Supreme Court-ruling affects long lease-rules in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG - Selling government-owned land or giving it out in long lease is subject to rules ministers cannot ignore, it appears from a recent ruling by the Dutch Supreme Court. According to former Minister of Justice Roland Duncan, the ruling...
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COCI: Update on Board of Director Positions and Nominations
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry (COCI) would like to inform its Registrants that during the postulation period that ended on Tuesday November 16th, 2021, eight (8) persons submitted their postulation...
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Quincy Lont: Collecting more taxes does not require reform.
PHILIPSBURG - Tax reform. Tax compliance. Tax evasion. Tax fraud. These are all well-known terms in St. Maarten where fooling the tax inspectorate is seen by quite some citizens and companies as a national sport. According to some experts,...
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Where the majority of the people decides
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert ~ Voters in Switzerland, this Sunday approved by a clear margin legislation which introduced a special COVID-19 certificate that lets only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative attend public events and...
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Can we cooperate and co-exist?
Blessings to All People, Leaders in all Areas, Governments, and Representatives of the People of the Countries and Entities of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. First things first. I am very and deeply concerned as to how we are progressing as...
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Barbados Republican status is not a yen for pieces of silver
By Sir Ronald Sanders ~ Among the most nonsensical statements uttered by a British Parliamentarian and repeated in the British newspaper, The Sunday Times, is that Barbados will become a Republic at the dictation of the Government of the People's...
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What others do not dare to share
By Hilbert Haar ~ Bad things happen when good people do nothing. I have been unable to source this quote but it feels appropriate for the topic I want to discuss here (again): corruption. More in particular: corruption in St. Maarten. When I wrote...
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Appearances are deceiving
By Terrance Rey ~ A Dutch friend of mine was once amazed at the size of my house. He concluded that I must be rich. In the Netherlands he lives two floors high in a flat. I drive a jeep, he rides a bicycle. One might think that we only live in...
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MP Buncamper proposed increase TOT, decrease profit tax...
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - During Thursday's central committee independent member of parliament, Claudius Buncamper addressed the minister of finance, Ardwell Irion regarding the country packages related to the ministry of finance. MP Buncamper...
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Chris: Discussion of TOT increase, and VAT unconscionable
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - According to Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Christophe Emmanuel, any discussion about a raise in Turn-Over-Tax (Tot) combined with the implementation of a VAT (Value Added Tax) is unconscionable and does not...
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Parliament elects new President of Parliament and 2nd Chair
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - On, Friday November 26, 2021 during Public Meeting no. 03, the Parliament of Sint Maarten voted on and elected Member of Parliament, Mrs. Grisha S. Heyliger-Marten as the new President of Parliament. Mrs....
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Emmanuel: Counting lottery booths will not alleviate poverty
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - Independent Member of Parliament Christophe Emmanuel is of the opinion that once elected and appointed representatives of the people focus on providing real economic opportunitieswhich leads to a better standard of...
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One 100 pounds of prevention is better than 1 ounce of cure
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Board of the National Alliance (NA) has taking note of the fact that the Minister of Justice and her ministry have tripled the fines for parking in specific areas and streets. We support the Minister of Justice,...
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Small Business Academy awards participants at ceremony
GREAT BAY - Daniel Gumbs was the 500th candidate to receive a loan from Qredits as a young entrepreneur at the closing ceremonies of the Small Business Academy on Friday evening. Gumbs, who is doing a reverse osmosis business is competing among...
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Life Insurance, the why and the why not
Life insurance is insurance based on a specific payment to one or more beneficiaries upon the passing of the insured. The reasons that motivate people to take out insurance on their lives can be many and have far-reaching consequences. First,...
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Philipsburg Property For Sale
Photo caption: Property located on the Backstreet no.18 in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. Property located on the Backstreet no.18 in Philipsburg, St. Maarten and is registered at the Cadastre office with Certificate of Admeasurement number PB...
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Client currently unlawfully detained at the Philipsburg
Attorney Sjamira Roseburg: This is direct violation of article 3 European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) ~ PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - Last week Friday I was made aware that my client, a 30-year-old mentally challenged individual whom has had...
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Xtratight and SLS lab collaborate on testing for party
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - St. Maartens top event organizers Xtratight Entertainment is preparing to host its first event after a two-year absence while the country was dealing with COVID-19 pandemic and have collaborated with St. Maarten...
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Travel restrictions in effect for South Africa ...
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) The Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor (VSA), Omar Ottley hereby informs the public that effective Monday November 29th, travel restrictions from South Africa will go into effect and new entry...
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Council of Ministers meet with CCSU members on the way...
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten - On Thursday, November 18, the Council of Ministers held a fruitful consultation meeting with the Committee for Civil Servants Unions (CCSU) and its members of the Windward Island Civil Servants Union (WICSU/PSU),...
