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KRALENDIJK – Bonaire is breathing easier again after an announcement from utilities company WEB that it is no longer necessary to cut off all electricity. The power supply is completely guaranteed for the time being, after a complete power cut on S
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on December 30, 2014
GREAT BAY – Puerto Rican authorities have seized hazardous toys from nine stores and a warehouse. The toys were imported from China for sale in Puerto Rico. Many families and friends form the North Eastern Caribbean islands including Sint Maarten
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on December 29, 2014
STATIA--The authors of an upcoming book documenting the wildlife of St. Eustatius hit the ground running with an initial field research session that took them around the island, documenting creatures great and small. Co-authors Hannah Madden and Mark
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on December 22, 2014
St. Maarten – “It is lamentable that the privacy protection that is required under the law has been seriously compromised,” formateur and UP-leader Theo Heyliger wrote in his report to Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday on Tuesday. Heyliger refer
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on December 10, 2014
Governor Holiday quizzes students about the importance of decimals. Photo contributed.St. Maarten - Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday paid a courtesy visit to the Sundial School last week Thursday after promising to do so just over a month ago. Durin
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on December 3, 2014
DEN BOSCH---Hamza from Den Bosch was furious when he went to visit his 10 day old nephew in the Jeroen Bosch Hospital in Den Bosch and found the name Zwarte Piet on the name board at the child’s room. “This really is a mistake that should neve
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on December 2, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – The house of the casino boss Francesco Corallo was searched by the local authorities in St. Maarten. This was done at the request of the Italian public prosecutor. The Criminal Investigation Team did also a search at the Atlantis Casi
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 30, 2014
GREAT BAY/STATIA—Seventy-five per cent of the complaints received on Statia by the national ombudsman were about the local government, according to a press release from the ombudsman office. The Statia population took full advantage of the presence
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 25, 2014
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao --Last week, U.S. Consul General James Moore presented a collection of reference books on higher education in the United States to Stichting Studiefinanciering Curaçao (SSC) Director Margit de Freitas. The books provide valuable
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 18, 2014
THE HAGUE – Civil servants from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations travel this week to St. Maarten to make a beginning with the implementation of the action plan integrity, Jamila Baaziz reports on Caribisch Netwerk. Minister Ron
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 18, 2014
GOUDA – Police arrested ninety people during the most controversial ceremonial arrival of Sinterklaas in Nederland on Saturday. They are all proponents and opponents of Black Pete, John Samson reports on Caribisch Netwerk. The warring factions ente
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 6, 2014
Police inspectors Henson Ricardo and Felix Richards pose for a photo with MPC students following their presentation. Photo contributed.St. Maarten - Police Inspector Felix Richards (C.P.O.) and Inspector Ricardo Henson (P.R.) visited the Milton
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 6, 2014
ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Opposition parties MEP and PDR are not surprised about the opinion of Kingdom Relations Minister Ronald Plasterk that the instruction to Aruba’s governor is lawful and does not violate the country’s autonomy, Ariën Rasmijn
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on November 5, 2014
LIMA – Joran van der Sloot has been stabbed by fellow inmates in the Peruvian Challapalca prison, the Telegraaf reported yesterday. Van der Sloot’s attorney Máximo Altez confirmed the stabbing and said that his client is seriously injured. He ha
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 29, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – The Parliament has adopted a reparation law on the basic health insurance. According to Minister Ben Whiteman of Health, Environment and Nature, the funds for the basic health insurance are in very poor state. The government expects a
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 23, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – A majority in parliament supported a motion yesterday that proposes a change to the constitution of Curacao. The change sidelines the governor in the appointment process of the prime minister and other ministers. Only the parliament de
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 22, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – One of the most prominent suspects in the shooting at Hato airport, 26-year old Adrian Santhony Martha, nicknamed Venenu (Poison) was arrested on Monday night, Anneke Polak reports on Caribisch Netwerk. In the airport shooting in July,
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 17, 2014
