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Editorial - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Editorial: Sufficiency for man’s need but not his greed (abusing the French social support/assistance)
The current situation on French St. Martin with regards to persons depleting the government’s coffers through what appears to be bogus financial claims from the social services brings to mind the words of Mahatma Gandhi: “There is a sufficiency i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Search called off for missing co-pilot (Skyway SH36 Aircraft crash)
St. Maarten - Search and rescue efforts for the second passenger of the small Sky Way plane that crashed on Wednesday night was called off around 5:00 pm yesterday afternoon. “On Wednesday, October 29th at 6:39 pm a Short SH36 aircraft operated
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on PM Wescot-Williams Expresses Condolences to the Family of crash Victims
St. Maarten - Care taker Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams yesterday expressed her condolences to the victims of the fatal Skyway Airways flight which crashed on Wednesday evening. The one confirmed deceased and one missing pilot were the only tw
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Chin Cactus Road residents implore Minister Lake to fix road
St. Maarten – In a petition signed by some 20 plus persons, residents of Chin Cactus Road in the Sucker Garden area voiced their discontent with the dilapidated condition of the road, which has been in a state of disrepair for some years now, impl
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Stop, Drop & Go (gun surrender) projected extended due to Gonzalo
St. Maarten – Dutch and French side law enforcement authorities announced on Thursday that the deadline for the Stop, Drop & Go project has been extended from October 31 to November 14, due to the passing of Hurricane Gonzalo, giving persons on
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Well-attended Meet & Greet VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne during Green Aruba
St. Maarten -Last week, law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne organized a successful Meet & Greet for conference participants during Green Aruba where Europe Meets the Americas. The conference was focused on sustainable energy, technology, infrastr
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Caribbean tourism sector warned: Make better use of technology or risk losing business to competitors
St. Maarten- If the Caribbean tourism industry is not prepared to cater to visitors in this new digital age, they will lose business to destinations capable of doing so.This assertion was made by the Hon. Orville London, Chief Secretary in the Tobago
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Rotaract Club collects 476 items for Red Cross
St. Maarten - The Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise was able to gather a total of 476 Items (including 198 Bottles of Water) as well as a few large bags of clothing items donated by the Rotary Club of St. Maarten. The club also received monetar
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on October 31, 2014
Comments Off on Territorial Council to regulate concessions are Orient Bay
St. Martin / MARIGOT---The Collectivité of St. Martin is using the opportunity presented by the destruction of hurricane Gonzalo to regulate the concessions at the Orient Beach which has been in question for many years. The persons who occupy the
“No concrete proposal received to talk about this issue” THE HAGUE / St. Maarten – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Hague says that it is perfectly willing to discuss with France ways to improve the cooperation between the Dutch and F
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 29, 2014
Comments Off on MP Emmanuel faces lawsuit over bribery allegations
St. Maarten – Rookie parliamentarian Christopher Emmanuel will be taken to court in summary proceedings for insulting and slandering E.T.M., attorney Cor Merx confirmed to this newspaper yesterday. Last week Monday, Emmanuel stated in parliamen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 29, 2014
Comments Off on Caravanserai-owner spins result of meeting with Minister Richardson: SMTA outraged about Alegria press release
GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Timeshare association is outraged about a press release Caravanserai Resort owner Alegria sent to the media after a meeting with outgoing Tourism and Economic Affairs Minister Ted Richardson that was designed to address
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 29, 2014
Comments Off on Crystal Pineapple Awards draws more nominees than last year
St. Maarten – The Crystal Pineapple Awards gala event will take place on November 21 at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Casino. This year there are 51 candidates in fourteen categories vying for the awards. In the fifteenth category – for outs
St. Maarten —A woman is currently nursing wounds she sustained last night from a 50ft to 60ft drop off the cliffs at Cupecoy in the vicinity of Rainbow Hotel. Fire Officer on duty Tony Gibbs told Today in an invited comment that the fire depart
St. Maarten— Jean-No Sanon (26) has been identified by police as the man who was fatally shot in Cole Bay on Monday night. The shooting incident took place at approximately 8:15pm on the Waterfront road. News of the shooting reached the public y
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 29, 2014
Comments Off on St. Maarten among participants at climate change conference
St. Maarten – In an effort to keep abreast of the developments in biodiversity conservation and climate change, St. Maarten sent a four-person delegation to the high-level conference on biodiversity and climate change, held from October 24 to Octob
WILLEMSTAD – The Parliament has adopted a reparation law on the basic health insurance. According to Minister Ben Whiteman of Health, Environment and Nature, the funds for the basic health insurance are in very poor state. The government expects a
