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Editorial - Posted by on June 23, 2014

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Editorial: Not to be overlooked

We tend to overlook our Spanish speaking counterparts in the Caribbean, and even view them as somehow not “Caribbean” for some odd reason. Yet the Spanish speaking Caribbean accounts for over 70% of the region’s population when you just factor

St. Maarten News - Posted by on June 23, 2014

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Tantra-manager Almirakis: “None of this makes sense” Police interrupt show by 9-year old DJ Ju5tin

St. Maarten – The police interrupted a performance by 9-year-old DJ Ju5tin at the 3 Amigos Restaurant in Maho, twenty minutes after the kid started his show on Friday night at 11 p.m. Earlier the police had forbidden the pre-teen DJ, real name Jus

St. Maarten News - Posted by on June 23, 2014

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Theo Heyliger: UP party committed and ready for new hospital

St. Maarten – The United People’s (UP) party is committed to the construction of a new state of the art hospital for the country, said UP leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger in a statement over the weekend. “This will be on

St. Maarten News - Posted by on June 23, 2014

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St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce hosts Puerto Rican Trade Mission: “Puerto Rico is open for business”

GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a trade delegation from Puerto Rico last Saturday with a business brunch and some social networking at the Sonesta Great Bay Hotel and Casino. The delegation was on a 5 island tour

Opinion - Posted by on June 23, 2014

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Opinion: Supervisory directors

Corporate governance and the role of supervisory directors is not only food for thought – if not for action – in St. Maarten. The blundering board of supervisory directors at the postal services (PSS) will cost the company or the treasury (whomev

Opinion - Posted by on June 23, 2014

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Opinion: Electoral reform

Dear Editor, Electoral reform has made the news once again; however, not surprisingly, we shouldn’t expect any electoral reform to occur before the upcoming election. Instead of going into the specifics of the new regulations to establish a n