Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake showed what he is made of after he discovered that a contractor started work on the Foga infrastructure project without valid permits and while there is no budget available to pay for the work. The 6-million guilder pro
Okay, so we know that tax compliance is up for improvement. Last time we heard something about this, compliance stood between 30 and 35 percent, meaning that 65 to 70 percent is evading the taxman. It is not a new story, but it is a persistent one. S
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 1, 2013
[caption id="attachment_24292" align="alignleft" width="500"] Staff members at the St. Maarten Medical Center protested yesterday morning against the appointment of Pereira as their new director. Photo Caribisch Netwerk / Andrew Dick[/caption] Sta
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St. Maarten - Without saying it in so many words, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams confirmed yesterday that before April of this year there actually was no functioning oversight committee for the beleaguered National Security Service VDSM. The se
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 1, 2013
[caption id="attachment_24293" align="alignleft" width="217"] Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake.[/caption] St. Maarten - Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake has ordered his secretary general Louis brown to draft a letter instructing a contractor that started wo
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[caption id="attachment_24291" align="alignleft" width="200"] Head of St. Maarten’s meteorological office Joseph Isaac delivers his presentation at the SHTA’s hurricane preparedness seminar at Carl’s Unique Inn on Tuesday. Photo Today / Leo Bro
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Report describes tough savings measures WILLEMSTAD - Curacao will increase retirement age from 60 to 65 years a bit more than five years from now, in 2018. This is one of the proposals in a leaked plan of the government to get a grip on its perso
