MP Patrick Illidge answers questions from reporters at the airport upon his return to St. Maarten on March 10. Photo Today / Leo BrownSt. Maarten – Independent MP Patrick Illidge ...
[caption id="attachment_22419" align="alignleft" width="550"] Former head of the Finance Department Bas Roorda during the EenVandaag broadcast on Tuesday. Photo screenshot EenVandaag.[/caption] St. Maarten – Financial supervision does not function properly. Bas ...
President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union Claire Elshot addressing the members of the media at the Wiclu press conference yesterday morning.St. Maarten – “Badness outa style,” is how the ...
The Colombian Consul (l) in the meeting with (l.t.r.) Udo Aron, Jorien Wuite, Minister de Weever and Prime Minister Wescot-Williams. Photo Cabinet Prime Minister.St. Maarten - Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams ...
SDF President Charlotte Peterson and Rotary Mid Isle President Jon Hart.St. Maarten – The Rotary Club Mid Isle presented the St. Maarten Diabetes Foundation (SDF) with a donation of $1,500 ...
From left to right: Police Chief Commissioner Peter De Witte, President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel, Governor Eugene Holiday, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin and NA Faction ...
The Dutch news program EenVandaag depicted yesterday Justice Minister Roland Duncan this way with strip club Bada Bing in the background. Photo Screenshot EenVandaag.St. Maarten – The Patrick Illidge bribery ...
From left to right Christopher Emmanuel, teacher Mary Victor, adjunct school manager Lucia Kroon, Kalifa Hickinson, manager marketing and communications at the airport and students of the Dr. Martin Luther ...
You can call this water sport, wet sport or a simple duel of hoses, what is shown is this photograph which was taken on Jouvert morning has become one of ...
VVD Parliamentarian André BosmanSt. Maarten – VVD Parliamentarian André Bosman keeps hammering St. Maarten over its perceived inability to deal with corruption. In Monday’s Telegraaf he is quoted on the ...
Left to right, SCDF Board Member Mr. Radjouki, Kaiso Brat, Paul Dijkhoffz, Executive Marketing Manager at Nagico, Fish Da Mega Boss, Vincent Haakmat, managing Director of I.T and Roxxy.St. Maarten ...
Morgan stands still for a few seconds between Mark Reid Sr and Fabian Steele after glancing briefly at the window on the tiny white coffin where her two month old ...
Students with their certificates after they conducted the Girl Power program of the Aids Foundation. GREAT BAY – St Maarten Aids Foundation, in collaboration with Sector Public Health, delivered the Girl ...
The ‘Survivors’ by Jasmine Philips make their way along the final stretch of road on the Pond Fill before entering the Festival Village after creating a lasting impression on the ...
Rueben Thompson hands the check to Diana Atmowapiro. Photo contributedGREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association SHTA recently assisted the VSBO-TKL section of Milton Peters College (MPC) ...
Gang leader Omar Jones is led into the courthouse in this June 6, 2012 file photo. Photo Today / Milton Pieters.St. Maarten – Four suspects have been detained and interrogated ...
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – Several civil servants from the civil service corps of country Sint Maarten participated in a seminar recently in Berlin, Germany with respect to European Union (EU) ...
Members of the ID-card committee in the Emilio Wilson Park: From left to right X-Rey, Daniella Jeffry, André Patrick, Elton Jones and Dr. Aurelius Scot. Photo contributed.GREAT BAY – The ...
DP faction leader Roy Marlin addresses the media while Leroy de Weever and Gracita Arrindell look on. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar Majority of eight wants “all noses in the same ...
MP Gracita Arrindell and Lawyer HijmansSt. Maarten – MP Gracita Arrindell met with Lawyer Hijmans earlier this week, to discuss further preparations of the objectives to introduce a draft law ...
St. Maarten - Alain Duzant had two of the six images that was nominated by the judges, but it was a photo from Bernie Verhoeven that produced the wow factor; ...
The calypso-coup: in the night of April 28 to April 29, 2012, MPs Illidge, Laville and Frans Richardson (l.t.r.) celebrated the fall of the first Wescot-Williams cabinet. Photo Today / ...
King Willem Alexander and queen Máxima in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on Tuesday.AMSTERDAM – King Willem Alexander succeeded H.M. Queen Beatrix on Tuesday during a historic ceremony in the ...
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams is flanked by kids of Winair staff and members of the Winair Activity Committee for a rare photo opportunity. St. Maarten –Unlike the previous day when several ...
