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St.maarten - The SMMTA presents itself as “the voice of St. Maarten’s marine industry that works together with other industry groups and all levels of government to provide a strong and consistent say for the marine industry,” Port St. Maarten
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St.maarten – Police arrested two men at a home on the Archimedes Road last Saturday after reports about a threat. The men were fighting each other when the officers arrived. They took away a flare gun one of them was holding, before realizing they
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St.maarten - Dr. Tasheena Maccow-Thomas has been appointed as the new interim director of the National Institute for Professional Advancement (Nipa) per September 1. “I am honored to be selected as the interim director,” Maccow-Thomas said in a
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St.maarten - Minister of Justice Edson Kirindongo expressed in a press release his deepest concern about “the criminal events that took place over the last few days and which unfortunately had some fatalities.” The minister extended sincere words
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St.maarten – The St. Maarten Medical Center has been involved in the new hospital project from the beginning, including the development of the terms of reference and the evaluation of the different proposals received from the open tender process, S
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St.maarten - September is recognized as sickle cell awareness month. The Sint Maarten Sickle Cell Foundation says it is important for people to be tested for this inherited disease that causes red blood cells to form an abnormal crescent shape. Freq
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St.maarten – The prosecutor’s office has filed appeals against the verdicts in the so-called Zeepaard (Seahorse) and Sardine-investigations. Former Member of Parliament Romain Laville was acquitted on August 24 of making threats against the lives
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St.maarten – The national mosquito elimination community program Zika virus disease headed to Mary’s Fancy last Saturday. On August 20 the program kicked-off in Saunders where residents were very cooperative with personnel from the Ministry and
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St.maarten – Police arrested two suspects in the armed robbery that took place last Thursday at the Fu Yuan supermarket and is busy investigating a second robbery that took place Monday morning around 10.45 a.m. at Divinitii Jewelers on Front Stree
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St.maarten – “We feel positive based on the vibes we are getting from people,” says Wycliffe Smith, leader of the St. Maarten Christian Party. “We are anticipating that we will win at least two seats.” Smith retired in 2014 after fourteen
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ST.MAARTEN - The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) opened registration for Carnival 2017, a process that will take place fully online. This is the latest preparatory phase as the foundation is getting ready to host St. Maarten’s 48
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St.maarten - The term sustainable development seems to have become a catchphrase amongst current and aspiring decision makers without serious contemplation about what it truly means, Leader of the United St. Maarten (US) party MP Frans Richardson say
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St.maarten – The Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunications has made the general principles of the enforcement policy 2015 available online on the government’s website. The purpose of the enforcement policy is to ensur
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St.maarten- Indo Guyanese residing on the island and their close Trinidadian and Surinamese friends will be afforded an opportunity to dance the night away on Saturday September 24th during the 'Ultimate Dance Party' that will take place under the te
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St.maarten – The Ministry of Labor has presented plans that make it possible for employees to become permanent after 24 months instead of the current 36 months. Minister Emil Lee presented the plan in a meeting of the central committee on Friday.
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St.maarten – Gas prices went up last Saturday again. Unleaded gas at the pump went from 1.748 to 1.863 guilders (from $0.976 to $1.04). On the French side, gas is at stations that take dollars on a 1:1 parity with the euro still $0.87. This makes g
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St.maarten- Wearing the uniform of any one of the disciplined services on St. Maarten is a privilege, but carrying a fire arm comes with tons of responsibility and that includes knowing how to handle it. In their efforts to ensure that accuracy is h
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ORANJESTAD – Worldwide a lot of cancer patients are benefiting from treatment with pure cannabis-oil and if it were up to MEP-MP Glenbert Croes Aruba will consider the use of medicinal cannabis and legalize it. Medicinal cannabis is also used to tr
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WILLEMSTAD/KRALENDIJK - RBC Royal Bank recently launched its online payment solution in the Dutch Caribbean. This service offers local business owners who operate an online store, the possibility to process payments through credit cards directly on t
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St.maarten – Minister Ingrid Arrindell (Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications) congratulated Jacinth Hunkins, a 15-year-old student of the St. Maarten Academy for her first place in the gold senior division of the Florida
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St.maarten– Martinois Fabio Doralice had to face the music alone in the Court in First Instance yesterday, because court declared the summons of his co-defendant Stephanie S. null and void. The 29-year-old stood trial for fencing and laundering che
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St.maarten – One million Chinese tourists every year, the construction of a 326-room hotel and showroom and 450 apartment suites in Belair at the location of the former Barbaron project will change the landscape of St. Maarten’s economy forever.
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St.maarten – “Today is a day for celebration,” Finance Minister Richard Gibson said at yesterday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. The reason: “For the first time in history St. Maarten has presented a balanced budget according to the
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St.maarten – The central committee of parliament supported yesterday the initiative draft ordinance that regulates the time share industry and the ordinance to establish the timeshare authority. First introduced by former DP-MP Leroy de Weever, DP
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AMSTERDAM - Dutch hotels, cafes and bars generated almost 5 percent more turnover over the past year, well above the rate of inflation, according to the latest CBS hospitality industry report. The cost of drinks in a café or bar rose by an average 1
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St.maarten—The management of Utilities Company Gebe and Sunshine Real Estate signed a letter of intent yesterday to supply the island with two megawatts of solar energy. Gebe wants to create a solar park at the two parking facilities on the Walter
