Photo caption: The law firm Hoeve & Rogers is pleased to welcome Ms. Azaria R. de Groot (centre) to its team of lawyers. Ms. de Groot was sworn in as an attorney-at-law before the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba on April 6, 2018. She will have a general practice at Hoeve & Rogers with a focus on maritime and corporate law.
Author: The Publisher
PHILIPSBURG — It was a combination of the uses of colors with huge doses of creativity that enabled the Survivors Productions who paraded under the theme ‘Simply Survivors’ to capture the awards for best troupe and best individual piece when the curtains went down on the 2018 Junior Carnival parade yesterday. Ironically, the Survivors were not only the best troupe, they were also the biggest, with a 135 participants divided into two sections. The SXM Zulu Tribe face painting done by Rassheb Illis added the midas touch to the elaborate outfits they wore and the choreography was on point. Janice…
By Hilbert Haar It’s that time of the year again. Carnival. Come and enjoy life. But don’t forget your earplugs. The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are on to it. Last week the department sent out a press release “urging the population to be aware that loud music can cause hearing damage.” That’s an open door if there ever was one. We all know that loud music is bad for your ears, the way we know that smoking kills and that eating fast food all your life usually leads to lots of health troubles and in some occasions to an early…
By Hilbert Haar The timeshare-industry is important for St. Maarten because timeshare owners spend a lot of time on the island and – more importantly – they are spending a lot of money here. These people love our island, otherwise they would not come to our shores year after year and – in many cases – decade after decade.
The Constitution stipulates that the term of the Parliament is 4 years, however article 59 also provides that the Council of Ministers (the Cabinet) can make use of its right of dissolution and dissolve the Parliament before the end of the 4-year term. The Cabinet’s right to dissolve the Parliament is considered by some scholars as the counterbalance to the no-confidence rule; it is seen as an instrument for the Cabinet to discourage the Parliament from abusing its right to pass a vote of no-confidence against the Cabinet. The Trias Politica encourages separation of powers and responsibilities among the three…
Photo caption: The winners of the best film, Hillside Christian School students and school representatives who left on Friday, April 13th, 2018, to Curacao to represent St. Maarten in the regional finale of UNICEF Children’s Rights Film Festival, the largest children’s film festival in the region, and have their film included in the Curacao International Film Festival as one of the top film festivals in the world, and where during their stay in Curacao, connected with other students from Saba, St. Eustatius, Bonaire, Aruba and Curacao and took part in workshops while in Curacao, returned to St. Maarten on Sunday,…
PHILIPSBURG — “I would never wish the level of embarrassment and heartache I went through last night on my worst enemy! What happened and how it happened was very unfortunate, but hey, c’est la vie.” Rumari V. Rogers was quoted as saying the morning after the competition. Rogers, stage name King Rumer, was looking to capture the coveted title for the 4th straight year with his song entitled ‘One Last Jam’ when he was challenged for the crown by nine other participants. The stage performances by King Rumer and King James were commendable, the back up performers were all on…
by Chris Morvan I don’t know where the mosquito stands on the conservationists’ list of protected species, but I would hope it’s very near the bottom. Do they do any good to anybody or anything? Seriously, if they don’t, why hasn’t mankind already wiped them out? They spread deadly diseases. And when they’re not doing that, they’re getting some practice in, biting us because they’ve got nothing better to do.
POLICE PRESS RELEASE EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA PHILIPSBURG — The starting point for the Junior Carnival Parade has been changed. This decision was taken during an urgent meeting held on Saturday April 14th between the Sint Maarten Carnival Development Foundation and representatives of the Sint Maarten Police Force (KPSM). The junior parade will no longer start from the parking lot of Grand Marche as was published but instead it will now start at 02.00 p.m. from the Long wall road. This decision was taken protect the youngsters from the effects of the smoke which is produced by…
FESTIVAL VILLAGE, PHILIPSBURG — The 2018 Carnival season was opened officially with a twist last evening when the SCDF allowed the trucks that provided music for the thousands of revellers to drive across the tarmac after the traditional ‘Key’ ceremony at the gate. That musical procession was followed by brief remarks from SCDF officials, Michael Granger and Alston Lourens; CEO of the Tel EM Group Kendal Dupersoy; Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports, Jorien Wuite; Minister of Justice Cornelius De Weever and FCDSM President Luciana Raspail. Click here to see more photos by Milton Pieters on our Facebook page…
