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~Jamaican Company ends the year in style and gets named World's Leading Caribbean Attraction Company~ Montego Bay, Jamaica, December 15th 2015 – Jamaica based Island Routes Caribbean Adventures has been acknowledged as the World's Leading Caribbean Attraction Company for the fifth time at the 22nd Annual World Travel Awards. The award comes less than two months after the company was named...

PHILIPSBURG – On December 9, 2015, Obersi Electronics Xerox, St. Maarten joined SCELL, The University of St. Martin’s School of Continuing Education & Life Long Learning’s impressive list of sponsors by donating a printer for the new SCELL Office located on the 2nd Floor of USM. Mr. Roberto Gibbs, General Manager of Xerox stated:  “There is no progress without Education...

SUCKERGARDEN, Sint Maarten -- The St. Maarten Lions celebrated its 45th Anniversary with a dinner at Moomba Restaurant at Sonesta Maho Resort for club members, spouses and other invited such as Prime Minister William Marlin, his spouse Gabrielle, Minister of Education, Youth & Sports Silveria Jacobs, District 60B Governor Lion Marvin Grant and Region 2 Zone 2B Chairman Merlyn...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The board of the United People (UP) party on Tuesday said that by stating that "there can be no further discussion" on whether snap elections will be on September 26, His Excellency Governor Eugene Holiday is creating the impression that he is complicit in Prime Minister William Marlin's successful hijacking of democracy. "The people of St. Maarten have...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten --  On Tuesday, December 8, The University of St. Martin's School of Continuing Education and Life-Long Learning, conducted a Supervisory Training for Excellence for Divi Little Bay Beach Resort. The (3) hour training focused on: Organizational Change, Keys to Being an Effective Supervisor and Holding Employees Accountable. Approximately 20 DIVI supervisors attended the training from various...

HARBOR VIEW----In a small ceremony on Thursday, December 10, surrounded by family and friends the Social Economic Council (SER) bid farewell to Mrs. Elaine Gumbs-Vlaun. Mrs. Gumbs-Vlaun was part of the first SER board during the first three years 2011-2014 of the institution. In May 2014 Mrs. Gumbs-Vlaun was reappointed by government to serve for a second term as...

PHILIPSBURG, ST MAARTEN, --  This past Saturday, December 12th, the Sunrise Rotary Club decided to share some Christmas joy with the children from the New Start Foundation. The Christmas tree lighting was a delight to the children. Service Club Director, Ms. Agnes Kapoor enlisted the help and support of a group of children from the Indian community to participate in...

ANGUILLA, Sandy Ground -- The Royal Anguilla Police Force Marine Unit on Monday 14th December, 2015 at about 5:35pm received a report of Boat in Distress north of Prickly Pear, located to the West of Anguilla. Members of the Police Marine Unit, Fisheries Department as well as local fishermen from Sandy Ground immediately responded to the scene to render assistance. ...

HOLLAND, Rotterdam - Twenty detectives attached to the Rotterdam police are now investigating last Thursday's fatal shooting in Meineszlaan, Rotterdam Holland. 39 year old RENE, otherwise known as Kobie Paul died during the violent shooting which also left his friend Geraldo Constanza Maloon unconscious after he was shot in the face by unknown persons. Dutch media reports stated on Monday that Geraldo...

GREAT BAY, Sint Maarten (DCOMM) – Ministry of Public Housing, Environment, Spatial Development and Infrastructure (Ministry VROMI), is urging the music band that was on the Ring Road to remove a temporary roof left behind. The temporary roof used for shade from the sun and other weather elements, was left behind strewn on the ground.  Ministry VROMI is requesting the...