QUARTIER D’ORLEANS – Just outside of French Quarter, the Old House is coming back to life again. Volunteers from both sides of the island spend their Saturdays cleaning up the place and getting it ready for a lively new exhibition.
Author: The Publisher
INDIGO BAY – On Monday, March 12th, a bankruptcy notice was published in The Daily Herald announcing that by decision of March 6th, 2018, the Court in First Instance of St. Maarten declared Indigo Bay Development Corporation N.V. bankrupt. A photo of the newspaper notice was quickly shared via social media that morning among the community of the island’s developers and architects. Bankers and notaries involved with Indigo Bay developers also were placed on high alert, resulting in phone calls being placed to their respective clients. One such client was Indigo Green.
PHILIPSBURG – Minister Jorien Wuite (Education, Culture, Youth and Sports) did the honours on Thursday evening, performing the ceremonial ribbon cutting together with Zdenka Ciric to mark the official opening of the Art Box, an intimate gallery in Cole Bay that presents the work of eighteen different artists under one roof. The turnout of art lovers for the opening was high. Classical pianist Lora Sokolova provided the entertainment inside, while Sylvain Pereira of the Select Wine Cellar offered an excellent selection of wines for tasting outside. Zdenka Ciric started work on the Art Box back in July of last year…
By Chris Morvan Those who were stuck here for a while after Irma because of air travel disruption, and all of us who are now trembling at the thought of paying exorbitant prices (which we pray will eventually come down) may have forgotten the simple irritations that flying brings with it.
Cay Hill — Saturday, March 17th, will be a day the ACE Foundation will always remember, it was the day when some key soccer players from the Learning Unlimited team took full advantage of their skills by scoring 16 goals without conceding one. The man in charge of this competition which involved children from the Primary Schools is Orien Allen, the Competition Leader. “This tournament is all about development, in the past this competition has always commenced in January and runs into May. Allen explained. “But because of the hurricane, that was not possible, so now we are trying to…
Maho Bay — For the 5th straight year, Gregory Pigeon has proved that he is still a force to be reckoned with when he emerged as the overall winner of the Sunset Triple Mini Triathlon. Joining him on the podium for the grand prize in the female category was Caroline Delplanque. For the over 55 participants whose ages ranged from 8 to 61, the three stage event was competitive as was to be expected. What made the swimming leg of the event more challenging was the strong ground swell that ran parallel to the beach. Pigeon, competing in the over-39…
PHILIPSBURG — “When I first saw the cover, I became so emotional because I was incredibly proud that they would be showcasing the name “St. Maarten” on the cover and with one of my photos. I am not sure what was worse after having found out about the upcoming publication, the anxiety of having to keep it to myself until March 5th or the excitement of knowing what was about to be published.” These are the words of the Canadian-born-to-be-in-St. Maarten photographer, Chris Garner, whose professional quality photography has even gotten the attention of prestigious world renown magazines such as…
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Collin Anthony James on Thursday to 10 years of imprisonment for his role in three armed robberies he committed in Philipsburg in July of last year. James, 30, is detained in Zutphen. During a court hearing on January 24 he raved and ranted against the court for which he later offered his apologies. The court found him guilty of robbing the OOPS! clothing store on July 12, 2017, followed by a robbery at Alberto’s Fashion on July 15 and one at Divinitii Jewelry two days later. The police caught James red-handed during…
PHILIPSBURG — In an email to the publisher, a subscriber of StMaartenNews.com refutes the claims of Minister of VROMI, Miklos Gitterson, that the GEBE customers have been reconnected to the grid. In a statement on Wednesday Gitterson announced that all districts with the exception of those homes and or businesses being reconstructed have been reconnected to the electrical grid of public utility company NV GEBE. In her email, Yuanita Salomons writes: Please be aware that the statement from Minister Gitterson in today’s news is erroneous. He must have been provided with this information by GEBE. At least my personal information…
By Hilbert Haar While the formation of a new government is a work in progress the results of the February 26 elections are still interesting enough for further analysis. What changed compared to 2016, the year when the United People’s party (UP) and the National Alliance (NA) each won 5 seats, the United St. Maarten party (USp) 3 and the Democratic Party (DP) 2? In the new parliament the merger of UP and DP (United Democrats0 has 7 seats, the NA stays stationary on 5, the USp loses a seat and holds 2 and newcomer St. Maarten Christian Party has…
