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“Strong message: don’t touch our police force” Demand: life sentence for cop-killing rapper

“Strong message: don’t touch our police force” Demand: life sentence for cop-killing rapper

  A policeman’s body shields rapper Kilo Gotti as he is led through a side entrance into the courtroom at the Belair community center. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten News – The tension was rising in the temporary courtroom i

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St. Maarten named hot spot for bird watching

St. Maarten News – Bird watching on holiday – or “avitourism” as it’s now known in the travel industry – is big business.  Whether you’re a seasoned birder, or can’t tell a Blue-footed Booby from a Bananaquit, here are the top tropi

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Imported purchases lead to steep drop in turnover

Ministry contemplates imposing turnover tax St. Maarten News – Finance Minister Richard Gibson contemplated imposing turnover tax on goods that are imported directly to St. Maarten from abroad at yesterday’s Council of Ministers press briefin

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Health insurance on St. Maarten for less than 3 dollars a day

Health insurance on St. Maarten for less than 3 dollars a day

  From left: Jim Rosen (executive advisor, cabinet VSA), Eric Ellis (executive manager of claims Dept. Nagico), Ash Hodge (taxi driver), Ellen Benjamin (Manager Medical Dept. Nagico) and Minister of Public Health Emil Lee. Photo contributed

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Organized tours for tourist to St. Maarten Carnival Village

St. Maarten News - For the first time in Carnival’s history, organized tours will take place for both cruise and overnight passengers to enjoy the Carnival Village. There will be daytime tours for lunch in the village from 1 to 3 p.m. and nighttime

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Five new lawyers have joined VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne

Five new lawyers have joined VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne

Sixiènne Janssen (center) after being sworn in amid her colleagues, among them her supervisor Frank Kunneman (top left). Photo contributed St. Maarten News - Five new lawyers have joined VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne since the beginning of this

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St. Maarten Tourist Bureau commends Milton Pieters photography

St. Maarten Tourist Bureau commends Milton Pieters photography

  The photo that made the top-ten out of more than 46,000 pictures. Photo Milton Pieters St. Maarten News – ViewBug has been described as hosting the world’s best photo contests, judged by world-renowned photographers, and power by