St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 2, 2015
St. Maarten– The ministry of tourism and economic affairs is going back to the drawing board with timeshare legislation and that is not to the liking of the Democratic Party. DP-MP Sarah Wescot-Williams said yesterday that the party would
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 2, 2015
Will there ever be light at the end of the tunnel? The lobby of the new government administration building is empty and waiting to be properly furnished. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar St. Maarten – The new government
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 1, 2015
Protesters used bullhorns to incite the crowd in front of the parliament building. Photo Caribisch Netwerk / Ariën Rasmijn ORANJESTAD – Police arrested several people and protesters set a large traffic sign on fire on the boulevard in
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 1, 2015
THE HAGUE – Finance Minister Martin Hassink was in The Hague this week, because next week the Kingdom Council of Ministers threatens to impose an instruction on the country in its meeting of September 4, Pieter Hofmann reports on Caribisc
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 1, 2015
A worker removes bags of Sargassum from the shoreline of Great Bay. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten - The invasion of Sargassum, seaweed on beaches on St Maarten and the surrounding islands is a timely reminder that you get mor
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 1, 2015
Attorneys Adarsh Sewgobind and Caroline van Hees at the offfices of Gibson and Associates. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten - On Friday morning, Adarsh Sewgobind and Caroline van Hees, were sworn in as attorneys-at-law by the Jo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on September 1, 2015
Orient Bay has the sexiest beach in the Caribbean according to Caribbean Journal. Photo screenshot CJ St. Maarten – Caribbean Journal has named Orient Bay the “sexiest beach in the Caribbean,” before Seven Mile Beach in N
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2015
Protocol remains in place, cooperation back on track ST. MAARTEN / THE HAGUE – Tensions between the Netherlands and St. Maarten have eased after a meeting between Justice Minister Dennis Richardson, Minister of Safety and Justice Ard
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2015
St. Maarten – Long prison sentences for Renald Reo Reymond and Rolando Cecil Trevor Arrindell and an acquittal for 25-year old Parbattie G. concluded the trial on Wednesday morning in the Court in First Instance about the failed killing spree the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2015
Huge waves, driven by Tropical Storm Erika battered the coast. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten – Tropic al Storm Erika did not live up to expectations and given the chaos the storm caused on other islands like Dominica, that i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2015
St. Maarten – The luxury boutique hotel Princess Heights, managed by Emil Lee, is among the 29 nominees for the inaugural Chief Awards of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association CHTA. The finalists will be announced at the end of this month and
French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 28, 2015
Frank Mingo holding his one of his sons on vacation. Photo contributed St. Maarten / By Andrew Dick - The late Frank Mingo was a force to be reckoned with says Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs who served with him in the Netherlands Antilles
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
The projected path of Tropical Storm Erika. Photo screenshot National Hurricane Center St. Maarten – The center of Tropical Storm Erika is expected to pass near St. Maarten tonight or around 2 a.m. on Thursday. The National Hurricane
Editorial, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
The multi-disciplinary team that investigated a burglary at the Son Latino nightclub returned quick results. Yesterday afternoon detectives arrested five suspects near the airport who were on their way to flee the country. The presumption of in
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
Bowman Gerd-Jan Poortman (left) and skipper Bouwe Bekking hold up the prematurely issues first place flag for next year’s Heineken Regatta. Photo contributed. St. Maarten – The Volvo Ocean 65 sailing boat of Team Brunel-Sa
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
St. Maarten - 18 year old J.J was released from pre-trail detention this past weekend according to Press Prosecutor Karola van Nie who said the suspect is no longer needed in relation to this case. The suspect was arrested along with three others
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
From left: Tishani Doshi with local author Latoya Lake, Myriam Haar and Ruby Bute at Doshi’s writing workshop at the Book Fair in June. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar St. Maarten – Local author Latoya Lake will launch her
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
St. Maarten – Police arrested two car thieves on Saturday after the men fled from a routine traffic control. During the ensuing chase, the suspects slammed their vehicle into another car, causing injuries to its driver. The officers noted that
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 26, 2015
Police officers surround one of the suspects during his arrest at the airport. Photo Today / Leo Brown St. Maarten – Police arrested five suspects of a burglary at the Son Latino nightclub on Illidge road yesterday at the airport. The
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten - Hurricane Danny lost power over the weekend and is now a tropical storm. Nevertheless, the meteorological services expect the storm to bring winds of 80 to 100 kilometer per hour on Monday. The government on the Dutch side has ordered
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
Constancia Eduardo Pemberton in front of her renovated home that was severely damaged by Hurricane Gonzalo in October of last year. Photo Today / Milton Pieters St. Maarten - Constancia Eduardo Pemberton, a resident of Madrid Drive in D
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – The approach of Hurricane Danny has the island on high alert. Schools will be closed and the two local newspapers have suspended publication for Monday. Today will provide storm-related updates via its website todaysxm.com as long as
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – Winair has canceled all flight for Monday due to the approaching of Hurricane Danny. Tomorrow, the airline will carry out its regular schedule with the exception of the flights to Tortola and Dominica that have been suspend
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
The youth care facility in Cay Bay, the Miss Lalie Center. Photo contributed. St. Maarten – During a court hearing behind closed doors on Wednesday, the Court in First Instance sentenced a 14-year-old suspect to a so-called PIJ-measur
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – Utilities company Gebe remains closed on Monday due to the weather conditions. Continuous services will remain operational, the company said in a press release. For emergencies, citizens should call 1 844 432 32 13. After t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Medical Center keeps its out-patient clinic closed on Monday due to the arrival of Hurricane Danny. All appointments will be rescheduled, the hospital said in a brief press statement. The emergency room and the in-p
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
Store owner upset about robbery that took place. Photo Today / Andrew Dick St. Maarten - Grocery store Pondfill Food Market, located in the Van Grieken Building, was robbed Friday morning at about 2 a.m. by bandits who made a large ho
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
The Sargator, a boat capable of dredging Sargassum seaweed from the water close to the shore, in action in Pétit-Bourg, Guadeloupe. Photo screenshot la1ere.fr St. Maarten – A small company with no more than five employees in Guadeloup
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – Attorney-General Guus Schram informed Justice Minister Dennis Richardson towards the end of June about changes to the Criminal Intelligence Division (CID) regulation. The content of this regulation is not public, Norman Serphos, the s
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – In the end, the tears came from 18-year-old Jameirys Vanessa Rombley, the teenager who got into a brutal fight at the Milton Peters College with a 14-year-old fellow-student on March 23. The Court in First Instance had just sentenced
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
GREAT BAY - The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation has been researching the effects of the on-going drought conditions the island has been experiencing for the past few months. The foundation researched water level, the number and state of animals and t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – Faced with irrefutable evidence, 35-year-old Nathanael Alberto C.A. flat-out denied to the court that he had done anything wrong, like slashing a man with a machete on July 29, 2013. Prosecutor Karola van Nie demanded 4 years of impri
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 24, 2015
St. Maarten – Allowing Cadastre-director Clemens Roos to finish his contract on the island before sitting out his sentence is a breach of integrity, United People’s party MP Maurice Lake states in a press release. “Is there one rule of integri
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2015
St. Maarten - The Gamali Benjamin Foundation received a first check of $12,400 yesterday at the Island 92 studios in Simpson Bay. Radio personality Jeffrey “Dr. Soc” Sochrin presented the check to the foundation’s representative Pau
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on August 21, 2015
ST. MAARTEN / NEW YORK - The Caribbean may be missing an important opportunity by not fully tapping into the growing volunteer tourism or "voluntourism" market, according to veteran community development expert and nonprofit advisor Kwayera Archer-
