St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
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Secretary-General Hugh riley of the Caribbean Tourism Organization. Photo contributed BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS - Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Hugh Riley has urged regional authorities to institute an open sk
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
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St. Maarten – United people’s party MP Maurice Lake urged Education Minister Rita Bourne-Gumbs yesterday to get rid of the board at the National Institute of Professional Advancement (Nipa). “When the school started in 2014 it had
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
Comments Off on Kangaroo Court furnishings under the hammer
A man walks past the closed Kangaroo Court in the Hendrik Straat in Philipsburg. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar St. Maarten - The tax marshal is auctioning the complete furnishings of the former Kangaroo Court on Friday morning. The former
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
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Court suspends pre-trial detention again St. Maarten – Blogger Judith Roumou remains out of jail until a court appearance on October 21 when she stands trial for insulting attorney Geert Hatzmann and a police officer. Chances that she will have
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
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Dr. Verene Shepherd. Photo courtesy VAS St. Maarten - Dr. Verene Shepherd is the key note speaker at a lecture entitled “Reparatory Justice and the Decade for People of African Descent: The Caricom Case,” organized by the Independen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 30, 2015
Picture: St. Maarten Parliament NEWSFLASH!! St. Maarten– The Gumbs government fell shortly after 12.30 p.m. today (Wednesday, September 30, 2015) after the parliament passed a motion of no-confidence submitted by Democratic Party M
St. Maarten News, St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on September 29, 2015
Yoly Hawley smiles when she is on stage in the Bahamas with her winners trophies. Photo contributed St. Maarten - The 43rd annual Central American & Caribbean Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships which was held in the B
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 29, 2015
Former Island Council member and Commissioner Elton Jones. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten /By Hilbert Haar – Eleven days from now, St. Maarten will mark the fifth anniversary of its existence as an autonomous country in the Dutch King
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 29, 2015
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Frank Martinus Arion with his wife Trudy in April 2014. Photo Caribisch Netwerk / Dick Drayer WILLEMSTAD – The Nestor of Curacaolenean literature, Frank Efraim Martinus, better known under his pen name Frank Martinus Arion, passed away
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 29, 2015
Comments Off on Blogger arrested again – this time for insults
Judith Roumou leaves the courthouse in this July 3, 2015 file picture. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten – The Public Prosecutor’s Office ordered the arrest of blogger Judith Roumou yesterday morning. The 40-year-old insulted
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 29, 2015
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St. Maarten – The board of the National Institute for Professional Advancement and its fired director Vernon Richards have until October 7 to reach a settlement. If no settlement is reached, the Court in First Instance will take a decision about th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 29, 2015
Comments Off on Lions Clubs net over $6,200 for Dominica disaster relief
St. Maarten - A joint Radiothon by Lions Clubs of St. Maarten, Saint Martin and St. Barths raised $6,262.55 for the Dominica relief effort over the weekend. The Lions Clubs of St. Maarten, Fort Louis, Doyen, Qualichi and Ile de St. Barthele
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
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St. Maarten - Justice Minister Dennis Richardson administered the oath of office last Friday to all 18 recruits that are presently in training for the police force. The ceremony took place at the Philipsburg police station in the presence o
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
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Managing Director of SXM Airways Rolando Brison. Photo Today / Andrew Dick Brison sees market for his startup St. Maarten - SXM Airways is a new charter company that aims to offer charter services to destinations in the region. Mana
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
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Cft: “Structural overhaul personnel costs necessary” St. Maarten – Measures the government has put in place to increase tax compliance are not working. This appears from the reaction from financial supervisor Cft to the second execution repo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
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St. Maarten (DCOMM) – The Fire Department organizes Fire Prevention Month during the whole month of October. This year’s theme is: ‘Smoke detectors save lives.’ The Fire Department is doing this in collaboration with the Friends of the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
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Sol-winner Chris Gumbs poses for a picture at Disney world. Photo contributed St. Maarten - The Sol Fuel Up and Fly Out promotion, which ran earlier this year from January 29 until March 30, offered customers a chance to win a trip to W
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 28, 2015
Comments Off on Benefit concert for Dominica in Festival Village on Saturday
