St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – Monday, the Lower House of the Dutch Parliament will discuss a proposal from the SP MP Ronald van Raak and VVD MP André Bosman. In the note that both have presented, they advocate for a future commonwealth-like bond between
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
BETTY’S ESTATE—Several students from Bob the Builders play school received coloring books from ARGOS and crayons which depicted the importance of water on Friday morning. Administrative Professional of ARGOS Gabriel Pena in his comments of the ha
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance ruled yesterday that the new owner of the Caravanserai Beach Resort – Alegria Real Estate – does not have to respect the rights of timeshare owners. Alegria bought the resort at auction in August and in
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – Detectives of the RST conducted searches yesterday at the house of Francesco Corallo in Cupecoy and at Atlantis Casino, the prosecutor’s office stated in a brief press release. At the casino’s address, several companies are establ
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – Is the St. Maarten Harbour Holding Company a wolf in sheep’s clothing – sympathetic only on the surface? Attorney Roeland Zwanikken described the Holding this way yesterday morning during a lawsuit in summary proceedings it initia
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St. Maarten - UP leader and formateur Theo Heyliger has asked and received more time to submit the final names of his cabinet to form the new government according to a press release from Governor Eugene Holiday. The formateur originally had a Nove
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – Milton Pieters College student Evita Alla’make won the Lions Club’s local and district Peace Poster Contest, an annual Lions Club event done worldwide, which was launched in October of this year, inviting young people all over the
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St. Maarten—Stakeholders and team members of the soon to be opened Miss Lalie Center in Cay Bay met on Thursday to provide insight to the participants on how the center was built up, how the employees are going to work with their clients and to con
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten —With the Christmas season practically here, the Christian Council urges the populace to put the Christ back in Christmas. “With the preparation, anticipation and expectation in the Season of Advent, we can then fully, and spiritua
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St. Maarten – In an effort to control the island’s mosquito population, which has increased in the last few weeks, the St. Maarten Nature Foundation has launched a small, pilot project using bats to combat the increasing numbers of mosquitoes. Th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – The Common Court of Justice yesterday denied a request by Romero Rudolf Canword to immediately release him from prison and to give him the opportunity to undergo treatment for an existing disorder. Canword is serving a life sentence f
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
Hassink: Clarity about pre-2007 tax debts by next week St. Maarten – Citizens will not be confronted with additional or higher taxes in 2015, outgoing Finance Minister Martin Hassink said yesterday at what he announced to be his last appearance
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten —With a strong economy and growing middle class that has set the stage for the region’s air traffic to grow at an average of 4.9 percent annually in the next 20 years, Winair and Air Antilles are looking to capitalize on this through
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten - Prices have increased slightly compared to August 2014. The consumer price index for St. Maarten has increased in the month of October 2014 by 0.2 percent compared to that of August 2014. When comparing average consumer prices over a tw
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – The Common Court of Justice reopened the investigation against Robertson Craig Peter yesterday. In April, the Court in First Instance acquitted Peter of the murder of businessman Haresh Dayalani on May 26, 2009, but sentenced him for
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St. Maarten – The purchase of the Emilio Wilson Estate by the government is in its final stages, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said at yesterday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. “The Parliament has approved the budget amendment fo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Taj José Morille to a 1,200 guilders fine yesterday for – briefly – being in the possession of a gun, but mainly for hiding evidence of firearm possession from the police. If Morille does not
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten - Justice Minister Dennis Richardson is currently in San Salvador, El Salvador, attending the Plenary and Ministerial meetings of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) which began on November 23 and will continue through to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – In an effort to bring awareness to and curb the use, and abuse, of alcohol amongst St. Maarten’s young people, the St. Maarten Lions Club launched its Youth Alcohol Awareness Campaign on Wednesday at the Lions Den in Sucker Garden.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten – A group of 12 participants recently completed the Foster Parent Training Seminar, which was given by the Foundation Judiciary Institutes Windward Islands (SJIB), to become foster care mentors and foster care parents for children in th
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WILLEMSTAD – The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Curacao wants to intensify efforts to tackle financial criminality, to confiscate criminal assets and to invest in the youth. Attorney-General Guus Schram announced these initiatives yesterday in a s
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St. Maarten – “Real Talk and Girl Power bring and formalize important life lessons. We hope to ultimately influence the youngsters to take better care of themselves and pave the way for productive and fulfilling lives,”’ said Real Talk Head C
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“Don’t mess with a scorned woman” St. Maarten – “Women are not as helpless as they think they are.” That was one of the remarks, coming from students of secondary schools yesterday at the event Teens Unite To End Violence Against Wome
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GREAT BAY/STATIA—Seventy-five per cent of the complaints received on Statia by the national ombudsman were about the local government, according to a press release from the ombudsman office. The Statia population took full advantage of the presence
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St. Maarten —A collaborated effort by telecommunication companies to have all cables placed underground, is still thought by UTS head Glen Carty to be in the best interest of all concerned. Shortly after the passage of hurricane Gonzalo and the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
St. Maarten –Funding possibilities for Non-Governmental Organizations projects are still open for 2014 from the Foundation Cooperative Funds (Samenwerkende Fondsen). Foundation Cooperative Funds assists NGOs by providing funds for social and commun
