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
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
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
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
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
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
