Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
Tragically, outrageously, editorials decrying gun violence in our country have become a regular feature in US newspapers, the San Francisco Chronicle wrote this week in a plea that fits St. Maarten too even though so far the island has been spared
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
Dear Editor, Medical tourism is considered the Caribbean’s fastest-growing segment, which includes patients from the U.S. mainland, and medical tourism is one of the fastest growing tourism sectors in the world. Country Sint Maarten needs to
In what has become a predictable mantra, Socialist Party MP Ronald van Raak uses the occasion of the approaching five-year existence of the autonomous countries St. Maarten and Curacao to vent his opinions about criminality and corruption on the isla
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
Wiclu-President Claire Elshot during a recent press conference. Photo Today / Andrew Dick St. Maarten - President of the Windward Island Chamber of Labor Unions Claire Elshot is critical of the functioning of the Department of Labor, say
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten – Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday has given the green light to the National Alliance-led coalition to form a new government. There will therefore be no elections on December 8, as would have been the case if the governor had rat
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten /By Hilbert Haar – “Dutch citizens consider themselves as the inhabitants of the least corrupt country in the world, while the many scandals show that this impression is not consistent with reality,” Jacqueline Bos writes
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten – Prof. Arjen van Rijn offered a different opinion about the position of parliament and government in an article in the Nederlands Juristenblad of December 7, 2012 that shows that constitutional law is not black and white. Whi
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten – The mandate of Marcia Peterson to act as the custodian of mortgages at the Cadastre expired per October 1. Peterson was appointed for a period of three months after the unexpected departure of director Clemens Roos. Fina
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten – Shortly before 2 p.m. yesterday utilities company Gebe sent out a press release announcing that one of its production units at the Cay Bay power plant was down. This forced the company to schedule a new series of power cuts, each last
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
From left: Minister Sams, Gustavo Esusy (Copa) and tourism advisor Bernard Hunt. Photo contributed St. Maarten – Tourism and Economic Affairs Minister Ernest Sams attended the ABAV and FIT trade shows in Brazil and Argentina with the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Youth Parliament hosts a fundraising walkathon on October 31. The Best Walk of Your Life promotes the convention of the Rights of the Child. The walkathon begins a t 5 a.m. at Le Grand Marché on Bush Road a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
One of the eight sections culture wear attire for the November 11 St. Martin day parade. Photo Today /Andrew Dick St. Maarten -“Faces and Traditions” is the theme for the islands first ever grand National Cultural Parade set for November 11, S
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
From left: The airport’s managing director Regina Labega, acting manager customer service department Suzy Kartokromo, IDTI’s manager training partners and business development Gurjit Gill, manager regional training center The Americas
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten – Police released 25-year-old twin brothers Nathaniel Edwin and Rolando Nederville H. of Friday after they were arrested two weeks ago for firearm and cocaine possession. The twins are now free until their day in court. The prosecutor�
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten – The financial consequences of a treaty to prevent double taxation between the Netherlands and St. Maarten is uncertain, finance Minister Martin Hassink said in a Central Committee meeting yesterday morning, adding that he t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
St. Maarten - Ombudsman Dr. Nilda Arduin attended the annual meeting of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI) Board of Directors in Windhoek, Namibia, in September. The Board looked at developments and achievements made in the p
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on October 6, 2015
One of the robbers who died during a robbery attempt on Monday. Photo Today / Andrew Dick St. Maarten - A security guard of Pan American shot and killed two armed robbers this morning around 8 a.m. in Cay Hill. A third robber escaped. The men
