Miss Pitchounette 2013 Miss Benjamin is assisted by President of the FCDSM Philipe Richardson and President of the Collectivitee, Alain Richardson with the cutting of the symbolic ribbon to declare ...
Left, President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel and Secretary General to Parliament Josef Semeleer, Council of State Vice President Piet Hein Donner (second right), Council of State Secretary H.H.C. Visser (third ...
St. Maarten - The Princess Juliana International Airport has been voted the “most stunning landing” in the world by travel fans around the globe, the airport stated in a press ...
International teacher of the Art of Living Foundation Dushyant Savadia addressing the participants of Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. St. Maarten – The Art of Living Foundation added an important ingredient to ...
St. Maarten – In an effort to continue to further professionalize the operations of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and to equip ambulances and expand the level of care in ...
Members of the ID-card committee in the Emilio Wilson Park: From left to right X-Rey, Daniella Jeffry, André Patrick, Elton Jones and Dr. Aurelius Scot. Photo contributed.GREAT BAY – The ...
The Cabinet of Curacao’s Minister Plenipotentiary Roy Pieters in The Hague opened a condolence register for tributes to Helmin Wiels.WILLEMSTAD – Shock, unbelief, anger and sadness were the prevailing sentiments ...
Left to right, SCDF Board Member Mr. Radjouki, Kaiso Brat, Paul Dijkhoffz, Executive Marketing Manager at Nagico, Fish Da Mega Boss, Vincent Haakmat, managing Director of I.T and Roxxy.St. Maarten ...
DP faction leader Roy Marlin addresses the media while Leroy de Weever and Gracita Arrindell look on. Photo Today / Hilbert Haar Majority of eight wants “all noses in the same ...
Students with their certificates after they conducted the Girl Power program of the Aids Foundation. GREAT BAY – St Maarten Aids Foundation, in collaboration with Sector Public Health, delivered the Girl ...
Shirma Roberts flanked by Toastmaster’s President Yvette Dupuis, (right) and Immediate Past President Alicia Etienne-Seaton.St. Maarten – The Disciples Toastmasters Club (DTMC) has added three new members with the induction ...
St. Maarten – The national ordinance that regulates the prosecution of politicians has come anew under scrutiny after a publication in the Telegraaf on Saturday. Under the headline: "Alarming study shows: ...
Against a background of the freshly installed picture of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima Prime Minister Wescot-Williams makes her case against dissolving the parliament. Photo Pearl FM 98.1St. Maarten - ...
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Jacobs revealing the solar panels at the library yesterday afternoon.St. Maarten –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams joined Deputy Prime Minister ...
The Colombian Consul (l) in the meeting with (l.t.r.) Udo Aron, Jorien Wuite, Minister de Weever and Prime Minister Wescot-Williams. Photo Cabinet Prime Minister.St. Maarten - Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams ...
Morgan stands still for a few seconds between Mark Reid Sr and Fabian Steele after glancing briefly at the window on the tiny white coffin where her two month old ...
Gang leader Omar Jones is led into the courthouse in this June 6, 2012 file photo. Photo Today / Milton Pieters.St. Maarten – Four suspects have been detained and interrogated ...
The Telegraaf depicted St. Maarten yesterday as a Mafia state. Photo Telegraaf / PluisSt. Maarten – Readers did not disappoint the editors of the Telegraaf with their answers to the ...
Leon Wilson poses with the kids at Port de Plaisance. Photo contributed.St. Maarten - Last week Wednesday students of Sister Regina School in Simpson Bay were given a tour of ...
St. Maarten - Somebody came up with what turned out to be a bright idea to print a few t-shirts with the words, ‘ SHIP HAPPENS, Carnival Dream 2013, St ...
MP Patrick Illidge answers questions from reporters at the airport upon his return to St. Maarten on March 10. Photo Today / Leo BrownSt. Maarten – Independent MP Patrick Illidge ...
SDF President Charlotte Peterson and Rotary Mid Isle President Jon Hart.St. Maarten – The Rotary Club Mid Isle presented the St. Maarten Diabetes Foundation (SDF) with a donation of $1,500 ...
[caption id="attachment_22419" align="alignleft" width="550"] Former head of the Finance Department Bas Roorda during the EenVandaag broadcast on Tuesday. Photo screenshot EenVandaag.[/caption] St. Maarten – Financial supervision does not function properly. Bas ...
From left to right: President Rodolphe Samuel receiving a copy of the draft 2013 budget from Minister of Finance Roland Tuitt last week Friday.St. Maarten – For the first time ...
