Thompson's ethics probe reveals bipartisan 'see no evil'
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, and four other Democratic congressmen to attend conferences in the tropical island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean in 2007 and ...

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HAITI - Haiti is not very hospitable to its disabled, not to the 8% with mental, physical and sensory disabilities before the January 12 earthquake, much less to the hundreds of thousands who suffered amputations and disabling injuries in the earthquake and its aftermath. Haiti has few rehabilitation professionals of its own. Most importantly, it lacks a nation-wide system for rehabilitative care.Read more

Marigot: --- President of the MOCSAM Julien Gumbs is once again sounding the alarm about the possible road tax. Gumbs in an exclusive interview with SMN News said that while the window that is supposed to be collecting the road tax is closed since October 2009 to date the Collectivity and its representatives has not seen it fit to update its population on the reason why they stopped collecting the tax which is suppo ... Read more

Marigot:--- Prosecutor Jacques Louvier has started an investigation into the death of a little girl who passed away at the Louis Constant Fleming Hospital on March 1. The child has been identified as Bianca St. Louis and she is of Haitian decent. Louvier said he is busy conducting an involuntary homicide into the death of Biancia St. Louis after her father filed an official complaint with his office.
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Philipsburg:--- The community of St. Maarten and the island government must do more if they are to prevent the rising crime rate says Minister of Justice Magali Jacoba in an interview with SMN News on Monday.

Jacoba said while the number of murders on St. Maarten is not huge it is a lot for a small island like St. Maarten. She felt that the justice system, the island government, and the communi ... Read more

2010-03-09

It's been a while since I felt like blogging, Flipper's email asking me to write something for the site a couple days ago was on my mind but honestly, I'm just too fed up with it all. But then, today reading the Daily Herald's (nice new site by the way DH!) story about Frans and George saying they don't think SXM should have separation of Church and State I no longer had any choice.

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Philipsburg:----The Rotary Club of St. Maarten installed its first couple. Maria Hovius a lawyer by profession and Theo de Kluijs with a background industrial medicine and who worked for Hydroshop Design both left their former employers after 15 years of hard work and went into business for themselves. Having been entrepreneurs for six years, retirement became the next logical step. St. Maarten is where Maria and Theo call home for several months of the ... Read more

Philipsburg:----The SHTA believes that the Executive Council has set a dangerous premise by stating that the State and Church are not separate. Furthermore, Government has opened the door for every denomination (Catholic, Hindu, Jewish etc) to seek similar funding for their establishments. The SHTA tried contacting Commissioner Frans Richardson and Lt. Governor Richards to get some insight into this decision, but they were both unavailable.

Secondly, the reasoning behind this action is questionable. Based on publications in the media, Government followed proper procedure by putting a stop t ... Read more

The Minister of Justice Magali Jacoba together with the State Secretary of Justice Ernie Simmons met on Monday with director of Turning Point Dr. Lloyd Richardson to discuss a request of Turning Point to be eligible to receive subsidy from the federal Government . After that Tu ... Read more

GREAT BAY, For Sekou, the commitment to struggle means working in all areas of literary production, forging communities across borders and languages," said professor and literary critic Juliana Spahr.
Dr. Spahr introduced the St. Martin writer Lasana M. Sekou to the ... Read more

GREAT BAY (GIS)—The Sector of R.O.B., Department of Maintenance, Traffic Police of St. Maarten, and NV GEBE would like to inform the general public that Bush Road would be completely closed on 10th of March, starting at 8 p.m. in the evening throughout the night until 6 a.m. on Thursday 11th of March.

Only residents of the Bush Road will be allowed to enter during the above mentioned time.

During this timeframe, General contractor Windward Roads Infrastructure will be laying the new High Tension cables in the trenches alongside the Bush Road, from the entrance of Blijden Drive unti ... Read more

Michael Jason Registe case: Prosecutor, defense attorney argue before Georgia ...
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
26, 2008, was detained the next day on the island of St. Maarten in the Netherlands Antilles. He was returned to Columbus on July 23, 2009. ...

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PHILIPSBURG - The Sector of R.O.B., Department of Maintenance, Traffic Police of St. Maarten and NV GEBE would like to inform the general public that Bush Road will be completely closed on 10th of March, starting at 8 p.m. in the evening throughout the night until 6 a.m. on Thursday 11th of March.

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PHILIPSBURG - The swearing is on April 1st, but Gerald Berkel is already receiving congratulations for his new function. Berkel was congratulated Tuesday by Leader of the Progressive Labour Party Clyde Van Putten.

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ST. JOHN'S, Antigua - LIAT, the region's largest airline, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ilean Ramsey as its new Director of Human Resources. ... Read more

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PHILIPSBURG - The SHTA believes that the Executive Council has set a dangerous premise by stating that the State and Church are not separate.

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PHILIPSBURG - The Dutch Second Chamber has approved the first package of laws that will allow for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) to become Public Entities of the Netherlands. The legislation now heads to the First Chamber for approval.

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From Staff Reports
Sun-Sentinel
Norwegian Dawn's 11-day Southern Caribbean cruise includes Samana, Dominican Republic; Tortola, British Virgin Islands; Philipsburg, St. Maarten; ...

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PHILIPSBURG - The Rotary Club of St. Maarten installed its first couple. Maria Hovius a lawyer by profession and Theo de Kluijs with a background industrial medicine and who worked for Hydroshop Design both left their former employers after 15 years of hard work and went into business for themselves.Read more

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PHILIPSBURG - The Civil Registry Department hereby announces that the Identification Card production machine is back in service and persons can visit the office as of Wednesday, March 10. ... Read more