St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
Court suspends detention slave-trade suspect St. Maarten – Border Bar-owner Ignacio Augustine P.’s fan club applauded a ruling by the Court in First Instance to suspend his detention yesterday afternoon, but public prosecutor mr. M.L.P. Ridder
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
“This is green washing.” Artist impressions and architectural drawings of the plans for the Plantation House and Boiling House that Rain Forest Adventures St. Maarten wants to build as an eco-park at the Emilio Wilson Estate. St.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
In spite of 70-month jail sentence for attempted manslaughter St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Angelo Gumbs to 70 months imprisonment for attempted manslaughter yesterday, but in a surprise move Judge Mr. M. Keppels ruled: �
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
Prime Minister and Labor Minister pressing for direct talks between parties Workers from Simpson Bay Resort and Marina and The Villas at Simpson Bay Resort and Marina, seen here with protest signs at the Government Administration Building, are
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – St. Maarten Cable TV customers who have CableNet will experience intermittent service interruptions today as technicians change existing equipment in order to improve the reliability and quality of service. The interruptions will cont
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – JetBlue Airways will offer $10 fares from San Juan to and from St. Maarten, St. Croix and St. Thomas today only to mark the launch of nonstop service to St. Thomas and St. Croix – the airline’s 69th and 70th destinations.. The far
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
Young people at last Saturday’s ‘Youth Sea Adventure Day’ get an explanation of 100 year old schooner Passaat’s helm during their tour of the vessel.St. Maarten – AquaMania and St. Maarten Sailing School took a group of young people on seve
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten - The Harbour Group of Companies and Telem Group of Companies have committed in principal to giving 100, 000 guilders each on an annual basis to fund the operation of the Corporate Governance Council. The amount is only half of the 400, 0
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – Public Prosecutor mr. D.M. Benammar demanded a 1-year suspended prison sentence and 200 hours of community service against two teenagers for raping a 15-year-old girl in Dutch Quarter on April 12. The boys, 16 and 17 years of age, bot
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor has told the Windward Islands Chamber of Labor Unions that the first meeting of the Tri-partite committee has tentatively set for December 21. The representatives of the private
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Cornelius de Weever, the ministry’s Secretary General drs Jorien Wuite, and all the ministry’s department heads held an extensive strategic planning meeting last Monday. The
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Hector Castro-Vilorio yesterday to 42 months imprisonment for a robbery at a home in Madame Estate on September 29. The defendant entered the home together with another man whom he refused to i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
Tourism directors from Anguilla, St. Barths, and St. Maarten during a power point display of air travel data at the Inter-Island meeting hosted by PJIA. L-R: Eustace Guishard, chairman, Anguilla Tourist Board; Stephanie Besserie, tourism represen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
St. Maarten – Contractors will give their views on draft changes to the provisions in the Book 7 of the Civil Code on the Sale of Property and Assets and to the National Ordinance Sale of Property and Acceptance/Contracting of Work during a meeting
Sure, we could come up with a reasonable explanation for the following court decision. But we think that most, if not all people except one would understand it. The case is this: the Court in First Instance sentenced Angelo Gumbs, a 21-year-old Mart
The city of Utrecht had a minor problem with supporters of the FC Twente soccer team last weekend. The home team got a firm beating and supporters engaged in riots outside the stadium. We’ll spare you the details – after all, one riot is very muc
Things promise to become interesting in the so-called Border Bar investigation. The first thing we’re looking at is obviously the unexpected release of brothel-owner Ignacio P. from pre-trial detention. Okay, his detention is suspended, but for his
Dear Editor, My daughter Laura never found the Dutch St. Nicolas celebration a racist event. After she talked to her friend Quincy Gario she is now convinced that this celebration is racist. I saw Quincy on T.V. when he protested against “Sinter
Dear Editor, Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity. Social equality is a social state of affairs in which all people within a specific society or
Dear Editor, My attention was only recently drawn to a half- page advertisement in the local news media to celebrate “International Civil Aviation Day” on December 7. As a publicist I am a keen advocate of the advertising media to communicate
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
More youth needed St. Maarten – Minister of Economic & Tourism Affairs, Telecommunications & Transport Franklin Meyers congratulated people working in civil aviation, its supporting sectors like the meteorological services and service providers
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 8, 2011
Chef Dino Jagtiani’s (left) Temptation Restaurant has won international acclaim.St. Maarten - Food and Wine Magazine has named Temptation Restaurant one of the “World's Best Casino Dining Spots.” Temptation Restaurant, located in the Atlantis
We are bold enough to repeat here the advice National Alliance Member of Parliament Hyacinth Richardson gave Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Cornelius de Weever in a recent parliamentary debate: Stop travelling all over the pl