Prime Minister Wescot-Williams together with the representative of the National Government of the Netherlands, Wilbert Stolte (left)St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams met with the representative of the National ...
Author Ed Arre. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarMARIGOT, St. Martin – St. Gregory is author Ed Arre’s fictional version of St. Maarten - a place where the Chief Prosecutor is ...
UP-leader Theo Heyliger shakes hands with National Alliance MP Dr. Lloyd Richardson at the start of Monday’s meeting of parliament. Photo sxmislandtime.com / Samuel AllenSt. Maarten – For the first time ...
A sign points towards the beach bar on Cupecoy Beach. To the left the boulders are visible that block access to the adjoining property and that make it impossible for ...
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams is flanked by kids of Winair staff and members of the Winair Activity Committee for a rare photo opportunity. St. Maarten –Unlike the previous day when several ...
[caption id="attachment_20639" align="alignleft" width="550"] Behind, left to right: Rolando Brison, Brian Mingo, Sarah Wescot-Williams and Emile van der Weerd; sitting, left to right Erno Labega, Michael Granger and Helma Etnel. ...
Minister of Culture Silveria Jacobs, Tammy Richardson, Prime Minister Wescot-Williams and Gregory Richardson holding the book written by the Richardson siblings at the book presentation yesterday at the University of ...
Students at the Genevieve de Weever School get assistance from Governor Holiday.St. Maarten –Governor Eugène Holiday paid a working visit on Wednesday to the Marie Genevieve De Weever Primary School. ...
King Willem Alexander and queen Máxima in the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam on Tuesday.AMSTERDAM – King Willem Alexander succeeded H.M. Queen Beatrix on Tuesday during a historic ceremony in the ...
Minister Roland Duncan personally signed the management contract with Richbenzwan. Photo DCOMMWhen Richbenzwan N.V. signed a 10-year management contract with Hypnotic Hotel and Entertainment back in 2009 for the management ...
The Dutch news program EenVandaag depicted yesterday Justice Minister Roland Duncan this way with strip club Bada Bing in the background. Photo Screenshot EenVandaag.St. Maarten – The Patrick Illidge bribery ...
Airport’s Managing Director, Regina Labega (left) and Marketing Manager, Kalifa Hickinson (right) watch as Dutch Representative Gert Versluis takes a look at the token gift he received after their meeting ...
St. Maarten (DCOMM) – Several civil servants from the civil service corps of country Sint Maarten participated in a seminar recently in Berlin, Germany with respect to European Union (EU) ...
The entrance to the Seaman’s Club in Sucker Garden. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarSt. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – In the sixties of the last century a Japanese fishing company ...
The stranded Carnival Dream in port in St. Maarten on March 13. Photo Today / Milton PietersSt. Maarten - While there is no question Carnival Cruise Lines' image has been ...
You can call this water sport, wet sport or a simple duel of hoses, what is shown is this photograph which was taken on Jouvert morning has become one of ...
St. Maarten - Irene Serfilia celebrated 40 years of working in the health sector for the government of St. Maarten and Public Health Minister Cornelius De Weever congratulated her with ...
St. Maarten - Alain Duzant had two of the six images that was nominated by the judges, but it was a photo from Bernie Verhoeven that produced the wow factor; ...
The causeway swing bridge is putting in place in this contributed photoSt. Maarten – Harbor Group of Companies Chief Executive Officer Mark Mingo announced yesterday that the causeway swing bridge ...
From left to right: Police Chief Commissioner Peter De Witte, President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel, Governor Eugene Holiday, Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams, Deputy Prime Minister William Marlin and NA Faction ...
MP Gracita Arrindell and Lawyer HijmansSt. Maarten – MP Gracita Arrindell met with Lawyer Hijmans earlier this week, to discuss further preparations of the objectives to introduce a draft law ...
Meyshane J., who faces a life sentence for killing Thelma and Michael King, leaves the courthouse with bent head. Photo Today / Milton PietersSt. Maarten – Defense attorneys went out ...
SCDF President Michael Granger (r) and his French counterpart Philippe Richards (behind) join revelers at the unity Jump up. Photo Today / Milton Pieters.St. Maarten - The level of corporation ...
St. Maarten – The Book The Diary of a St. Martin Salt Checker was presented to Governor Eugène Holiday at his office by author Will Johnson in the company of ...
