National Alliance Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says two people recently supplied further evidence why there should be more impetus behind passing legislation that will end the abuse of the short term labor contract. Those two people have be
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St. Maarten - Registration is open and ready to go for the 6th annual Rock the House show which is scheduled for Saturday August 6, 2011 at the LB Scot Sports Auditorium. The show gives audiences a chance to pick the winner of each category. This ye
Dear Editor, I’ve been following the GEBE saga reported in the papers rather closely of late. The recent motion that the National Alliance brought forward to reduce the GEBE fuel clause by 50 percent for the next six months was a good start. The
For some politicians the thought that there ought to be a debate about legalizing abortion alone is already too much, while answering the simple question are you pro life or pro choice seems to be causing major headaches. The question is of course
In these times of economic hardship every dollar spent on bad products hurts more than ever before. We started thinking about this when we glanced over a cash receipt from a local supermarket. It contains all kind of information we usually do not ten
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Court cites lack of urgency as reason for its decision St. Maarten – The Administrative court dismissed a demand by former Finance Commissioner Xavier Blackman to order the government to take a decision about his right to benefits based on the P
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Penalties up to twelve years in draft penal code St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – The Parliament of St. Maarten is divided about the legalization of abortion, this newspaper learned from a round of phone calls that reached ten of the fifteen pa
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St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams has sent a letter withdrawing Michel Soon’s nomination to the board of the Committee on Financial Supervision (Cft) and proposing Richard Gibson Sr. instead. The government’s intention to do th
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GREAT BAY – JCI St. Maarten, a member of the Junior Chamber International, will be having a brief presentation and social at the Philipsburg Jubilee Library on July 9 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The aim of the event is to provide information on the
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St. Maarten - The Mental Health Foundation will be moving to its new location at 1 Leopard Road Cay Hill this month. The Foundation is presently located at the intersection of 107a Oven drive L.B. Scott Road in Cul de Sac. The foundation says the
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“The abuse continues” St. Maarten – National Alliance Member of Parliament George Pantophlet says that the abuse of the short term labor contract continues. He was approached by two people who informed him that they were told one day before
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St. Maarten – Friendly Island Properties Ltd. (FIP) achieved an important victory against the Tenant’s Association of Pelican Resort Club (TAPRC) and the Special Foundation to Safeguard Interest of Pelican Resort Club (SBBPRC) in a verdict hand
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St. Maarten – Collective Preventive Services (CPS), an executing agency of the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor, will be carrying out a random telephone survey with respect to its Health Observance Calendar. The Health Obs
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October completion date no longer feasible St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, who is responsible for Facilities Management, has said it is unfeasible to believe that the new Government Administration Building will be completed b
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St. Maarten – Teachers at all but the St. Maarten Academy, which falls under the Foundation for Academic and Vocational Education (Fave), have received the full 5.3 percent Cost of Living Adjustment on their June 2011 Vacation Allowance payment and
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St. Maarten – The new Managing Director of the Princess Juliana Airport Regina Labega is one of several people that Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams congratulated at Wednesday’s Council of Minister’s press briefing. Labega began working at
