St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 18, 2012
In cooperation with university of St. Martin St. Maarten - University of the Virgin Islands officials are scheduled to hold an information session on St. Maarten next week Wednesday for people interested in following the Masters in Education progr
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 18, 2012
Carl Riley (l) and Ivy Lambert present Video X Games foundation president Jeff Oliver with this check.St. Maarten - The Video X Games Foundation announced that internet service provider Caribserve has come on board as the event’s title sponsor, mak
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 18, 2012
St. Maarten (DCOMM) –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, Chairman of the disaster emergency management organization, the Emergency Operations Center, is calling on the community to prepare timely for the Atlantic hurricane season, and to have the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 18, 2012
St. Maarten – Participants in the St. Maarten Annual Regional Trade fair Smart attended a farewell reception at Fort Amsterdam last night. A day earlier, there was a welcome reception at the Radisson Blue Resort, Marina and Spa on the French side.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten – Outgoing Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto leaves a 2012 budget behind with a deficit that could be as high as 39 million guilders ($21.66 million). This appears from two letters from the board for financial supervision Cft. The 2012 b
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten - Dutch Quarter residents engaged in protest action yesterday against what they called the impending flood that would accompany a new drainage system that was placed at the head of Zorg-en-Rust. The protest began with portions of the A.T
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten - “I don’t believe that someone did something like this and did not come back or report it.” That was the initial reaction of Officer Marvin Dollison of the fire department as he supervised a team tasked with cleaning up a section o
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten - The Safe Haven Foundation revealed a new billboard yesterday to increase awareness about domestic violence. The billboard was erected in the vicinity of the St. Peters Community Centre with the tagline “Words Do Hurt.” Safe Haven di
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – Businesses and vital organizations have a little over one week to apply for a mobility pass for the 2012 hurricane season. The pass allows holders to assess possible damage to their property. Applicants have until next week
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten – The Art of Living Foundation and the Aids Foundation are teaming up to mark the 29th anniversary of the world’s largest annual community-based candle lighting memorial event and to bring to St. Maarten the biggest multicultural pe
French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
GREAT BAY/MARIGOT — Barbadian George Lamming will head the Presidents’ forum at the University of St. Martin on June 2 during the tenth annual Book Fair. Lamming, described in a press release by the organization as an “illustrious Caribbean nov
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten – Many people attended the lecture on taxes the New Testament Baptist Church organized last week; they had the opportunity to ask questions about the tax system or about their personal issues. Tax inspector Drs. Maria Bass clarified
Words do hurt but the truth has never hurt anybody – or so they say. It is always endearing to see very important people show up for politically correct occasions, like the revealing of Safe Haven’s bill board in St. Peters yesterday. These event
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
WILLEMSTAD – Finance Minister George Jamaloodin denies that he is a suspect in the Bientu-investigation. He told the Antilliaans Dagblad that he has been interrogated, “but not as a suspect.” The minister said that he had answered questions pu
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
WILLEMSTAD – Curacao sends a 16-strong delegation to a meeting of the Caribbean Financial Action Task force in El Salvador next week, but the delegation members make the trip with a heavy heart. That’s because the second draft report about Curaca
St. Maarten News, St. Maarten Sports - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
SIMPSON BAY – The St. Maarten Yacht Club reports that the competition for its 11th annual Marlow One-Design Regatta is already getting fierce. Although the contest is slated for June 16 and June 17, many local and regional teams appear in top form
That there was something fishy about the 2012 budget was clear to all who wanted to see for quite some time. Now the financial supervisor Cft has put its finger on the sore spots and exposed outgoing Finance Minister Hiro Shigemoto’s handiwork as a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten – Up to now St. Maarten has not given any indication about the Dutch proposal to gradually takeover the subsidies from the Antillean co-financing organization Amfo. Over the past eight years, Amfo has pumped more than 180 million guilde
