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Editorial - Posted by on May 12, 2014

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Editorial: Climate Change and St. Maarten

The international scientific community all seem to agree: the world’s atmosphere is warming up and the climate is changing. This past decade has been the warmest since official records began. Cars, planes, factories, etc are pumping out millions of

St. Maarten News - Posted by on May 12, 2014

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Court suspends Emilio Wilson decision on appeal: Maurice Lake still in favor of purchasing estate

St. Maarten – Minister of Spatial Planning and Infrastructure Maurice Lake said yesterday that he welcomed the Joint Court of Justice’s ruling on Friday which suspended the earlier court decision of the Court of First Instance that forced govern

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Attorney says actions are “Kafkaesque”: Blundering authorities after civil servant for old murder

St. Maarten – Saturday, September 7, 2002, there was a party at the Catherine Mizik Moov bar near the bridge in Sandy Ground on the French side. The party ended in a drama: somebody killed Michel Campanella, a 40-year-old unemployed man who lived

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Man hacked with machete

St. Maarten – A man was hacked with a machete in a domestic dispute yesterday, police reported. Around 1 am a police patrol from the Philipsburg district was sent to an address in Low Estate in Belvedere to investigate the fracas. On the scene, th

Opinion - Posted by on May 12, 2014

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Opinion: Political commitment

One of the trending words during the past couple of months has been transparency. Maybe it is fueled by the integrity investigation and by the integrity assessment Transparency International is currently executing. Whatever the reason, transparency i

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Opinion: CPC offers more detail

Dear Editor, Thank you for taking the time to read and offer an opinion on Citizens for Positive Change’s position statements. CPC feels that this is what democracy should be about. The party looks forward to open dialogue about issues and criti