A yacht which was run aground during Hurricane Gonzalo. Credit: St. Maarten Nature Foundation/Tadzio BervoetsSt. Maarten - In the wake of Hurricane Gonzalo, Tadzio Bervoets, ecologist and manager of the St. Maarten Nature Foundation, and his tea
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 9, 2014
Setback for St. Maarten’s green energy policy St. Maarten – The Executive Council in Saba prefers investments in solar and wind energy, and to forego for the time being preliminary research into the potential of geothermal energy. The decisio
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 9, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – The Committee for the Evaluation of Kingdom Laws in Curacao (CVR) advises the government to add a cancellation right to the four consensus kingdom laws. According to the committee the point of departure for these laws was that there ha
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 8, 2014
The speakers at the FCCA-workshop yesterday afternoon. From left: Michael Ronan, Michele Paige, Gerry Cahill, Giora Israel and Mark Mingo. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarGREAT BAY – St. Maarten expects to receive 2.2 million cruise passengers in 201
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 4, 2014
Responsible dog guardians can prevent dog bites and make safe humane communities. Here’s how you can help make your community safe and humane: Dogs are social animals. Include your dog in family activities and interact with your dog daily. Before g
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on October 1, 2014
St. KITTS – Prime Minister Denzil Douglas honored Veronica Phillip last Friday at the Governor general’s residence as a Member of the British Empire for her more than forty years of dedication to her country’s education system. Mrs. Phillip is
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on September 25, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – Curaçao Ports Authority (CPA) begins with the ‘Touristic development Waaigat’ project. The implementation of the project is possible with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development and the guidance of the Fundashon Desaro
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on September 22, 2014
The police set up barricades to keep the crowd at bay. Photo Caribisch Netwerk / Ariën RasmijnORANJESTAD, Aruba – A manifestation of the Group of Seven and the opposition against higher electricity tariffs spun out of control on Friday afterno
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on September 11, 2014
The Cft recently published its report on the financial state of affairs for both Curacao and St. Maarten and there are positive developments in both countries that are worth applauding, while imparting wise words of caution. The good news is that
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on September 5, 2014
Government publishes National Energy Policy St. Maarten – To achieve that 35 percent of the energy St. Maarten uses stems by 2016 from renewable sources, the government had to take several steps immediately to promote renewable energy. The fir
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on August 26, 2014
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance accused the Public Prosecutor’s Office of class justice in its ruling in the election fraud case yesterday, and revealed that United People’s party leader Theo Heyliger deposited $3 million of his own
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on August 7, 2014
St. Maarten – “We have seen politicians who exploit the system for political mileage and interfere in the process, which makes our job more difficult,” Minister Cornelius de Weever (Public Health, Social Development and Labor) said at yesterday
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on August 5, 2014
By Myriam Haar - Why is it called “Spectrum”? The updated 2013 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual on Mental Health Disorders (5th edition or DSM-5), the universal authority for psychiatric diagnosis in the United States classifies Autism Spectrum
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 31, 2014
THE HAGUE – The Dutch Electoral Council wants to ban the so-called stemfie – a picture taken by voters in the voting booth showing whom they voted for, the Telegraaf reported yesterday. In March, Minister Ronald Plaster (Home Affairs and Kingdom
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 27, 2014
THE HAGUE – Rumors and emotional statements are seriously disrupting the relationships in the Kingdom in the conflict between Aruba and the Kingdom Council of Ministers, according to VVD-MP André Bosman. “Be careful with emotional statements tha
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 27, 2014
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – MFK-parliamentarian Gerrit Schotte is unhappy with the firm statements Justice Minister Nelson Navarro made in a local radio broadcast. The minister said that, if he drops dead on the sidewalk, Schotte would be responsible for
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 27, 2014
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao – Detectives arrested George Jamaloodin, the former Minister of Finance in the Schotte administration, early yesterday morning on suspicion of involvement in the assassination of Helmin Wiels on May 5 of last year, Anneke Polak
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on July 21, 2014
WILLEMSTAD – Curacao is still reeling from the shooting at Hato airport whereby two men were killed while six bystanders sustained injuries. The police have identified one of the victims as 35-year-old Erwin Adriano Juliano, a prominent member of t