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten – The Beyond Writing Foundation published its first documentary DVD about the Caribbean Living Statues Festival last week. The DVD-launch took place last Friday at the Philipsburg Community and Cultural Centre. Tourist Office director
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten - UTS commemorates World Telecommunication Day, which falls together with Ascension Day this year on May 17. The telecom provider is giving back to the customers that have made the company’s success possible through a top up promotion t
Sometimes, small countries have it in them to rise above themselves. Take the Netherlands. It has a decent judicial system wherein the Supreme Court has the last word. Everybody thought that was a fair deal, until this esteemed institution ruled in f
Uncategorized - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten - Exactly six months after the pilot project ended, the St. Maarten Job Kiosk will re-launch its improved website on June 1. The Kiosk previously operated from December 2010 to November 2011, servicing job seekers at home and abroad. Many
We’ve known this for almost three years now and by the end of this year it will be a reality: no more Dutch subsidies for the Antillean co-financing organization Amfo. The consequences will soon be felt among the organizations that depend for their
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 16, 2012
St. Maarten – The Philipsburg Jubilee Library will be closed tomorrow on the occasion of Ascension Day. On Friday opening hours will follow the usual schedule.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
St. Maarten – The Wifol union is “acting poorly” in the dispute with the Simpson Bay Resort, Jeff Berger writes in his weekly electronic newsletter St. Maarten Weekly News. In a reaction to the latest developments, Berger notes: “The Labor
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
St. Maarten – Civil law attorney mr. Wim van Sambeek says that he is “shocked” by the lack of legal know how at the Windward Islands Teachers Union Witu. The reaction follows after today published a story on Saturday about a teacher who was fir
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
St. Maarten - Already twenty seven invasive and poisonous lionfish have been collected by local dive companies Ocean Explorers, Scuba Fun, Dive Safaris, Aqua Mania, Blue Bubbles and Caribbean Dive College for the 2012 Lionfish Hunt which started
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
St. Maarten – The Museum on Front Street received a water color depicting museum artifacts from Dutch artist and illustrator Ria Commandeur. Museum director Elsje Bosch (r) and friend of the artist pose with the art work in the museum. Commandeur d
French St. Martin News, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
TALLAHASSEE - Tallahassee-St. Maarten Foundation director Arthur Lugisse assisted eight delegates of the city of Tallahassee during a recent rest and relaxation visit to the island. One of the visits Lugisse coordinated was a meeting with Collectivi
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
St. Maarten – Jane Eliza Richardson-Proctor, mother of National Alliance MP Hyacinth Richardson was laid to rest yesterday. “Momma” passed away on May 7 at the age of 91. Saturday evening there was a wake at the deceased’s residence on Mes
French St. Martin News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
MARIGOT, St. Martin – The Collectivité issued a ban on swimming at Le Galion for 48 hours yesterday. Due to the heavy rainfall the salt ponds at Orient have overflown and streamed into the sea at Le Galion. This causes potential pollution at Le Ga
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
GREAT BAY/MARIGOT - The tenth annual St. Martin Book Fair, will take place from May 31 to June 2. Coordinator Shujah Reiph said that fourteen guest authors and artists, from Asia to the Americas, will be on hand to celebrate the opening at the Belair
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
GREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Tourist Bureau teamed up with travel industry veteran Peter Greenberg for the launch of his new Michelin Guidebook series titled Like a Local (www.likealocalbooks.com) at the New York launch event held at the Varick Room
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on May 15, 2012
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao’s Justice Minister Elmer Wilsoe will order attorney general dick Piar to stop the Bientu-investigation, the Antilliaans Dagblad reported yesterday. Wilsoe says that the criminal investigation and the prosecution of lottery boss
The Bientu-investigation in Curacao has reached new and dangerous territory with Justice Minister Wilsoe’s announcement that he will order Attorney General Dick Piar to put a stop to it. Wilsoe shows with this move that he is not impressed by th
