Willemstad/Philipsburg – After having identified that Ennia Caribe Leven NV, Ennia Caribe Schade NV and Ennia Caribe Zorg NV, (ENNIA), has been non-compliant with applicable laws and regulations, the Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten (CBCS), in accordance with the applicable legislation, has instructed ENNIA to take measures to rectify the situation within ENNIA. Nevertheless, this proved to be insufficient for achieving the desired result. Consequently, the CBCS, within the legal framework, has applied for the emergency measure to restructure ENNIA and as such, protect the interests of all of ENNIA’s stakeholders. This was approved by the Court. The…
Author: The Publisher
COLE BAY — The Megaplex 7 of Caribbean Cinemas St. Maarten in Cole Bay is now open. The cinema complex finally opened after being closed for ten months due to the damages caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Megaplex 7 cinema complex has re-opened with brand new features in the theaters and with the possibility to book tickets online in advance. Read the company’s press release online here for more details.
GREAT BAY — Once again, Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger is at the center of rumors of impending prosecution. Tuesday, July 3rd, members of the media, in particularly those of the online news sites, were alight with tips and rumors about a scheduled request of the Prosecutor’s Office to petition the Common Court of Justice to obtain permission to prosecute T.E. Heyliger as he is a political figure and member of the Parliament of Sint Maarten. The hearing was scheduled to be held at 3pm in the afternoon. At the scheduled hour of 3pm it turned out that the hearing…
PHLIPSBURG — In its third attempt at holding an urgent plenary session of Parliament on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018, at 1pm, the ruling coalition was able to garner support from the National Alliance members MP Silveria Jacobs (faction leader) and MP Ardwell Irion to form a quorum of eight members and – most importantly – approve the credentials of the incoming members Tamara Leonard and Claude Peterson. President of Parliament, Sarah Wescot-Williams opened the session and informed the members present that notice of absence had been received from MPs Christophe Emmaneul, Egbert Jurendy Doran-York, Rolando Brison and…
by Chris Morvan Half time during a World Cup game and I repair to what people euphemistically call the restroom. This is a smart new sports bar and they’ve got more TV screens than a small African country, bigger screens than Times Square and that muddy, bassy sound that is both loud and unclear. They also have speakers in the bathroom so you don’t have to miss a second of the match, although they have sensibly restricted it to audio while you do your business. To keep customers amused visually there is, right in front of you at eye level,…
PHILIPSBURG — Renzo Gracie St Maarten (SXM BJJ) Coach Jami Eloi was promoted to the rank of purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu on Wednesday June 20th by Head Instructor Melissa Bardfield. 20-year-old Jami Eloi is an assistant coach to both the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai (kickboxing) kids programs at SXM BJJ. Jami has been studying the art of grappling with Renzo Gracie Black Belt and founder of SXM BJJ, Melissa Bardfield, since 2011. Jami earned his blue belt is 2014. Shortly after his promotion he competed in the 2014 IBJJF World Championships in Los Angeles taking bronze…
By Hilbert Haar The new government seems to be almost there. Is that number seven or number eight since 10-10-10? I’ve lost count and I suspect that many of my readers have no idea. Seven (or eight) governments in not even eight years is not only a lot – it is bloody unhealthy. It is easy to point out that all these governments have failed us, so I won’t even bother. We all have the results – or the lack of them – right in front of our noses. More interesting would be the answer to this question: how do…
By Political Analyst, Julio R. Romney As a scholar of Comparative Government & Politics and political analyst the intent here is to merely ask the tough and intriguing political questions and highlight potential political anomalies and let you the people, the electorate in particular, make sense of it all. 118 tumultuous days since the February 26, 2018 Parliamentary election and now the swearing in of the Council of Ministers (June 25, 2018), Sint Maarten has a new Government; A United Democrats – Sint Maarten Christian Party, one seat majority, coalition Government, under the prime-minister-ship of Leona Romeo-Marlin. We must remain…
PHILIPSBURG — According to a police report issued by the office of Police Spokesman, Chief Inspector Ricardo Henson, on the morning of Thursday, June 21, at approximately 7:35 a.m. the first call came into the emergency dispatch center via 911 stating that heavy smoke was coming through the roof from the interior of Carrefour Market (the former Le Grand Marche supermarket) on Bush Road and that the building was burning on the inside. Immediately several police patrols and fire Department were sent to the scene to investigate what was taking place. On the scene the investigating officers realized that the…
by Chris Morvan I was talking to a friend about traffic the other day and mentioned someone who works in the Little Bay area but lives in Cupecoy. “He must be crazy,” I found myself saying. “Even on a good day that’s a half hour drive.” “That’s our island way of thinking,” she reminded me, and she was right. When you live in a small place you quickly forget how far some people travel to work in cities. Some unfortunates are resigned to spending an hour each way on the train, with fares adding up to many thousands of dollars…
