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Published: 06 April 2021 PHILIPSBURG (DCOMM):--- On Thursday, April 1st, and Saturday, April 3rd, several students from the American University of the Caribbean (AUC) volunteered their time and energy to provide information to the public about the COVID-19 vaccine and assist with the registration process. On Thursday, the COVID-19 vaccination information and registration stands were located at Premiere Supermarket across from Colosseum Crossfit in Cay Hill, Greens Market in Cole Bay, and Carrefour Bush road. On Saturday there were two stands at Sunny Foods and again at Carrefour ...

  PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten and the Netherlands are seeking to come to an initial agreement by Monday, February 15, on the United Nations Office of Project Services’ (UNOPS’) proposal to build a new prison to replace the outdated Pointe Blanche prison. This is what Justice Minister Anna Richardson said in response to written questions posed by The Daily Herald about the plans to build the new prison.   UNOPS submitted a proposal on November 23, 2020, and it was shared with the Dutch government, which has allocated some 30 million euros for the project via the yet-to-be-realised Caribbea...

2020 ends on a positive note for Pointe Blanche prisoners Close 2020 ends on a positive note for Pointe Blanche prisoners Page Image Page Content On Wednesday December 30th, 2020 the Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, handed over three brand new computers to the staff and management of the Pointe Blanche prison. The computers were received from SBIR (Stichting Beheer ICT Rechtshandhaving) who responded to the Minister’s call for the need for computers to support the rehabilitation program for prisoners and thus generously donated computers towards this end. With these new ...