Monthly Archives: October 2019

Justice Stakeholders Meet To Discuss Joint Concerns About St Maarten Prison

Joint concerns about the lack of prison cells, and the poor quality of prison life on St Maarten were discussed between the Progress Committee Sint Maarten, law Enforcement Council, Point Blanche Supervisory Board and the Public Prosecutor’s Office during a meeting held today, October 29th 2019. Continue reading

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100.000 Guilders Awarded To Prisoner Injured Point Blanch Prison

According to the Court, keeping and maintaining a prison is a basic government obligation. Sufficient funds, staff and means should be made available to build and maintain a safe prison. It is obvious that St. Maarten has failed to achieve this, the judge said in the verdict.

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Angry Aruban Justice Minister Wants Van Dam To Clarify Statement

In the motion, Dutch parliamentarian Van Dam states that Aruba and also Curaçao and St Maarten are too small to be able to do law enforcement itself. And that is why the Netherlands should be given more power over this. The vote on this motion has been postponed.

In an interview with Caribbean Network last

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Royal Caribbean Looks to Add More Cruise Ship Visits to St. Maarten

When Royal Caribbean executives were told about the expansion to Pier 2, they said that they were looking forward to adding more ship visits to St. Maarten over the long term.

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** PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – The Latest Decisions made by the Electoral Council **

** PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – The Latest Decisions made by the Electoral Council ** Continue reading

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Former CFT Manus Twisk chairman of The Hague Court of Audit

He held various positions at the Ministry of Finance and the municipalities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. His most recent activities have been in the Caribbean since 2015 as secretary of the Financial Supervision Colleges in Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Aruba and BES islands.

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More Caribbean Professionals Complete Hospitality Training

Hundreds of Caribbean tourism professionals are honing their skills in cutting-edge customer service training sessions presented by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF). Continue reading

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Central Bank distances itself from its own minister….St Maarten Minister Perry Geerlings

Willemstad – The Central Bank distances itself from the statements of Minister of Finance on Sint Maarten, Perry Geerlings. He suggested in the media that the Girobank was about to fall over.

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Crew unaware of collision before A330 take-off halted. Aircraft was on the way to St Maarten before collision

Both flights – AF498 to Sint Maarten and DL97 to Detroit – were then cancelled. BEA says the Air France jet suffered damage to its tail cone, auxiliary power unit compartment, and horizontal stabiliser, while the Delta aircraft escaped with damage to its winglet.

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Breaking News! Another Escapee from the USP Penitentiary.

Please stand by. We are awaiting police spokesperson Ricardo ‘The Lying Ass Pinnochio’ Henson for an updated police briefing.

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