Are we prepared for retirement?
Yesterday we received an email with the headline “The coming retirement crisis will be UGLY”. According to the email, recent studies confirm that most Americans are not prepared for retirement. Depending More...
Follow the money
By Hilbert Haar Was it a serious collective Carnival hangover or a deliberate attempt to sabotage the government’s attempts to put legislation in place that regulates the cross-border transport of money and valuables? More...
NAGICO Insurances takes over portfolio of Sagicor Life Inc. in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG — On Monday, April 8th, 2019, NAGICO Life Insurance N.V. and NAGICO Insurances issued a press statement wherein they announced that they had taken over the portfolio of Sagicor Life Inc. The press More...
Cost Pro Supermarket in Madame Estate robbed
MADAME ESTATE — During the afternoon of Easter Monday, April 22, 2019, news reaching our news desk indicated that a daring broad day robbery took place at the Cost Pro Supermarket in Madame Estate whereby More...
Job Vacancies
GREAT BAY, ST. MAARTEN — EBS has the following vacancies available for your consideration. Suitable candidates can send their resume along with copies of their diploma’s and or certificates to info@ebssxm.com More...
MP Brison submits legislation to facilitate sale of UTS Shares
~ Says dilution of shares could rob country of millions ~ PHILIPSBURG -- United St. Maarten Party Member of Parliament Rolando Brison has initiated a draft national ordinance that would facilitate government with More...
MP Rolando Brison submits draft initiative law on UTS
PHILIPSBURG — On April 11 MP Rolando Brison informed StMaartenNews.com that he has submitted a draft initiative law about the sale of the United Telecommunications Services (UTS) N.V. shares that are owned More...
St. Maarten-based airlines still prohibited from flying into the United States
~ St. Maarten removed from IASA List ~ PHILIPSBURG — St. Maarten was recently removed from the International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) list on which it was previously listed as a Category 2 (CAT 2) More...
Heyliger’s bribery allegations have a long (family) history
PHILIPSBURG – “What they did to his grandfather they are now doing to Theo.” That line, spoken in Parliament by United Democrats MP Franklin Meyers sums up the sentiment in the political arena about the More...
Labor Union against pensioners paying taxes
~ advises on alternatives ~ PHILIPSBURG—“In my opinion pensioners should not be paying wage taxes or income taxes,” said President of WIFOL Theophilus Thompson. According to him they have already contributed More...
