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Tag archive for ‘refugees’
By Desk Editor On Monday, June 18th, 2018
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WORLD REFUGEE DAY ON JUNE 20

Great Bay — St. Maarten — The United Nations’ (UN) World Refugee Day is observed on June 20 each year. This event honors the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who More...

By The Publisher On Tuesday, April 10th, 2018
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Venezuelans find their way to Saint Martin

MARIGOT – The deteriorating situation in Venezuela started having its effect already in 2016 on the French side of the island. According to data released by the prefecture, there were 345 requests for asylum More...

By The Publisher On Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
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Plain wrong

Maybe there is some silent diplomacy going on behind the scenes; we don’t know that. But to the public eye it seems right now that St. Maarteners who fled to the Netherlands after Hurricane Irma and who are encountering More...

By The Publisher On Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
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Dutch municipalities still refuse to register refugees from St. Maarten

HILVERSUM – Constitutional law professor Arjen van Rijn is critical about the “reluctant attitude” of the Ministry of Home Affairs towards municipalities that refuse to register homeless citizens from St. More...

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By The Publisher On Friday, October 13th, 2017
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Refugees from St. Maarten in “bureaucratic nightmare”

HAARLEM – A group of fifteen homeless citizens from St. Maarten has hired attorney Leandro Thomas. He has to make sure that they are able to register in a Dutch municipality, Natasja Gibbs reports on Caribisch More...