THE HAGUE--Justice Authorities in St. Maarten are satisfied with the input of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee. "The Marechaussee is considered a flexible and trustworthy partner with a professional and experienced staff."

  Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated this in a letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament in relation to an evaluation of the flexible pool of the Marechaussee in Curaçao, St. Maarten and occasionally in the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.

  In St. Maarten, the Marechaussee as ... Read more

 THE HAGUE--Justice Authorities in St. Maarten are satisfied with the input of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee. "The Marechaussee is considered a flexible and trustworthy partner with a professional and experienced staff."

  Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated this in a letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament in relation to an evaluation of the flexible pool of the Marechaussee in Curaçao, St. Maarten and occasionally in the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.

  In St. Maarten, the Marechaussee as ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--Cooperating Foundations of the Dutch Caribbean seeks projects for its programme "Chances for Caribbean Youngsters/Kansen voor Jongeren Cariben".

  Twenty projects on the six islands of the Dutch Caribbean will be selected to participate in the programme. All initiatives should reach at least 20 youngsters per year during the first three years of the programme. The participating organizations should all aim at school drop-out prevention, at guiding youngsters back to school or towards stable employment.

  The funding agency will start its new programme this y ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--Cooperating Foundations of the Dutch Caribbean seeks projects for its programme "Chances for Caribbean Youngsters/Kansen voor Jongeren Cariben".

  Twenty projects on the six islands of the Dutch Caribbean will be selected to participate in the programme. All initiatives should reach at least 20 youngsters per year during the first three years of the programme. The participating organizations should all aim at school drop-out prevention, at guiding youngsters back to school or towards stable employment.

  The funding agency will start its new programme this y ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--All legislation ruling Country St. Maarten, including all legislation of the Island Territory of St. Maarten andNetherlands Antilles' law which remained valid after the transition of October 10, 2010, is now available and accessible online. The online database of legislation of St. Maarten was launched at A.C. Wathey Legislative Hall in theGovernmentAdministrationBuildingon Tuesday afternoon.

  Th ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--All legislation ruling Country St. Maarten, including all legislation of the Island Territory of St. Maarten andNetherlands Antilles' law which remained valid after the transition of October 10, 2010, is now available and accessible online. The online database of legislation of St. Maarten was launched at A.C. Wathey Legislative Hall in theGovernmentAdministrationBuildingon Tuesday afternoon.

  Th ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--JetBlue Airways will start operating a second flight on its popular San Juan, Puerto Rico-St. Maarten route as of this Thursday, June 20.

  The news should be welcomed with enthusiasm by St. Maarten travellers and shoppers who, judging from social media, have enjoyed the airline's service during the some-30-minute flight to San Juan.

  However, with one flight a day, the public often was faced with full flights to San Juan during the summer months and Christmas holidays, in particular.

  According to JetBlue's Corporate Communication ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--JetBlue Airways will start operating a second flight on its popular San Juan, Puerto Rico-St. Maarten route as of this Thursday, June 20.

  The news should be welcomed with enthusiasm by St. Maarten travellers and shoppers who, judging from social media, have enjoyed the airline's service during the some-30-minute flight to San Juan.

  However, with one flight a day, the public often was faced with full flights to San Juan during the summer months and Christmas holidays, in particular.

  According to JetBlue's Corporate Communication ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force is "moving in the right direction" and has achieved much since the transition period made necessary when St. Maarten became a country, according to a recent report from the Council on Law Enforcement. The council presented the report to new Justice Minister Dennis Richardson on Monday.

  "Investigating procedures used by the Detective force have visibly increased and it is now a matter of acting vigorously to implement further improvements without delay," notes the report.

  In the inspection report on the Detective Department, t ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force is "moving in the right direction" and has achieved much since the transition period made necessary when St. Maarten became a country, according to a recent report from the Council on Law Enforcement. The council presented the report to new Justice Minister Dennis Richardson on Monday.

  "Investigating procedures used by the Detective force have visibly increased and it is now a matter of acting vigorously to implement further improvements without delay," notes the report.

