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French and Dutch side chefs sponsor cook off

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:15
Page7A005MARIGOT--A spontaneous cooking competition organized by Kenny and the Bready Bunch in Grand Case last Sunday drew a big crowd to the field in La Savane where two sets of chefs, one pair from the Dutch side and the other from the French side, competed for bragging rights.

Billed as a local Top Chef Competition, the French side team "Who panic panic" was represented by Chef Gregory Chance and...

Insurers ask MPs to hold back insurance regulation changes

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:14
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Insurance Association (SMIA) has asked Parliament to hold off on approving pending changes...

MPC team gets ‘excellent’ rating at Math Alympiade

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:14
PHILIPSBURG--The math team from the Milton Peters College (MPC) could not extend the school's winning streak at the...

TelEm bills delayed, company apologises

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:13
PHILIPSBURG--TelEm Group issued an apology today to its customers who are still awaiting delivery of their TelEm...

Lack of water at prison causes tense standoff

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:12
PHILIPSBURG--A tense standoff between inmates and law enforcement officers at the Pointe Blanche prison ended without...

Chamber suggests withdrawal of draft partnership regulation

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:11
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recommended that Members of Parliament (MPs) do away...

Curaçao and St. Maarten yet to pay for Coast Guard

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:10
THE HAGUE--Curaçao and St. Maarten have not yet paid their 2011 contributions for the Dutch Caribbean Coast...

Le Grande Marché joins IGA global supermarket alliance

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:09
PHILIPSBURG--IGA announced today that Le Grande Marché is becoming Le Grande Marché IGA. According to Managing...

Prins Bernhard Bridge

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 01:06
page3a005Former Minister of Infrastructure Theo Heyliger disclosed recently that Prins Bernhard Bridge was being redesigned...

Jacobs receives, hails two successful Imbali dancers

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:40
page7c004PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Sylveria Jacobs met with and praised Imbali...

Tourism Stakeholders discuss joint marketing of five islands

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:56
MARIGOT--Tourism officials and airport and airline officials from St. Martin, St. Maarten, Anguilla, St. Barths, and...

Rhoda: Emancipation is the birth of our identity

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:37
PHILIPSBURG--Former minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth Affairs Rhoda Arrindell, in what would have been...

Wilsoe questions ambassador’s role

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:37
WILLEMSTAD--The Dutch Kingdom Ambassador in Washington sent a letter to US authorities confirming that Curaçao's...

Recruitment Expo 2012 attracts many yearning to return home

Monday, 21 May 2012 01:18
ROTTERDAM--Yearning to return to their island, more than 1,100 students, graduates and young professionals visited...

17 primary schools in VOOC Spelling Bee

Monday, 21 May 2012 01:17
PHILIPSBURG--Pupils of grades one, two and three of seventeen of the country's elementary schools will compete in the...

Delegation from Anguilla discussed visa problems

Monday, 21 May 2012 01:14
ANGUILLA--A high powered delegation from Anguilla was in French St. Martin on Friday, May 18, to discuss the measure...

Vaccination Open House

Monday, 21 May 2012 01:21
page4c003A number of parents and guardians turned out to the Youth Health Care Section-organised Vaccination Open House at...

Taxi associations disagree with manner, not licences

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:34
PHILIPSBURG--The recent issuance of 114 taxi, bus and tour bus licences by outgoing Minister of Transportation...

Tuitt resigns, Halman now acting chairman

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:36
PHILIPSBURG--Chairman of the General Audit Chamber Roland Tuitt, submitted his resignation to the Board of the...

Chintaman receives Elton Jones Award

Monday, 21 May 2012 01:10
~ For HIV/AIDS awareness ~

POINTE BLANCHE--Continued service in HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention efforts for almost...

First intro meeting on workings of the Council of Ministers held

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 00:33
PHILIPSBURG--The first constituting meeting of the Council of Minister was opened by Prime Minister Sarah...
Islands
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French and Dutch side chefs sponsor cook off
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
MARIGOT--A spontaneous cooking competition organized by Kenny and the Bready Bunch in Grand Case... Read more...
Insurers ask MPs to hold back insurance regulation changes
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Insurance Association (SMIA) has asked Parliament to hold off on approving... Read more...
Regional
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Coalition partner expresses concerns about governance
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--The Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) Monday removed its support from all... Read more...
Media workers arrested in liquor mart hold-up
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad--Two media workers - a crime reporter and a cameraman - were among four... Read more...
U.S.
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US Airways jetliner diverts after passenger claims to have device
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
WASHINGTON--A passenger who claimed to have a surgically implanted device prompted a US Airways... Read more...
Census bridges pre-war 1940 with the present
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
NEW YORK--Actress Ginger Rogers won an Oscar, McDonald's opened its first restaurant, there were... Read more...
International
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As Myanmar opens, protesters test the boundaries of freedom
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
YANGON--As long-isolated Myanmar opens up, its people are flexing their newly democratic muscles... Read more...
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S.African farmhand guilty of murdering supremacist
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
VENTERSDORP, South Africa--A South African court on Tuesday found black farmhand Chris Mahlangu... Read more...
Business
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Morgan Stanley cut Facebook estimates just before IPO
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
NEW YORK--In the run-up to Facebook's $16 billion IPO, Morgan Stanley, the lead underwriter on the... Read more...
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Teachers strike across Spain, protesting cuts
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
MADRID--Spanish teachers went on strike on Tuesday to protest against cuts in education spending... Read more...
Opinion
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Unpaid advice to Rhoda Arrindell
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Dear Editor, I am a retired teacher. Every day I meet ex-students. Until now, nobody beat me up, so... Read more...
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Love my life
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Dear Queenie,   I’m in university. I get good grades and work part-time to help pay my... Read more...
Sports
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James, Wade on fire as Heat crush Pacers
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
MIAMI-- With LeBron James and Dwyane Wade on fire, the Miami Heat pounded the Indiana Pacers 115-83... Read more...
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Thunder close out Lakers 106-90
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY –Thunder plunged the final dagger into the Los Angeles Lakers with a 106-90 rout... Read more...
People
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Brad Pitt mob movie portrays broken American dream
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
CANNES, France--Brad Pitt's latest movie paints a bleak picture of the broken American dream,... Read more...
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Victoria's Secret bras a boost for rural Indian women
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
CHENNAI, India--Indian villager Jaya places the bright pink, sequined, moulded C-cupped designer... Read more...
Supplements
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Sisters are doing it for themselves!
Friday, 18 May 2012
~ Lifelong friends reunite annually, this year in St. Maarten ~ By Lisa Davis-Burnett Sometimes I... Read more...
Nurse ‘Lizzie’
Friday, 18 May 2012
By Will Johnson No one can say that Saba has not been studied. In the past several hundred years,... Read more...
Editorial
Editorial - The way to go
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
It's hardly a secret that Justice Minister Roland Duncan is not a big fan of the Dutch Caribbean... Read more...
Editorial - Follow the leader
Monday, 21 May 2012
With his unopposed re-election for the 24th year as leader of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (see... Read more...
Classifieds
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Community
Notices May 23
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Saturday, May 26 CAR WASH, BOOK SALE Organised by St. Maarten Academy Parent Teachers Foundation... Read more...
Notices May 22
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Saturday, May 26 CAR WASH, BOOK SALE Organised by St. Maarten Academy Parent Teachers Foundation... Read more...