Emancipation Day falls on a Saturday
GREAT BAY – In late December 2016 the National Public Holiday schedule was published. Please take note of the error regarding Emancipation Day that was mentioned in the 2017 Schedule. The correct date is Saturday July 1 as stipulated in article 23, paragraph 3a of the Labor regulation. Emancipation Day is celebrated annually on July 1 unless that More...
Incompetent employees put Cadastre at risk
By Hilbert Haar GREAT BAY – The Cadastre office has struggled in the past with incompetent employees and notorious troublemakers, it appears from internal correspondence this newspaper has in its possession. More...
Court blocks long lease on water parcels in Great Bay
GREAT BAY – The Court in First Instance has forbidden country St. Maarten to give out a water parcel in Great Bay to Corplease Ltd., an entity established in Tortola, or to any other entity. The court furthermore More...
Dutch side gets support from Louis Mussington
MARIGOT—“I am in full agreement with the decision taken by the government of the day and the Council of Ministers to boycott the November 11 event,” leader of the political party Movement for Justice and Prosperity More...
Screening candidate-ministers nears completion
GREAT BAY – Formateur William Marlin met yesterday afternoon at 4 p.m. with Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday to discuss the state of affairs around the screening of candidate-ministers and the formation of the new More...
Progress Committee: “Security major concern for stakeholders”
GREAT BAY – The Progress Committee St. Maarten was in St. Maarten last week for the usual quarterly meetings with the director of the Pointe Blanche prison Edward Rohan and with the management of the police force More...
Final report formateur Marlin on Friday
William Marlin. File photo – Milton Pieters / Today GREAT BAY – Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday met last Thursday with formateur William Marlin and received a progress report. During the meeting the formateur More...
STA does not want Brison as director
GREAT BAY – The supervisory council of the St. Maarten Tourism Authority does not support the appointment of Rolando Brison as its director, the board said in a press statement issued yesterday. “Under the current More...
PM Marlin attends sustainable energy conference in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN – Prime Minister William Marlin, accompanied by the Head of the Department of Foreign Relations Khalilah Peters and the Policy Advisor for Donor Coordination from the Department of Interior and More...
Minister Lee prepares smooth transition
GREAT BAY – “I will make every effort to make sure that the progress we have made during the past ten months continues with the next government,” outgoing Minister Emil Lee (Public Health, Social Development More...