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Legal proceedings starts in fight to reclaim Sunset Building
SINT MAARTEN (SIMPSON BAY) - Legal proceedings got underway on Monday, November 22 in which the owners of Paradise Real Estate N.V. will fight to reclaim the Sunset Building which in their opinion was wrongfully auctioned on October 30, 2019. The ...
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Inaugural Makana ferry service marks historic moment
Saba and St. Eustatius together celebrated a historic moment with the inaugural of the Makana ferry service on Sunday, November 28. Statia Government officials came to Saba on board of the ferry in the morning hours and after the customary...
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St. Eustatius and Saba celebrate inaugural Makana trip - ...
THE BOTTOM/ORANJESTAD- Saba and St. Eustatius on Sunday together celebrated a historic moment with the inaugural of the Makana ferry service. Statia Government officials came to Saba on board of the ferry in the morning hours and after...
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President CBCS: Afstemming nodig
'Te allen tijde bereid minister bij te staan om Statenvragen te beantwoorden' Van een onzer verslaggevers Willemstad - De Centrale Bank CBCS is 'te allen tijde bereid de minister van Financiën op zijn verzoek bij te staan ten behoeve van de...
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Mogelijk strengere eisen op Aruba voor reizigers uit NL
Redacteur 1071 0 ORANJESTAD - Bezoekers die in de komende weken vanaf luchthaven Schiphol naar Aruba reizen, krijgen mogelijk te maken met strengere toelatingseisen. Lees ook: Vanwege de toenemende aantallen besmettingen in Nederland beraadt de...
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Arubaanse overheid keerde 57 miljoen te veel uit
Oranjestad - De overheid heeft in 2020 in het kader van coronasteun tenminste 57 miljoen gulden te veel aan loonsubsidie uitgekeerd aan werkgevers. Daarvan wordt melding gemaakt in een brief van het College Aruba financieel toezicht waarin het...
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Follow the Money: Curaçao is een schande
Redactie 3318 1 Het Curaçaose systeem van online casino's en sportbettings wordt gezien als een schande voor de online goksector. Dat zegt David Altaner van Vixio GamblingCompliance in een artikel dat Follow the Money schreef en vandaag...
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COLUMN - COHOho! - Dossier Koninkrijksrelaties
Is het Caribisch Orgaan voor Hervorming en Ontwikkeling - net als de eerder jaar ten grave gedragen geschillenregeling - een voortijdige dood gestorven? Het is na al het gekrakeel over de alweer bijna anderhalf jaar geleden aangekondigde -...
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COLUMN - Bericht uit Aruba - Dossier Koninkrijksrelaties
In de zondagse estafette-rubriek 'Bericht uit...' belichten columnisten uit de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk bij toerbeurt de kanten van hun eiland waarvan zij vinden dat die de aandacht van alle koninkrijksburgers verdienen. Vandaag komt...
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Two New Positive COVID-19 cases on Saturday. 20 Active Cases
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - As of November 27th, there were two (2) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; however, two (2) persons have recovered; bringing the total active cases to twenty (20). The total number of confirmed cases remains at ...
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Sint Maarten Lions Club starts the Christmas Season with ...
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Cottage Roundabout in A.T.Illidge Road. Members of the Sint Maarten Lions Club volunteered their time and talent last week by cleaning the area, putting up Christmas...
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AirSXM.com now offering shared charters to St. Kitts & Nevis
Shared charter rates from $260 US Dollars per one-way and up for groups of up to seven (7) passengers + one piece of checked luggage and one carry-on each. Submit a reservation request online at http://www.airsxm.com/request.php.
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Committee of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports...
SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) - The Committee of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs of Parliament will meet on November 29, 2021. The Committee meeting, which adjourned on October 8, 2021, will be reconvened on Monday, November 29, 2021 at ...
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Weather Forecast: Monday to Wednesday
PUBLIC WEATHER FORECAST FOR ST. MAARTEN DATE ISSUED: Sunday, November 28, 2021 @ 18:00 LST (22:00 UTC) VALID UNTIL: Monday evening (18:00 LST) November 29, 2021 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ST.MAARTEN UNTIL 6:00 PM MONDAY NOVEMBER 29,...
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Dutch find at least 13 Omicron cases on two flights from SA
Dutch scientists have so far identified 13 cases of the Omicron variant of coronavirus among the 61 people who tested positive after flying to Schiphol on two flights from South Africa on Friday. The research is still ongoing and more cases maybe ...
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There will be no coalition deal by December 5, says Rutte
The four parties currently negotiating to extend the current coalition government will not reach a deal by December 5 as hoped, prime minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday, during the VVD annual conference. Nevertheless, there is still hope that...
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The Netherlands will shut down from 5pm to 5am
The Netherlands will virtually shut down from 5pm to 5am for at least three weeks from Sunday, as the cabinet struggles to reduce the spread of coronavirus, now at some 22,000 new cases a day. Prime minister Mark Rutte told reporters at Friday...
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