Don’t ask what your bank can do for you; ask what you can do for your bank. This liberal interpretation of John F. Kennedy’s famous statement comes to mind after reading the verdict against two Bulgarian skimmers. These defendants got off ligh
A couple of weeks ago, the TelEm group of companies came with a good initiative. It gave away eco-friendly shopping bags in an attempt to reduce the use of flimsy plastic bags. There are also eco-shoppers on the market produced by Firgos, so one is t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 30, 2013
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Artist Roland Richardson at work in his gallery completing a portrait of a young relative visiting. He has been doing more portrait work recently. Photo Today / Milton PietersSt. Maarten / By Jason Lista – The image of the boy unfolded as the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 30, 2013
The police and paramedics at Island Finance after the robbery took place. Photo Today/Leo BrownSt. Maarten – Three armed men robbed Island Finance yesterday morning, which is located on the Walter Nisbeth Road, where they fled the scene with only a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 30, 2013
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St. Maarten – The killers of Michael and Thelma King will appear on December 12 in the Common Court of Justice to appeal their verdicts. Before that date, main suspect Meyshane Johnson will undergo another psychiatric and psychological evaluation,
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 30, 2013
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St. Maarten – Intensified supervision on the ambulance service by the Inspectorate of Public Health has not been called off. This is according to Inspector General Dr. Earl Best who said that the Inspectorate is playing it safe in its evaluation of
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 30, 2013
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St. Maarten – The lifeless body of 21-year-old Karl Barhenbruch was found Wednesday afternoon in his apartment in Porto Cupecoy. Witnesses explained that their tenant was not seen for several days and that a very bad scent was coming from the ap
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St. Maarten – The Nature Foundation was alerted to a Green Sea Turtle nesting on Great Bay beach early yesterday morning. Upon arrival at the location it was found that the turtle nested very shallow in the sand on Great Bay and her nesting was int
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St. Maarten – Roy Ovine Benders had an encounter with the police on May 15 that he will remember. It all started with a traffic control on Welfare road near the Peking supermarket. The 37-year-old defendant had been drinking and he had also smoked
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Threatened woman fired and sentenced to community service St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced a 51-year-old administrative employee of the Pointe Blanche prison yesterday to 3 months of imprisonment, with 2 months suspended, 2 ye
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St. Maarten – “Persons should not sign any documents or agreement given to them by management unless they get an advice. They can either go to the Labor Office or they can visit Wifol’s Office and they will be dealt with accordingly,” Preside
Prime Minister Wescot-Williams prefers that the media engage in self-regulation. Here is a news flash: at Today we have regulated ourselves already. We respect the code of conduct the International Federation of Journalists established in 1954 in Gen
Cees Renckens is not just anybody. He is a gynecologist and until two years ago he was the chairman of the Association Against quackery in the Netherlands. Assuming that Renckens is not a fan of alternative healing is therefore a safe bet. Remarkably
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 29, 2013
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The awesome physical power of one marine was exemplified when it took at least five local police officers to restrain him during the mock riot drills as part of Operation Hurex which took place yesterday in Sucker Garden. Photo Today/Milton Piete
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 29, 2013
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St. Maarten – The Council of Ministers did yet not deal with the recommendations affecting local media that Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake outlined this weekend, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said at yesterday’s press briefing. “But the gov
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St. Maarten -Unions representing civil servants and teachers are expected to meet today in the Organized Consultative Body (GOA) to discuss the cost of living adjustment payout. The meeting is based on an invitation from Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-W
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St. Maarten – The Council of Ministers met with the board of Sona, the development foundation for the Netherlands Antilles to discuss the termination of Sona-funds for projects in St. Maarten, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said at yesterday�
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 29, 2013
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St. Maarten – Juan Rafaelin E. is apparently good with cars but that skill landed him behind bars and in the courthouse yesterday, where he had to answer to charges that varied from forging a bill of sale and stealing a car to stealing or fencing c
