St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
St. Maarten – Three drainage road crossings will be installed on the Welfare road, Cole Bay starting at 8:00 p.m. Tuesday. The three drainage road crossings will be installed between Cole Bay Round-a-bout and Marshall Motors. The road will not be
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
GREAT BAY – Parliament voted down three opposition motions related to MP Jules James’ controversial voting in a meeting on November 17 of last year. The five-strong National Alliance faction and independent Frans Richardson voted in favor; the co
Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
St. Maarten – The progress reports on the Plans of Approach dominated talks between Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Liesbeth Spies and members of the Council of Ministers on Monday. The discussions started in an introductory me
Members of the coalition seemed to be confused or badly informed or both yesterday when they discussed the question whether MP Jules James violated the constitution when he voted on motions that personally affected him on November 17, and whether Par
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
St. Maarten - St. Kitts and Nevis representative Jascur Hobson outshone her other two competitors to become the first Ms. Chocolate Valentine title holder. The poorly attended pageant initially touted six confirmed contestants but on Saturday night
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
GREAT BAY - St. Maarten has been named 'Best Caribbean Shopping Experience' by the Editor-in-Chief of Porthole Cruise Magazine. The award is determined based on those in the cruise and travel industry that have “gone above and beyond in terms of se
Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
What on earth could be open for interpretation in article 53 of our Staatsregeling? Let’s not beat about the bush – we leave that to our parliamentarians – and get right down to business. This is the text of article 53 in Dutch: Artikel 5
Parliament does not have enough eyes and ears to keep an eye on the manner in which this government is functioning. While my focus is on the Minister of Everything, as a representative of the people I also have to monitor the Minister of Economic Af
On February 2nd 2012 TODAY newspaper published an opinion on the Opinion & Commentary page concerning a criminal case that was dealt with in court the day before. The Public Prosecutor’s Office feels the urge to respond to that article. The articl
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
St. Maarten – The Permanent Committee of Parliament on Health, Social Development & Labour has a closed door session Tuesday to discuss a report of the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) which deals with the expansion of the island’s medical facil
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
MARIGOT – The set up of a university in St. Martin is one of the points that Territorial Councilor Louis Mussington will discuss with French presidential candidate François Hollande when the two meet on February 17. Thursday’s meeting with Holla
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
St. Maarten – Fun Miles welcomed its newest partner, Budget Marine, on Saturday night. The marine products store will allow people to save and redeem Fun Miles (1 Fun Mile = ANG 2,50). As a special introductory contest, Fun Miles cardholders can en
“If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble, “the law is an ass!” Such were the inimitable words spoken by that colorful and hypocritical character from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist. As the world celebrates 200 years of this literary geniu
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 14, 2012
St. Maarten – Social organizations delivered a letter for Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Liesbeth Spies to the Dutch representation in Philipsburg Monday requesting she use her position in the Kingdom Council of Ministers to c
