SIMPSON BAY — A colorful but curious aspect during the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta was brought to the attention of StMaartenNews.com this past weekend. At least ten boat wrecks can be seen along the Airport Road all the way from the Airport to Causeway Bridge. So we sent our photographer to take some photos of some of these cheerfully adorned boat wrecks lining the shores of the Simpson Bay Lagoon. As we present these photos here below for the viewing pleasure of our readers, our question goes out to the Minister of VROMI, Miklos Giterson: “When will these boat…
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GREAT BAY — The 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta is now in the books and already the event organizers, the ST. Maarten Yacht Club are looking forward to the 40th. After four wonderful days of sailing, the newcomers will be encouraged to come again along with those that secured podium places and those who missed the chance. Over the years, the ST. Maarten Heineken Regatta saw participants going back to their destinations with an array of unique experiences. The crews varied from Olympic champions, world champions, Paralympians in along with those directly involved with the boating industry. Between the close…
MARIGOT — It’s that time of the year again when costume designers think outside the box to deliver the masterpiece that will not only be appealing to the audience that lined the route. But also to impress the panel of judges who were strategically positioned at Credit Mutuel. The troupes were judged by Janice Philips, Noah Mills and Paula Gordon, while the choreography was judged Melissa Boasman, Rudy Davis and Fabiana Richardson. Up to 10 points was up for grabs for Punctuality, Overall Impact 10 points, Creativity 10 points, Originality 10 points, Discipline and Presentation, 10 points, Theme 20 points,…
PHILIPSBURG — On Wednesday, March 6th, 2019, at 10am Parliament is scheduled to discuss the Progress Committee St. Maarten’s report on the police department and the prison and the proposed measures to be taken to improve the conditions of these two justice departments. This discussion will take place in a Central Committee meeting of Parliament. This meeting was requested by MP F.G. Richardson, MP S.E. Jacobs, MP E.J. Doran, MP C.T. Emmanuel, MP R. Brison, MP W.V. Marlin and MP A.M.R. Irion based on a request submitted on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, directly after the Progress Committee St. Maarten (Voortgangscommissie…
Parliament of Sint Maarten Monday, March 4, 2019 – OV 23 – 12:00PM The agenda point is: Ontwerp van Landsverordening tot wijziging van de Landsverordening op het notarisambt ten behoeve van de uitoefening van notariële bevoegdheden op Saba en Sint Eustatius door het notariaat van Sint Maarten (IS/002/2018-2019 d.d. 11 september 2018) (ZJ 20182019-119 The Minister of Justice will be present for this meeting. Monday, March 4, 2019 – OV 20 – 2:00PM The agenda point is: Clarification on the Financial situation with the contractors and feasibility and sustainability of the project of the St. Maarten General Hospital. (IS/419/18-19 dated…
IMPORTANT NOTICE: REDUCED MEDICAL REFERRALS TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (SANTO DOMINGO) PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (Sunday March 3rd, 2019) — As per April 2nd, 2019 Social & Health Insurances SZV will no longer be sending patients to the Dominican Republic for general medical referrals. Referrals to the Dominican Republic will only continue for specific specialties, emergency and trauma cases to the contracted hospitals in the Dominican Republic. These specialties and emergency cases include Cornea transplant, Retina detachment, Emergency trauma, Emergency Neonatology, Emergency Obstetrics, Emergency Neurosurgery, Emergency Cardiology and Major trauma cases. The decision is a cost saving measure. SZV estimates a reduction…
Great Bay — With two days to go before the conclusion of the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, a few boats have placed themselves in a commanding position after securing podium places for the second straight day and it will not come as a surprise if they maintain their winning ways. An American John Murphy was able to defy all odds with the assistance from his crew aboard an Oyster 54 to navigate the course in 02:33:03. The 2nd fastest time was recorded by Avocation, with Hank Schmidt, also from the USA in 02:35:13 while the 3rd fastest time was…
Great Bay — Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications, Stewart Johnson was on hand to welcome the members of the head table, the special invites and members of the media during a press conference which took place at the conclusion of day one of the 39th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta last evening. Johnson took the opportunity to single out Allison Hinds, the British-born Bajan soca artist and noted that it was part of St. Maarten’s recovery and resilience as a destination. “This has shown the strength of where we have come from, post hurricane Irma. The resilience and…
~ The Judge of Instruction ruled today to keep T.H. in pre-trial detention for an additional 8 days ~ Press Release Communication’s Office Anti-Corruption Taskforce (TBO) T.H. will undergo his pre-trial detention in the Judicial Institution Caribbean Netherlands JICN on Bonaire. This decision has been made based on the fact that the Point Blanche Prison has reached its maximum capacity of 70 and remaining detained at the Philipsburg police headquarters is not an option. The Public Prosecutor’s Office issued a new policy regarding the detention of inmates. This was also communicated to the general public. This policy aims to safeguard…
WILLEMSTAD – The Court in First Instance has granted a request from former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte and his partner Cicely van der Dijs to hear the Italian prosecutor R. Pellicano as a witness in a so-called preliminary witness-interview. Schotte wants to prove that Solicitor-General Ton van der Schans lied during his criminal trial about contacts with Pellicano. Schotte wants to use the outcome of the witness-interview to claim damages from country Curacao in civil court. During Schotte’s bribery-trial Van der Schans maintained that the Italian prosecutor had contacted the prosecutor’s office in Willemstad with information about the former prime…
