St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News: – Today reported already on January 9, after a presentation by the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation (Ipko) that the ministry of justice would not issue any more permits for prostitutes t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News – Leeward Islands Air Transport (Liat) announced the complete removal of fuel surcharges on all new tickets booked, effective March 1. Chief Executive Officer David Evans said oil is now trading at a 12-year low, ending a decade o
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten - The President of Parliament, DP leader Sarah Wescot-Williams was present at the Courthouse on Friday morning to observe the proceedings in the two cases put forward for the consideration of the Constitutional Court. In commenting on the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten – The main objective of Qure’s study into sex, sexuality and family planning was to assess the knowledge, attitudes, behavior and perceptions about these issues. The researchers arrive at a rather upbeat conclusion. “The public poss
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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Qure study into sexuality St. Maarten – The average age for the first sexual encounter in Sint Maarten is 16.5 years and the age of a partner at that encounter is on average 18.7 years. This appears from a study into sex, sexuality and family pl
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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For Caribbean OCTs TORTOLA - The EU funded Competitive of Small and Medium Enterprises (Cosme) program, launched a regional study on diversification of the Caribbean Overseas countries and Territories (OCTs) last November. The purpose of the study i
St. Maarten News, St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News - The first off road cycle race of the season, the ASM Mountain Bike Challenge, scheduled for Sunday February 6 is expected to be an opportunity for participants to get in shape for the annual Sunset Mini Triathlon billed for Sunday
French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News - The hardest part for any professional or amateur racing cyclists is getting back on the saddle after an extended period, the second hardest part is getting back in shape for racing at the start of a new season. When the cyclists
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten – Legal experts at the department of tourism and economic affairs are looking into the purchase by the Harbor Group of Companies of a parcel of land from Bobby’s Marina in 2013 for $4.75 million, Minister Ingrid Arrindell (Tourism, Ec
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News – Now former Justice Minister Richard Gibson Sr. has signed off on a ministerial decree that charges a committee with drawing up a plan that must lead to the establishment of a law school in St. Maarten. Members of this committe
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News – Public Health Minister Emil Lee slammed Member of Parliament Cornelius de Weever for his suggestion that the Ministry is not pro-active in the fight against the zika virus. The minister spoke of plagiarism in De Weever’s press
French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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From left: Captain Aveline Fernandes, Commander Jean-Luc Deras, Chief Prosecutor Ton Maan, Udo Aaron and Johishi Romney. Photo contributed St. Maarten News – The Executive Committee established to steer the execution of the Franco
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St. Maarten News – Finance Minister Richard Gibson Sr. took some time to draw a picture of the challenges that lie ahead for Edson Kirindongo who took up his post at the Ministry of Justice on Tuesday. “I am having a bigger smile on my face than
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten News - On Monday, representatives from the ministries of public health, social development and labor (VSA) and public housing, urban planning, environment and infrastructure (Vromi) took a field trip to various locations within Dawn Beac
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten – The Soggy Dollar Bar will join forces with Rio Productions, and is going to form an integral part of the Rio Lighted Parade that will take place on April 9. With the participation of Soggy Dollar Bar, the 2016 parade will grow expon
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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“This is now a matter of principle” St. Maarten News – Citizen Lisa Alexander is not finished with her crusade against the December 14 national decree that sets the election date at September 26. Last week, the Constitutional Court declared
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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St. Maarten – The Central Committee meeting designed to discuss the appointment of Ann Groen-Gumbs as the parliament’s acting secretary-general deteriorated into questions about competency though the appointment itself is a done deal because it h
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On the occasion of Republic Day in India St. Maarten – The Indian Merchants Association (Ima) donated 15,000 guilders (close to $8,400) to the Gamali Benjamin Foundation yesterday during a meeting at the Horizon View Hotel on Front Street. Trea
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St. Maarten News – The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will open a literacy help buy valium japan desk tomorrow for people who need assistance with literacy and language problems. The helpdesk will be situated in the hall of the library and will assis
