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Hurricane Earl Rips Through the Islands - The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer

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Hurricane Earl Rips Through the Islands
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Most of the residents of St. Maarten/St. Martin, St. Barth, Guadalupe, Antigua and Anguilla were left without power. - One home was destroyed in Antigua and ...
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Formation talks in Curacao in shambles

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:50

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MFK-leider_Gerrit_Schotte_090710_foto_RRPHILIPSBURG - The possibility of forming a government between the MFK, PS and MAN of Curacao, is seemingly now in shambles.

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Air Berlin to start service soon says Frans Richardson

Island Notices (St Maarten Island Time) - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:24

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DSC_1460PHILIPSBURG - In Mid August Commissioner of Aviation Frans Richardson visited Central America and Europe in order to secure new air links for the island of St. Maarten.

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Caribbean guilder official currency as per January next year

Island Notices (St Maarten Island Time) - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:23

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close-up-various-currency_x12150396PHILIPSBURG - The island council of the island territory of St.Maarten, during the island council meeting on Thursday at the Claude Wathey Legislative Hall, did no ... Read more

Caribbean guilder official currency as per January next year

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:23

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PHILIPSBURG - The island council of the island territory of St.Maarten, during the island council meeting on Thursday at the Claude Wathey Legislative Hall, did not get the full backing of the island council for the proposed joint Central Bank for Curacao and St.Maarten.

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Tennants now being placed in Hope Estate housing project

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:18

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DSC_4180PHILIPSBURG - The island government of St. Maarten signed the contract on Friday afternoon with the St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) for the management of 70 homes in the Hope Estate Project.

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InselAir advises US-Bound travelers with a US Visa Waiver to get their ESTA before September 7th , 2010

Island Notices (St Maarten Island Time) - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:09

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p1140054PHILIPSBURG - In order to travel to the US, it is mandatory to get an ESTA before departuret for those ravelers who hold an US Visa Waiver in their passport.

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InselAir advises US-Bound travelers with a US Visa Waiver to get their ESTA before September 7th , 2010

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 22:09

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PHILIPSBURG - In order to travel to the US, it is mandatory to get an ESTA before departuret for those ravelers who hold an US Visa Waiver in their passport.

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Four police officers sworn in

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 21:54

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DSC03546PHILIPSBURG - On Friday September 3rd at 09.30 a.m. the swearing-in ceremony of four officers took place in the office of the Acting Lt. Governor Mrs. Rachnilda J.A. Lynch-Arduin at the Government Administration Building in Philipsburg.

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Two Charged For Smuggling Over 60 Illegal Migrants - Platinum News Online

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Two Charged For Smuggling Over 60 Illegal Migrants
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It was stated that assistance was also sought from the Dutch St. Maarten Police who came to Tortola and provided footage which showed Wilner having a ...

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Airlines Waive Fees for Flights Affected by Hurricane Earl - New York Times (blog)

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Airlines Waive Fees for Flights Affected by Hurricane Earl
New York Times (blog)
Airports affected: San Juan, Antigua, St. Maarten, Norfolk, Richmond, Greensboro, Charlotte, Raleigh/Durham, Asheville, New York City, Philadelphia, ...

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18-year-old arrested for shooting 'best friend'

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 14:03

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HOLLAND - An 18-year-old youth from Vlaardingen has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a 16-year-old boy in central Amsterdam on Thursday evening.

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First mad cow case in over two years

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 13:07

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HOLLAND - Mad cow disease or BSE has been identified in a 10-year-old cow, the farm ministry confirmed on Friday.

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Gaston forms in the Atlantic - Jamaica Observer

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Gaston forms in the Atlantic
Jamaica Observer
A tropical storm watch was issued for St Martin and St Barthelemy while Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, St Maarten, ...
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Twirling Classes - Valley Advantage

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Twirling Classes
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They have traveled and performed at many locations in the United States and Canada, as well as Bermuda and the Netherland Antilles Island of St. Maarten. ...

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Applicants can apply for Brooks Tower extensions

The Daily Herald - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:37

PHILIPSBURG--Brooks Tower Accord (BTA) permit-holders have an additional two weeks to file for extensions under the temporary-legalisation programme, chief coordinator Tiara Haselhoef said on Thursday.

Only about half of the 4,000-plus Brooks Tower recipients have applied for extensions since the project started on August 2.

The Central Government decided recently to give these persons until the end of September, past the initial September 18 deadline. The BTA extension allows most applicants to remain legal residents for three years as long as they "keep complying" with the ... Read more

Gumbs to lead negotiations for TelEm partner, buyer

The Daily Herald - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:36

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PHILIPSBURG--The Daily Herald has been reliably informed that the Island Government has appointed Crastell Gumbs to lead the negotiating team to find a suitable partner for the TelEm Group of Companies or a company that would opt to purchase TelEm outright.

Commissioner in charge of TelEm Group affairs William Marlin could not be reached to verify the report on Thursday. However, three companies have received letters indicating that negotiations will commence soon. These companies are Caribbean telecom giant Digicel, Lime (Cable & Wireless) and U ... Read more

Ombudsman, Security Service laws passed by Island Council

The Daily Herald - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:35

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten has finally established and put regulations in place for the Office of the Ombudsman, a public representative and a defender of the constitution for Country St. Maarten, after years of talking about it. The law on the Ombudsman was passed by the Island Council on Thursday along with several other "organic laws."

Those regulations, derived from articles and stipulations in the constitution, had to be in place ahead of the Round Table Conference (RTC) in The Hague on September 9 that will vet the readiness of St. Maarten and Curaçao to become countries within ... Read more

Cleanup operations

The Daily Herald - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:32

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Cleanup operations continued Thursday in the wake of the passing of Hurricane Earl, which downed trees, disrupted the electricity and water supplies, and caused minor damage in communities across the island on Monday. While heavy seas and seaweed were blamed as major factors in the disruption of electricity generation as a result of the passing of the storm, tons of seaweed washed ashore by the storm ... Read more

Father of sex abuse victim attacks suspect in court

St Maarten Island Time - Fri, 09/03/2010 - 04:17

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HOLLAND - The father of an alleged victim of a man on trial for making child pornography attacked the suspect in court in Zwolle, the Stentor newspaper reports on Thursday.

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