St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – Youth Health Care (YHC), which falls within the Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour, is encouraging the general public and in particular parents/guardians as well as kids to come out to the Lion’s Club 4th Annua
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
W. Marlin: “We cannot find ourselves in some elements” St. Maarten – “I look forward to us passing this budget tonight, because the payroll has been sent to the bank.” Those were Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto’s final words in the sec
Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
The court ruling against Border Bar owner Angel Priest set a new standard for prostitution in St. Maarten. While some may look at a 54-month prison sentence as a mere slap on the wrist for this modern day plantation owner, the convict will probably h
A very late apology and no excuses were what United People’s Party MP Jules James offered the people of St. Maarten on Thursday. What they feel about his statement will be revealed as the hours and days go by. Though he apologized for voting on
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – TelEm Group is putting some Zumba swing into Saturday’s Lion’s Club Health and Wellness Fair at the Festival Village – with an invitation to everyone to come out and get fit. The telecommunication provider has recruited the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
GREAT BAY - St. Maarten Cable TV anticipates that it will open the new Simpson Bay location before the end of March to accommodate subscribers who are switching to its new digital service. The location was originally scheduled to open earlier this mo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – United People’s (UP) Party Member of Parliament Jules James has apologized and offered no excuses for voting on a November 2, 2011 motion in which he was named. The statement came ahead of scathing accusations about greed he leveled
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
WILLEMSTAD/GREAT BAY – Bankers in Curacao and St. Maarten were informed at least three times before March 14 that the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten was contemplating telling them to freeze giving out private credit for six months. The cen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – Justice Minister Roland Duncan says his ministry is ready to implement a legislative motion that requires the drafting of a national ordinance regulating pawn shops and cash for gold businesses. He will consult with the Ministry of To
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – The Inspection Department TEZVT - Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (LVV), says roaming animals are posing a problem and is calling on owners to take measures by keeping their animals on their premises or property. The department h
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – Minister of Economic & Tourism Affairs, Telecommunications & Transport Franklin Meyers called for a “fairer and more balanced approach” to the development in the economy at the start of Thursday’s workshop on the develop
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
GREAT BAY - Several of the point persons employed by Sol Antilles Group from across the region attended a workshop geared at improving their relationship and skills with the media at Sol’s Cay Bay Office on Thursday. Participants came from Haiti, G
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten - Seaside Nature Park hosts a horse show and dance on March 31as an extended edition of its Spanish fiesta. The show will combine the talents of horses and dancers through synchronized riding, flamenco dance and a Western themed performan
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – United People’s (UP) Party faction leader Romain Laville broke ranks with other members of parliament in the governing coalition on Thursday to support a motion to protect Mullet Pond. The motion, which was piloted by Independent Me
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – Concert pianist Julian Lampert and his mother Elyena Foster-Miremonde remain unhappy with the way the Port de Plaisance Resort handled complaints about their stay in December of last year. This newspaper reported on February 7 about t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – Members of Parliament that form the coalition banded together last night to reject a motion that, amongst things, calls for no development at the Emilio Wilson Estate. The motion, which was piloted by Independent MP Frans Richardson a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 23, 2012
St. Maarten – The lawsuit brought by the Wifol union against the Simpson Bay Resort is nearing its conclusion. Yesterday parties were in court for a hearing in standard court procedures. No new arguments were brought forth that have not already bee
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten - Dawn Beach Club was named “Best Timeshare Resort - North America” by Perspective Magazine at the recent GNEX 2012 - Timeshare and Fractional Global Networking Expo in Cancun, Mexico. The event featured shared ownership industry pr
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
Police cover the body of G.A.R. as they prepare to move it to the morgue. (Leo Brown photo)St. Maarten - Twenty-two year old G.A.R., who was born on Anguilla, is dead and the woman who hit him with her white Hyundai Traject was taken into police
There is something wrong with this country’s collective psyche when we have to report that a 22 year old was left to die in a water filled ditch while people looked on after he’d been hit by a car. Wednesday’s inactivity by those who saw the yo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
Angel Priest enters the courthouse for his trial in the February 29 file picture. Milton Pieters Photo.St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sent a stern warning to brothel-owners yesterday morning by sentencing Border Bar-owner Ignacio Aug
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
GREAT BAY – Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto has added his voice to the list of those concerned about the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten’s decision to request commercial banks put a freeze on personal credit. The decision has a direct aff
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – Justice Minister Roland Duncan has announced the government will be back in parliament at some point this year with an amendment to the budget that shows increased revenue and expenses. The new revenue and expenses will be based on im
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
President of the University of St. Martin Annelies van den Assem (r) and Director Education & Training of Securities and Commerce Institute (SCI) Andrew Forson (l) sign the memorandum of understanding on Friday With the agreement, the two institu
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – Karen Hughes and Juan Richardson became the two newest competent communicators in the Philipsburg Toastmasters Club on March 1. That is the same night Edith Shillingford was inducted into the organization. Hughes and Richardson wer
Yesterday we published Ethan Nadelmann’s opinion piece about alternative drug policies. Today we continue with part I of his interview with Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez at the syndicated radio program Democracy Now! About the same topic. This disc
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – Ray Stallin Police Castro came close to crying when Judge mr. Monique Keppels sentenced him to 60 months for attempted manslaughter on Santo Johan George-Bautista on October 18 of last year. At the trial on January 25, prosecutor mr.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – Romaine W., a 22-year-old who escaped from the prison in Anguilla, only to end up behind bars in St. Maarten, is facing a 7-year prison sentence for his involvement in two Boardwalk robberies in the early morning hours of January 1. T
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
From left to right-SCDF Secretary Michael Granger, SCDF President Stuart Johnson, UTS COO Lyrio Gomez and other company executives at the official handover of a $40, 000 donation for Carnival 2012.St. Maarten - United Telecommunications Services�
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – The main suspect in the armed robbery at Klass Electronics on July 29 of last year, 20-year-old Richard Ch. is facing an 8-year prison sentence. The prosecution demanded 30 months against the second robber, 23-year-old Antoine L., and
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – Defried Paulino Pedro Elodia, aka Broertje, panicked on February 1 when there was a police control on Front Street. When a policeman who knew him well opened the door of his car for a routine control, the 42-year-old security guard an
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
CAY BAY – The work on the construction of a jet fuel tank in Sol’s Cay Bay depot has started as scheduled. The new tank will have a capacity of about 34, 000 barrels of fuel. This is much needed during the peak season on the island and is expecte
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Rhoda Arrindell has said that “it is virtually impossible” to cut the ministry’s budget any further. She was reacting to concerns by members of parliament that her ministry wou
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 22, 2012
St. Maarten - Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams has reiterated the government’s commitment to finding a way to pay out a 3.2 percent indexation of salaries in 2012. The percentage is based on the cost of living adjustment for 2010. Wescot-Will
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 21, 2012
Chief Executive Officer of SX Registry Normand Fortier (left) hands Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications Franklin Meyers a flag with St. Maarten’s domain name: .SX. to mark the official launch. (Leo Brown pho
