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Safe Haven unveils its latest billboard

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:25
page9a302ST. PETERS--Safe Haven Foundation (SHF) unveiled its latest domestic violence billboard by the St. Peters community centre yesterday, Tuesday.

Founded in 1998, SHF is a non-governmental organisation serving as a shelter, providing counselling and supportive service to victims of domestic violence. Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams and Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour...

Tender process for design of Ring Road is now open

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:22
PHILIPSBURG--Government has opened the public bidding process to select a consulting firm that can prepare the...

Teenager charged for six armed robberies

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:21
MARIGOT--A 19-year-old youth was transferred to Guadeloupe on Saturday May 12, placed in provisional detention and...

SMART 2012 poised to be largest edition to date

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:19
MARIGOT--Some 703 pre-scheduled 20-minute appointments have been booked for suppliers and buyers at the St...

Government yet to reply on takeover of AMFO funding

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:17
PHILIPSBURG--The governments of St. Maarten and Curaçao are yet to respond to the Dutch Government's proposal about...

Bus drivers sign petition against new bus licences

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:14
PHILIPSBURG--The president and members of the Bus Drivers Association held a brief meeting on the Pondfill today as...

Dutch Quarter residents block drainage project

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 00:11
page3a302PHILIPSBURG--Dutch Quarter residents temporarily blocked the Dutch Quarter road and ongoing drainage upgrading...

27 Lionfish already caught in 2012 hunt

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:30
page6a301COLE BAY--Twenty-seven invasive, poisonous Lionfish have already been collected by dive companies for the 2012...

Ustad Khan to sing live in St. Maarten

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:29
MAHO--Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, one of Bollywood's most popular playback singers, will be performing live at the...

Collectivité launches appeal for projects in the districts

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:28
MARIGOT--The Collectivité has launched an appeal for projects to promote activities in the various districts of...

Island Governor Berkel says accusations are ‘unfounded’

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:24
ST. EUSTATIUS--Despite being disappointed in what he described as "unfounded accusations" by former Commissioner...

Bus association has no problem with foreigners getting licences

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:23
~ May send petition to governor ~

PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Bus Drivers Association President Jose Slac distanced his...

Wilsoe orders stop to ‘Bientu’ investigation

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:22
WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao's Minister of Justice Elmer "Kadè" Wilsoe (PS) says he will order Attorney General Dick Piar to...

Vetting of candidate-ministers should be concluded this week

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 01:20
front_pagePHILIPSBURG--The vetting of the seven candidate-ministers for the new National Alliance (NA)-led coalition is...

PJIA believes in ‘greening and re-greening’ of St. Maarten

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:37
page5a300BELAIR--Princess Juliana International Airport, as Blue Flag-designated company for April, in collaboration with...

Concern over keeping separation of powers

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:36
~Minister reportedly questioned by national detectives~

WILLEMSTAD--Former Antillean Justice Minister David Dick of...

Aging challenges studied at brainstorming session

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:35
CAY HILL--"Many of us do not know the reality of the way some of our elderly live, whether it's the living...

George: Task ahead of new govt ‘humongous’

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:34
PHILIPSBURG--A "humongous ... but not impossible" task is ahead of the new National Alliance (NA)-led coalition...

‘Don’t use guarantee function as a threat’

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:33
~Says Dutch MP Recourt~

AMSTERDAM--The guarantee function that the Dutch Kingdom can use as basis to intervene is an...

De Weever halts process to award new water contract

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:32
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Public Health Cornelius de Weever reportedly has stopped the bidding process to award a new...

114 bus, taxi licences given out in two days

Monday, 14 May 2012 00:31
PHILIPSBURG--The Ministry of Transport issued 114 taxi, bus and tour bus licences from May 8 to 10 on instructions of...
Islands
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Safe Haven unveils its latest billboard
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
ST. PETERS--Safe Haven Foundation (SHF) unveiled its latest domestic violence billboard by the St.... Read more...
Tender process for design of Ring Road is now open
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
PHILIPSBURG--Government has opened the public bidding process to select a consulting firm that can... Read more...
Regional
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Demand for chickens rise as Bajans try to control food bill
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--With the woes of the worldwide recession continuing to bedevil everyone,... Read more...
Stepdad, man charged with sexual abuse of 12-year-old
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
~ Mother also charged ~ KINGSTON, Jamaica--A man who is accused of molesting his 12-year-old... Read more...
U.S.
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Healthy meals
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Students in the Munroe Elementary School after-school garden club Anai Carrillo (L) and Jessica... Read more...
House Speaker Boehner reopens debt limit brawl
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
WASHINGTON--U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner drew an election-year battle line... Read more...
International
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Hollande gets stormy welcome to power
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
PARIS--Francois Hollande was greeted by a thunderstorm in Paris and storm clouds gathering over the... Read more...
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Ex-Murdoch editor Brooks charged in hacking scandal
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
LONDON--Rebekah Brooks, a close confidante of Rupert Murdoch, was charged on Tuesday with... Read more...
Business
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FBI launches JPMorgan probe, shareholders back CEO Dimon
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
TAMPA, Florida--The FBI has opened an inquiry into the multibillion-dollar trading losses at... Read more...
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Brazil targets Argentina with new trade licenses
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
BRASILIA--Brazil escalated a growing trade fight with Argentina on Monday by throwing up extra... Read more...
Opinion
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Govt take care of our elderly
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Dear Editor, It is with sadness I write this letter. I came to St. Maarten five years ago, hoping... Read more...
Really, let God’s will be done
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Dear Editor, I would first of all like to thank The Patriot Miguel Arrindell for his inspiration.... Read more...
Sports
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Djokovic returns to form with Tomic win in Rome
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
ROME-- Novak Djokovic was back on top form as he brushed aside rising Australian talent Bernard... Read more...
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Rodriguez roars to stage win and lead
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
ASSISI, Italy-- Spanish overall contender Joaquim Rodriguez used his trademark uphill surge to... Read more...
People
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Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes dies at 83
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
MEXICO CITY--Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America's best-known authors and a sharp critic of... Read more...
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Cannes festival curtain up with comedy, chaos
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
CANNES, France--Comedy will dominate the opening of the Cannes film festival on Wednesday, with Wes... Read more...
Supplements
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What we're drinking!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
~ Coconut water ~ Coconut and its water is tasty (well, we think so) and oh so good for you.... Read more...
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Reiki Master (Usui) Perrault!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
~Bringing the art to the island~ Looking to get back in touch with your spiritual energy and your... Read more...
Editorial
Editorial - If I don’t
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The running out of Dutch funding for the Antillean Co-Financing Organisation AMFO could mean a... Read more...
Editorial - Peculiar
Monday, 14 May 2012
That politics on "The Friendly Island" can be a bit confusing for outsiders is no wonder. There are... Read more...
Classifieds
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Community
Notices May 16
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Thursday, May 17 INFO EVENING Organised by Toastmasters Place: Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Royal... Read more...
Notices May 15
Monday, 14 May 2012
Thursday, May 17 INFO EVENING Organised by Toastmasters Place: Sonesta Maho Beach Resort, Royal... Read more...