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Defendant acquitted of drunk driving charges St. Maarten – The Zero Tolerance-concept took an unexpected turn in the Court in First Instance when Judge mr. Koen Luijks condemned the actions of a police officer against a 32-year-old bar manager w
St. Maarten – Finance Minister Roland Tuitt has requested the Board of financial supervision (Cft) to give the government three weeks to present them with solutions to the perceived deficit in the budget for 2012. That is the core of his response t
St. Maarten – On the night the government fell, April 27, Michael Gary Euton, an American disk jockey who works for Laser 101 under the name G-Money had a falling out with Glenfield Gipson (aka Mystic One), another radio personality who works at PJ
10 percent success rate in the Netherlands St. Maarten - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Silveria Jacobs has presented figures proving that former Minister Dr. Rhoda Arrindell granted study financing requests for 1.1 million guild
St Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) board member Robbie Ferron (SMMTA photo)GREAT BAY - St Maarten Marine Trades Association (SMMTA) board member Robbie Ferron will be representing the SMMTA and St. Maarten at an international yachting semin
St. Maarten – Six students of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine recently completed the Psychiatry Perceptorship program being run by the Mental Health Foundation. The students started the program in January and have sung h
It is not often that this newspaper deviates from its standards, but today we saw the need to do so. Our readers are obviously entitled to an explanation. We’re referring here to our report about domestic violence that earned the abuser a suspended
District Governor Buncamper stands with his cabinet secretary treasurer Lion Lisandra Havertong. St. Maarten - Claudius Buncamper was installed as the Lions District Governor for area 60B recently. The appointment, which was confirmed at the 3
St. Maarten – Finance Minister Roland Tuitt says the only major expense from the change of government will be the transition payments to former ministers, while they look for another job. He also revealed that the payment is not a pension as such a
The police force suffered a severe blow in the Court in First Instance yesterday due to the acquittal of a defendant who stood accused of drunk driving, ill-treating a policeman and resisting arrest. The judge ruled on all counts in favor of the d
St. Maarten – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Cornelius de Weever has urged the public to take responsibility for ensuring that their sewage does not end up flowing into other people’s yards or on public roads. The call wa
St. Maarten – Dollarization continues to be the point of departure for the government of St. Maarten, but Finance Minister Roland Tuitt has said he wants to research the matter further. The announcement was made at Wednesday’s Council of Minister
GREAT BAY – The Government of St. Maarten has approved and submitted the country’s first report on implementation of the United Nations charter on the rights of the child. These reports are made every five years. The last one was made in 2007 whe
Not all is well between Mystic One and G-Money. These are household names for listeners to Laser 101 and PJD2 radio. They also became household names in criminal court where G-Money stood trial yesterday for decking Mystic One in the VIP area of the
A shark that was killed and left at the Great Bay Beach promenade (Boardwalk) on Monday.St. Maarten – The Nature Foundation has filed a report with the Prosecutor’s Office and the Police Department against a fisherman who illegally caught a C
GREAT BAY – Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Cornelius de Weever is hailing the vaccination program in schools and at the baby clinics as success. He used data from the recent Vaccination Open Day as basis for his statement.
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Hector Reyes Bastardo, 33, to a 1-year prison term for firearm possession. The defendant was caught in a car on February 26 with the gun. Prosecutor mr. Dounia Benammar told the court that pict
St. Maarten – Hensley Franco Celestin won’t be traveling to the Netherlands for the time being, after his conviction to 12 months imprisonment for an attempt to smuggle cocaine in ingested bolitas on April 7 from Curacao via St. Maarten to Paris
St. Maarten – The government will begin closing sections of the L.B. Scot Road today so that road markings can be placed. The project, which continues until June 4, covers the 1, 300 meters from the Sol Gas Station to Cake House Supermarket. Traffi
St. Maarten – One of the earliest actions of the new National Alliance led government was the approval of an integrity vision document. The vision document is an outline of the government’s goals for the next five years and the steps to arrive at
GREAT BAY – The Court in First Instance sentenced Antonio Sundiata Joseph, 24, to 187 days imprisonment yesterday for simple weapons possession, but acquitted him of planning to commit a crime, firearms possession and making threats against a polic
A view of damage to the Carib Cargo St. Maarten – The Nature Foundation has made three recommendations based on the recent damage that was done to Carib Cargo, also known as the Carib Ghost. The recommendation follows a confirmation of the May 28
St. Maarten –A 1-year suspended prison sentence with 3 years of probation and the obligation to follow anger management training. That was the verdict against a 32-year-old man in the Court in First Instance yesterday for acts of domestic violence
St. Maarten – The government wants a discussion with the unions representing teachers and civil servants on periodic adjustments to salaries. The current system of indexing salaries every year is considered untenable. Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Wi
St. Maarten – Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Liesbeth Spies will meet the new Council of Ministers during a visit to St. Maarten on June 10 and June 11. The meeting was announced on Wednesday by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Wil