VVD Parliamentarian André BosmanSt. Maarten – VVD Parliamentarian André Bosman keeps hammering St. Maarten over its perceived inability to deal with corruption. In Monday’s Telegraaf he is quoted on the ...
mr. Tamara Tijhuis new Judge of InstructionSt. Maarten – Judge Koen Luijks – currently the Judge of Instruction in St. Maarten – will succeed Judge René van Veen per August ...
Rueben Thompson hands the check to Diana Atmowapiro. Photo contributedGREAT BAY - The St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association SHTA recently assisted the VSBO-TKL section of Milton Peters College (MPC) ...
UP-leader Theo Heyliger (l) in the company of casino-boss Francesco Corallo (with glasses) and his poker room manager Pepe on April 30, 2012 at the Waikiki Beach bar in Orient ...
The characteristic building of Guava berry Emporium on Front Street. Photo Today / Hilbert HaarSt. Maarten – Soft loans have been secured for the restoration of two of St. Maarten’s ...
The calypso-coup: in the night of April 28 to April 29, 2012, MPs Illidge, Laville and Frans Richardson (l.t.r.) celebrated the fall of the first Wescot-Williams cabinet. Photo Today / ...
From left to right: The inspectors together with Acting Secretary General of Ministry VROMI Louis Brown (2nd from left) and Minister of Justice Roland Duncan (6th from left). Photo DCOMMSt. ...
The ‘Survivors’ by Jasmine Philips make their way along the final stretch of road on the Pond Fill before entering the Festival Village after creating a lasting impression on the ...
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams during one of her U 2 Can Move campaigns. St. Maarten –Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams will continue her U 2 Can Move fitness campaign with zumba classes ...
Editorial - Posted on February 13, 2012
While the details are obscure at this moment, one thing is certain. Another citizen has died at the hands of someone holding a firearm. The story is about two brothers who lived in Fort Willem. Apparently they got into an argument yesterday and ar
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
Claudius Buncamper (l) and other participants concentrate on the course material behind their lap tops. St. Maarten (Dcomm) – Last week 19 participants from government entities on Sint Maarten took part in part two of the Geographic Information Sy
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten - The cause of an accident that took place last Saturday opposite the 0-14 store remains unclear but at least one man suffered severe injuries after the bike he was riding came into contact with a car. The car attempted to make a left
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten - Denisia “Lil Blossom” Martimbor, St Maarten’s junior calypso queen and her sister, Janesia’ Sunshine’ Martimbor will be guest artists at the junior calypso finals today in the Queen’s Park Savannah in Trinidad and Tobago.
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
These children were having a good time, marching for a good cause.St. Maarten – Children and their parents marched through the center of Philipsburg on Saturday at the end of the afternoon to draw attention to the rights of the child. Many daycare
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Parking at the airport is not a problem. It’s getting away from the parking lot that keeps a lot of people standing in long lines like forever. That is because there is only one functioning terminal where motorists are able to pay f
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
GREAT BAY (DCOMM) – Today marks the first World Radio Day in history. It is being observed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Radio is able to reach 95 per cent of the world’s population; it is the m
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
Italian painter and photographer Patty Meotti.EMILIO WILSON PARK – The sun was shining and hundreds found their way to the Emilio Wilson Park yesterday to stroll past the exhibits at the annual Art in the Park manifestation. Artists from the Dutch
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Last week Danae Daal and Harriette Rogers joined the Soualiga Corporate Toastmasters Club. Daal is a treaty lawyer at the department of foreign affairs; Rogers works in the administration at the receivers office. Both civil servants h
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
Left to right MP Patrick Illidge, Lincoln Gomez, Minister Meyers, Jorge C. Colindres Marinakis, Louis Halley and David R. Colindres.St. Maarten – Last week Minister Franklin Meyers (Economic Affairs, Tourism, Telecommunications and Transport) m
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The Peridot Foundation extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and the music world, on the sudden passing of multiple Grammy Award winning singer Whitney Houston,” President Gracita Arrindell said in a press releas
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Director of Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten Peggy Ann Brandon announced Friday that they are preparing quality of service standards for all participants in the telecommunications and broadcasting that address an imbalan
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
Library works on solar energy project St. Maarten – The Philipsburg Jubilee Library is looking for sponsors to fund a solar energy project. Director Monique Alberts has approached several businesses with a request to sponsor a 5 kilowatt solar s
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The Cole Bay Baby Wellness Clinic located at the Charles Leopold Bell School was closed with immediate effect on Friday. The vacated location is being handed over to the school for its use. An alternative location has been identifi
