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St. Maarten News - Posted by on March 14, 2013

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The Hypnotic files part 2: The first round – How Minister Duncan’s Hypnotic set its claws in the Seaman’s Club Brothel

When Richbenzwan N.V. signed a 10-year management contract with Hypnotic Hotel and entertainment back in 2009 for the management of the Seaman’s Club brothel in Sucker Garden it soon found itself in one conflict after the other. Two court cases lat

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One victim just 3 years old – Prosecution wants jail time for abusing young sisters

St. Maarten – Prosecutor Georges van den Eshof demanded prison sentences of 40 and 36 months in the Court in First Instance yesterday against two brothers for sexually abusing their two sisters of 10 and 3 years old. Judge Tamara Tijhuis will prono

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Nature Foundation: Sea Turtles brought into jeopardy

GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Nature Foundation recently carried out a wide scale assesment of the threats to the native Sea Turtle population which mostly nests at Guana Bay Beach. Over the last two months there have been various activities that

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Donner visits St. Maarten next week

St. Maarten – Vice Chairman of the Council of State, Piet Hein Donner, will  a visit to St. Maarten next week Thursday, where he will meet with Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, Governor Eugène Holiday and President of Parliament Rodolphe Sam

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Prime Minister Wescot-Williams, Marlin and Duncan met before scandal broke Marlin: Bada Bing scandal resembles James Bond movie

St. Maarten – “The new twist that has been given to the entire matter; that it involves the leader of another political party Theo Heyliger adds a totally new dimension to it and it is starting to look now like a James Bond movie,” the Deputy P

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Jacobs shapes discipline policy and care unit to counter violent students.

St. Maarten – Reacting to the concerns of the Windward Islands Teachers Union (Witu) that was published in yesterday's edition on violence against teachers, Education Minister Silveria Jacobs has reported that her ministry is working on a disciplin

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Troubled school bus driver sent to jail for 42 months

St. Maarten – The children Bernardo Oswaldo Hyman used to drive to school every morning in his bus will have to look for another means of transport for the time being. The Court in First Instance sentenced the 30-year-old school bus driver yesterda

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Two necklace robbers get serious jail time

St. Maarten – Alick Elrose Marcelle and Jofelder Rafael Emmanuel have something to think about after the Court in First Instance sentenced them to 24 and 22 months of imprisonment respectively. Of each sentence 6 months are suspended; the court imp