastructure VROMI Egbert Doran does not share the position of the Ombudsman that the Solid Waste Collection 2021-2026 tendering and awarding process was neither fair nor transparent. According to Doran, “the report of the Ombudsman was incomplete in details and therefore affecting the conclusions and outcome.”

PHILIPSBURG—Police fired multiple shots during the pursuit of a suspect's car on Tuesday morning. The driver, the only occupant, was hit by one or both bullets that went through the rear window.

  How serious the man's injuries are is not known.

Ministers Rocco Tjon of Aruba (right) and Otmar Ottley of St. Maarten met in Aruba last week to discuss mental healthcare and addiction. (Aruba government photo)

ORANJESTAD--Aruba Minister of Justice and Social Affairs Rocco Tjon recently met with his St. Maarten colleague, Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Otmar Ottley to discuss mental health and addiction issues.

Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel

PHILIPSBURG--Ombudsman Gwendolien Mossel recently concluded an investigation into the tendering and awarding process for solid waste collection 2021-2026.