GREAT BAY – The Inspectorate of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunications (TEATT) conducted a joint control with Inspectors from the Ministry of VSA (Public Health, Social Development and Labour) on public street vendors and a restaurant on Thursday, November 9th. A total of nine controls were executed. Seven public street traders and one restaurant were controlled from W.G. Buncamper Road along the entire W.A. Nisbeth Road. One person was found vending on Octavius L. Richardson Road in Belair who was not in possession of a permit and was given a warning. During the control several violations were found of…
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By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Maracuja Republics, yes. But Banana Republics, definitely not! A few clarifying lines of political science may be appropriate here. Every government system is a ‘Cracy’ which originates from the Greek word for power: ‘Kratos’. Democracy is the most favored since it is supposed to be the power of the people (demos=people). Experts with an academic background claim that due to human nature being essentially faulty, every government system in the beginning of its development has been a ‘Kakistocracy’, meaning rule by the stupid; a form of governance where the worst or least-qualified citizens are in control.…
Rebuilding Sint Maarten on Grace and Love Sint Maarten Day Message by Eugene B. Holiday The Governor of Sint Maarten Fellow Sint Maarteners, Good morning. Sint Maarten will rise again. We are gathered here thanks to the grace and love of God. It is on that grace and love that I address you on this Sint Maarten Day. “Where over the world, say where, You find and island there, So lovely small with nations free, …. As thee Saint Martin in the sea? …… Oh I love thy paradise” What a powerful expression of our love for Sint Maarten. The…
Philipsburg — We found the following unpaid advice to political parties on Facebook. Good advice that we felt compelled to share with our readership as Postulation Day approaches on Monday, November 13th, 2017. The unpaid advice to political parties goes as follows: As all parties get ready for postulation day, let’s reflect on the political turmoil since 10-10-10. 7 governments in 7 years, but let’s analyze the situation a bit deeper. Every time government fell over the past years, the main actor or actors were always young, relatively new to politics, a relative newcomer to the party from which they…
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Fellow St. Martiners, This St. Martin Day is like no other that we have celebrated since this holiday was established jointly by two St. Martin patriots in 1959, the late Dr. Hubert Petit and Dr. Claude Wathey. Their intention, as I understand it, was to bring all the people of the island together, from Great Bay to Marigot, from Middle Region to Hameau du Pont, from French Quarter to Dutch Quarter, and from Simpson Bay to Galisbay, St. Martin people from all four corners of the island, to join hands and hearts together to celebrate our St. Martin-ness, that special…
PHILIPSBURG / HILVERSUM – “The troubled political situation mid the destructions done by hurricane Irma, make the presence of independent media on St. Maarten more important than ever.” This is the opinion of the organization behind the Dutch benefit event ‘Nieuwspoort for St. Maarten’. Thursday several prominent Dutch politicians and journalist gathered during the benefit event in The Hague to talk about aid or the media on the island. One editorial newspaper office was completely destroyed by hurricane Irma, while the remaining – and only – newspaper on St. Maarten is struggling with a huge drop in advertising revenues. Other media also…
PHILIPSBURG — Prime Minister William Marlin said that the first thing he did on Friday morning was call State Secretary of Kingdom Relations, Mr. Knops after receiving news that the Dutch government had taken a decision on the Recovery Fund and on the amount of 550 million Euros in recovery aid to Sint Maarten. This is great news, he said, and he expressed a big Thank You to the government and people of the Netherlands for the relief aid received so far, amounting to over 50 million Euros and now the decision to establish the Recovery Fund with no less…
The controversial flagpole project VROMI-Minister Christophe Emmanuel initiated on the Bell property just behind the Harold Jack Hill came a step closer to reality on Friday when a crew erected the massive flagpole. It looks like the St. Maarten flag will be hoisted at this location in time for St. Maarten Day. Remarkably, the truck at the top of the hill has a French license plate. Photo Hilbert Haar
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert The hyperglossy travel life-style magazine “Exotic Escapades” announced that the beach of St.Tosia’s Banana Bay has been selected as one of world’s top ten best beaches. This “gem of the island” as the magazine calls it, extends for a mile stretch of luscious, soft and white coral sand and is framed by lush, green hills with softly swaying palm trees rising up behind the beach and capping off the splendid setting. Reefs protect the beach, making it ideal for swimming. It is called Banana Bay because it has the shape of a Banana and for that…
