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St. Maarten News - Posted by on January 22, 2014

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Government cannot renege on previous deal: Emilio Wilson Foundation shows “great concern”

St. Maarten – “The Emilio Wilson Estate Foundation is following the recent developments regarding the future of the Emilio Wilson Estate with great concern,” the foundation said in a press release yesterday. Commitments to purchase 370,000 s

St. Maarten News - Posted by on January 22, 2014

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Dr. Kurt Vreeland and his method: “Using the brain to heal the brain”

St. Maarten / By Jason Lista – Tucked away in the corner of Great Bay Marina, upstairs from Chesterfield’s restaurant, Dr. Kurt Vreeland offers a “complementary” approach, as he calls it, to traditional Western medicine. It is not an alterna

St. Maarten News - Posted by on January 22, 2014

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CFT: Fast action needed “Budget 2014 was a race against the clock”

St. Maarten – The budget 2014, recently signed into law by Governor Holiday, will be presented to the Board of financial supervision (College financieel toezicht - Cft) shortly, which is legally required to give its advice within two weeks. Accordi

Editorial - Posted by on January 22, 2014

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Editorial: Tax compliance

Professor Age Bakker, chairman of the College financeel toezicht (Cft), gave an interesting lecture last night at the University of St. Martin. He highlighted the strengths of the island compared to its larger sister countries in the Kingdom. St. Maa

Opinion - Posted by on January 22, 2014

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Reader’s Letter: Frustrated driver

Dear Editor, It's really getting more and more  inconvenient and extremely costly for the motoring public to continuously have to bear with the deplorable conditions of and lost-of-time congestions on our deteriorating roads here in "touristic" S

Opinion - Posted by on January 22, 2014

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Cft Chairman Bakker’s lecture in series

Cft Chairman Professor Age Bakker delivered an interesting and informative lecture Monday night at the University of St. Martin. There is something in his lecture that we can all learn from, and gain a better insight into how the Kingdom functions, a