St. Martin News Network

18-year old Gunned Down --- Shooter Called Victim to His Death.

Marigot: --- The gendarmes are busy investigating the shooting of 18-year old Franck Petion better known as Vebby who was brutally murdered early Saturday morning in the vicinity of the sorting station of La Poste (Centre de Courrier) at Rue Francois Hunt in Concordia.

According to bystanders, the young man was shot and pushed in the nearby bushes next to the La Poste but somehow a doctor that was passing through the main road saw him and summoned the ambulance and gendarmes, ...

Registration of Haitian Nationals in Relation to the Brooks Towers (Category 3).

Philipsburg:--- Registration of Haitian nationals who fall under category three of the Brooks Tower Accord can register themselves to avoid deportation as of Monday March 15. Brooks
The registration will take place from Monday through Friday from 8 am non-stop till 4 in the afternoon at the Conference Center of the Salvation Army on the Union Road #59 in Cole Bay.

1. The registration is only for the following groups of illegal Haitians who live in St. Maarten by before March 1, ...

Health Commissioner and SMMC Medical Director Announces Two New Gynecologists.

GREAT BAY (GIS)— Commissioner of Health Hyacinth Richardson and the medical director of St. Maarten medical center announced on Friday the arrival of two new gynecologists who would begin working at the St. Maarten Medical Center as early as Monday.

Commissioner Richardson, said ...

46 Receive Royal Decree of Dutch Citizenship.

GREAT BAY,– On Wednesday 46 persons became Dutch citizens during an official naturalization ceremony held in the Claude Wathey Legislative Hall. The eldest person was 66 years of age.

Governor Franklyn Richards who presided over the ceremony congratulated the 26 females and 20 ma...

STAR CLIPPER TO BEGIN ST. MAARTEN HOME PORTING IN DECEMBER.

GREAT BAY,– The island of St. Maarten will begin serving as home port for the cruise vessel Star Clipper, as of December 20.
That is according to tourism commissioner Frans Richardson, who has been attending the 2010 ITB Berlin trade show in Germany.
In making the announcement on F...

Mega D of St. Eustatius speaks to Youth Development Program on St. Maarten.

GREAT BAY (GIS)—On Wednesday the 3rd of March, Dion "Mega D" Humphreys and Gene Herbert of the Mega D Youth Foundation in St. Eustatius visited the students of the Youth Development Program in St. Maarten.

Both persons gave motivational speeches during the students' Social skills ...

Legal Affairs Investigating ROB Inspector and Blue Blood---Seen at Questionable House in Cul de Sac.

Philipsburg: --- The island government and the department of Legal Affairs are currently investigating an inspector of ROB (Public Works) who allegedly tried to extort monies from Blue Marine. According to reliable sources, the ROB inspector and his girl friend are owners of Blue...