Minister Arrindell-Doncher outlines economic recovery plans for St. Maarten
Philipsburg — Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher on Tuesday stressed that the economic recovery and development of St. Maarten must be sustainable and based on collaborative initiatives and policies between the public and private sector. “We also have to be daring and step out of comfort zones that do not work More...
CHALLENGES in our PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM
There are significant differences between countries in the way in which the Legislative and the Executive Branches are elected and structured. There are three main groups of democratic systems. A Presidential system A More...
DEMOCRACY and TRIAS POLITICA
The concept of a Democratic system of government and the Trias Politica philosophy is quite old. The term “Trias Politica” or “Separation of powers” is widely acknowledged to be linked More...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LEGAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
PHILIPSBURG — The Legal Review Committee is a group of 5 lawyers who will be providing you the reader with objective, non-partisan and informative articles concerning legal matters. The information is based More...
AGRICULTURE ON ST. MAARTEN – The Case of the Illusive Nut
~ A six part series on agriculture published initially in StMaartenNews.com email newsletter ~ Part 1 – Why we should store up food like animals Ever stop to wonder why so many animals store up food for the More...
A world of unhappiness
By Hilbert Haar For those who have no clue why the Caravanserai Beach Resort was rechristened as the Alegría resort – and what the hell that name means, here is a pointer. The resort’s name is displayed above More...
Clifford Illis: Clients need to seek advice when taking out insurance
~ Insurance holders are encouraged to revisit their policies yearly ~ Phillipsburg — In an interview with stmaartennews.com, expert in the field of dealing with insurance claims adjustments, Clifford Illis, More...
Dutch developer Tom Westermeijer passed away
EDE, The Netherlands — On Wednesday, November 22, 2017, Dutch real estate developer Tom Westermeijer (79) passed away after a short illness. He leaves to mourn his wife, Jannie, and three sons, Johan and More...
Rainforest Adventures opens its doors to the sky
PHILIPSBURG – Rainforest Adventures opened its doors to a select audience on Wednesday, ahead of its official opening on Friday. This weekend, locals with a thirst for adventure will be able to hop on the Soualiga More...
The case of Mr. Tromp
By Cor Merx, Attorney at law ~ I have been approached by stmaartennews.com to give my comments on the verdict in the Emsley Tromp case. I will do that on personal title and for my own responsibility. ... There More...
