Monthly Archives: September 2019

** Ministry VROMI Traffic Alert: Partial road closure of Intersection Arbutus and Flamboyant road **

Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), announces that there will be a partial road closure at the intersectio Continue reading

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MinFinance Actions Disrespectful – Silveria Jacobs

The pathetic attempts of the former Chair to throw shade at this new majority in Parliament is amazing but not at all surprising. Parliament convened public meeting number 34 which had been originally called by the then members in opposition, … Continue reading

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Sarah Wescot Williams: The Clock is ticking

The much-contended CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE, if passed, will only go into effect by another NATIONAL ORDINANCE. So, parliament will have another opportunity to vote on the effective date of our new Criminal Procedure Code. I will propose wh

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Power Outage Gumbs Drive Middle Region SXM

Please note that Gumbs Drive in Middle Region and surrounding areas (from the entrance adjacent to Madame Estate) are currently experiencing a power outage. Every effort is being made to restore power to the affected areas in the shortest possible time. Continue reading

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Birds survive hurricanes — unless they’re already on the edge of extinction

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

They were surprised to see that the effect on bird populations was not that great. Individual birds certainly suffered, and that often prompts an immediate reaction from the public and scientists. “People see dead birds and say, ‘Oh my God,'” Elphick said. But individual deaths don’t necessarily mean trouble for the species.

Their team wanted to understand the long-term prospects for bird species over 20 years after a disaster. They created a computer model and after putting in data on the size of a population, its pattern of reproduction and o

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Video Curaçao Pride was the busiest ever

The Pride Walk started seven years ago with a handful of people in a parking lot just outside Willemstad, but has since grown into a true folk festival (video). The LGBT communit Continue reading

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Video Dabo Helps Busby in Doha 2019 IAAF Championship

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What does it mean to survive after Dorian? On Caribbean disasters, development and climate crisis

It’s no coincidence that most of the top ten Caribbean polluters are also the most dependent on tourism —Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts & Nevis, Barbados, St. Lucia, The Bahamas, Grenada, Anguilla and Aruba.

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CARIBBEAT: Fund-raiser and New York government assistance to aid Bahamas survivors of Hurricane Dorian

The New York State Nurses Association, Premier Heritage, High Volume Boutique, Junior Auto Repair, Haiti Premiere Classe, Progressive Community Center/Citi Health Home Care Services, BHRAGS Home Care, Beyond Focus TV, a

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Caribbean Sailing Week gets set to welcome regional race officials and sailors

Entries have already been received from Trinidad, St Maarten, St Kitts & Nevis and Barbados with many others expected to follow in the next couple of weeks. A unique all-inclusive package is on offer to the

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