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SINT MAARTEN

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

Ministry of Housing and Spatial Planning, Dutch but in the 1970’s education in the English CONTACTS
Environment and Infrastructure language became possible with the emergence Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten
Government Administration Building of two school boards. Today, education is Walter Nisbeth Road 25,
Clem Labega Square, available where the language of instruction is Pondfill Philipsburg
Philipsburg, St. Maarten either Dutch or English. Sint Maarten, N.A.
Tel: (721) 543-1152 Tel: (599) 542-3520
INFRASTRUCTURE
Ministry of Justice TRANSPORTATION Fax: (599) 542-4307
Government Administration Building Sea Ports: There is one major port: The A.C. Sint Maarten Chamber of Commerce &
Clem Labega Square, Wathey Pier located at Pointe Blanche. There is Industry
Philipsburg, St. Maarten also the Little Pier in the middle of Philipsburg, C. A. Cannegieter Street #11,
Tel :(721) 542-0065 De Ruyterplein, used primarily by the tenders Philipsburg, Sint Maarten.
attached to arriving passenger cruise lines. A.C. Tel: (599) 542-3590
Ministry of Public Health, Social Wathey currently receives more than 90 percent
Development and Labour of all ocean traffic to the island, and caters to Fax: (599) 542-3512
E-mail: info@sintmaartenchamber.org
Government Administration Building cruise tourism as well as the freight industry.
Clem Labega Square, Sint Maarten Department of Economic
Philipsburg, St. Maarten AIR Policy and Research
Tel: (721) 542-5579 Airports: The Princess Juliana International Vineyard Building,
Airport is located at Simpson Bay. It offers W.G. Buncamper Rd. #33,
Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, 7,000 feet of modern jetport with complete air
Traffic and Telecommunications service facilities. It is one of the busiest airports Phillipsburg, Sint Maarten
Tel: (599) 542-2337
Government Administration Building in the Caribbean. Phase two of an ongoing Fax: (599) 543-7822
Clem Labega Square, expansion is underway.
Philipsburg, St. Maarten IN THE U.S.
Tel: (721) 549-0220 TELECOMMUNICATION Royal Netherlands Embassy
Until recently, telecommunications throughout 4200 Linnean Avenue, N.W.,
EDUCATION the Netherlands Antilles was government owned;
The educational system of the Netherlands with United Telecommunication Services (UTS) Washington, D.C. 20008
Antilles is a diversified system. in Curaçao, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten Tel: (202) 244-5300
Fax: (202) 362-3430
The school system on St. Maarten has for decades Telephone Company N.V. (TELEM) in Sint Email: webmaster@netherlandsembassy.org
been patterned after the education system in the Maarten, and Telefonia Bonairiano (TELBO) in
Netherlands. Education was primarily offered in Bonaire as the incumbent Telco.

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