St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
“Recognize seasonal workers in the law” St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – The National Alliance’s initiative law to curb abuse with short term labor contracts is “a very positive move,” labor and management consultant Clarence Richardson
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
THE HAGUE – St. Maarten, Curacao and Aruba stand ready to help the Dutch government in carrying out the responsibilities the latter has towards Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The request for aid came from Senator Frank van Kappen on day one of th
We’re confident that most people living in the Netherlands do not belong in the category of seasoned poker players. They’re more like reckless gamblers who don’t give a rat’s behind about the outcome of their bets. Point in case: a survey
The British philosopher Derek Parfit recently published On what matters – 1,400 pages of highly interesting philosophy. We guess that a lot of this stuff is food for philosophers and not for the average newspaper reader. Parfit, 68, circulated his
The debate is up and running, but the opinions we have read so far coming from union leaders seem to be rather conflict-oriented. From the United Federation of the Windward Islands, Willy Haize’s Ufa, nothing else was to be expected of course. H
An Open Letter to the President of Parliament Dear Drs. Arrindell, St. Maarten Pride Foundation and Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) welcome the news that the Ruins of the Mullet Bay Resort will finally be demolished after hav
If nothing else, day one of the inter-parliamentary consultation of the Kingdom, has revealed that St. Maarten is not only finding ways to stand on its own two feet, but that it is also willing to lend a hand to Saba to St. Eustatius. Of course that
Dear Editor, The Corporate Governance Council has been in the news lately concerning the appointment of the former Director of Tourism, Ms. Regina Labega, to the post of President of the Princess Juliana International Airport. The advice given by
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
GREAT BAY/THE NETHERLANDS – St. Maarten based author and President of the Beyond Writing Foundation Loekie Morales met Neil Diamond in Rotterdam after a “phenomenal concert” at Ahoy. It was a huge moment for Morales because Diamond is one of he
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
St. Maarten - NAGICO Insurances held its annual Agents’ Awards Dinner and Dance on Saturday last at the Westin Dawn Beach Resort and Spa. The event was attended by NAGICO’s agents, brokers, key managers and officers from across the Caribbean in
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
St. Maarten – Loekie Morales from the Department of Interior and Kingdom Relations (BAK) that falls under the Ministry of General Affairs, is currently in the Netherlands visiting the Cabinet of Minister Plenipotentiary of St. Maarten regarding
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
St. Maarten - Businessman Bobby V. will finally have his day in court this afternoon to answer to charges of sexual assault on a 16-year-old niece of his in March of last year during the Heineken Regatta. The 66-year-old defendant spent ten days in p
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
St. Maarten – Deputy Prime Minister Theodore Heyliger and Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto have opened talks with Curacao’s Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte on the split up of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten and St. Maarten’s desire to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
St. Maarten – President of Parliament drs Gracita Arrindell described the first day of parliamentary deliberations in The Hague as very positive and constructive. “The first meetings went very well. We approved the agenda as was discussed pri
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on June 15, 2011
St. Maarten – Motorists are reminded that Waterfront Road in Cole Bay will be closed to all traffic as of Wednesday 9:00 a.m. The closure is between the intersections of Welfare Roads towards the intersection of Waterfront Road in the vicinity of
