Government fails to set standards: no conviction possible
PHILIPSBURG - The public prosecutor demanded 36 months with 6 months suspended and 2 years of probation against Juan L., owner of the Juan Bar in Cole Bay for ill-treatment, human trafficking and the illegal employment of eleven foreign women who ...
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Daily Herald threatens to go bust
THE HAGUE – The CDA wants the Dutch cabinet to take another look at possibilities to save the only print medium left in St. Maarten. The Daily Herald recently sounded the alarm in a letter to the Second Chamber, John Samson reports on
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A half year after the destruction inflicted by Hurricane Irma the Daily Herald threatens to go bust if it does not get a loan fast enough. Due to the collapsed economy the advertising revenue is insufficient to keep the newspaper alive.
The CDA joins the Socialist Party and D66, who expressed their concerns previously in a debate with State Secretary Raymond Knops (Kingdom Relations). The parties were not satisfied with the reaction from the cabinet.
Knops said that he did not see any possibilities for the Dutch government to help the press in St. Maarten. “Before you know it you have a newspaper sponsored by the Netherlands and that is the last thing I want.”
Because the Herald sent an urgent letter to the Second Chamber, CDA-MP Joba van den berg wants a new reaction from Knops that includes solutions. “He could indicate options or indicate the way to go.”
“We find it important that the state secretary looks into this, because we know that the printed paper is very important over there. It is the only form of communication that reaches everyone.”
Editor-in-Chief Gordon Snow has been fighting for months for loans for the local media. The Netherlands has made €550 million available for the reconstruction of the island, but support for the media in St. Maarten is not part of that package.
Several weeks after Hurricane Irma the newspaper Today closed its doors. Editor-in-Chief Hilbert Haar and marketing manager Terrance Rey continue the work of Today online with the news web site
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Stealing made easy
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The life and times of Dusty Red
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Order to murder a Venezuelan investigative journalist
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Riders Benitez, Maidwell, Rogers and Starreveld winners...
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De Weever calls on nation to act environmentally responsible
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VSA makes additional efforts to fast track roof repairs
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Minister De Weever meets with AA. Charlotte Hub to be...
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Soliciting is prohibited by law. Government implements...
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Introducing Jobopportunity.sx to the Business Community
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April 3rd Deadline submission 2017 annual report of parties
PHILIPSBURG - The Electoral Council would like to remind all 13 political parties that were registered at the Electoral Council in 2017, that the final day to submit the annual reports of the political parties is Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018.
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5 candidates did not meet donations registration deadline
Philipsburg - At the end of the deadline, Monday, March 26, 2018, at 18:00 hours, eighty-eight (88) of the ninety-three (93) political candidates, who contested the recently held parliamentary elections, have formally submitted their donation...
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No conviction possible for operating illegal brothel
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Brutal rape or seduction? The court rules on April 18
PHILIPSBURG - The public prosecutor demanded 3 years of imprisonment against Ashworth R. for raping a 19-year old girl on December 19 of last year. The defendant says the girl seduced him; the prosecutor spoke of "a brutal rape." The court...
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Man sentenced for possessing semi-automatic weapon
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EXCLUSIVE: Fernando Clark dismissed from Prison per April 1
Facebook bacchanal with UD supporter triggers dismissal.~ PHILIPSBURG:--- SMN News learned that the Interim Minister of Justice Cornelius de Weever has dismissed the Chief Operations Officer (COO) Fernando Clark from his position at the Pointe...
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Largest cruise ship in the world docks in P'burg in November
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Orient Beach is slowly coming back to life
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Richards re-appointed as APS Chairman of the Board
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Saba Primary School invests in T.O.P. teacher program
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GEBE facing financial challenges, employees facing cuts...
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Cft confirms concerns Dutch Parliament on Caribbean finance
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Coast Guard: 'People smuggling and drug transport'
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InselAir borrows more money
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Dump sites on Pond Island Closed on Good Friday
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VROMI ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR UNDP COMMUNITY CLEAN UP ...
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SZV ASKING EMPLOYERS TO DECLARE AND PAY PREMIUMS ONLINE
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CANTO Urges Members To Submit Entries for Innovation Awards
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Soemosemito Appointed Director of the Guardianship Council
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Socialist MP quits: unable to combine work and motherhood
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