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Dear Reader
The political landscape on St. Maarten is changing.
How much it will change depends on the next move the former leader of the UD party will make.
Theo Heyliger is scheduled to be live on Billy D's radio program on Monday.
All are eagerly looking forward to hearing what the legally and medically challenged political leader of the island has to say.
To what extent St. Maarten's political landscape will be changed, remains to be seen.
We look forward to next week's political developments.
In the meantime, do have a great weekend.
StMaartenNews.com
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NICK'S CAFE. Open for Local Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner, Mondays to Saturday; but closed on Sundays. Visit Nick's Cafe Facebook Page online at
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Follow the money
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The wrong message
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Schotte's fundraiser gets the cold shoulder -...
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Between a rock and a hard place, but worse
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Dominican Republic signs open skies air agreements with SXM
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4th International Caribbean Airlift conference in St Maarten
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Minister Lee: Residents struggle to get medical insurance
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St. Maarten to lead in 3 areas of Public Health development
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Are we prepared for retirement?
Yesterday we received an email with the headline "The coming retirement crisis will be UGLY". According to the email, recent studies confirm that most Americans are not prepared for retirement. Depending on the assessment, the percentage of...
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Lofty goals in Roadmap to Waste Management
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Is St. Maarten as money laundering center?
PHILIPSBURG - Sint Maarten made headlines in the Volkskrant on Tuesday and the news was not good. "An attractive island for tourists - and for criminal gangs that launder money," correspondent Kees Broere reports. "The doors are open and the...
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StMaartenNews.com Government News
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World Bank trustfund disbursed $21 million in first 6 months
PHILIPSBURG -- Sint Maarten needs $2.3 billion for the next seven years to overcome the impact of Hurricane Irma. This estimate was already published last summer in the country's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), but it has now been...
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Minister Geerlings criticizes Dutch interference
PHILIPSBURG - Finance Minister Perry Geerlings criticized the Kingdom for interfering in St. Maarten's affairs by attaching conditions to the provision of badly needed liquidity support but at the same time he made clear that that support is not...
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MP Peterson: "St. Maarten can not afford to be blacklisted"
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SMMAF Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competition Results
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Fire Dept./Office of Disaster Management calls on nation ...
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StMaartenNews.com Local News
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Public Prosecutor's Office presents confiscation order...
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - The Public Prosecution Service presented in the Court of First Instance, on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019, the confiscation order against C.J.P., A.R., J.R. and CASABLANCA N.V. In the PAPAGAAI investigation, these...
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Minister Johnson to meet with SCDF on Audit and Subsidy
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StMaartenNews.com Dutch News
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Dutch Labour party big winner in EU election exit poll
The Dutch social democratic party PvdA is the big winner of the European elections in the Netherlands, according to an exit poll by public broadcaster NOS. Turnout was over 42%, the highest since 1989, the exit poll shows.
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A Legal Framework for Crowdfunding on St. Maarten
Crowdfunding has no legal basis here on St. Maarten. Generally, it boils down to making a donation. There is a maximum amount a private person can donate to another person for it to be considered tax-free; not be subject to income ...
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NAGICO launches the Hurricane Xtra Policy
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Vaccination Community Outreach this Saturday
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Hurricane Pass Application Process Starts May 24
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Review LuminAID Packlite Max, a Solar Powered Phone Charger
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Should pension age be raised to 65 years?
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TEATT Minister, STB pleased with resumption of KLM flights
SINT MAARTEN (POND ISLAND) - Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport & Telecommunication (TEATT), the Honourable Stuart Johnson welcomed the news of the daily direct service between Amsterdam Schiphol and St. Maarten that will commence...
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Coca Cola Heir Leaves St Kitts After Getting Bail ...
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Where is your mental maturity?
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert ~ The older I get, the more I start asking why, and I start questioning all the answers. Maybe it's a remnant of the child in me. When children are getting to the age of three, they start asking questions. It heralds a sudden...
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First Named System of Atlantic Hurricane Season Forms
FLORIDA, United States, Tuesday May 21, 2019 - Ten days before the official start of the 2019 hurricane season, a subtropical storm formed in the Atlantic but is not expected to be around for much longer. Subtropical Storm Andrea came to life...
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Barbados Willing to Sell Most of Its LIAT Shares
ST JOHN'S, Antigua, Monday May 20, 2019 - Barbados is willing to sell the majority of its 49 per cent stake in regional airline LIAT to Antigua and Barbuda, but it doesn't want to give up all its interests.
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LIAT Loses Appeal and Must Pay Dismissed Employee More...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, United States Virgin Islands, Wednesday May 22, 2019 - Regional airline LIAT has failed in its efforts to avoid paying more than US$1 million to a former employee in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) who was forced out of...
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SXM Daily News - 15 May 2019
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StMaartenNews.com Weather
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Weather Forecast: Friday to Sunday
DATE ISSUED: Thursday, May 23, 2019 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Friday evening (18:00 LST) May 24, 2019 Tonight through Friday evening: Generally cloudy with a brief local shower possible. Forecast High: 31°C / 88°F Forecast Low: 25°C /...
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