The 2015 Nobel Peace Prize went to the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet and it is well deserved. They are a key player in bringing democracy to Tunisia. However, we want to shine the light on a man who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize n
As we open a new week we remain bogged down by the unfinished business of should they stay or should they go. Parliament and the executive find themselves at loggerheads and only now like during elections recognize the importance of the people they s
Dear Mr. Editor, Please allow me to bring forward the following suggestion with the hope that it will be considered. Now that the Evaluation Report is out and official and also public notice I would like to suggest to the Honorable Island Council
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St. Maarten - The Public Prosecutor’s Office in St. Maarten does not deal with high officials differently than with other citizens. That is the main conclusion of the Law Enforcement Council following the investigation concerning possible class ju
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LEIDEN – Gert Oostindie, director of the Royal Institute for Linguistics, Geography and Ethnology and a history professor at Leiden University took a stand for St. Maarten and the other Caribbean Kingdom islands in a column in N
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St. Maarten – Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday issued a message to mark the celebration of the country’s first Constitution Day over the weekend. Below is the unabridged text. My fellow St. Maarteners, I hereby, in observance and celebration o
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The group of citizens holding the man who allegedly grabbed a tourist chain from her neck. Photo contributed St. Maarten- Yesterday morning on Front Street a young man allegedly snatched a chain from a tourist’s neck and ran towards the Gua
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St. Maarten – The Harbor Holding company lost a lawsuit against Dock Maarten about the construction of a pier in what the harbor considers its concession area. The Common Court of Justice ruled on Friday that, while Dock Maarten has a bu
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Shafien Mauricia who was shot and killed on Friday night. Photo Facebook St. Maarten - Shafien Martin Mauricia was found dead on Friday night by police after a shooting incident by unidentified shooters. The shooting took place between 9.30 and 1
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USM President Francio Guadeloupe (center) signs the agreement together with I Am SXM Foundation president Solaika Serbony and director Julian Lake, while Minister Bourne-Gumbs, MP Tamara Leonard and foundation members look on. Photo Today /
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There is a lot of dirty money in the Netherlands. Photo Johannes Dalhuijsen AMSTERDAM – The magnitude of visible dirty money in the Netherlands doubled in the past five years, the Telegraaf reports. In 2010 transactions worth more
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St. Maarten - Minister Connor officially opened two Community Recycling Points on Saturday. After the Minister opened a similar facility in Tamarind Hill in March this year, Learning Unlimited 12th grade student Bodine Beentjes, continued h
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WICSU/PSU President Henrietta Doran-York and union representatives on Saba. Photo contributed St. Maarten - The WICSU/PSU union for civil servants and private sector workers visited the islands of Saba and Statia to meet with the membership and t
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Kenisha Hill winner of the justice song festival 2015. Hill also won best popularity prize. Photo Today / Andrew Dick St. Maarten - Immigration officer Kenisha Hill won the first ever justice song festival on Friday evening at the Rock House res
The motion of no confidence against the Gumbs cabinet was signed by a bunch of troublemakers, if we freely interpret Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs’ statement. Since those troublemakers can only have been part of the former coalition, it is easy to
The Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBP) has announced tough action against immigration violations. There is no argument about the idea that a country ought to protect its borders, but there is always a gray area somewhere that is going to
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St. Maarten – The Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBP) vows to enforce the law against visitors who overstay their visa, guarantors who invite visitors to the island and parents who enroll children in school without a residence permit. I
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Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs: “It seems that in St. Maarten even Jesus Christ himself could be sent home with a motion of no-confidence.” Photo DCOMM St. Maarten – While The Hague buzzed with rumors that Governor Drs. Eugène Holi
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St. Maarten - Tuesday evening the library hosts the next Power of Knowledge information session. Gwendolien Mossel, legal advisor at the Ombudsman, will give information about services provided by the office of the Ombudsman. The evening session begi
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Nadjesca Gumbs (left) and Lysanne Charles-Arrindell. Photo contributed GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten/St. Martin Alliance for Equality (Safe) Foundation President, Lysanne Charles-Arrindell and treasurer Nadjesca Gumbs are currently i
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Member of Parliament Ronald van Raak filed a motion on Thursday in which he asks the Dutch government “to have all expensive yachts in St. Maarten preventively confiscated and to only give them back when it is clear that they have not bee
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St. Maarten - Management of Casino Rouge et Noir has hired extra security after being robbed on Wednesday evening close to 9 p.m. Security officers presence were seen by customers when the casino re-opened on Friday morning. Management also told this
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St. Maarten - Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle hosts it second annual End Polio Now walkathon next week Saturday. Rotary President Ramesh Manek started the walkathon last year. He died last year on April 16 in a fatal hit and run on the Airport Ro
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St. Maarten – Former Member of Parliament Petrus Leroy de Weever appears in court Wednesday to face charges of theft. On January 11, 2014, De Weever had an encounter with the embattled blogger Judith Roumou on Front Street. On that occasion, the
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GREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Hospitality & Trade Association hosts an all-encompassing job fair on October 24. With this initiative the SHTA wants to bring together job-seekers and businesses. Job seekers will have the opportunity to meet with bu
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GREAT BAY - St. Martin sea rescue boat Notre Dame de la Garoupe SNS129, will be shipped to France onboard the CMA CGM Fort St. Louis cargo motor vessel on Monday to undergo repairs. The French side sea rescue boat suffered severe damage in Octob
