Traffic Woes in Paradise: Solutions for St. Maarten’s Traffic Congestion Crisis
SIMPSON BAY — St. Maarten, an island renowned for its many beaches, vibrant nightlife and busy tourist seasons, is facing an increasingly urgent challenge: traffic congestion. While many issues plague developing More...
Power cuts lead to heated debate on social media
PHILIPSBURG — The detrimental situation at utilities company GEBE has triggered a fierce debate on social media on Saturday in which former Finance Minister Ardwell Irion, former GEBE-director Jerome Chittick More...
Pandemie drijft de prijzen van voedsel op op Sint Maarten
PHILIPSBURG – Prijsstijgingen in de supermarkten zorgen voor een storm van klachten op social media. Food shoppers plaatsen foto’s van items die twee weken geleden een stuk minder kostten dan nu. ‘Ze More...
Pandemic drives up food prices
PHILIPSBURG – Price increases in supermarkets trigger a storm of complaints on social media. Food shoppers post pictures of items that cost a lot less two weeks ago than they do now. “They are killing More...
WIVoice, The Critical Voice of the People
WIVoice came on to the social media scene as a group on June 28, 2016, and has been a fixture on Facebook’s social media platform ever since. The group serves as a medium for the voice of the people of St. More...
Smartphone addiction
According to a news report on DutchNews.nl, almost three in 10 youngsters aged 18 to 25 say they are addicted to social media and keep their phones with them at all times. This according to new research by the More...
Social media
Social media is here to stay. Despite privacy issues, people continue to bare their souls on Facebook and other social media channels. Intimacy between family, friends and loved ones have been exchanged for a permanent More...
Election campaign without billboards but with unrealistic promises
PHILIPSBURG – These are probably the first elections in a long, long time without huge political billboards all over the island. Whether this is because parties fear a backlash from voters if they dare spending More...
Death threats don’t impress racism-hunters
HILVERSUM – Blocked on Facebook, out of a job or publicly unmasked as a racist. These are all scenarios you have to consider if you sent a racist message into the world, Natasja Gibbs reports on Caribisch Netwerk. More...
