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St. Maarten News - Posted by on June 15, 2016

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About the law To be or not to be refurbished

  By Cor Merx, attorney at law Before I arrived in Sint Maarten - 15 years ago – I never heard of the word “refurbished” because this was not taught in my school-English. In Sint Maarten there was a discussion about this issue bet

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No smoking and drinking for bus and taxi drivers

St. Maarten News – Be dressed properly at all times, don’t treat passengers rudely, don’t drink or have alcohol in your possession and don’t have a cigarette, cigar or pipe in your mouth while driving. Those are just four of the rules that ap

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Winair signs interline deal with British Airways

St. Maarten News - Winair and British Airways have announced the successful implementation of an interline agreement between both carriers. As British Airways serves Antigua, this will greatly assist passengers to and from any Winair destinations

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Kingdom Ombudsmen meet in St. Maarten

St. Maarten News - Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin and her colleagues from Curaçao and the Netherlands will facilitate workshops for the civil servants on Sint Maarten on June 27 and 28. As a follow-up to agreements made last year in Aruba to meet

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Library director Alberts gets award in Haiti

  PORT-AU-PRINCE - At the annual conference of the Caribbean Library Association Acuril in Haiti last week, Sint Maarten’s library Director Monique Alberts was recognized by her fellow professionals for her “excellent leadership in develo

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FD targets Central Bank Director Emsley Tromp

WILLEMSTAD – Following its report about insurance company Ennia last Friday, the Financieele Dagblad (FD) struck one more time last Saturday with a report that targets the president of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten, Dr. Emsley Tromp.

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Bosman gives antillean-immigration legislation another shot

THE HAGUE – VVD-parliamentarian André Bosman is giving his initiative law aimed at keeping underprivileged citizens from St. Maarten. Curacao and Aruba out of the Netherlands. The Telegraaf reports that Bosman will submit his adjusted initiative l

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Dutch politicians want clarity about Ennia Insurances

THE HAGUE – Politicians in The Hague demand clarity about the situation at insurance company Ennia and the role of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten and the Dutch National Bank, John Samson reports on Caribisch Netwerk. The Financieele

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Winair adds fourth plane for the summer season

Winair adds fourth plane for the summer season

Winair staff poses for a picture with the additional airplane. Photo contributed St. Maarten News – Winair has acquired an additional DHC-3 aircraft for the summer season. This aircraft will allow the company to serve new markets and will