St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
No side-jobs for civil servants that constitute conflict of interest St. Maarten – Civil servants are not allowed to hold side-jobs “if they are considered a conflict with the position they hold,” Prime Minister Wescot-Williams said
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten – Leader of the United People’s (UP) Party Theodore Heyliger says he will not be asking Jules James to choose between his function as a Member of Parliament (MP) and as Managing Director of the new ownership and management company for
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams says her announced grace period to allow people who live on the French side to renew their driver’s license issued on the Dutch side has not yet taken effect. The decree, which will state the beg
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten – Morrel Odicio Stevens did not have to go back to prison for stealing a game computer from the Divi Little Bay Resort on a historic day – October 10 of last year – but the Court in First Instance sent him on his way with a firm war
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten - Alvin Larry Halley had every excuse for carrying a weapon when he was caught with it on October 23 of last year, but he still went down with a 12 month prison sentence in the Court in First Instance. Of the sentence, 8 months are suspen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams has confirmed the need to amend the law on the Turnover Tax even further. At the weekend the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association issued its analysis of the law and said government had cre
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten –Ex-Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus’ husband Claudius’ income will not be taken into account to calculate the pension rights over the next two years for the fallen politician. Prime Minister Wescot-Williams said yesterday morning i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 13, 2011
St. Maarten – Sandra Arlene H., a 42-year-old security guard, faces a 9-year prison sentence for fatally stabbing 45-year-old Alexander Radford Seaford on October 18 of last year after a domestic dispute that went out of control. Judge Mr. M. Keppe
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto says that he is in full agreement with a recent statement by the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten that fiscal discipline must be maintained in 2011 and beyond. The statement was part of the bank
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association SHTA says recent confusion of the turnover tax amendment could have been avoided if the Minister had met with stakeholders to review the draft legislation before publishing it. They sa
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) is hoping to submit the first of several audited financial reports to the government this week. They’re hoping it will be approved and lead to the handover of owed subsidy for 2
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – Henri Brookson, together with the Paas-family the new owner of the Emilio Wilson Estate has renamed the property Golden Rock Estate. This appears from an invitation for the New Year’s party of Ennia. The insurance company invites gu
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – “I will not sideline the Constitution and make up things” is the general position taken by President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell on calls for United People’s (UP) Party Member of Parliament (MP) Jules James to choose between
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ORANJESTAD/GREAT BAY – Commissioner Roy Hooker of St. Eustatius believes the Shareholders Foundation for GEBE should be taking the lead on discussions to divide the shares of GEBE and not politicians. The foundation, as the name implies, holds the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – President of Parliament Gracita Arrindell and National Alliance Member of Parliament (MP) George Pantophlet issued reflections marking the one year anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti. The country’s major infrastruc
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
ORANJESTAD – Drs. Marleen Overmeer was sworn in as Public Prosecutor for Saba and St. Eustatius in a brief ceremony at Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland on St. Eustatius on Tuesday afternoon. The 41 year old, a graduate of University of Leiden in the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance deals today and tomorrow with a series of violent crimes, among them the murder of Christian Lloyd on January 23 of last year, the fatal stabbing of Alexander Radford on October 18 and the vehicular manslau
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
St. Maarten – The Chair and Vice-Chairs of the eight permanent committees of parliament will be elected today. There is political agreement between the factions supporting the government on who will chair which committees and the names of all the m
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 12, 2011
ORANJESTAD – A ruling by the Court in First Instance on Bonaire that people legally residing in Bonaire St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) for five or more years will be allowed to vote in the local elections, has been welcomed by the leader of the Progr
The Court in First Instance deals with a couple of crimes today and tomorrow that involve murder, manslaughter and a vehicular homicide. It is a sad parade of all the things that go wrong in our community. The stabbing of Alexander Radford will go d
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten - Dutch Minister for Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations Piet Hein Donner has agreed to help Saba and St. Eustatius get legal assistance to file an injunction against the implementation of GEBE’s new concession and to finalize the pr
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten - The St. Maarten Pride Foundation will file a complaint at the Public Prosecutor’s Office next week about the illegal land reclamation in the Great Salt Pond behind the old BBW cement factory on Sucker Garden Road and about the illegal
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten - Neville Mars was touring the media yesterday to tell his story about how a jokingly refused handshake on New Year’s Eve may end his 19-year career as a night supervisor at the Sonesta Great Bay Beach Resort and Casino. “This is not
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten - Governor Eugene Holiday made excellence in governance the key theme of first New Year’s Address. The speech was delivered to guests at a reception in Café Maximo at Porto Cupecoy. The theme of this year’s speech is grounded in Hol
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams said she pressed both the Justice Ministry and the Labor Ministry to “end the madness” of long lines at both the Immigration and Naturalization Department and the Labor Department. Of late peop
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten – Jules James, a Member of Parliament (MP) for the United People’s (UP) Party and Managing Director of the new Ownership and Management Company for Pelican Resort, does not see a reason to choose between his two functions. He is repea
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 8, 2011
St. Maarten – The investigation against two police officers and a member of the VKS who are suspected of having sold their vote in the run up to the September 17 elections is in limbo due to capacity problems and due to the fact that the landsreche
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 7, 2011
St. Maarten - The vice consul of the United States will be in Philipsburg, St. Maarten this morning until 1pm at the Parliament building for American citizen services. The vice consul will only accept applications for a US passport and applications f
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 7, 2011
St. Maarten - Police arrested a man on Wednesday after he stole $200 from the Wing Li Supermarket in Middle Region. Residents helped the police catch the thief. The owner and staffer reported the robbery at 11:30am after the man who committed the ro
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 7, 2011
St. Maarten - Police arrested two men in a stolen car, with tools for a "break in" on Thursday morning. The arrest was made after police chased the suspected thieves and fired two warning shots, one of which hit the gas tank. Police said teh car was
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 7, 2011
St. Maarten - The parents of a child who became ill after drinking too much alcohol has called for tighter controls on minors entering night clubs. They made the call after their child had to be rushed to the hospital. People are allowed to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on January 7, 2011
St. Maarten - National Alliance has called for Jules James, and others within Parliament and the Council of Ministers, to choose between their function and their secondary positions. He also called for the unions to ?stop talking? and organi
