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St. Maarten - The members and guests of the Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle were treated to a presentation by the Community Police Officers last week during their club meeting. Community Policing is a collaborate effort between a police departme
St. Maarten -Scholarships for the teacher education program are currently available under the Ministry of Education, Culture Youth and Sports Affairs. Candidates are being asked to check at the education minister’s office to see if they qualify for
St. Maarten - As a follow-up to the claim by the Windward Islands Civil Servants and Public Sector Union regarding the issuing of appointment decrees to former Civil Servants of the Netherlands Antilles, Prime Minister Wescot-Williams and her Cabinet
STATIA – Black clouds of smoke were hanging threatening over the small airport of Statia where a small passenger plane crashed. Police and fire brigade and the ambulance service jumped into action to get the situation under control. The usually qui
St. Maarten - Joining thousands of clubs around the world, the Rotary Club of St. Maarten continues its distribution of water fountains to primary schools on the island. The Mac school, which has 450 pupils, is the first of many primary schools that
St. Maarten / TORONTO, - Scotiabank reported third quarter net income of $2,051 million compared with net income of $1,303 million in the same period last year. Year over year, net income grew by 57%. Diluted earnings per share were $1.69, compared t
St. Maarten – The Common Court of Justice crushed all perspectives for the fired employees of the former Pelican Resort yesterday in a ruling that voids an April 2-ruling.t would have obliged the resort’s new owners to rehire all staff, to pay th
St. Maarten – Last Friday community police officers met with the St. Maarten Bus Drivers association, headed by its president Jose Slack. Parties discusses after hours bus service in the Maho Reef, Mullet Bay and Lowlands areas. Slack promised tha
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Minister Silveria Jacobs paid tribute to Camille Baly at his funeral last Thursday. The minister gave a speech highlighting Baly’s life, cultural and ed
St. Maarten – The Philipsburg Jubilee Library hosts an E-reading workshop for teachers, through the Readers are Leaders program this month in collaboration with the Rotary Club of St. Martin Sunrise. The library and the service club started the Re
CUPECOY, St. Maarten – Last Saturday community police officer Major E. Josepha and Michael Kanaby Chief Security of the Medical School organized a clean-up campaign on the Jordan road in the Lowlands area. The objective was to clear the area of ove
St. Maarten – This month Alzheimer Disease International will mark the first World Alzheimer's Month with awareness-raising activities across the world taking place over 30 days. World Alzheimer's Day on September 21 will play a key role as the co
GREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Nature Foundation responded over the weekend to an urgent call from staff and management at Divi Little Bay Resort about a sea turtle on the beach exhibiting “strange” behaviour. Upon arrival at the resort a large gr
St. Maarten - Registration for all Carnival 2013 activities will open tomorrow. The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) announced over the weekend that it is ready to accept registrations for what it expects to be another successful ca
St. Maarten -The initiative taken by the Voice of Our Children (VOOC) to distribute anti-bullying bumper stickers over the weekend was described as a resounding success by the foundation’s President, Sharmaine Olivacce. “The public was very res
St. Maarten - Study financing students in the Netherlands in particular have been given until Friday to submit their annual grades and transcripts or face suspension of their financing. “We do not want this to happen so please be diligent in sendi
St. Maarten - The Tempo network will premier its one-hour special on St. Maarten’s Carnival 2012 tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. Entitled “Tempo Presents St. Maarten Carnival 2012”, this is an initial two-week run in which the show will air 25 time
St. Maarten - Up to the penultimate over in the final semi final match in the A division, the MNO Spartans were in sight of certain victory, but a tricky delivery from Lerry Baptist in the 5th ball of the over turned the tables to win by 6 runs and 4