St. Maarten - The joint parliamentary majority of the United People’s Party/Democratic Party /Romain Laville coalition reacted to Monday’s adjournment of the plenary session called to discuss a vote of ...
Meyshane J., who faces a life sentence for killing Thelma and Michael King, leaves the courthouse with bent head. Photo Today / Milton PietersSt. Maarten – Defense attorneys went out ...
St. Maarten – In an effort to continue to further professionalize the operations of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and to equip ambulances and expand the level of care in ...
St. Maarten - The Princess Juliana International Airport has been voted the “most stunning landing” in the world by travel fans around the globe, the airport stated in a press ...
The causeway swing bridge is putting in place in this contributed photoSt. Maarten – Harbor Group of Companies Chief Executive Officer Mark Mingo announced yesterday that the causeway swing bridge ...
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Jacobs revealing the solar panels at the library yesterday afternoon.St. Maarten –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams joined Deputy Prime Minister ...
Students at the Genevieve de Weever School get assistance from Governor Holiday.St. Maarten –Governor Eugène Holiday paid a working visit on Wednesday to the Marie Genevieve De Weever Primary School. ...
Leon Wilson poses with the kids at Port de Plaisance. Photo contributed.St. Maarten - Last week Wednesday students of Sister Regina School in Simpson Bay were given a tour of ...
From left to right: The inspectors together with Acting Secretary General of Ministry VROMI Louis Brown (2nd from left) and Minister of Justice Roland Duncan (6th from left). Photo DCOMMSt. ...
A sign points towards the beach bar on Cupecoy Beach. To the left the boulders are visible that block access to the adjoining property and that make it impossible for ...
St. Maarten - While the apparent cause for the thick patches of smoke that mushroomed from the dump site on Pond Island since early yesterday morning could not be ascertained, ...
Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs, Tammy Richardson, Prime Minister Wescot-Williams and Gregory Richardson holding the book written by the Richardson siblings at the book presentation yesterday at the University of ...
The entrance to the Seaman’s Club in Sucker Garden. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarSt. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – In the sixties of the last century a Japanese fishing company ...
The stranded Carnival Dream in port in St. Maarten on March 13. Photo Today / Milton PietersSt. Maarten - While there is no question Carnival Cruise Lines' image has been ...
Airport’s Managing Director, Regina Labega (left) and Marketing Manager, Kalifa Hickinson (right) watch as Dutch Representative Gert Versluis takes a look at the token gift he received after their meeting ...
Against a background of the freshly installed picture of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Prime Minister Wescot-Williams makes her case against dissolving the parliament. Photo Pearl FM 98.1St. Maarten - ...
Prime Minister Wescot-Williams together with the representative of the National Government of the Netherlands, Wilbert Stolte (left)St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams met with the representative of the National ...
St. Maarten - Irene Serfilia celebrated 40 years of working in the health sector for the government of St. Maarten and Public Health Minister Cornelius De Weever congratulated her with ...
The Telegraaf depicted St. Maarten yesterday as a Mafia state. Photo Telegraaf / PluisSt. Maarten – Readers did not disappoint the editors of the Telegraaf with their answers to the ...
Author Ed Arre. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarMARIGOT, St. Martin – St. Gregory is author Ed Arre’s fictional version of St. Maarten - a place where the Chief Prosecutor is ...
The Cabinet of Curacao’s Minister Plenipotentiary Roy Pieters in The Hague opened a condolence register for tributes to Helmin Wiels.WILLEMSTAD – Shock, unbelief, anger and sadness were the prevailing sentiments ...
mr. Tamara Tijhuis new Judge of InstructionSt. Maarten – Judge Koen Luijks – currently the Judge of Instruction in St. Maarten – will succeed Judge René van Veen per August ...
Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin addressing the media during an urgent press conference at the A.C Wathey Legislative Hall yesterday afternoonSt. Maarten – “Let’s go to the polls,” Deputy Prime ...
From left to right: President Rodolphe Samuel receiving a copy of the draft 2013 budget from Minister of Finance Roland Tuitt last week Friday.St. Maarten – For the first time ...
Shirma Roberts flanked by Toastmaster’s President Yvette Dupuis, (right) and Immediate Past President Alicia Etienne-Seaton.St. Maarten – The Disciples Toastmasters Club (DTMC) has added three new members with the induction ...
Minister Roland Duncan personally signed the management contract with Richbenzwan. Photo DCOMMWhen Richbenzwan N.V. signed a 10-year management contract with Hypnotic Hotel and Entertainment back in 2009 for the management ...
