From top left: Port Director Albéric Ellis, Port Supervisory Board Member Daniel Arnel, Collectivité President Louis Mussington, Major Risk Management Head Mélodie Illidge-Jenkins, and Chargé de Mission for regional and international relations Michel Zapata. (Robert Luckock photo)

MARIGOT--The Collectivité, in collaboration with the Port Authority, convened a press conference Wednesday morning to inform all boat owners that an official and coordinated protocol has been established to organise management of both recreational and commercial vessels during hurricane season.

Inaugural landing

KRALENDIJK--Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) is facing some scrutiny after it was revealed that the organisation made financial promises to airlines to attract new routes to the island – without first having secured funding to back those deals.

The finance building of the public entity St. Eustatius.

ST. EUSTATIUS--The St. Eustatius government has reached a major milestone in its financial management. For the first time since becoming a special municipality of the Netherlands in 2010, the island has received an approved audit opinion on its annual financial statements.

The deadline for retrieval is Thursday, July 31.

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Police Force KPSM is urging owners of impounded scooters and motorcycles to retrieve their vehicles before the end of the month.

Some 99 students at the National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) officially graduated last Friday’s ceremony at Belair Community Center.

CAY HILL--The National Institute for Professional Advancement (NIPA) celebrated its annual graduation ceremony last Friday, which featured 99 out of the 122 students who received their diplomas and certificates this year across a range of technical and vocational programmes.