St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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St. Maarten - Firefly Family Fireworks will begin with the sale of fireworks today from 12 noon until 6 p.m. The sale will continue until Wednesday or as long as supplies last. Tomorrow and Wednesday sales begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 6 p.m. F
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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St. Maarten - In an effort to streamline, structure and professionalize the relationship with the media of St. Maarten, the Council of Ministers of St. Maarten has decided to work through an in-house press secretariat that reports to the prime minist
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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St. Maarten (DCOMM) – All businesses are allowed to open on New Year’s Day, the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunications announced yesterday. The Council of Ministers decided to grant a temporary dispensation
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GREAT BAY – Puerto Rican authorities have seized hazardous toys from nine stores and a warehouse. The toys were imported from China for sale in Puerto Rico. Many families and friends form the North Eastern Caribbean islands including Sint Maarten
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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St. Maarten - Island Gems Charity Foundation recently donated 36 new and colourful tablecloths to St. Martin Home, the senior citizens living centre operated by White and Yellow Cross Foundation. The home was in need of tablecloths to brighten up atm
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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St. Maarten – Jeff Berger reports in his St. Maarten weekly News electronic newsletter about a rumor that Hardrock International is interested in taking over the former Caravanserai Resort in Beacon Hill that is currently in the hands of Alegria Re
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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St. Maarten – Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs answered the call to appear in Parliament as the acting minister of public housing within 72 hours after he was sworn in on Friday. Members of Parliament appreciated that, even though Gumbs sent them on the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
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GREATBAY—St. Maarten may soon get its own zero gun violence ambassador in the person of local hip-hop artist and record producer 4DH. The young man, who told Today he has “lived the life” and know all about the lure and false sense of security
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
Comments Off on Public urged to pay attention to safe food preparation
St. Maarten - With just a few days left before Christmas, families have already been looking at their holiday meal shopping requirements. Cooking up a storm for this holiday season is one of the Christmas traditions. Part of the excitement of the h
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
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St. Maarten - The CPS is calling on residents to step-up mosquito prevention measures in order to keep the mosquito population down. Residents are advised to step-up by taking measures at home and at their business to mitigate mosquito breeding suc
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
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St. Maarten -The inspectorate of economic affairs yesterday announced its intention to reconvene the inspection of motor vehicles providing public transportation services—bus, taxi tours (T-plates) and unscheduled transportation (G-plates) -- for
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
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WILLEMSTAD--A large escape attempt from the only prison on Curacao was stopped, reported the director of the Center for Detention and Correction Curacao (SDKK). The media reported that a tip was received about a major escape attempt. The prison le
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
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St. Maarten —Management of the Great Bay Beach hotel took employee appreciation and motivation to a whole new level on St. Maarten yesterday, when they rewarded their employee of the year with a brand new car. That’s according to president of
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STATIA--The authors of an upcoming book documenting the wildlife of St. Eustatius hit the ground running with an initial field research session that took them around the island, documenting creatures great and small. Co-authors Hannah Madden and Mark
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
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Over the years, Christmas has inspired many authors to write about its spirit and significance. The spirit that embodies charity, forgiveness, friendship, unselfish love and generosity. In the stories that follow, you will find many examples of what
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten - Nagico sponsored 10,000 brochures to the Community Police Officers of St. Maarten on Thursday morning, to assist with their crime prevention efforts. CEO of Nagico Insurances Dwayne Elgin made the presentation to representatives of t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten —Work on the flood gates will be suspended today and will resume the second week in January, according to information from the Ministry Vromi.. “The floodgates are due to arrive in January from the Netherlands,” states project l
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten —In an effort to alleviate the seasonal traffic congestion the police force and the ministry Vromi took a joint decision to temporarily open the Ring Road to traffic leaving the Philipsburg area, and have cautioned that there will be he
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten —The school bus inspection section extends Christmas greetings to the parents, school children and school bus driver’s and wish them “Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year,” and urge parents to caution kids about appro
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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GREATBAY—St. Maarten’s tourism product, as well as that of the other Caribbean islands, may be negatively impacted by the new Cuban/American relationship, according to former director of the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association and curre
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – When Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday administers the oath of office to the five ministers of the Gumbs I cabinet this afternoon, it marks the end of a tedious process that started during the night after the parliamenta
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Comments Off on In formation-report to Governor Holiday: Formateur Heyliger laments violation of privacy
St. Maarten – “It is lamentable that the privacy protection that is required under the law has been seriously compromised,” formateur and UP-leader Theo Heyliger wrote in his report to Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday on Tuesday. Heyliger refer
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
Comments Off on New book to be launched on St. Maarten by Julio Romney
St. Maarten —A new book--St. Maarten: Our Constituent State Constitutional Framework-- will be launched shortly by political analyst and science researcher Julio Romney. Romney, who attended several schools in his early years on St. Maarten, wen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten —Thirteen persons have been nominated for the three vacancies that exist on the board of the Chamber of Commerce and industry and votes will be cast today to decide the new board members. The election process will begin at 8:00am. Th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten – Leon Alfred Didder found some reprieve in the Court in First Instance after the prosecution demanded 18 months of imprisonment against him for firearm possession. Judge Rick Smid noted that the standard for this crime is 18-6 (18 mon
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten – Delbert Gary B. escaped a 4-month prison sentence for fencing a stolen car yesterday in the Court in First Instance. The police stopped the 24-year-old on September 29 and found that the car’s ignition was broken, and that de regist
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten – Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday will lead the swearing in ceremony of six ministers for the new cabinet on Friday, December 19, at 3 p.m. at his cabinet. Formateur Theo Heyliger presented his final report yesterday, one day after the ag
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
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St. Maarten – The prosecution demanded 6 years of imprisonment against self-proclaimed basketball coach Emmanel Y., the president of the St. Maarten Basketball Association for raping two minor boys whom he lured to “dark and deserted places” fo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 21, 2014
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St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Rudolfo Gumbs to 8 months of imprisonment for threatening and ill-treating his wife on October 19. Of the sentence, 4 months are conditional and the court imposed 3 years of probation. Judge Rick
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 18, 2014
St. Maarten – American citizens are entitled to establish themselves in St. Maarten and they do not need a work permit. That is the conclusion from a ruling by the Common Court of Justice in the case of US-citizen Hillary Grant vs. Minister of Jus
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 18, 2014
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St. Maarten – Four candidates for the three vacant positions on the supervisory board of the Sint Maarten Housing Development Foundation withdrew their candidacy this weekend “for fear of their lives,” attorney Jairo Bloem stated in a press rel
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 18, 2014
Comments Off on Container fees went up 10 percent this year
GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Harbour cargo Facilities NV, a subsidiary of the Harbour Holding Company, increased its container fees in 2014 by 10 percent. This appears from the holding’s 2014 budget. The tax for a 20-foot container went up to $284
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 18, 2014
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Great Bay – St. Maarten does not have to admit Svetlana Kostelnikova by right to its territory. That is the gist of a ruling the Common Court of Justice published on Monday. In March the Court in First Instance ruled that the Slowakian national was
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 18, 2014
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Great Bay—St. Maarten graduates and professionals in Holland must, according to Minister Cornelius de Weever, be encouraged and motivated to return to the island to use their expertise and knowledge in building their country. The Social developm
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on December 18, 2014
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St. Maarten —A national teacher’s council on St. Maarten would be in the best interest of teachers, according to statements from head of the local teachers union Claire Elshot following the union’s participation in an education conference in Be
