Main stories and news from P'burg, the Harbor, Point Point Blanche and Around the Pond.
Second tender jetty planned for downtown - 22nd May 2008
Boosting regional port security high priority for Shipping Assn - 20th May 2008
New pier on track, rocks brought in from St. Kitts - 21st April 2008
Harbour board holds introductory meeting - 12th February 2008
Rafter wetting for new govt building postponed - 25th January 2008
Work resumes today on Festival Village - 25th January 2008
First pile driven for new mega cruise ship pier - 28th December 2007
Back Street fails inspection, will remain closed for works - 15th December 2007
Town full of Christmas cheer on arrival Santa - 15th December 2007
Breakwater bridge reopened, water channel being widened - 8th December 2007
Materials, equipment for new pier arrive on Dec 1 - 24th November 2007
Royal Caribbean contributes US $10M for new Genesis pier - 14th October 2007
St. Maarten, Carnival sign US $34.5M loan agreement - 23rd Aug 2007
Works starts on lower Back Street Monday - 27th July 2007
Drag racing strip for Pond Island - 25th July 2007
Guavaberry Emporium not up for demolition - 20th July 2007
Courthouse loop closed to traffic as of today - 16th July 2007
Salt Walk project set for this year - 13th July 2007
Harbor group to have one board - 11th July 2007
Bridge contract still in negotiations - 4th July 2007
Today Editorial - Full Steam Ahead - 27th June 2007
Letter - Oosterwijk - Reservations about port expansion - 27th June 2007
IC approves new pier - 27th June 2007
Island Council approve harbour expansion work - 27th June 2007
Parking problems - 14th June 2007
Windward Roads wins Breakwater project- 31st May 2007
Fireworks welcome Herodote to port - 21st May 2007
Carnival season officially open - 23rd April 2007
The art of compromise - 19th April 2007
Timeshare group commends govt beautification projects - 19th April 2007
First section of Back Street reopened with band music - 18th April 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - EDC - Land, Sand and Secret Ballots - 15th April 2007
Festival Village opens a week early - 10th April 2007
Carnival village photo - 7th April 2007
Theo - There is a plan for pond island - 7th April 2007
Carnival village photo - 4th April 2007
Ace donates paint to carnival village - 4th April 2007
TelEm pays for US $1.2M Festival Center stage - 4th April 2007
Large cargo ship offers faster delivery from north Europe - 2nd April 2007
Crematorium now open in Sucker Garden - 31st March 2007
Court continues crusade for a clean St. Maarten - 30th march 2007
St. Maarten receives award for efficient port services - 27th March 2007
Round Windows - 21st March 2007
Arrindell insists: Back Street Project should be brought to Island Council - 20 March 2007
Sidewalks on Back Street, completion date April 17 - 14th March 2007
Carnival village will be operational, not optimal - 2nd March 2007
Festival Village project shifts into high gear - 2nd March 2007
Construction to start on second half of Soualiga - 2nd March 2007roundabout
Roundabout progressing - 23rd February 2007
Carnival Village proceeding - 23rd February 2007
Pondfill roundabout proceeding - 22nd February 2007
Today Editorial - Woodman, spare that building - 21st February 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - See the trees? Now there are nun. - 19th February 2007
New law regulates maritime management for Antilles - 15th February 2007
Back Street works hit water table - 12 February 2007
Ocean View image - 9th February 2007
Development Ocean View - 9th February 2007
Bridge bids opened - 8th February 2007
3 bids for bridge project - 8th February 2007
Exco approves extra Admin building funds - 6th February 2007
Letter - Gracita - We're still waiting Mickey - 5th February 2007
GB breakwater bridge tenders extended - 1st February 2007
Gracita to Moiky - See you in court - 30th January 2007
Letter - Moiky - 5 days are up - Wassup - 29th January 2007
Laveist - No hidden agenda with new govt building - 26th January 2007
Letter - P'burg merchants should watch out - 29th January 2007
Extraordinary meeting of Island Council summoned - 27th January 2007
Laveist - No hidden agenda with new govt building - 26th January 2007
Tentative schedule for Carnival 2007 released - 26th January 2007
Gracita riled over Back Street project - 25th January 2007
Theo: Back Street project approved in 2007 budget - 24th January 2007
Back street project halted by groundwater - 23rd January 2007
Back Street project illegal, halt works, urges Gracita - 23rd January 2007
Study for Fresh Pond-Great Bay floodgates underway- 20th January 2007
ROB - Village going up quickly - 19th January 2007
Road works bad for business - 19th January 2007
