We commend Prime Minster, William Marlin, for insisting that the Oyster Pond border dispute be brought to our Parliament which is indeed the direct representative of the people of Sint…
Category: Islands’ News
Entrepreneurs from Curacao and Aruba to join U.S. President Obama in Peru following successful YLAI trip
Given their successful participation at the 2016 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) in the United States, Aruban entrepreneur Anika Stevens and Curacaoan entrepreneur Ulvrin Sprott were selected among…
R.G.K. arrested in connection with extradition to the US
R.G.K. (48) was arrested on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 by members of the St. Maarten Police Force, KPSM near his house in Simpson Bay. The arrest is in connection with…
“Educate Me Right So My Future is Bright”
Department of Youth Affairs to Celebrate 2016 International Day of the Rights of Children -Awareness campaign to focus on Education The Department of Youth Affairs has launched its official annual…
President of Parliament Connor receives courtesy visit from Ambassadors
President of Parliament Claret Connor on Monday received courtesy visits from newly appointed Ambassador to Cuba Alexandra Valkenburg and Ambassador to the Dominican Republic Robert de Leeuw. The Ambassadors are…
Home search in investigation “Drum”
On the morning of November 14 a search was conducted in a home on Bonaire. This regarding the investigation “Drum”. The search was conducted by a Judge of Instruction. The…
Pretrial hearing research “Drum” on December 9
The Public Prosecutor Office (OM) BES will issue the suspects in the investigation “Drum” the subpoena for the pretrial hearing to be held on December 9, 2016, at 09.30 hours.…
J. Spaans nominated for appointment as Sollicitor-General
The Kingdom Council of Ministers of Ministers has nominated J. Spaans, LLM for appointment as Solicitor-General at the Attorney-General’s Office in St. Maarten as of January 1, 2017. Mr. Spaans…
TUI Discovery Welcomed by Port Officials and Stakeholders on Thursday
The second new cruise vessel on its inaugural call for the month of November, Thomson Discovery (TUI Discovery), was welcomed on Thursday, November 10 by representatives of Port St. Maarten…
DP DISAPPOINTED IN THE CHAIRPERSON’S BLATANT DISREGARD FOR HIS DUTIES.
That the NA and UP parties thumbed their noses at the people of St. Maarten/St. Martin on their day with their silly boycott is bad enough; that the Governor would…