St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - Sixty-eight year old produce vendor Robert Heligar, who was stabbed by two young men near his stall on Cannegieter Street, is crying foul over what he calls the absence of justice in his case. Heligar had to be hospitalized for 5 days,
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten / By Milton G Pieters- After making their presence felt in several countries in the Caribbean, Tempo will be celebrating their seventh birthday on a 37 square mile island from November 25 to December 1, with a series of events that will b
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – The prosecution demanded life imprisonment yesterday against alleged gang leader Omar J. and his hit man Carlos R. for the liquidations of Hector Miguel and Rodolfo Arrindell, Eric Lake and Kevin Gumbs, weapons posse
Some of the suspects in the Vesuvius-trial carry household names, but apart from that we do not know a lot about them. Alleged gang leader Omar J. had slight brushes with the law in 2005, but it did not come to any conviction. A case of ill-treatmen
The public prosecutor’s office demanded life imprisonment against Omar J. and Carlos R. in the Vesuvius-trial yesterday. Some would see that as a daring move, given the fact that the appeals court overturned the life sentences of Regatta-killers Ro
The demand did not exactly come like a bat out of hell, but still, the life sentences public prosecutors demanded yesterday against two defendants in the Vesuvius trial suddenly doubles the number of potential lifers from two to four within less than
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - Seven aviation professionals from the St. Maarten Civil Aviation Authority (SMCAA) recently participated in a state safety implementation course which started on Monday and ended yesterday. It was made possible through a technical coope
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams received an update from the Program Manager Integrity at the department of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Tammy Richardson on Wednesday. The integrity training program featured a series of work
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten – The Vesuvius-trial arrived at a decisive stage yesterday when the prosecution presented its demands against the seven suspects. The demand runs 93 pages and contains a wealth of information about the murders they are accused of.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten – The Fire Department is observing the Fire Prevention Week, organized by its fire prevention section and the Friends of the Island Government Fire Fighters Foundation. The week is celebrated worldwide and a number of activities have b
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - The End of Bullying Begins with Me: that’s the message during the Voice of the Children (VOOC) foundation’s Bullying Prevention Awareness Month in October. This month is observed as anti-bulling month in the United States and seve
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - The Social Economic Council (Ser) submitted a report entitled The Need for Community Based Crime Prevention Programs to the Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams on Wednesday. The unsolicited advice describes the development of petty
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - The board of the Windward Islands Teachers Union has invited representatives of Motorworld to their general membership meeting at the John Larmonie Center on November 9. The union is seeking favorable deals for teachers who are interest
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - One of the reasons for the president of the Windward Islands Teachers Union Claire Elshot to postulate again for the union’s presidency in the elections early next year is because she wants to ensure that there is continuity. She said
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten – The seven defendants in the Vesuvius-trial are accused of membership of a criminal organization – a charge that has often been brought against defendants in criminal court in the past but that has seldom led to a conviction. But may
Editorial, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
Yesterday we erroneously reported that acting Governor Reynold Groeneveldt will travel to Curacao as an observer for today’s elections. Prime Minister Wescot-Williams said on Wednesday that the chair of the main voting bureau would be dispatched at
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - In an effort to elevate the level of various sports on the island, the Rotary Club of Sint Maarten-Mid Isle embarked on the Rotary Youth Soccer Competition (RYSC). For the past 5 years, the Rotary Club has been hosting a table tennis to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - United Peoples Party MP Gracita Arrindell joined the sixth grade class of the Sister Borgia School on Wednesday for a 45 minute reading session in Dutch and English. Arrindell has been volunteering for many years. During the last two a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - After working for the TelEm Group of Companies for 23 years, Outside Plant Manager Anthony Carty observed Wednesday as his last day at the telecommunications company. Friends, colleagues and “mentors” paid heartfelt tributes to him
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - The Section General Public Health advises travelers to the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca next week to increase hygiene measures. The pilgrimage will take place from October 24 to October 29 and is considered one of the greatest assemb
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 19, 2012
St. Maarten - Regional airline Liat is set to upgrade its computerized reservations system CRS and its departure control system DCS next week /Tuesday and Wednesday. Liat advises travelers that its reservations system will be unavailable from 6:0
