The Preventive Health Departments (PHD) says that mental disorders are common. Worldwide, studies according to the World Health Organization (WHO), have shown that between 12 to 48 per cent of…
Day: October 9, 2009
Prisonguard day
Friday October 9th was officially Prisonguard day and for this occasion the prisonguards of the Point Blanche Prison also celebrated this day. The Management of the prison organized a lunch…
Agreement on increase of UTS-rates
WILLEMSTAD — The rates for permanent telephone service of Telecom Company UTS will increase per November 1st. The monthly rate is currently 18 guilders. The council decision implies that this…
Many question marks with law psychiatric patients
WILLEMSTAD — The discussion of the Land regulation Care psychiatric patients earlier this week in the Central Committee of the States led to many questions. The new land regulation must…
Leeflang speaks for region at Unesco-meeting
PARIS/WILLEMSTAD — The speech of Minister Omayra Leeflang (Education, PAR) today for the General Meeting of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) was well received. After Leeflang’s…
Hogan’s residence also searched
WILLEMSTAD — As it now appears, the residence of the missing American vice-consul James Hogan had also been searched. Hogan was last seen two weeks ago when he left…
Another cruise ship with Mexican influenza
ORANJESTAD — The cruise ship Sea Princess that had moored in the harbor yesterday had twenty passengers on board with symptoms of the AH1N1-virus of which seven were infected. The…
Commissioner Frans Richardson concludes meetings held at WestJet offices in Canada
Commissioner Richardson with an advisor, Fernando William and head of St. Maarten’s tourism bureau Ms.Regina Labega, in Canada Frans Richardson, St. Maarten’s commissioner in charge of tourism, economic affairs, aviation…