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Five cruise ships with over 10,000 passengers and crew in port on Christmas and Boxing Day
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Five cruise ships with over 10,000 cruise passengers and crew will be visiting the destination on Christmas and Boxing Day. The Marella Celebration and Independence of the Seas will be in port More...
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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...
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Draft law Integrity Chamber separates administrative and criminal investigations
PHILIPSBURG – The draft law Integrity Chamber that reached Parliament on Thursday maintains “a strict separation of administrative and criminal investigations.” Parliament will handle the draft shortly – More...
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Marella Discovery visit a success; Marella Celebration in port on Friday
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Marella Discovery of Marella Cruises, formerly Thomson Cruises, and part of the TUI Group, the world’s leading travel company, was the second commercial cruise ship to visit Port St. Maarten. More...
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Two cruise ships in port on Christmas Day
PORT ST. MAARTEN – Port St. Maarten would like to present the December month cruise ships call schedule as information for the community and for business establishments planning purposes. There will be two ships More...
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Cruise line RCCL set for December 17 return to St. Maarten
Royal Caribbean Confirms Holiday Cruise Schedule and is on track for December 17 return. Sister cruise line Celebrity Cruises returns February 2018 ~ PORT ST. MAARTEN – A Port St. Maarten delegation from the More...
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Governor receives progress report from Meyers on formation
Harbour View – On Friday, November 17, 2017, His Excellency the Governor of Sint Maarten, drs E.B. Holiday, met with and received an update from formateur Mr. Franklin Meyer as a follow-up to the formation assignment More...
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St. Maarten completely in control
By Hilbert Haar It does not happen very often that St. Maarten gets help from an unexpected source on the other side of the ocean. In the middle of the discussions about the conditions the Dutch government has attached More...
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Van Putten apologizes for statement on murdering and burning Dutch military
ORANJESTAD – Politician Clyde van Putten has apologized to residents of St. Eustatius for his highly criticized statement on murdering and burning the Dutch military. He said he would take ‘full responsibility’ More...
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Van Putten’s death threats upset Dutch politicians
THE HAGUE – Members of the Dutch parliament are astonished about threats made by Island Council member Clyde van Putten towards Dutch military personnel on Statia, John Samson reports on Caribisch Netwerk. Van More...