St. Maarten still a billion short after Dutch recovery-aid
Philipsburg – The total cost for the execution of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been estimated at €1.9 billion ($2.15 billion). The €550 million ($622 million) the Netherlands More...
St. Maarten still a billion short after Dutch recovery-aid
Philipsburg – The total cost for the execution of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP) have been estimated at €1.9 More...
Sarah: Changes to pension ordinance critical for survival pension fund
PHILIPSBURG—The Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has announced that there will be cardinal changes to the pension ordinance. More...
Residents frustrated after GEBE turns off water
PHILIPSBURG — Several residents who live in the St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation project in Cole Bay have expressed More...
NAGICO Group-sponsored rowing team begins 3,000 mile row across Atlantic Ocean
With support from NAGICO, Atlantic Discovery team rows from the Canary Islands to Antigua to raise money to fight Multiple Sclerosis More...
Interview with the departing Interim Chief Prosecutor Jeroen Steenbrink
~ Invisible yet driven and focused behind the scenes ~ It seems much longer but Interim Chief Prosecutor Jeroen Steenbrink has only More...
A thankless job
During the interview, Chief Prosecutor Jeroen Steenbrink expressed deep respect for the work his colleagues and others in the justice More...
Husband and wife shot in Grand Case
MARIGOT — Husband and wife, Antione “Tony” Richardson and Annabelle Richardson, are nursing gunshot wounds in the Louis More...
Justice Minister removes Checkmate guards from prison
PHILIPSBURG — Checkmate Security Services that manned the towers at the Pointe Blanche Prison for the past 16 years has been More...
A thankless job
During the interview, Chief Prosecutor Jeroen Steenbrink expressed deep respect for the work his colleagues and others in the justice chain do. He especially mentioned the police More...
School fights
In a poignant post on Facebook we read the statement that something has to be done about all these fights that are constantly happening at the schools. We agree! The writer post More...
Acknowledging and preventing gambling addiction
It is a public secret that the former court manager was a regular visitor of the casinos on St. Maarten. Her dismissal appeal case revealed that under her management of the court’s More...
United against corruption
By Hilbert Haar “On the occasion of International Anti-Corruption Day we are united against corruption.” That’s a line from a recent statement by Justice Minister More...
A car for every working (wo)man
By Hilbert Haar Traffic jams. Everybody hates them but nobody wants to leave his or her car at home. A car for every working man; that was something Joop den Uyl, the iconic More...
Last letter from Luang Prabang
By Hilbert Haar On a Wednesday morning, I get up at 5.45 a.m. We’ll be on the road again today and I start thinking that More...
The Great (Train) Journey – part 7
By Hilbert Haar Super typhoon Magnkhut has missed Hanoi and barreled into southern China, so Myriam and I feel More...
Residents frustrated after GEBE turns off water
PHILIPSBURG — Several residents who live in the St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation project in Cole...
Removal of Air Lekkerbek
PHILIPSBURG – The owner of the former restaurant known as Air Lekkerbek, located at Walter J.A....
Husband and wife shot in Grand Case
MARIGOT — Husband and wife, Antione “Tony” Richardson and Annabelle Richardson, are nursing gunshot wounds in...
St. Maarten still a billion short after Dutch recovery-aid
Philipsburg – The total cost for the execution of the More...
Statia in Peril: The case against “Public Entity” – REVISED
By Political Analyst, Julio R, Romney The Court of First Instance in Philipsburg is scheduled (on Tuesday, November More...
Independence is Pro-St. Martin. Period.
By Rhoda Arrindell, PhD One day in 1982, I wrote an essay entitled “Waarom St. Maarten onafhankelijk moet worden” for Mr...Response to ‘School fights’
Dear editor, In reference to the editorial titled “School fights“. While I agree that this has reached a critical stage, I..Interview with the departing Interim Chief Prosecutor Jeroen Steenbrink
~ Invisible yet driven and focused behind the scenes ~ It seems much longer but Interim Chief Prosecutor Jeroen More...
Supreme Court upholds Schotte’s conviction
THE HAGUE – In a 65-page ruling containing 169 articles the Supreme Court has confirmed the conviction of Curacao’s former Prime..Curtain
By Hilbert Haar The title of this opinion – Curtain – may not mean a lot to younger readers, so let..Team APS at 31st Annual St. Maarten’s Day Around the Island Relay Race
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten, 14 November, 2018 – The Algemeen Pensioenfonds Sint Maarten (APS) was represented at the 31st Annual St. Maarten’s Day..
French side family gets new home after waiting for more than a year
FRENCH QUARTER — The Johnson family in French Quarter are “breathing easier” since they acquired their new home from the Collectivite..
Sarah: Changes to pension ordinance critical for survival pension fund
PHILIPSBURG—The Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has announced that there will be cardinal changes to the pension ordinance. During a press..
Brison: New hospital construction firm INSO facing potential bankruptcy of parent company
Philipsburg — Ferfina S.P.A Group, the parent company of INSO, the construction company contracted to build the new hospital on St...
NAGICO Group-sponsored rowing team begins 3,000 mile row across Atlantic Ocean
With support from NAGICO, Atlantic Discovery team rows from the Canary Islands to Antigua to raise money to fight Multiple Sclerosis..
Sarah: Changes to pension ordinance critical for survival pension fund
PHILIPSBURG—The Chairlady of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams has announced that there will be cardinal changes to the pension ordinance. During a press..
Removal of Air Lekkerbek
PHILIPSBURG – The owner of the former restaurant known as Air Lekkerbek, located at Walter J.A. Nisbet Road (Certificate of Admeasurement..
Seatrade Cruise Med 2018 attendance a Success. Much interests in Homeporting
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten representatives recently returned from attending Seatrade Cruise Med 2018, the world’s largest cruise industry..
PSVE student still suffering from severe pains following accident
~ Mother taking him to French hospital for further diagnosis ~ PHILIPSBURG — The PSVE student who was hit by a..
Review Kreative Juices Catering Pre-St. Maarten Day Breakfast
Today, Friday, November 9, 2018, as a pre-St. Maarten Day gift, a complimentary container filled with a delicious and tasty breakfast..