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St. Maarten News - TelEm Group technicians are on the lookout for “mystery” repairmen who damaged one of the company’s underground telecommunication cables and joined it back together – using duct tape. A second, cable, this one consisting of
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 29, 2016
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Former owner Latoya Flanders killed last year St. Maarten News – The Detective Collaboration Team (RST) and the police confiscated nine cars yesterday from a car rental company that belonged to Latoya Flanders who was shot to death in French Qu
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2016
St. Maarten – Former Member of Parliament Romain Jules Laville stands trial tomorrow morning for firearm possession and for threatening his former fellow-faction member Jules James and, on a later date, steel pan icon Isidore York. Officers of
Entertainment, French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2016
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St. Martin News: From the reactions of the almost capacity crowd inside the Festival Village in Galisbay late Sunday evening, Farlot Mae-Lys did enough to earn the crown in the Miss Pitchounette category. The same can be said about Shaliyah Ferro
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2016
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St. Maarten News - Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs was on hand at the airport with many supporters to welcome the local Moot Court Competition team that returned from the Netherlands on Saturday night
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2016
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St. Maarten News - The Philipsburg Jubilee Library offers a 3-month course in Microsoft Excel for beginners every Tuesday and Wednesday, starting on February 2. The spreadsheet course will take place in the Media Lab and will take place on both days
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 26, 2016
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St. Maarten News - Leader of the United People’s Party (UP) and Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger and the party-board “commend the men and women of the Sint Maarten police force for their successes within the past two weeks that led to seve
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 25, 2016
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Suggests “ulterior motives” for real estate deals St. Maarten News - Brian Deher, managing director of Dock Maarten NV, questions whether Mark Mingo is incompetent in his role as CEO of the Harbour Holdings Group of Companies or if he is driven
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 25, 2016
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St. Maarten News (Picture by Richard Hazel)– Winair has added three destinations to its winter schedule – Antigua, Canefield Dominica and Puerto Rico. The company has also added more flights to the destinations St. Kitts, Nevis and Tortola.
St. Maarten News, St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on January 25, 2016
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St. Maarten News: The opening of the 2016 Softball season lacked the usual fanfare during the opening ceremony, but thanks to the presence of the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Silveria Jacobs who delivered the first pitch, it did h
St. Maarten News, St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on January 25, 2016
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St. Maarten News: Sandra Garnier and Joost Huele emerged as the winners while Dean Hodge Jr placed second in the when the curtains went down on the 10th Annual Tri Bike, Three Day Mountain Bike Cycling championships which took place in Aruba over th
St. Maarten News, St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on January 25, 2016
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St. Maarten's Carifta Games Silver medalist Shakeba Pink has started off the year on the international circuit on a high note after completing a 2000-meter race in Guadeloupe in a time of 6 minutes and 50 seconds. This new development was recorded
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 21, 2016
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St. Maarten News – Investigators conducted a house search at the home of former State Secretary of Public Health in the Netherlands Antilles, Joan Smart-Berkel, in Pointe Blanche on Tuesday. The prosecutor’s office confirmed that the search took
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 21, 2016
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Shell-shocked family: “The pain is still raw and intense” St. Maarten News – One could hear a penny drop in the court room yesterday afternoon when public prosecutor Nanouk Lemmers showed video footage of the hit and run accident on Airport
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 21, 2016
St. Maarten News: A feisty 16-year-old girl with an attitude and – apparently – a bright future ahead of her – stood trial in the Court in First Instance yesterday morning for threatening a man with a knife. She spent 7 days behind bars, before
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 21, 2016
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St. Maarten News – A man with a love for scooters received a punishment in the Court in First Instance that equals the time he spent in pretrial detention – 104 days. Rubeo Rubencio Brown claimed ignorance but the fact remains that the police fou
