Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
If people were stunned by the double murder that occurred on Thursday, they were stunned when another murder followed within twenty-four hours. But how surprising is it, really? We know from the days we spend in the courthouse every Wednesday that t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
AMSTERDAM - Dutch police will introduce a new protocol on September 1 for catching criminals red-handed. As soon as a robbery is reported, police will issue a ‘state of police alert’ SPA, and all available units will hasten to various strategic p
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
St. Maarten – Sir Leo Alexander, author of Putas of the Caribbean spent most of his adult life in the Caribbean after leaving his native South Africa behind. The majority of those years were spent on the island of Curacao. His book is a true accoun
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
LIMA - It is highly unlikely that Dutch murder suspect Joran van der Sloot will be released from prison before he stands trial, Peruvian legal expert Mario Amoretti says. Van der Sloot is suspected of the murder of Stephany Flores, a 21-year-old stu
A court in Zutphen has come to a remarkable decision: the Suzuki that was used during the failed attempt on Queen Beatrix during the Queen’s birthday celebration in Apeldoorn in 2009 has to be destroyed. The black car is currently stored in a crate
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
THE HAGUE - Queen Beatrix has been operated on for cataracts in her right eye, the Government Information Service stated in a press release. The Queen was treated on Thursday as an outpatient and was able to leave the hospital after the operation.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
Victim was on probation for a 2010-conviction Tenth murder of the year St. Maarten – Within twenty-four hours of the double murder on A.T. Illidge Road on Thursday morning another murder occurred. Around six o’clock yesterday morning police fou
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
St. Maarten - Yesterday Minister Franklin Meyers (Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication) signed the management contract between St. Maarten and the Nature Foundation for the management of the Man of War Shoal Marine Park. The boun
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
“The blame lies with whatever the victims are involved in”St. Maarten - Three murders in two days have caused residents to think about the downside of this recent spate of crimes. It has gripped the Friendly Island and, ironic as it may seem, the
It’s been a long struggle, but now it is finally a fact. Minister Franklin Meyers signed the management contract for the Man of War Shoal Marine Park with the Nature Foundation. It is a landmark event on the road to environmental protection in St
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2011
St. Maarten – Valentine’s seemed to have come early in 2009 for local environmental organizations. On Friday February 13, Le Grand Marché and Prime Distributors presented their eco-friendly shopping bags. The companies said that they had produce
