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 the Council of Ministers. Temmer was suspended for reasons that the letter describes as “improper.” From December 2021 until August 22, 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...
Application Opens for the First Ever National Youth Pitch Competition
~ Secondary School Students can Win up to ANG 10000 and an entrepreneurial exchange at #NYP22 ~ GREAT BAY, St. Maarten — Student entrepreneurs in secondary schools can now apply to participate in the first ever More...
NV GEBE takes another two weeks to consider disconnections (Updated with Commentary)
~ “Financial situation critical” ~ PHILIPSBURG — Embattled utilities company NV GEBE is “counting on people to come in with their payments,” Temporary Manager Sharine Daniel said in an interview with More...
Parliament has no authority over GEBE
PHILIPSBURG — Utilities company GEBE is in a serious crisis, Minister of General Affairs Silveria Jacobs acknowledged during a public meeting of Parliament on Friday, but the shareholder (the Council of More...
Islandpreneur offers local businesses a window on the world
PHILIPSBURG — Local entrepreneurs have the tools for growth at their fingertips due to the activities of Islandpreneur, an initiative founded by Ife Badejo, president of the Foundation INFOBIZZ and founder More...
Doing business in St. Maarten: bottlenecks and solutions (part 4)
4. Electricity and internet PHILIPSBURG — Establishing a business in St. Maarten is an at times an expensive road littered with stumbling blocks. The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations and the More...
