St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten – Judge Mr. Diederik Thierry lifted the lien Rainforest Adventures St. Maarten and Rain Forest Tram Ltd. placed on the Emilio Wilson Estate on August 6. The court document shed some more light on the events that led to the plans to deve
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - Two days after he started an advertising campaign opposite the main office of utility company GEBE on the Pondfill, owner of the Caribbean Energy Store Anthony Prall Jr. claims to have racked up more than $250,000.00 worth in sales. Pra
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten – Murder suspect M.K.J. will be arraigned before the Judge of Instruction today before 1 p.m. at the courthouse in Philipsburg. The 28-year-old security guard is so far the only suspect in the brutal murder of Michael and Thelma King la
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - The information session for the Caribbean Living Statues Festival held last Saturday at Motiance dance school was a success. “So far, I am happy with the outcome. There were most youngsters, and they showed a lot of interest in the ev
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - The Governor of Sint Maarten announced yesterday that André Hoeneveld has been appointed as Director of his Cabinet per October 1. Hoeneveld succeeds Rob Bats who left on May 1, to become mayor of Haren in the Netherlands. Hoeneveld
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten –Parliament President Drs. Rodolphe Samuel expressed his heartfelt condolences on behalf of himself, his family and the parliament in a press statement issued last night to the family and friends of murder victims Michael and Thelma Kin
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - The Ministry of Vromi made the decision sometime last week to stop the filling a section of the Great Salt Pond often described as "North Dijk" for the construction of a drag racing strip, Secretary General Louis Brown said. When as
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten – While the court decision to lift the lien Rain Forest Adventures placed on the Emilio Wilson Estate seems to free the way for the estate’s purchase by the government, the company’s project leader and chief engineer John Dalton sti
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - Management, fellow employees, and family members convened in the boardroom at the airport last Friday for a pre-retirement send-off for Vernon Romney, Manager of PJIAE’s Electrical Department. Romney has worked for the Princess Jul
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - “Raising our readers to be leaders. Our youngsters need to become strong readers to succeed in life. These are the slogans under which The Philipsburg Jubilee Library in close collaboration with the Rotary Sunrise Club is relaunching
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – The Office of the Ombudsman will close at 1.00 p.m. today to give staff the opportunity to attend ceremonies celebrating the life of Rosa Maria Bryson Philips, the mother of Patricia Philips, Secretary General of the Ombudsman
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
GREAT BAY - The Sint Maarten Yacht Club reported that a series of coaching days, held on Saturday afternoons , has attracted very strong interest and has led to a significant boost in small boat sailing activity . On Saturday 22nd September the coach
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten - Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams has applauded the large number of mothers and daughters that have attended the weekly zumba sessions that are held in front of the Government Administration Building each Friday. “It is encouraging
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten – Yesterday Chief Commissioner Peter de Witte received the keys for four new police cars on behalf of Justice Minister Roland Duncan. The cars were “very much needed to be able to continue to provide the necessary assistance to the co
While environmental and heritage groups would not exactly be thrilled if Rain Forest Adventures managed somehow to still gets its hands on the Emilio Wilson Estate and build a commercial attraction park there, the company’s project leader John Dalt
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao —Pueblo Soberano is furious about the decision by Governor Frits Goedgedrag to start talks about an interim government. Political leader Helmin Wiels called his followers last night for a strategy meeting. Wiels said during a te
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – The Fire Department is calling on the community to be very conscious of not throwing out lighted cigarettes or matches that could result in bush fires due to the dry spell that the island is currently experiencing. Even tho
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 26, 2012
PHILIPSBURG—The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association SHTA and the St. Maarten Tourist Bureau STB held their first of what is expected to be regular destination marketing meetings last Wednesday at the Tourist Bureau office. Its Interi
The Volkskrant published an interesting excerpt from the book De veiligheidsmythe (The safety myth) by privacy and safety specialist Bart de Koning. The piece offers a perspective on what people expect from their police force and what the men and wom
