St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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St. Maarten – The second plenary public session of parliament regarding the voting of Member of Parliament (MP) Jules James in a parliamentary session in November, 2011 that was scheduled for January 31 has been cancelled at the request of the Nati
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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Director of JIATF-South Rear-Admiral Charles Michel stands with Aruba’s Governor Fredis Refunjol, Curacao’s Governor Frits Goedgedrag, St. Maarten’s Governor Eugene Holiday after giving an explanation about to the governors’ facts about a con
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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St. Maarten – Justice Minister Roland Duncan will expect the country’s first Solicitor General Taco Stein to hit the ground running when he starts his new job here on April 1. The appointment is the result of negotiations during the constitutiona
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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“Citizens don’t do enough to protect their homes” St. Maarten – Citizens do not do enough to protect their homes against burglary and there is a market for stolen luxury goods among poor illegal immigrants. This explains why burglary has r
The number of people with big bellies is increasing. A survey by the Dutch national Institute for public health and environment RIVM shows that 60 percent of men and 44 percent of women between the ages of 30 and 70 are overweight. Fifteen years ago
Tonio is the title of a book written by the Dutch author A.F. Th. van der Heijden. The story is about his only son, whom he lost in a traffic accident. A Belgian judge sentenced a 30-year-old man to read the book as part of his sentence for irrespons
Are burqas a symbol of oppression? It’s possible. The Dutch government decided last week to impose a burqa-ban. Women are no longer allowed to wear it in public. That seems to be an infringement on freedom of religion, but there is of course ore t
Opinion - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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With all due respect to our court system please note that Rainbow Management will respond “in factual detail” to the recent charade and disrespectful behavior, by some Rainbow owners, in front of and in our court house and will further respond to
In a surprise move, the National Alliance withdrew its request for today’s second meeting of parliament about the voting-behavior of UP-MP Jules James on November 17. While the actual reasons for this move remain obscure, it’s hard to shake the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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A combination shot of the rashes on three year old Tamara Shalland’s body that were caused by the running sewage in her neighborhood.CAYHILL - A family in Cay Hill is asking the Ministry of Vromi to intervene and stop a neighbor from releasing unab
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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A screen shot of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Foundation’s website which was launched on Monday. St. Maarten – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Cornelius de Weever has called for labor inspectors and the community t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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St. Maarten - Three sessions of teaching on parliamentary procedures has now equipped drag racers with the tools to properly organize and execute formal meetings. So says the St. Maarten Drag Racing Association who recently concluded a parliamentary
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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St. Maarten – Police are investigating the daylight theft of a gold chain from an 83-year-old tourist – H.S. - who was getting into his rental car. The 18 carat gold chain is valued at approximately $1,000. S., who is staying at Royal Islander,
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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St. Maarten – The police are trying to find the unknown person(s) who threw a molotov cocktail into the back of a garbage truck owned by Meadowland N.V. at 2:00 a.m. on January 27. The vehicle was parked at the Star Mart gasoline station on Bush ro
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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Assessments also being issued GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten tax department and the tax receiver’s office are working together to update the available information on individuals and businesses as part the tax reform program being undertaken in 20
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 31, 2012
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St. Maarten - The Indian Merchant Association (IMA) of St. Maarten has opened the door for the country to establish technical and economic cooperation with the Republic of India. The announcement was made at Saturday’s Republic Day celebration host
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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St. Maarten – The second plenary public session of parliament about the UP-parliamentarian Jules James voting on November 17 of last year on motions that concerned himself is scheduled to begin tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock. The meeting take
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance will rule on the dispute between the Rainbow Beach Club and a group of 11 disgruntled owners at the Cupecoy-property this coming Friday. Judge mr. Diederik Thierry will issue the ruling in writing. Rainbow
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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Mavis-Brooks-Salmon at tenth Lionel Bernard Scott-lecture St. Maarten - Vice-President of the Advisory Council drs. Mavis Brooks-Salmon has suggested young people be taught more about local heroes and basic survival skills as a means to make them
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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World Wetlands Day 2012 St. Maarten - World Wetlands Day 2012 under the theme of Wetlands and Tourism was observed on Saturday with about twenty volunteers cleaning up Snoopy Island in the Simpson Bay lagoon. The cleanup event was organized by th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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St. Maarten - The Foundation Cooperating Funds opened its office in Philipsburg on Saturday as a way to ensure that the organization can function better. The office will be open Wednesday and Friday evening and Saturday evening. Non-governmental orga
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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BRUSSELS/GREAT BAY - Environment, trade and regional integration are set to become key areas of cooperation between Overseas Countries and Territories and the European Union in the years to come. Discussions at the OCT-EU Forum in Brussels that ended
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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St. Maarten - Office 1 Superstore joined the Fun Miles program last week. Cardholders can save and redeem fun miles at Office 1 in Cul de Sac, which offers a complete range of office needs. The new partner is giving away double miles until February
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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Wescot-Williams at Canto meeting St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams believes that a critical question in the current debate on whether the internet is a human or civil right is: how does the development of broadband access influe
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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Canto-meeting in Maho St. Maarten- Delegates at the 28th annual general meeting of the Caribbean National Telecommunications Organization Canto will brainstorm how to move forward with three projects to expand broadband access in the region on Tue
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 30, 2012
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St. Maarten – The General Audit Chamber upgrades its web presence with the launch of the Dutch language version of the website as well as the introduction of new features. The website www.arsxm.org was launched on November 14 of last year. It pro
The Dutch Labor Party – once the pride of leftwing voters – is being eaten alive by its leftwing brethren in the Socialist Party of Emile Roemer. Yesterday, the SP shot up to 34 seats in Maurice de Hond’s political poll; that’s 19 seats abov
The pressure on parliamentarian Jules James is mounting, as more and more critics come out of the woodwork. Letters to the editor and criticism by fellow-parliamentarians comes on top of the already heavy pressure from within the community.
Criticism is in our blood so to speak but every now and then we come across something that stands out in a positive way. We have a Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor who truly leads by example. We’re not immediately claiming he
Dengue is an ugly disease we don’t wish to anybody. The government is reasonably consistent in communicating warnings to the population about breeding grounds for the mosquitoes that spread the disease. In Aruba, the government went a step further
Kids are creative. Ask any teacher in St. Maarten and they’ll tell you how clever students are when it comes to smuggling contraband onto the school premises. The main concerns in our schools have to do with dangerous stuff like machetes, firearms,
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 27, 2012
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Leonard: “It’s in their blood” St. Maarten – Members of parliament are split over whether cock fighting should be banned. Several of them made their position clear on Thursday during a central committee meeting that was attended by several
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 27, 2012
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Riviere George (r) enters the courthouse together with Christian Lloyd-killer Anthony Spencer. Milton Pieters Photo.St. Maarten – Solicitor-general mr. Anton van der Schans demanded 11 years and 6 months imprisonment against Riviere George; the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 27, 2012
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A section of participants at Wednesday’s consultation hosted by the vocational education team. (Photo contributed) St. Maarten – The vocational education team met representatives of construction, utility, maritime, hardware and infrastructur
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on January 27, 2012
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MARIGOT, St. Martin – Motorists heading to Grand Case will have to look out for traffic diversions because of road repairs being carried out in the area. The deviations were announced by the Collectivité of St. Martin on Thursday. “The Collect
