Alegria loses battle for long lease rights
PHILIPSBURG — More than six years ago, Alegria Real Estate, owner of what is now the Morgan Resort in Burgeaux Bay, asked for long lease rights to a water parcel adjacent to its property. VROMI-Minister Miklos Giterson had no objections, but his successor Egbert Jurendy Doran had different ideas. The appeals court has now vindicated the minister. In More...
Sol Antilles hosted oil spill response training
PHILIPSBURG — Eighteen energy professionals received their specialist certificates from the international industry cooperative Oil Spill Response Ltd. (OSRL) upon completion of their large-scale oil spill More...
Supreme Court’s conclusion goes against Eratos in Sabra-bankruptcy
PHILIPSBURG — The Erato-family is on the brink of losing ownership of 38 rights of apartment after a conclusion by the Supreme Court’s Attorney-General G. Snijders. This is the story about the downfall More...
Taxi association alarmed about intention to issue more permits
PHILIPSBURG — The Dutch St. Maarten Taxi Association (DSTA) has sounded the alarm over rumors that the acting Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Omar Ottley intends More...
National Youth Pitch Competition Launches Accelerator
~ 60 students, teachers, parents were in attendance for the kick-off of the accelerator ~ GREAT BAY — Application to the National Youth Pitch Competition closed on September 30. Sixteen (16) teams comprising More...
Suspended GEBE-director Temmer wants his job back
PHILIPSBURG -- Merrill Temmer wants to be reinstated as the managing director of utilities company GEBE. This appears from a letter the law office of Berman/Keuning has sent to GEBE’s supervisory board and to More...
Victory for investigative journalist Cramm against Curacao’s gambling industry: sublicensing is illegal
WILLEMSTAD — Investigative journalist Nardy Cramm scored a decisive victory in her fight against Cyberluck, a company that issue sublicenses to the operators of online gambling sites. Cramm has described More...
“In construction, where would all the responsibilities and decisions legally and ultimately lie?”
Asks Achken Roberto Richardson. A) Once a Construction Project is tendered based on its Terms of Reference, its Process is Approved for Construction Commencement. B) At this point in time All Progress Steps for More...
Ansary puts ownership Mullet Bay into question
PHILIPSBURG — Who owns Sun Resorts and, by extension, Mullet Bay? That question was the cornerstone of a dispute in court between Hushang Ansary and the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten. Mullet Bay More...
Minister Irion: St. Maarten is the most compliant country with SSRP execution
~ Gives special recognition to SZV, ATS, and SMDF ~ PHILIPSBURG — The Minister of Finance, Mr. Ardwell Irion, recently presented the teams of Social & Health Insurances (SZV) and Audit Team St. Maarten More...