The French threat to the Netherlands to do something about the inequality between the Dutch and the French side of the island – or else – is probably going to come to nothing, but still. The idea to cancel the Treaty of Concordia, followed by the
Dear Editor, What democracy was the march on Sunday held for? Was it for the democracy that this island never experienced? Those of us who have lived on this island through the last 5 ½ decades know that this island was never governed in a democr
St. Maarten – French politicians are contemplating canceling the Treaty of Concordia, closing the border between French and Dutch St. Maarten and introducing visa requirements if the Netherlands does not take measures to stop the economic bleeding
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on Hit man Carlos Richardson shipped to the Netherlands
St. Maarten – The Public Prosecutor’s Office confirmed yesterday that Carlos Richardson has been transferred from the Pointe Blanche prison to an unidentified prison in the Netherlands. He is the second inmate to be shipped off island for securit
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on Police warns parents of egg-throwing students
St. Maarten – Halloween is approaching and students have taken once more to throwing eggs at each other, mostly after school hours, the police report. “This irresponsible and dangerous act takes place every year around Halloween,” the police st
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on Bishop visits St. Dominic High School
St. Maarten – “Education is the best investment in society,” said Bishop Luis Secco in his address to some 300 plus students at St. Dominic High School on Monday as part of his visit to all Catholic schools, both primary and secondary, on the i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on Princess Heights wins Leading Hotel award
St. Maarten - For second year in a row, Princess Heights Luxury Boutique Hotel has been named “the Leading Hotel in St. Maarten”, by the World Travel Awards (WTA) in its 2014 Caribbean & North America Gala Ceremony 2014, at the CuisinArt Gol
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on St. Maarten Government issues ebola travel ban
St. Maarten – The government has issued a travel ban to everyone who has traveled within the past 21 days to, from and through the countries of Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ban is related to the outbreak
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on Other parties stay away from protest against Kingdom and Plasterk – Green march against instruction
St. Maarten– Between 300 and 400 people took part in the march People United for True Democracy organized yesterday afternoon in protest against the instruction from the Kingdom Council of Ministers to Governor Holiday for a stricter screening of c
Grand Case / St. Martin - Tourists to the island will be able to better enjoy visiting the different sites by using the helicopter service that was officially launched at the Grand Case Airport on Friday evening. According to the Chairman of Corail
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on CPS reminds persons to get their flu vaccine
St. Maarten---Persons, especially persons that fall into the high risk category, are urged by minister of public health and the Collective Preventative Services(CPS) to get their annual flu shots. Influenza is an acute viral infection that spreads ve
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on Lake: “Dutch instruction is part of the hidden agenda to take over St. Maarten”
St. Maarten —The Dutch instruction to Governor Holiday is being interpreted by Vromi minister Maurice Lake as part of a hidden agenda to take over St. Maarten. Lake, who was a successful candidate on the UP list in the last election noted that
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 28, 2014
Comments Off on SXM Airport (PJIA NV) governance approach in accordance with code issued in 2009
St. Maarten —PJIA NV “correctly presents the governance approach followed by the Managing and Supervisory Boards of the Company in accordance with the Corporate Governance Code issued by the Island Territory of St. Maarten in December 2009,” a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 27, 2014
Comments Off on Court acknowledges rights of new owner Alegria: Corallo’s IFPS has to stay away from Caravanserai
St. Maarten – International Financial Planning Services (IFPS) has to remove fencing from a piece of land on the Caravanserai property in Beacon Hill within two days, the Court in First Instance ruled yesterday morning. The new owner of the resort
St. Maarten – “The Pre-USM program came about because we realized the reality of St. Maarten – we need to do something for all youngsters on the island,” said Dean of Academics and Interim President of the University of St. Martin (USM) Dr.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 27, 2014
Comments Off on Mosquito fogging moved forward; commences October 28
St. Maarten - The fogging of mosquitoes originally carded for November 1 has been moved forward to October 28, according to the Collective Preventive Services (CPS). Residents are asked to bear in mind that fogging is not a total solution to elim
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 27, 2014
Comments Off on Police bring Stop, Drop & Go project to St. Maarten Academy
St. Maarten - In an effort to bring awareness to all factions of the St. Maarten community about the Stop, Drop & Go project, KPSM Inspector Felix Richards and Police Public Relations officer Inspector Ricardo Henson visited the St. Maarten Acad
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 27, 2014
Comments Off on Prosecution demands 10 years against leader drugs gang
St. Maarten – Public Prosecutor Gonda van der Wulp demanded 10 years of imprisonment yesterday against Pershin D., the leader of a drugs gang that laundered around $300,000 and was caught in the possession of 3.8 kilos of cocaine and 47 rounds of