  In the inspection report on the Detective Department, t ... Read more

 Rotterdam now has a slavery monument. The monument, created by Cape Verde artist Alex da Silva, was unveiled in the presence of Ministers Plenipotentiary Marvelyn Wiels of Curaçao (right) and Edwin Abath of Aruba, Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk (second from right) and Rotterdam's Deputy Mayor Hamid Karakus (with back to camera). The monument, a steel ship with four slaves who ... Read more

 Rotterdam now has a slavery monument. The monument, created by Cape Verde artist Alex da Silva, was unveiled in the presence of Ministers Plenipotentiary Marvelyn Wiels of Curaçao (right) and Edwin Abath of Aruba, Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk (second from right) and Rotterdam's Deputy Mayor Hamid Karakus (with back to camera). The monument, a steel ship with four slaves who ... Read more

 WILLEMSTAD--The Government of Curaçao will not provide any more financing for Dutch Antilles Express (DAE), which has been severely affected by the stopping of its flights to Venezuela by that country's aviation authority INAC. Instead, a financial and technical audit will be done of the airline.

  Minister of Economic Development Stanley Palm (PAIS) said he had spoken with development bank Korpodeko, which provided DAE with financing in the past. "Those loans exist, nobody can change that but government won't give anymore."

  The main concern now must be to ... Read more

 WILLEMSTAD--The Government of Curaçao will not provide any more financing for Dutch Antilles Express (DAE), which has been severely affected by the stopping of its flights to Venezuela by that country's aviation authority INAC. Instead, a financial and technical audit will be done of the airline.

  Minister of Economic Development Stanley Palm (PAIS) said he had spoken with development bank Korpodeko, which provided DAE with financing in the past. "Those loans exist, nobody can change that but government won't give anymore."

  The main concern now must be to ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--New Justice Minister Dennis Richardson hit the ground running on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after taking office, with a series of meetings with Governor Eugene Holiday, Solicitor General Taco Stein, outgoing Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos and Police Chief Peter de Witte.

  The meetings centred on Richardson's focal points for the coming months. He also received insight into the operations of the various departments and the heads shared some basic bottlenecks that need to be tackled in the coming months.

  The meeting with the governor centre ... Read more

 PHILIPSBURG--New Justice Minister Dennis Richardson hit the ground running on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after taking office, with a series of meetings with Governor Eugene Holiday, Solicitor General Taco Stein, outgoing Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos and Police Chief Peter de Witte.

  The meetings centred on Richardson's focal points for the coming months. He also received insight into the operations of the various departments and the heads shared some basic bottlenecks that need to be tackled in the coming months.

  The meeting with the governor centre ... Read more

 ROTTERDAM--The 160 revellers of St. Maarten's Small Island Unity troupe amazed the spectators at the Rotterdam Summer Carnival on Saturday with their originality, their painted bodies and faces and their energetic moves.

  The Small Island Unity group of Kyle "DJ Spy" Brown and its theme "Jab All Over" clearly stood out among the other close to 2,000 revellers who wore the more customary glitters and f ... Read more

 ROTTERDAM--The 160 revellers of St. Maarten's Small Island Unity troupe amazed the spectators at the Rotterdam Summer Carnival on Saturday with their originality, their painted bodies and faces and their energetic moves.

  The Small Island Unity group of Kyle "DJ Spy" Brown and its theme "Jab All Over" clearly stood out among the other close to 2,000 revellers who wore the more customary glitters and f ... Read more

 ~ Threatened to have police lose their jobs ~

 AIRPORT--An attorney S.J.F. was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday morning for threatening and insulting officers at the scene of an accident outside Golden Eyes Nightclub on Airport Boulevard.

  Police spokesperson Inspector Ricardo Henson said police had been called to investigate a minor traffic accident between two vehicles, one of which was driven by the lawyer in question.

 The lawyer, who was under the influence of alcohol, according to ... Read more

 ~ Threatened to have police lose their jobs ~

 AIRPORT--An attorney S.J.F. was arrested in the wee hours of Thursday morning for threatening and insulting officers at the scene of an accident outside Golden Eyes Nightclub on Airport Boulevard.

  Police spokesperson Inspector Ricardo Henson said police had been called to investigate a minor traffic accident between two vehicles, one of which was driven by the lawyer in question.

 The lawyer, who was under the influence of alcohol, according to ... Read more