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Live Streaming Takes Center Stage at Kings & Queens of the Diamond Tournament

PHILIPSBURG — As the weekend starts out with the much-anticipated “Kings and Queens in the Diamond Tournament”, the It’s Time Foundation is proudly sponsoring the event, fostering unity and sportsmanship in the community. This year, the tournament is set to make a big impression with Vidmedia Productions and StMaartenSports.com More...

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By The Publisher On Saturday, May 13th, 2023
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Concerns about the future of Claude Wathey’s statue

PHILIPSBURG — The old Government Administration Building will finally be demolished by a company called Limitless Infrastructure at a cost of approximately 660,000 guilders ($368,715). A ceremony to “celebrate” More...

By The Publisher On Tuesday, April 25th, 2023
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Former Minister Rhoda Arrindell is looking forward to independence-referendum

PHILIPSBURG — “What I do know is that there are no direct benefits for St. Maarten to remain within the kingdom,” Dr. Rhoda Arrindell told StMaartenNews.com. She emphasized that the debate about independence More...

By The Publisher On Monday, April 3rd, 2023
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Jetbridge being installed at Princess Juliana International Airport

SXM AIRPORT — A large section of the first Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) has been installed, and the assembly of the connecting tunnel to aircraft is in More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
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Pay to enter: St. Maarten will soon charge Tourist Tax

PHILIPSBURG — Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Omar Ottley aims to introduce a 25-dollar fee for each person arriving in St. Maarten. On the 2023 Government budget the “arrival More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
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Jumbie in the Kadaster

By Terrance Rey Originally published in Dutch on DossierKoninkrijksrelaties.nl as "Jumbie in het Kadaster" To access the English version here, you need to buy at least a Cusha Column, Yearly or Insider subscription More...

By The Publisher On Saturday, April 1st, 2023
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Government to collect tax from guests booking via AirBnB

“No additional laws are required to collect taxes related to Airbnb, those taxes can be collected under the current tax system,” said Finance Minister Ardwell Irion during the 2023 budget debate in Parliament, More...

By The Publisher On Monday, March 13th, 2023
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The Daily Invisible

By Hilbert Haar Julius Vischjager was, I am not exaggerating, a phenomenon. Between 1977 and 2009 he produced 528 editions of The Daily Invisible, the only handwritten newspaper in the world. Vischjager was its More...

By The Publisher On Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
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SXM Airport: Demand for ultra-luxury air service in our region

~ DIRECT FLIGHT FROM QATAR AIRWAYS SHOWS DEMAND FOR ULTRA-LUXURY AIR SERVICE IN OUR REGION ~ SIMPSON BAY — The ultra-luxury carrier Qatar Airways performed a “Spectacular landing” at the Princess Juliana More...

By The Publisher On Sunday, February 26th, 2023
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KLM STUCK AGAIN ON SXM AIRPORT RUNWAY

~ KLM flight KL730 officially cancelled; aircraft at parking ramp to undergo inspection ~ PHILIPSBURG — KLM Airbus A322 with tailnumber PH-OAF executing KL flight 730 to Amsterdam is stuck on the runway at More...