The idea to shift Carnival to the month of June in order to create more activities in the slower summer months sounds like an interesting plan and could present some interesting opportunities. One core issue that immediately springs to mind is the l
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – President of Parliament drs. Gracita Arrindell met with the Executive Director of the Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation (TLH-SXMF) Arthur Lugisse on Wednesday to discuss the opportunities that exist with respect to the City of Tall
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – The Central Committee of Parliament will be meeting with the Minister of Justice Roland Duncan on August 12 with respect to justice matters. The meeting is scheduled to take place in the General Assembly Chamber in the House of Parlia
We understand that judges and prosecutors have to keep a cool head when they do their work, but yesterday temperatures at the courthouse reached arctic levels due to the relentless humming of the air conditioning system. To battle the health-threaten
The riots in the United Kingdom have once more drawn attention to the role of social media like Twitter, Facebook and Blackberry Messenger. Politicians were quick to suggest that these services have to be shut down until things quiet down on good old
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten - The Court in First Instance sentenced 23-yar-old Kerry Julian Wilson to 5 years imprisonment yesterday for two armed robberies. Wilson robbed a man of his gold chain on April 11, and on May 7 he stole a backpack containing $500 from ano
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
Detectives failed to report results Oslo-confrontation St. Maarten – Judge mr. M. Keppels declared the prosecution inadmissible in the case against Hector Bienvenido C., 22, and Gleivon Daniel C., 21. The defendants, who are not related, were ac
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
SCDF, Regatta get subsidy increase for 2012 St. Maarten – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunication Franklin Meyers has announced that government is considering shifting Carnival from late April/early May to som
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
No decisions on currency and breakup before Plan of Approach St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams has verbally agreed with the President of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten Emsley Tromp that he will send a new letter on
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – The Imbali Center for Creative Movement was still able to host its dance work shop with Malathi Iyengar, despite the robbery at the John Larmonie Center at the weekend. Work has also already begun on a fundraiser that will generate
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – Nine trainers have completed the first in a five-week Test Construction Course administered by assessment institute Cito. The body is responsible for the final exams of Dutch primary schools and the central exams in the PSVE, HAVO a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance spent ample time on the case of Jimey Everton B, yesterday morning, but after everything is said and done, the 19-year-old will most likely hear next week from Judge Mr. M. Keppels that he is acquitted of a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – Cuban Maikel Duarte-Torres is safely back in Tampa, Florida, and he is not likely to return to St. Maarten anytime soon. Yesterday the Court in First Instance sentenced him to 2 years imprisonment for his role in a human smuggling rin
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St. Maarten/ST. JOHNS - LIAT will re-introduce a fuel surcharge on tickets as of August 15, 2011. The airline’s Corporate Communications Manager Desmond Brown announced the measure on Wednesday. “Over the past several months jet fuel prices hav
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 11, 2011
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Louis Saint Marc to 20 weeks imprisonment Wednesday for committing perjury during a witness hearing on June 9. Fourteen weeks of the sentence are suspended. In April Saint Marc was sentenced to 4
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St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Governor drs. Eugene Holiday met recently to discuss the implementation of a covenant regarding the procedures on the issuance of Dutch passports. The covenant is necessary because both the C
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“Chino, come here” St. Maarten – Two youngsters who undertook a failed robbery attempt on the owners of the Daily Supermarket in Simpson Bay on April 19, were sentenced to 22 months imprisonment in the Court in First Instance yesterday. The
