The shooting at the airport in Curacao seems to be related to a war between two gangs. Where gangs are involved, drugs usually are not far away. In this sense, the shooting adds an argument to the debate about the legalization of drugs. If gangste
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 17, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – Two people were gunned down in a brazen gangland style shooting at Curacao’s Hato International Airport Tuesday evening. And at least six others were wounded, police said. According to reports, a car drove up to the front of the ar
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 17, 2014
St. Maarten – “Absolutely.” That was Public Health Minister Cornelius de Weever’s response to a question from this newspaper whether the government is looking for the expansion and upgrading of the current medical center, rather than opting
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 17, 2014
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Franklyn Emmanuel Lake yesterday to 6 years of imprisonment for his role in an armed robbery on the owners of L’Escargot restaurant on October 26, 2012. At the trial on June 26, the prosecution
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on July 17, 2014
St. Maarten – Education Minister Patricia Lourens received the first copy of the Hype-agenda yesterday morning from coordinator Zulayka Peterson during a press conference at the government administration Building. The agenda, produced for students
Good news or bad news? The American space organization Nasa says that we are not alone and that it will prove this point within the next twenty years. The scientists that participated in a discussion at Nasa headquarters on Monday seem to agree that
She wanted to tear down the taboo that surrounds female genitals, but Japan was not entirely ready for it, Rokude Nashiko said only one week ago in an interview with the Dutch newspaper Trouw. She was right: in the meantime the police have arrested h
Dear editor, First of all, I must commend Jeffrey Richardson for his letter to the editor Violation of Privacy of July 16. He dealt with the lack of privacy during the endorsement of the political lists inscribed for the August 29 parliamentary
Okay, it is election time and if you want to get the people’s attention, you need a carrot. A big one, if you are able to find it. The United People’s party found such a carrot: the promise to build a brand new state of the art hospital. Let u
Dear Editor, It was of course with great interest that I read the article titled “CPC Contests Thompson’s Explanation” which is based on an interview with the CPC’s Treasurer and Secretary as featured in your publication yesterday July 15t
