St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten – Workers of the former Pelican Resort said a prayer of thanks in front of the Government Administration Building and thanked their attorneys Maarten Le Poole and Wim van Sambeek on Tuesday afternoon because an agreement has been reac
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten - The St. Maarten United Ministerial Foundation made a solid presentation to the parliamentary committee for Tourism and Economic Affairs yesterday, but spokesman pastor Wycliff Smith did not stick solely to the issue of the “gay cruise
St. Maarten hangs on to the idea that its economy will grow by 1.3 percent this year, while a solid projection by the respected Central Bank does not get past 0.3 percent. That explains the hole in the budget. Yesterday the parliamentary committee f
Dear Editor, If your government does not wake up and protect timeshare owners from excessive maintenance fees and resorts closing the economy of this island will be destroyed. Timeshare people are leaving in huge numbers to places where they feel
Dear Editor, So Pelican got just what they wanted didn’t they; another set of tax breaks! That was what it was always about and they strong armed government until they got it. So what is stopping other companies from doing the exact same thing?
Tuesday’s tripartite agreement to allow employees of Simpson Bay Resort and Marina to return to work is cause for celebration and proves that the resolution to the matter truly lay in dialogue and not in the courts. In the end willingness for parti
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) has issued one final deadline for all calypsonians and road march singers who have registered for Carnival 2011 Monday, March 14th is the very last day to submit music sheets. Music
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten – The Central Committee of Parliament meets with Justice Minister Roland Duncan today concerning several justice matters including the recent spike in crime. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 9th at 2:30 p.m. in the General
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten - “The Board of Financial Supervision (Cft) has taken notice of expressions of Mr. Max Pandt made in the media. These expressions are of Mr. Pandt's own account and are no reflection of the opinions of the Board.” Those two lines are
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten – President of Parliament Drs. Gracita Arrindell, says she supports the drafting of legislation that would make human slavery and exploitation of persons an illegal act and punishable by law. She’s also outraged after she heard about
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten - The St. Maarten Academy will erect a ‘Wall of Achievement’ to motivate and inspire current students at the institution to strive for greatness and excellence. The project, funded by Nagico Insurances to the tune of US $1 500, was an
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten – The Simpson Bay Resort Management Company (SBRMC) has committed to reopening Simpson Bay Resort and Marina and The Villas at Simpson Bay Resort and Marina within 10 days and taking all 182 members of Wifol back to work. The management
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten - The Safe Haven Foundation received a donation of US $2,500.00 from the “Team Wave” Tuesday. The latter competed in the recent Heineken Regatta and used the opportunity to heighten the awareness for abused women. The handover of
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten – An early morning fire that kept going well into yesterday afternoon destroyed all vegetation on a hillside overlooking Pinel Island and Orient Bay. The fire started before seven o’clock, most likely on the garbage dump that is loc
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 9, 2011
St. Maarten - For the first time ever, St. Dominic High has participated in a Comenius project with Germany, Italy, and Sweden. All four countries worked on projects based on the theme “The way we were, the way we are”. Three out of the four meet
