St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
New expenses, revenue added to 2011 St. Maarten – Finance Minister of Hiro Shigemoto announced on Thursday that the 2011 national budget has been approved in a special session of the Council of Ministers on Thursday. The budget has been sent to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
St. Maarten – The Department of Statistics (STAT) believes they’ll be able to deliver an accurate count of the amount of people that reside here once the 2011 Census concludes. The Census will run from April 9th to April 17th and the Department e
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
Government sought legal advice on long lease but took no action St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – The government sought legal advice about revoking the long lease former Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus and her husband Claudius hold on a parcel o
It is with interest that we read that the government intends to hike work permit and residence fees at the middle of the year as part of its plan to balance the budget. The measure must be seen in a context and we appreciate that, but there is a caut
Dear Editor, We are experiencing quite a grueling time in St. Maarten at the moment. How bad is the present situation? It’s so bad that government has not only infuriated the electorate, they have succeeded in angering tourists in the form of P
It’s now 72 days and counting since this newspaper revealed the scandal that led to the downfall of Public Health Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus. From statements by Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams we learned this week that the government wa
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
Mediators explore agreement parameters today St. Maarten – The attorneys for the Workers Institute for Organized Labor (Wifol) will not get a meeting with the principles of Simpson Bay Resort Owner Company today. They requested the gathering in
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
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St. Maarten – Tourism Minister Franklin Meyers announced Thursday that Insel Air is to add a third flight between St. Maarten and Puerto Rico in April. He was informed of the plan when he met representatives at the recent Routes Conference in the D
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
St. Maarten – The event was highly symbolic, but it marked the start of a project Middle Region residents have been longing for, years. The groundbreaking ceremony across from the Calabash Bar that took place yesterday afternoon marks the beginning
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 18, 2011
St. Maarten – Police of the Zero Tolerance team took five young men to the police station in Philipsburg on Tuesday. Police confiscated a black air pistol from one of them. Police arrested the five young men and seized the weapon mid-afternoon aft
