St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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St. Maarten — There was hardly “a dry eye” as 58 St. Maarten students prepared to depart the Princess Juliana International Airport on Sunday to further their education in the Netherlands. There was an outpouring of emotions as the assembled pa
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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GREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Nature Foundation is once again warning about the large amounts of Sargasso Seaweed washing ashore on local beaches. Based on surveys at sea and in the air there are several large patches of Sargasso seaweed heading into t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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“Resistance against change is part of the process” GREAT BAY / By Hilbert Haar – “St. Maarten is not used to giving its citizens a voice. And yet this is necessary to gain support for the zoning plans that are under development. The govern
For years and years we have seen the same thing. Students head to the airport to head off to the Netherlands for their studies and we see the long tears and extended hugs. One would get the impression that the annual farewell is a funeral. Well guess
Dear Editor, In your edition of last Friday, you published an article about the use by the Westin of its generators and how this use is being perceived by its neighbors. While the whole tenor of this article is not exactly a shining example of ne
Opinion - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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Dear Editor, My country St. Maarten has made all impossible things possible. On cock fight issue we see people from countries all over the world joining forces with so called prominent St. Maarteners (former Commissioner Michel Deher, Louis Engel
Attorney Karel Frielink gave his vision on the instruction the Schotte-government received from the Kingdom Council of Ministers on his blog site last week. This is what he wrote. “The Kingdom government has given the government of Curacao an in
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams met with recently appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Caribbean, Central American and Cuban Affairs Liliana Ayalde during an official visit to the United States State Department last Tue
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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St. Maarten - The Philipsburg Toastmasters Club installed its new board for the 2012/2013 year at a ceremony held at the Come Center on Long Wall Road recently. The executive board comprises Donna Wilson-Morrison as president, Georges Richardson as v
Opinion - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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An iconic picture taken at the beach in Maho will become part of a collection at the Mercedes museum in Stuttgart next year. The picture shows a by now 23-year old Mercedes G-class car. The woman facing the camera must be Christine, the late wife of
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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St. Maarten - MSNBC and traveler website CruiseCritic.com have picked up on the story of the tour bus crash that happened at Loterie Farm a little over a week ago. Several Freedom of the Seas cruise passengers injured while on a ship-sponsored excurs
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 30, 2012
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St. Maarten – Section General Public Health (SGPH) of Collective Prevention Services (CPS) will be posting information on the Government Information Page (GIP) about the different forms of hepatitis throughout the week as part of the observance of
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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SIMARC students sifting for artifacts at the Emilio Wilson Estate St. Maarten – Director of the St. Maarten Archeological Center (Simarc) Dr. Jay Haviser says they were “shocked and disappointed” with the notice by the RainForest Adventures th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten - The Emilio Wilson Estate Foundation issued a statement Thursday encouraging the government to continue its efforts to purchase the Emilio Wilson Estate and then establish it as the country’s first land-based protected area and Nationa
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten – That the Westin Hotel in Dawn Beach and its neighbors do not get along is an understatement. Ever since the Babit Bay Beach Development Corporation set up shop in St. Maarten in 2006 there has been controversy. In 2010 the Court in Fi
Dick Thijsen is a physiologist in Nijmegen and he made a discovery that sheds a peculiar light on his daily activities and his sense of responsibility. Thijsen discovered that runners become faster after the blood supply to their legs had been temp
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten – It is time to look at sports programs in our schools and to set up school competitions, Windward Islands Teachers Union (Witu) president Claire Elshot said yesterday. “I would like to see our schools beef up their athletic programs.
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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President of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) Stuart Johnson presents President of the Anguilla Summer Festival Committee (ASFC) Davon Carty with a copy of the Golden Book of St. Maarten.St. Maarten – President of the St.
The political situation in Curacao has become extremely volatile after MAN-MP Cleopa withdrew his support for the coalition government. With Cleopa’s departure, the Schotte-cabinet no longer has a majority in parliament. These things happen, but i
We always knew that stuffing yourself leads to predictable results. Like, your trousers don’t fit anymore, and worse. Scientists have now divined something we disagree with: eating too much has a larger influence on the increase of obesity among we
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten - Local Hennessy distributor Caribbean Liquors and Tobacco teams up with Hennessy Artistry and the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau to bring cool vibes and a new concert to St. Maarten with headliners Maxi Priest and Roberta Flack on August 4.
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten - Members of the Voluntary Corps of St. Maarten (VKS) have returned from a successful training exercise week in Curaçao. The group, under the leadership of 1st Lt. Alain Richardson, was stationed at the military barracks in Suffisant. Fr
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten – Simpson Bay Resort manager Mark Miller still refuses to talk with Wifol president Theophilus Thompson, the union-leader said yesterday. “We need to establish a dialogue. The management at Simpson Bay Resort must realize that it ha
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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CEO and founder of the famous gaming organization Empire Arcadia Isaiah “Triforce” Johnson and Perfect Legend of Empire Arcadia.St. Maarten - This Saturday - July 28 - will be the last chance for the hardcore gamers to play against the top US pla
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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ORANJESTAD/GREAT BAY – Telem Group of Companies will be launching a new numbering plan for St. Eustatius in grand carnival style today. The event was preceded by a special pre-introduction and items give away by yesterday’s musical performance by
Apparently, the Kingdom Council of Ministers has learned its lessons from the failed supervision it imposed on St. Maarten in the nineties of last year. The move to oblige the Schotte-government in Willemstad to submit all its decisions immediately f
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten – Wifol president Theophilus Thompson has said there is no change in the situation at utilities company Gebe with regard to the signing of a new collective labor agreement. Two weeks ago he indicated that the union is ready for industri
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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Cash prize goes to daughter’s account and DJ equipment St. Maarten – “I didn’t expect to make it out of the first round; this was my first time ever participating in a DJ competition and some of the other DJ’s were asking who is he?�
French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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MARIGOT - St. Martin based company Jean Jarreau Sailing Wear and Dolphin Wear, which is based in Antibes, France jointly announced a new partnership agreement on Thursday. The well-known European leader in yacht and crew uniforms has appointed JJ Sai
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 27, 2012
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St. Maarten – School Bussing and Taxi Dispatching Inspection Department of Economic Affairs would like to inform school bus owners and drivers that school bus inspections will be held on July 30, July 31 and August 1. Inspections will take place b
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 26, 2012
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“Making paying taxes as painless as possible” St. Maarten – The number plates motorists currently have on their cars are the last ones they will ever get. Finance Minister Roland Tuitt made the announcement many citizens have been waiting fo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 26, 2012
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[caption id="attachment_14937" align="alignleft" width="360"] Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams delivers her lecture titled “The Challenge of Maintaining Programmatic Consistency in a Parliamentary Democracy” during the regional session entitl
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 26, 2012
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St. Maarten / By Torana Granston - Gambling is one of the most popular entertainment activities on St. Maarten with a dozen casinos (stand alone and hotel based) on the Dutch side of the island. But there is a thin line between entertainment and add
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 26, 2012
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Jan Beaujon (WIB): “Banking could become more expensive” St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – “Banking could become more expensive in St. Maarten for everyone,” Windward Islands Bank director Jan Beaujon said yesterday in reaction to a decis
Many motorists will let out a sigh of relief after reading about Finance Minister Roland Tuitt’s announcement that the annual hassle with changing number plates is history. One could only wonder why previous governments have never taken this ste
