St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 15, 2012
St. Maarten – The attorney for Maurice Lake – Roeland Zwanniken – has requested by letter dated April 12, that the Soualiga Movement of Social Justice, Reginald Arrindell, Rene “Koto” Wilson and Natasha Manuel “refrain from slandering the
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 15, 2012
St. Maarten - On March 1, 2012, Philipsburg resident Swinda Richardson did what she had been doing for the last 15 years. She bought her lucky number 32211 from Landsloterij. The ticket cost 3.50 guilders but Richardson was a bit hopeful that it woul
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 15, 2012
St. Maarten – Three judges are currently considering a request by Wifol-attorneys mrs. Maarten le Poole and Wim van Sambeek to challenge Judge mr. Jurjen de Haan. Judges Monique Keppels, Koen Luijks and Didier Thierry will pronounce their decision
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 15, 2012
St. Maarten – The Windward Islands Teachers Union (Witu) has requested Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Rhoda Arrindell add six points to the agenda of a meeting on Monday requested by the minister. Arrindell wants a discussion o
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 15, 2012
St. Maarten – Peace Is Foundation has partnered with the St. Maarten Academy for their Choose Peace project, which was launched in March. Peace Is assisted with the t-shirts and will also advise and support the St. Maarten Academy as it seeks to
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
Diesel prices held stable St. Maarten – The price of all but diesel fuel will go up on Saturday because of continued increases in the price of crude oil on the international market. The announcement of the changes is made in a notice signed by
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The Common Court of Justice will pronounce its verdict in the case against Ramona Sonia Lupu on May 3. Lupu is the former bookkeeper of the Bada Bing adult entertainment club in Simpson Bay; the Court in First Instance sentenced her t
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The two members of the Democratic Party faction – Roy Marlin and Petrus Leroy de Weever – and Independent Member of Parliament Patrick Illidge rolled up their sleeves on Thursday to oversee the patching of the roads at the emergen
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten - The Journey for Education Foundation will be recognizing the three fastest walkers during its annual walkathon, which will be held this Saturday beginning at 5:00 a.m at Le Grand Marche Shopping Center on the Bush Road. This is the 3
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Anthony Ray Spencer finally got himself a pair of attorneys: mrs. Remco Stomp and Cor Merx. The 42-year-old defendant is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for the January 23, 2010 murder of Christian Lloyd. The trials aga
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – “A true melting pot”, is the perfect description of St. Maarten according to the attendees of the first in a series of workshops for the creation of the Strategic Economic Plan (SEP) 2012 – 2022. The workshop was organized by th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Airport authorities and government officials have discussed increasing security at the part of the airport fence that faces the Maho Beach. The beefed security is meant to allow stricter implementation and reinforcement of the warning
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Darrel Damian Saul to a 6-month conditional prison sentence and an 8,000 guilders fine for a failed attempt to smuggle 85.4 grams of cocaine aboard a plane on March 13. Saul, 32, was arrested a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten - The planned town hall meeting on Conservation Areas which was postponed recently is now scheduled for Monday, April 16 at the Belair Community Centre in Cay Hill. The meeting is scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m. and the public is invite
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
Thompson: “This is a very serious matter” St. Maarten – Members of the Workers Institute for Organized Labor (Wifol) have been asked to “come out massive tomorrow” (Friday) for the handling of an application for a stay of execution on th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Music lovers on St. Maarten are getting hyped up for the appearance of TelCell-sponsored top reggae acts – Chris Martin and Popcaan as the opening acts for this year’s carnival celebrations on April 26. The pair will be appearing
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The Rotary Club of St. Maarten-Mid Isle celebrated its 15th Anniversary at Le Charolais Restaurant in Maho on April 11. Millicent de Weever, Charles Davis and Maru Zeman were some of the club’s founding members attended the dinner.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten - When it comes to pageantry, contestants only get one chance to make a first impression, but for the teen and senior contestants that will be competing in the speech and culture wear this Saturday April 14, at Sonesta Great Bay Beach Hot
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten— The Department of Statistics (Stat) will send interviewers into the field for a final check of the population between April 13 and May 31. The interviewers will go house to house to find out whether people were interviewed in last year
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 13, 2012
St. Maarten - Shopping redemption program, Fun Miles welcomed its newest member DVD Express on Thursday in a small ceremony that has now opened the gates for Fun Miles cardholders to redeem points for DVDs and games. One DVD rental for two nights wil
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
President of the St. Maarten Alzheimer Foundation Keith Franca (left) presents Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor Cornelius de Weever (center) with this year’s annual report by the Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI)
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
GREAT BAY – Richard Charles, the main suspect in the July 29, 2011 Klass Electronics armed robbery was sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in the Court in First Instance yesterday. The verdict is one year below the demand prosecutor mr. Manon Ridderb
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
Heyliger: “Nothing is a show stopper” St. Maarten – The Council of Ministers met with the principals of Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Tuesday as part of a familiarization tour the latter has made as part of discussions to purchase Simpson Ba
St. Maarten News, Uncategorized - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
Children should not play with matches yet politicians on Statia are perfectly happy to allow an oil terminal on St. Eustatius to obstruct the approach path of its airport runway. The location of these tanks with a height of 27.5 meters within the clo
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – Kevin Kerry Brooks told the Court in First Instance yesterday that everybody knows him, yet he made an attempt to get past a police officer who had ordered him to stop on November 16 of last year. Together with a man only identified i
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – A self-employed painter and mechanic who was in custody since November 16 of last year was acquitted of all charges in a bizarre car theft case the Court in First Instance handled yesterday. Two co-defendants were not so lucky: 23-yea
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
GREAT BAY – St. Maarten will chair the committee that will make an inventory of the areas in which countries in the Kingdom desire to cooperate with one another. This committee, which was agreed to at the first Kingdom Conference on December 14 las
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – Members of Parliament will continue their discussions with the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS) on Friday. A delegation led by the President Director Emsley Tromp still has to address MPs on political influences affectin
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – Justice Minister Roland Duncan has announced he will prosecute the detainees that were involved in damaging the prison cells on the top floor of the Simpson Bay police station on Tuesday night. Duncan also intends to sue for damages a
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
GREAT BAY – The Government of St. Maarten is stepping its presence internationally, having submitted the country’s statement to the Kingdom government for inclusion in the Universal Periodic Review, which looks at the implementation of human righ
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
(left to right) Chief Police Commissioner Peter de Witte, Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams, Justice Minister Roland Duncan and the country’s national Interpol representative. (DCOMM Photo) St. Maar
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams announced on Wednesday that government has formally received the motions approved during the debate on the 2012 budget and sent them to the various ministries. The dissemination will allow for mini
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – Gebe’s electricity rates will fall by four cents per kilo-watt hour as of May 1. The change means a rate of 25 cents per kilowatt hour for domestic consumers. The current rate for domestic consumers is 29 cents per kilowatt hour.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
Minister of Energy Affairs Theodore Heyliger “There’s going to be a lot of pressure” St. Maarten – Minister of Energy Affairs Theodore Heyliger is selling the share transfer agreement he signed with Commissioners of Energy Affairs of St.
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on April 12, 2012
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Romaine Walters to 7 years imprisonment yesterday for the New Year’s Day Boardwalk robberies. Together with two others, the 22-year old Anguillan robbed four Australian tourists in the early mor