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – The laws governing marriage are being updated to give more privileges to a spouse who may not have contributed in cash to the buildup assets when the marriage is being dissolved. Notaries mainly focused these provisions which relate t
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams announced recently that a ministerial consultation with the members of the Council of Ministers and Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Liesbeth Spies during the latter’s visit o
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
GREAT BAY - St. Maarten Cable TV, as previously announced, has launched its digital service and reminds its subscribers that everyone is required to switch to a Motorola digital box to continue receiving service. Subscribers are asked to visit the of
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
GREAT BAY – Two more community help desks will be opened by the beginning of March. The first community helpdesk is up and running in St. Peters and the government plans to open another one at Dutch Quarter on February 15 and the one in Cole Bay on
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Director of Bureau Telecommunications and Post St. Maarten Peggy Ann Brandon announced Friday that they are preparing quality of service standards for all participants in the telecommunications and broadcasting that address an imbalan
Opinion - Posted on February 13, 2012
We read a story in the Volkskrant that put a smile on our face at first: Indians file complaint against breweries because of the serious alcohol-problems in their community. It’s a bit like fat people taking McDonalds to court because they make ham
Opinion - Posted on February 13, 2012
To say that they’re a funny lot over there in Curacao may very well be the understatement of the century. Newspapers in Willemstad are spending a lot of ink these days on a rather peculiar controversy – and this time it’s not about the integrit
Editorial - Posted on February 13, 2012
We learn from a report today that K.R. started his life at the Sundial School as a well mannered young man who got grades and who was obedient. We also see that along the way two significant things happened that turned him off his good path. The firs
Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
With utility-bills skyrocketing and with consumers bracing themselves for the next inevitable power cut it is no wonder that people start looking for alternatives. Talk about the development of alternative energy sources have been going on for years,
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten - Just what exactly triggered fifteen year old Sundial School student K. R to stab three of his colleagues on a school bus on Monday is yet to be determined. But Today Newspaper has learnt that the young man’s involvement in the ‘High
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 13, 2012
St. Maarten – Minister of Education, Culture Youth and Sports Dr. Rhoda Arrindell has stressed the importance of ensuring students return to the island upon completion of their studies at universities abroad. The call was part of her announcement o
Editorial - Posted on February 10, 2012
Finding the right balance was the key theme that was stressed on Thursday night at a town hall meeting hosted by Rainforest Adventures on its plans for the Emilio Wilson Estate. The sought after balance here is how to protect a property that has imme
Opinion - Posted on February 10, 2012
Since we ended up on today’s opinion page with two work-related issues, we may as well add a third topic: absenteeism. We’re getting to this because the president of the Windward Islands Teachers Union Witu brought up the term yesterday when s
Opinion, St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
The Windward Islands Teachers Union Witu has welcomed the use of professional development appraisals – a system that will allow school boards to link performance to salary. The appraisals are already in use with the St. Maarten Academy and with
Opinion - Posted on February 10, 2012
Here is a thought for our labor unions to chew on. Employers in the Netherlands want the option to call employees that live an unhealthy lifestyle to account. More than half of the employers in small and medium enterprises say that they want the poss
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
St. Maarten - Tourism and renewable energy are two areas where Germany and St. Maarten could work together. The German ambassador to the Netherlands, Heinz-Peter Behr said this last night in a lecture in the Royal Pavilion at the Sonesta Maho Beach R
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
St. Maarten - Four new traffic signs have been added in front of the Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) to aid in the drop-off and pick-up of the physically-challenged. The signs were painted in the public access lane at each pedestrian
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Brebilus Février to 326 days imprisonment for smuggling Haitian children to St. Maarten between June 26 and October 17 of last year, and for forging so-called attestations d’hébergement – do
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
St. Maarten – One of the islands oldest dive shops – Dive Adventures - has donated artifacts from the HMS Proselyte to the St. Maarten Museum on Front Street. The pieces which were handed over by the company’s manager Vinny Agosta were collecte
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
St. Maarten – A plenary public session of parliament is scheduled for February 13 regarding the voting on a motion by Member of Parliament (MP) Jules James. The meeting will take place on Monday morning at 10:00am in the General Assembly Chamber of
St. Maarten News - Posted on February 10, 2012
St. Maarten - Arriving passengers will step out to the sound of music, assorted Valentine’s Day gifts for some lucky couples and an atmosphere of love and friendliness as the Princess Juliana International Airport rolls out the red carpet for them
