St. Maarten's underground economy has been grounded to a halt. We bring you an analysis. According to the Justice ministry, one in two persons in St. Maarten is an undocumented immigrant who operates 'underground'. COVID-19 is now forcing them to come out of the shadows.
KRK Corporation, a company, doing business as Diamonds Forever and Milano Diamond Gallery, is on the ropes because it paid two former employees black ('zwart') on top of their regular income. Ordered to compensate.
Venezuelans continue to cry for help. Scores of Venezuelans on Dutch St. Maarten are without food still. A group in Cay Hill wants to plead with the members of Parliament for a temporary residence and work permit.
Carnival Corporation plans to sail to the Caribbean again on August 1, 2020, amidst a congressional investigation into its handling of the coronavirus crisis on its cruise ships.