UP-leader Theo Heyliger shakes hands with National Alliance MP Dr. Lloyd Richardson at the start of Monday’s meeting of parliament. Photo sxmislandtime.com / Samuel AllenSt. Maarten – For the first time ...
The characteristic building of Guava berry Emporium on Front Street. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarSt. Maarten – Soft loans have been secured for the restoration of two of St. Maarten’s ...
Left, President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel and Secretary General to Parliament Josef Semeleer, Council of State Vice President Piet Hein Donner (second right), Council of State Secretary H.H.C. Visser (third ...
International teacher of the Art of Living Foundation Dushyant Savadia addressing the participants of Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. St. Maarten – The Art of Living Foundation added an important ingredient to ...
UP-leader Theo Heyliger (l) in the company of casino-boss Francesco Corallo (with glasses) and his poker room manager Pepe on April 30, 2012 at the Waikiki Beach bar in Orient ...
Miss Pitchounette 2013 Miss Benjamin is assisted by President of the FCDSM Philipe Richardson and President of the Collectivitee, Alain Richardson with the cutting of the symbolic ribbon to declare ...
St. Maarten – The national ordinance that regulates the prosecution of politicians has come anew under scrutiny after a publication in the Telegraaf on Saturday. Under the headline: "Alarming study shows: ...
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams during one of her U 2 Can Move campaigns. St. Maarten –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams will continue her U 2 Can Move fitness campaign with zumba classes ...
The Carnival Dream in the harbor of Philipsburg yesterday afternoon. Photo Today/Milton PietersSt. Maarten – The Carnival Dream cruise ship, as part of the Carnival Cruise Line, remained docked at ...
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
St. Maarten - While the apparent cause for the thick patches of smoke that mushroomed from the dump site on Pond Island since early yesterday morning could not be ascertained, it caused a degree of irritation to several persons, including infants.
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
St. Maarten - Embattled Independent Member of Parliament Romain Laville who withdrew his support from the governing National Alliance/Democratic Party/Independent 3 (NA/DP/I-3) coalition earlier this month is once again at the center of controversy.
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin addressing the media during an urgent press conference at the A.C Wathey Legislative Hall yesterday afternoonSt. Maarten – “Let’s go to the polls,” Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin said during an urgen
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
St. Maarten - The joint parliamentary majority of the United People’s Party/Democratic Party /Romain Laville coalition reacted to Monday’s adjournment of the plenary session called to discuss a vote of no-confidence against several members of the
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
St. Maarten - The current state of affairs with the government is causing more questions to be raised than answers which is not readily available and despite of the low turn out for last Friday’s march where a few decided to make their voices be he
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
President of the Windward Islands Teachers Union Claire Elshot addressing the members of the media at the Wiclu press conference yesterday morning.St. Maarten – “Badness outa style,” is how the president of the Windward Islands Teachers Uni
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
St. Maarten – According to UP Party Leader Theo Heyliger, President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel should do the honorable thing and give back the people’s Parliament. This is what he said in a statement yesterday. Heyliger stated that there i
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 22, 2013
St. Maarten – The Pride Foundation is expressing their concerns about the human health and environmental consequences of the landfill fire at the dump on Pond Fill which appeared yesterday. The foundation informs government that landfill fires
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 21, 2013
St. Maarten - Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams came out in defense of her portfolio yesterday; calling an extraordinary press conference to declare that she would not entertain even the appearance of a Mexican standoff in this young democracy as
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 21, 2013
Samuel holds up a copy of the constitution as he announces that he will not vacate his seat in order to “protect the constitution.” Photo Today/Leo Brown Declares no confidence motion void St. Maarten - In a move that stunned the Parliament
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 21, 2013
“This was a desperate salvo of Minister Duncan” St. Maarten –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said in a statement that she is dismissing allegations made in the media regarding her sending a letter to Minister of Economic Affairs Romeo P
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 21, 2013
GREAT BAY – St. Maarten will be receiving another Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that will be promoting health. Tomorrow, a group of community minded persons will be coming together to launch the Heart and Stroke Foundation. The foundatio
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 21, 2013
UP-leader Theo Heyliger in the audience during the council of ministers of May 13. Photo Andrew DickSt. Maarten – “The people of the country would like the impasse created by the National Alliance to be over and governance returned to the country
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 20, 2013
“Prime minister is refusing to uphold the constitution” St. Maarten –Deputy Prime Minister and National Alliance leader, Willliam Marlin said last night that he had spoken for quite some time with Minister of Kingdom Relations, Ronald Plas
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 20, 2013