The Original Bouyon Pioneers will be part of the benefit concert on Saturday. Photo Facebook St. Maarten - After the recent passing of Tropical Storm Erika which devastated the Nature Island of Dominica that Island has seen massive effor
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Comments Off on Emil Lee sees opportunities for tourism in Statia
ORANJESTAD - CHTA President and St Maarten hotelier Emil Lee spoke about the economic value of tourism at the Statia Sustainable last week. Lee spoke about the many changes that CHTA is undergoing and the new CHTA Hub and Spoke model where nationa
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 25, 2015
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MP Franklin Meyers wears a bulletproof vest, surrounded by representatives of Maduro and Sons and the two Chief Inspectors. Photo contributed St. Maarten – S.E.L. Maduro and Sons donated ten bulletproof vests to Chief Inspectors Rudol
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 25, 2015
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GREAT BAY - Port St. Maarten Security and several law enforcement agency representatives from St. Maarten recently attended a Royal Caribbean Cruise Line (RCCL) security conference where a strategic security alliance has been formed. RCC
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 25, 2015
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Prosecution demands 15 and 10 years for seven robberies St. Maarten – Jurendy Jacob B. has a criminal record that goes back to 2006. Yesterday the 27-year-old was in court for a dozen armed robberies, committed between November 29 of l
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 25, 2015
Comments Off on SCELL officially opened at USM : “Develop commitment to lifelong learning”
St. Maarten - The University of St. Martin (USM) officially opened its new school named “The St. Martin School of Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (SCELL)”, which was launched on August 1, this year. Ministers Rita Bourne-Gum
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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Get your free classified in our newsprint edition of The Today Newspaper. Since you're seeing this online, you could be anywhere in the world and understandably, we will only accept classified ads with St. Maarten contact information. Get yours i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
Comments Off on Front Street & Back Street closed from 7am to 7pm: Businesses complain
Businesses on Front Street and Backstreet have been calling the Police Department to enquire about their new regulation to keep both streets closed daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. since last Saturday. The new regulation was announced by police
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs is in the Netherlands for talks with Kingdom Relations Minister Ronald Plasterk. There is no information available about the content of these talks at this moment, but the photo seems to suggest that, after all the tension
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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St. Maarten – There are zero journalist here. They are boycotting this meeting of parliament,” National Alliance faction leader William Marlin said yesterday afternoon during the debate about the deal the harbor made with developer Zebec. “We
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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St. Maarten – Parliament will have to wait until this afternoon for answers to the questions it posed yesterday in a public meeting about the settlement between the Harbor Group of Companies and real estate developer Zebec over the failed Harbor Vi
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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St. Maarten – Police arrested 25-year-old twin brothers Nathaniel Edwin and Rolando Nederville H. last week Monday for firearm and cocaine possession. On Friday, the Judge of Instruction extended the brothers’ police custody by eight days. The
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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St. Maarten – National Alliance MP Silveria Jacobs admonished Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs and Vice Prime Minister Dennis Richardson yesterday for the language they have used in public fora. Referring to the “go ahead and kill yourself” stateme
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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From left: Glen Carty, Marciella Henry, Minister Boasman and Kees Klarenbeek. Photo contributed. St. Maarten - Social and Health Insurances (SZV) updated Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labor Rafael Boasman last Friday
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
AirStMaarten managing director Terrance Rey. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar St. Maarten – AirStMaarten acquires Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based private jet charter broker FlyBlackJet.com. In a move to secure a foothold in the US private je
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
Comments Off on Dramatic drop in gas prices on St. Maarten
St. Maarten – Gas prices dropped dramatically since Tuesday. As of 6 a.m. on Tuesday the maximum price at the pump for unleaded gasoline dropped by 9.4 percent from 2.015 to 1.826 guilders ($1.125 to $1.02) per liter. The price is now competitive w
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
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Secretary General Randolf Duggins submits the Integrity Chamber law to Maritsa James-Christina, the registrar of the Constitutional Court. Photo contributed Integrity Chamber law to Constitutional Court St. Maarten – Yesterday Ombu
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 24, 2015
Comments Off on Son Latino suspect released but faces deportation
St. Maarten – Julio Benjamin J.Y., a 27-year-old suspect in the Son Latino burglary was released from custody yesterday after his controversial arrest at the airport on August 25. Prosecutor Nanouk Lemmers agreed with attorney Cor Merx yesterday
