St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – Police arrested three men on Monday evening around 10 p.m. in Fort Willem, Philipsburg after a patrol reacted to a report about gunshots in this neighborhood. At least four shots were fired, according to a police report. When officer
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GREAT BAY- Churches that had initially put their support behind the hosting of Tempo Turns 7 in St.Maarten have now pulled it. In a move which shocked some sections of society and pleased others, the churches which fall under the banner of the St. M
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten - In their efforts to pay respects to the elderly on St Maarten, the Wi Fi Band which is led by Erno York will team up with the Ebony Steel Orchestra for what has been dubbed as ‘Carnival Funday Day and Freedom show on Saturday November
Minister De Weever’s intention to take crisis intervention away from the Mental Health Foundation and move it to Turning Point seems to make little sense. The MHF is fully equipped for this task, complete with a resident psychiatrist, while Turning
We understood after making some phone calls that nobody has any idea about the quality of the marijuana people smoke on our island. Okay, okay, we know: that’s illegal, but we’re not looking at this issue from a criminal angle here. The fact is
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten / THE HAGUE – St. Maarten is performing better than Curacao as an autonomous Outgoing Minister Liesbeth Spies made that clear during the handling of the 2013 budget for Kingdom relations. Before 10-10-10, the date when both islands ob
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
We, the people of Sint Maarten, are hereby granted the opportunities to do whatever it is we want to do. It's now really a free country! Yes, you heard right. If you want to start a business, go right ahead, if you want to build a twenty two story
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten - Over the past week the St. Maarten Nature Foundation, in cooperation with the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance and Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire, has conducted extensive and intensive research into the local sea turtle population. Th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten - The Ministry of Education Culture, Youth and Sports hosted the Education Summit for school managers and coordinators. The summit was part of the 3rd installment of the Turning Challenges into Stepping Stones summit series. It was held a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – Minister Silveria Jacobs opened on Friday the slam sports competition hosted by the Princess Juliana International Airport. The visiting team was from the Aruba Reina Beatrix International Airport. Local teams were fielded by
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – On Friday a silent auction of a rare, unique and above all costly timepiece will take place at the Hublot Boutique on Front Street across from the Diamond Casino. Hublot has created a special limited edition St. Maarten Divers piece w
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – The office of the Ombudsman will be closed on Friday. The closure is related to preparations for the second symposium of the high councils of state.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – On Saturday evening Education Minister Silveria Jacobs attended the graduation ceremony of the St. Maarten Academy PSVE School where 99 students graduated. The theme of the graduation was ‘The past your heritage, the prese
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten - Due to strong winds, the fire department advised organizers against what was expected to be the climax of the month of cancer awareness on the Boardwalk on Sunday: the lighting of 150 lanterns to commemorate people who have fallen victi
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – The Mental Health Foundation informed caregivers in a meeting on Monday about Public Health Minister Cornelius de Weever’s intention to move crisis intervention and admission of mental health patients to Turning Point. “Considerat
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – United People’s party-leader Theo Heyliger expressed his dismay about the armed robbery last Friday on the owner of L’Escargot restaurant in a press statement released last night. “The armed robbery last week Friday of the L�
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St. Maarten - Prior to their departure for Europe in November, St Maarten’s Hip Hop Kings that go by the name of 03 Oddyssey will be staging two concerts that will be catering for families and the party animals. The first concert will be held on
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – The National Judo Sport Academy will hold a second round of auditions on Saturday at the Raoul Illidge Sport Complex in Cay Hill. The auditions begin at 7 a.m. and the fee is $25.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – The Social economic Council (Ser) has advised the government to designate the Philipsburg Jubilee Library as the National Library of St. Maarten. “This follows the usual state of affairs in many Caribbean countries, where the mai
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten - The 4th Annual SXM Bike Fest is just around the corner with the dates set for November 8 to 11. Bikers from around the Caribbean have registered for the event. They will come from Curacao, Aruba, France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St. Cro
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St. Maarten - Attorney for the St.Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) Wim van Sambeek confirmed yesterday that the hospital would be moving to the courts again to contest the new sanctions that have been placed on it by the Inspectorate of Public Health. T
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2012
St. Maarten – Two youngsters were stabbed with a broken bottle at a bar on the Madrid Road in Dutch Quarter in the night from Sunday to Monday. Police patrols were called to the scene at 1.10 a.m. The two victims, S.E.B. and J.A.G., were found blee
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St. Maarten - Parents of elementary school children are invited to attend an information session being offered by the Student Support Services Division (SSSD) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs organizes an information ev