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 29, 2013
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St. Maarten – On April 13, the parliament passed a motion from Independent MP Frans Richardson that asked the government within 60 days for an “updated schedule” about the completion of the new government administration building on Pond Island
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 29, 2013
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St. Maarten – All appeals in the Vesuvius-trial will begin on November 26. The seven defendants will then appear before the Common Court of Justice. The appeal hearings will conclude on November 29, and the court rulings are expected three weeks la
Willy Sutton is no longer with us but his legacy lives on. During his lifetime, Sutton robbed more than one hundred banks. Asked by a judge why he was committing these crimes the Irish-American bank robber quipped “Because that’s where the money
It is not the first time we hear stories about the civil service that are beyond belief. We hear that unnamed civil servants have the nerve to erase the signatures of ministers on documents that subsequently disappear into a deep drawer and that are
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2013
St. Maarten - After two weeks of investigations into the operations and safety standards of ice manufacturing plants, the Inspectorate of Public Health has found at least one facility below standard. Food safety inspectors say they found E. coli, ba
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2013
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St. Maarten – Oasis 96.3 FM listener Irene Scott is named the winner of the Curacao North Sea Jazz festival draw on Friday. Oasis 96.3 FM together with the Curacao Tourist Board and Travel Planners collaborated for this year’s grand giveaway; a g
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2013
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St. Maarten – The foundation for the development of the Netherlands Antilles (Sona) is not sure whether €270 million ($362 million) has been spent according to the rules, the Algemeen Dagblad (AD) reported yesterday. The uncertainty is due to wha
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2013
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St. Maarten – Vromi Minister Maurice Lake says he welcomes the debate here and abroad in other parts of the Kingdom with respect to his proposal related to ‘yellow journalism’ and responsible journalism. ‘Yellow journalism’ is described
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2013
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First Semiannual financial report Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba St. Maarten – The public entities Bonaire and Saba closed 2012 with a positive result and herewith they have strengthened their reserves. The progress in the area of financial man
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2013
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St. Maarten - Joint controls conducted by members of the Labor and Public Health Inspectorate, SZV, Immigration and Coast Guard are set to resume next month. So says Inspector General Dr. Earl Best who made the announcement yesterday as he reported o
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GREAT BAY- Civil servants and teachers have now expressed the desire to have the complete payment of their cost of living adjustment (Cola) indexed to their salaries, following a general membership meeting last week. The workers who fall under the
VVD-parliamentarian André Bosman has jumped on Minister Maurice Lake’s initiative against yellow journalism with questions to Kingdom Affairs Minister Ronald Plasterk that will meet a predictable fate: St. Maarten is an autonomous country and it w
There are lies, damn lies and statistics. Some of the stuff readers love so much on the website that was so brutally attacked by Public Housing Minister Maurice Lake this week definitely does not fall in the category of statistics. Go figure. What
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 27, 2013
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A DAE-plane landing at Princess Juliana International Airport is almost certainly a thing of the past.WILLEMSTAD – Airline Dutch Antilles Express is as good as dead, the Antilliaans Dagblad reported yesterday. Consultant Nelson Ramiz said it: �
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 27, 2013
St. Maarten – VVD-parliamentarian André Bosman did not waste time when he read that Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake wants a “phased accreditation policy” for journalists in St. Maarten. In six pointed questions to Home Affairs and Kingdom Relation
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 27, 2013
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The newly renovated Kary’s Guesthouse on Manzinilla and Back Street. Photo Today/Leo BrownSt. Maarten- It has been one year now since Kary’s Guesthouse on Manzinilla and Back Street was ravaged by an early morning fire of unknown origin. T
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 27, 2013
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St. Maarten – The decision by the inspectorate to suspend Dr. Angelica Arrindell’s from practicing medicine on June 24, has been declared completely unfounded by the judge at the Court of First Instance. According to the judge, the directorate