The graduates of the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine at the Commencement ceremonies which was held at Sonesta Maho on Saturday morning. Photo Today/Andrew BishopSt. Maarten—The Faculty of the American University of the C
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 20, 2013
St. Maarten - As a young democracy, both branches of government are not setting a positive example for young people in terms of morals and character as well as the workings of the government machinery. This is the view of visionary of the Victorious
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted on May 20, 2013
WILLEMSTAD – The life partner of the murdered political leader says that Wiels did not have security for weeks before he was killed. His own party Pueblo Soberano gave the order to stop the bodyguard service for the Member of Parliament. This is w
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 20, 2013
St. Maarten – Minister of Public Health Social Development and Labor, Cornelius De Weever would like to congratulate the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) on their recent acquisition of an additional pediatrician and a general surgeon at the instit
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 20, 2013
St. Maarten - A 4.8-magnitude earthquake caused shaking across the northeastern Caribbean on Saturday evening, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake was felt in St Maarten and as far south as Guadeloupe and across St Eustatiu
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 20, 2013
St. Maarten – The good news of the arrival of the second stage and the main pump of the first Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant was reason for Minister Cornelius De Weever, responsible for production and distribution of water to visit, th
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten – In connection with solidarity march for new elections starting today at 4 p.m. at Le Grand Marche and ending at 6 p.m. at the Clem Labega Square, the following traffic measures will be taken to ensure the proper flow of traffic and p
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
VVD Parliamentarian André Bosman. Photo Caribisch Netwerk / Jamila BaazizTHE HAGUE /St. Maarten – VVD-MP André Bosman will remain openly critical about the developments in St. Maarten, he told Caribisch Netwerk-reporter Jamila Baaziz after re
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
GREAT BAY – The St. Maarten Medical center SMMC had added General Surgeon Dr. Robert W.J. Muller and pediatrician Dr. Martijn E.C. Tilanus to its staff of specialists. Dr. Muller, who has 25 years of experience in his field, started working at t
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten – The new majority in parliament of eight MPs has requested an urgent meeting of parliament designed to replace President Drs. Rodolphe Samuel. While the letter does not state this, it is likely that the group of eight wants to reappoin
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
THE HAGUE – The General Audit Chamber of the Netherlands is highly critical of the way the directorate for Kingdom Relations has regulated its financial management, Jamila Baaziz reports on Caribisch Netwerk. The Audit Chamber advises Kingdom Relat
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten – Six families will be moving to their new homes by Christmas when the new homes are completed in the Ebenezer Estate, said Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin at the ground breaking ceremony which was held yesterday. Marlin describ
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten – “It’s better to hold one main march, instead of two marches on the same day,” Renée ‘Koto’ Wilson said about the non-political march that will be held this afternoon. After finding out that another march with the same pu
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten - Patricia Pantophlet, the head instructor at Patti’s Zumba Fitness, has come out in defense to the negative comments by critics with regards to the weekly involvement by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, the initiator of the ‘U 2
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten – Leonardo R.-C. heard Solicitor-General Taco Stein ask the Common Court of Justice yesterday to confirm the sentence the Court in First Instance handed down in November of last year for an armed robbery at the Ho Supermarket on April 2
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 17, 2013
St. Maarten / Curacao – Telecom provider UTS stated in a press release yesterday that neither the company nor any of its subsidiaries is involved with illegal text message (sms)-lotteries. UTS reacts with its press release to the 31 questions the m
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 16, 2013
PM counters actions by Vice PM Marlin St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – “As soon as the parliament takes a legal decision I’m gone. I do not need this job. I can make much more money on the outside,” Finance Minister Roland Tuitt said yeste
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 16, 2013
St. Maarten – Governor Eugène Holiday appealed to all stakeholders “to do all that is necessary to maintain and protect the integrity of our constitutional democracy and to foster actions in keeping with our constitution based on the rule of law
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 16, 2013
THE HAGUE / GREAT BAY / By Jamila Baaziz– “St. Maarten regulated the integrity of its administration a long time ago,” Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said in an interview with Jamila Baaziz that was published on Caribisch Netwerk yesterda
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 16, 2013
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Kenesha Tunisia Richardson to 2 years and 184 days imprisonment for the twofold attempted murder on her 6-month old baby Makhaylan Boasman in the night of May 25 to 26, 2009. Of the sentence, the
St. Maarten News - Posted on May 16, 2013
St. Maarten – Political tension and instability created by the National Alliance led government is bad for business confidence and can negatively impact the sovereign credit rating of the country. Moody’s credit rating agency says that politica
