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GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – With the abdication of Her Majesty Queen Beatrix and the succession to the throne of His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange less than two weeks away, changes will also be made to the Presidency of the Council of State and the Royal Household. ...
BES Islands - The study "What is Saba's Nature Worth?" was started with a seminar on Friday 19th of April. ...

Prime Minister attends opening of USM Language Lab

Published in Island News
Wednesday, 17 April 2013 09:57
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The Prime Minister of St. Maarten the Honorable Sarah Wescot-Williams joined Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs the Honorable in opening the Language Lab at the University of St. Maarten on Wednesday. ...

Huge drugs haul found in Cuijk

Published in Legal Perspective
Tuesday, 16 April 2013 12:43
HOLLAND - A consignment of 210 kilos of cocaine was found on an industrial park in Cuijk, Noord-Brabant on Monday afternoon, police said on Tuesday. ...
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Vacationers looking to escape to a locale highlighted by idyllic white sand beaches, world-renowned cuisine and vivacious nightlife are in luck with an abundance of spring travel deals from properties throughout the "friendly island" of St. Maarten (www.VacationStMaarten.com). ...
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - Drs. Gracita R. Arrindell, Member of Parliament and President of the Peridot Foundation says after taking note of a recent article where the restored painting of Queen Wilhelmina by local artist Griffith was presented to the owners and management in the presence of Vice Chairman of the Kingdom Council of Advice Piet Hein ...

Ombudsman visits Sint Maarten House in The Hague

Published in Island News
Wednesday, 10 April 2013 08:42
GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – The Ombudsman Hon. Dr. Nilda Arduin visited Sint Maarten House in The Hague. ...
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao - The Board of financial supervision (College financieel toezicht - Cft) is of the opinion that the budget of 2013 for Curaçao currently complies with the norms as stipulated in the Kingdom Act on financial supervision Curaçao and Sint Maarten. ...
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), is in the process of updating their database of contractors on Sint Maarten. ...
PHILIPSBURG, Pond Island – Organizers of Saturday's Fun Park event wish to thank the entire St. Maarten community, along with a stream of volunteers, for helping to make the TelEm Group event a runaway success. ...