No-violence prenuptial
With Carnival heating up the matter of culture becomes once more a topic for debate. What is it exactly? Not daggering in the streets, if we have to go by the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation. It’s something else – like, people behaving properly. That may be true in an imaginary world, in the real world things go differently. That appeared More...
Tarnished triumph
Last week’s general election in the Netherlands was one of the most closely watched in years. But the fact that Geert Wilders’ radical right party failed to make major gains does not mean he has not had an impact. More...
Fluoride: a beneficial poison?
That the Collective Preventive Service recommends the use of toothpaste and mouth water containing fluoride may surprise some readers. After all, fluoride has been at the center of disputes in many countries. Its More...
After the liquidations
Twee days after the fourfold liquidation near Parera on the access road to Punda the police in Willemstad still has no idea whatsoever about what happened last Saturday night. NOS-correspondent Dick Drayer sums More...
The silent majority
The gap between politics and “the people’ has been a subject for debate in many countries. This weekend we witnessed the size of this gap on the French side of the island where citizens had the opportunity to More...
Flight connections
As flight connections between the islands of the former Netherlands Antilles become more cumbersome, many are scratching their heads about the next move. With Insel Air in bankruptcy protection chances are that More...
Warning shots
An armed robber who had the rather ludicrous idea to rob the Carrefour Market in Cole Bay on Sunday came just in time to his senses when he was confronted by police officers. It took a warning shot – inside the More...
Political polls
The parliamentary elections on Wednesday in the Netherlands are not only a test for the political parties that have been angling for favors from the electorate. They are also a test for the polling agencies that More...
Corallo-visit frustrated
About a month ago, this newspaper made its first attempts to arrange a visit to casino owner Francesco Corallo who is detained at the Philipsburg police station since December 13 of last year. We started getting More...
Messy story
The conflict between the Harbor Holding Company and Dock Maarten is a prime example of the complexity of our laws. Dock Maarten holds the right of long lease to water parcels in Great Bay but as it turns out now, More...
