St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
The Caribbean Gems jewelry store was burglarized on Monday.St. Maarten - Monday’s burglary of Caribbean Gems jewelry store has renewed calls by the Indian Merchants Association (Ima) to install a security surveillance system in Philipsburg and for
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten – The prosecution that resulted from the Cerberus-investigation into human smuggling that started in July 2010 has almost come full circle with the trial against Pierre Josias N., the last in a near endless line of nine defendants. Of t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten – “Not very much relief has been given.” That is the very “frank” way in which Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications Franklin Meyers has responded to the concerns Members of Parliament (MPs
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten - All five faction leaders in parliament and President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell are set to become St. Maarten's members in the Political, Municipal Affairs and Integration Committee of the Latin American Parliament. The advice for
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
President of the Helping hands Foundation Josianne Fleming-Artsen, Managing Director St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation Henry Lynch and Helping Hands Foundation Coordinator Jacqueline James sign the Memorandum of Understanding for the Hel
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten - The country’s Indian community will celebrate their country’s 63rd anniversary of independence with a ceremony at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Belair Community Centre. Vice President of the Indian Merchants Association (Ima) Peter M
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten – InselAir has distributed an additional 3,500 scratch cards to its ticket offices in Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Bonaire. These cards are specifically for people who buy tickets from each of the offices and follows the distribution
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten – Questions have been raised in parliament about the wind turbine that has been placed at the home of Vice Prime Minister Theodore Heyliger. The questions were posed by National Alliance faction leader William Marlin and his faction col
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten – Radisson Blue Resort, Marina & Spa is the host hotel for this year’s St. Maarten Annual Regional Trade Show (SMART). The event, which will run from May 16 to May 18 brings together the Eastern Caribbean to promote tourism in the sub
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten - Chairman of the General Audit Chamber Roland Tuitt has welcomed the broad support in parliament for the establishment of a permanent committee on national expenditures. The committee was proposed by the Audit Chamber as a means to facil
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
William Marlin: “What we’re doing here is not correct” Chairman of the board of Foundation Administrative Office GEBE, which holds the shares on behalf of the governments of St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius, Ralph Richardson listens t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
Left to right, Senior Policy Officer at the Directorate Foreign Relations Khalilah Peters, Acting Secretary General of Ministry General Affairs Hensley Plantijn, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, Chief of Staff Cabinet of the Minister of Plen
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
MARIGOT, St. Martin – The Rotary Club of St. Martin Nord the Rotaract Club, and Help St. Martin Association have organized a two day blood drive at the Chamber of Commerce Building in Concordia. People will be able to donate blood between 9:00 a.m.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
Police academy students conducting a routine traffic control on Back Street on Tuesday. Milton Pieters Photo. St. Maarten - Eleven students of the basic police training course are currently assisting local police in traffic controls. The young r
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten – Accelerating the Broadband experience for telecommunication providers and users in the Caribbean is the theme of the 28th Annual General Meeting (AGM) being hosted at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Casino this weekend. The event i
Nelson Ramiz and Eduard Heerenveen are not exactly friends but that could change due to an intervention by a judge in Willemstad. Dutch Antilles Express-manager Ramiz and Insel air-director Heerenveen have to settle their differences over a cup of co
Here is something to think about for our decision makers while they are contemplating the new civil code. European citizens will get the right to remove personal information from the internet if European Commissioner Viviane Reding gets her way. Red
It seems that the dissatisfaction in the United People’s party faction in parliament is growing and that the pressure is mounting on parliamentarian Jules James to make a choice. The rookie MP has been in hot water ever since the row erupted at t
When the Antillean guilder will finally disappear, nobody knows. But we have already a rather interesting idea about what to do with the leftovers. No, it’s not an idea of our own, let’s be honest here, but from an unemployed Irish artist by the
Dear Editor, I have discovered why the spirit of St. Maarten is hard to flourish. We, the native people of St. Maarten heritage, are waiting for some supernatural act that will not happen. We are scared to fight for our rights. We are scared to s
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten - Between now and February 17, the four girls that will be participating in the Miss Carnival pageant on the French side of the island will be expected to go through some mental and physical transformations. On that night in question, it
The International Monetary Fund has warned Europe that a passive attitude in the eurozone could lead to a deep recession with a negative economic growth of a massive 4 percent. IMF-director Lagarde has called on the Union to double the size of its mo
St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on January 26, 2012
St. Maarten - There’s more than one way to enjoy the legendary “Serious Fun” that’s become the trademark for the annual St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, the 32nd edition of which is scheduled for March 1 to March 4. Thanks to a website that li