ROB Improvements in Pburg ready by carnival - 18th January 2007
Carnival village taking shape - 18th January 2007
Carnival Village photo - 18th January 2007
Carnival booth fee raised - 18th January 2007
Market buildings by R Marlin construction - 12th January 2007
1.4 million cruise passengers in 2006 - 12th January 2007
2 bids for breakwater bridge - 11th January 2007
Pburg improvements - 9th January 2007
ROB asks motorists to bear with them during Pburg improvements - 6th January 2007
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2006 & 2005
ROB - Upgrades to Pburg - 30th December 2006
Contracts for upgrades to Pburg in January - 30th December 2006
Harbor crane broken - 22nd November 2006
Tender opened for new bridge by Great Bay Hotel - 16th November 2006
New Carnival Village impression - 2nd November 2006
One way traffic on Cannegieter and E.C. Richardson Streets - 24th October 2006
Philipsburg upgrade plans revealed - 19th October 2006
Boat sinks causing oil spill in Great Bay - 14th October 2006
Workshop for harbor security officers - 10th October 2006
Govt faces penalty if land is not provided by Sept 30 - 1st October 2006
SMPA embarks on $100M cruise and cargo expansion - 25th August 2006
Bids for re-accommodation new government building in - 18th August 2006
Harbor money protocol signed - 8th July 2006
Protocol signed for spending harbor millions - 8th July 2006
Pier project progressing - 6th July 2006
New Jetty to come online soon - 6th July 2006
Port facilities ours again - 28th June 2006
USONA signs 2 million Nafs for bridge project - 28th June 2006
Breakwater bridge channel to be widened - 28th June 2006
New moorings being installed for mega-ships - 23rd June 2006
Contractors catching up at new Govt Building - 26th May 2006
ING approval pending for Harbor shares buyback - 13th April 2006
Dock Maarten to cater to Ultra Yachts - 11th April 2006
Funding allotted for new breakwater bridge - 31st March 2006
Le Petit Château was not insured - 30th March 2006
Le Petit Château goes up in flames - 29th March 2006
Carnival Village to be upgraded, expanded ~ Heyliger - 15th March 2006
Harbour delegation to attend Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention in Miami - 10th March 2006
Bobbys Boatyard and Marina - 4th March 2006
Barge carrying sand sinking in Great Bay - 20th February 2006
Front Street Phase 2 on schedule - 10th February 2006
Leonard cautions about parking in Philipsburg - 9th February 2006
Sucker Garden roundabout ready in April - 3rd February 2006
1.4M Nafs for new GEBE parking lot - 2nd February 2006
WIB grants buyback loan - 1st February 2006
New ring road for salt pond - 25th January 2006
SXM Pride cautions againt filling in more of Salt Pond - 24th January 2006
Today - New car park in Pburg - 23rd January 2006
SMPA still seeking loan for Buy Back - 6th January 2006
Heyliger - Front Street Merchants not unhappy - 6th January 2006
Merchants satisfied with beautification - 6th January 2006
New Govt building faces 2 month delay - 5th January 2006
Charles facilitates smooth transition at SMPA - 5th January 2006
Extension sought for Harbor Buy Back date - 5th January 2006
Non payment of harbor dividends questioned - 24th December 2005
Keith Franca appointed Managing Director of SMPA - 24th December 2005
Council wants more time to review Crematorium request - 20th December 2005 Construction on Front street to last most of the season - 12th December 2005 Sucker Garden Road new location for crematorium - 2nd December 2005 Sucker Garden upgrades delayed - 24th November 2005 Financing requested for new Fresh Pond bridge - 12th November 2005 Over the Bank to be upgraded next year - 11th November 2005 New tender terminal being constructed at Harbor - 1st Novermber 2005 SXM to buy back harbor shares - 31st October 2005 Govt to buy back harbor shares - 31st October 2005 Boardwalk 2nd phase almost complete - 22nd October 2005 Beautification project to end in March - 19th October 2005 Front Street beautification phase 2 starts in November - 19th October 2005 New parking lot in Philipsburg - 14th october 2005 Work on new Govt building postponed -7th October 2005 Piles for new Govt. building too short - 6th October 2005 Roy clarifies shack cleanup - 1st September 2005 Daily Herald Editorial - Backyard - 30th August 2005 Boardwalk phase II starts pouring concrete - 30th August 2005 Plan to tackle shacks on landfill being drafted - 29th August 2005 Daily Herald - Shacks by new government building - 29th August 2005 Daily Herald - Sucker garden images - 27th August 2005 Sucker garden upgrade photo - 26th August 2005 NAf 3.5 million facelift, roundabout for Buncamper, Sucker Garden Roads - 26th August 2005
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