Former Minister Richardson hired to downsize Postal Services staff
GREAT BAY – The government has appointed former vice Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Dennis Richardson (see photo) as a change manager at the Postal Services. “The Postal services inherited a staff of 34 from the Netherlands Antilles and it does not need all those people to operate,” Prime Minister William Marlin said yesterday. “It is More...
D66 wins here, VVD steamrolls its opponents in the Netherlands
GREAT BAY – With a turnout of 90.4 percent, the 167 eligible voters in St. Maarten showed a keen interest in the Dutch parliamentary elections yesterday. Of the 151 valid votes cast, the majority went to D66 (42; More...
Populism sidelined
Dutch voters seem to have come to their senses by not letting Geert Wilders‘ populist PVV party even come close to the winner of yesterday’s elections. Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD emerged the clear winner More...
MP Brownbill arrested
GREAT BAY – Law enforcement is having a field day this week with the arrest of Unites St. Maarten party MP Chanel Brownbill (see photo) and police officer Akeem A. in connection with the Emerald-investigation More...
Investigation against VDC-Chief Römer
WILLEMSTAD – The Prosecutor’s Office received a report of a possible threat with a firearm by the Director of the Curaçao Intelligence Service (VDC) Michael Römer. Given the seriousness of the allegation More...
Farmers find new source of energy: cow manure
THE HAGUE – Two hundred farmers will soon be generating electricity from cow manure and there are plans to recruit 1,000 in four years, reports NOS on Tuesday. FrieslandCampina, the largest dairy collective More...
Driver’s licenses from paper to phone app
THE HAGUE – Driver’s licenses could be available as a phone app in the next few years under plans proposed by the vehicle licensing service. Bas van den Berg, head of the driver’s licenses unit at the RVW More...
Hypnotic declared bankrupt
GREAT BAY – Hypnotic Entertainment and JMC Investments have been declared bankrupt by the Court in First Instance yesterday. Hypnotic and JMC (James Martin Carti) operated the former Seaman’s Club brothel in More...
Governor Holiday’s re-appointment approved
From our Today Newspaper Online desk: “The Dutch Kingdom Government has approved the re-appointment of Governor Eugene Holiday for another term of six years until 2022.” More details to follow in the More...
Octogenarian remains behind bars
GREAT BAY – Victor Albert R. celebrated his 82nd birthday on Tuesday but this was not a happy occasion, because he is detained in the Pointe Blanche prison. “I cannot take another day of this,” he told judge More...
