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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244St. Maarten flattened after monster Irma
- September 08, 2017 10:39 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Monster Hurricane Irma slammed into St. Maarten/St. Martin leaving in her wake devastation, chaos, homelessness and looting. Residents are in desperate need of water and food.
More Dutch Marines to St. Maarten
- September 08, 2017 10:00 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Hurricane Irma has surpassed the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten. Immediately after the passage, Dutch soldiers carried out assessments (voetpatrouilles) on all three islands and made the maritime NH-90 helicopter of Zr.Ms. Zeeland a reconnaissance mission to see where the need is highest.
NWO-project UoC over Seksuele en Gender burgerschap
- September 08, 2017 9:59 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Op maandag 4 september jl. vond er op de UoC een informatieavond en brainstormsessie plaats met stakeholders in het kader van het NWO-project Cultural Practices of Citizenship under Conditions of Fragmented Sovereignty: Gendered and Sexual Citizenship in Curaçao and Bonaire.
Florida Law Firms Bracing for Impact of Hurricane Irma
- September 06, 2017 9:46 PM
FLORIDA - South Florida law firms were closely monitoring Hurricane Irma Wednesday.
Hurricane Irma UPDATE: First signs of devastation after huge storm batters St Maarten
- September 06, 2017 11:22 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Hurricane Irma has shown its first signs of devastation after shocking video emerged of the havoc wreaked by the Category 5 storm on the Caribbean island of St Maarten.
UoC-studenten op uitwisseling en stage naar Madrid en Gent
- September 06, 2017 11:13 AM
WILLEMSTAD – Recentelijk zijn 2 studenten van de Faculteit der Technische Wetenschappen naar Madrid vertrokken voor een stageperiode en uitwisseling aan de Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid.
Orkaan Irma richt enorme ravage aan op Sint Maarten
- September 06, 2017 10:07 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Het oog van de orkaan Irma heeft Sint Maarten en het Franse eiland Saint-Barthélémy vol getroffen. Het oog bleef zo’n anderhalf uur boven Saint-Barthélémy hangen, waarna het Sint Maarten raakte.
Militairen Defensie naar Bovenwindse eilanden voor steun orkaan Irma
- September 05, 2017 2:55 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Orkaan Irma trekt van dinsdagavond tot en met woensdagmiddag Nederlandse tijd langs de Caribische eilanden Sint Eustatius, Saba en Sint Maarten.
Official hurricane warning for St. Maarten for hurricane Irma
- September 04, 2017 9:23 PM
PHILIPSBURG - There is now officially a hurricane warning for St. Maarten. The staff of the Court (The Courthouse) is preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Irma.
Maria Immaculata Lyceum brengt jaarlijks bezoek aan UoC
- September 04, 2017 10:54 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Zoals jaarlijks brachten ook dit jaar de eindexamen havo- en vwo-leerlingen van het MIL samen met hun begeleiders een bezoek aan de Universiteit van Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez (UoC).
PG's bezoeken luchthaven van Curacao voor versterken Koninkrijksgrenzen
- September 04, 2017 10:45 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Zaterdag 2 september bezochten de heer Roger Bos (nieuwe Procureur Generaal Curaçao, Sint Maarten en de BES-eilanden) en de heer Gerrit van der Burg (voorzitter van het College van Procureurs Generaal van Nederland) luchthaven Hato van Curaçao.
Emsley Tromp went back to CBCS office
- September 04, 2017 9:32 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) President-Director Emsley Tromp was back in his office for the first time since the Safire tax fraud investigation was launched against him.
Police Force St. Maarten launches TAPS youth programme
- September 04, 2017 8:53 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force of St. Maarten on Friday, September 1, introduced its Teens And Police Service (TAPS) training programme, one of several youth programmes the Force plans to introduce.
Webinar over digitaal procederen
- August 31, 2017 8:07 PM
NEDERLAND - In civiele vorderingszaken met verplichte procesvertegenwoordiging kan nu al op vrijwillige basis digitaal worden geprocedeerd bij de rechtbanken Gelderland en Midden-Nederland.
Robbie Dos Santos in court against UTS
- August 31, 2017 10:46 AM
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG--Where in the law does it say one needs a special permit to organise legal lottery sales via SMS? That’s what attorney Berti Braam queried on behalf of Smart Play against United Telecommunication Services (UTS).
Voorbereidingen voor conferentie OM tegen criminaliteit
- August 31, 2017 10:34 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Vanmiddag vindt plaats de conferentie “Absolute Noodzaak; Samen optrekken tegen criminaliteit”. Het thema van vandaag is samen optrekken tegen criminaliteit.
Government St. Maarten unanimously approves draft 2018 budget
- August 31, 2017 9:21 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers on Tuesday unanimously approved the draft 2018 budget, which has been signed off on and delivered to Governor Eugene Holiday to forward to Parliament.
Gilbert Isabella will stay until end 2017
- August 31, 2017 9:12 AM
THE HAGUE--Kingdom Government Representative for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Gilbert Isabella will remain in function until the end of this year, which is a few months longer than the original three years that had been agreed upon in 2014.
Guus Schram departing as Attorney General
- August 30, 2017 9:26 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Departing Attorney General of Curaçao, St. Maarten and the so-called BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) Guus Schram has predicted an even stronger approach towards corruption and fraud in the higher levels of society.
Who owns Mars?
- August 23, 2017 10:43 AM
Can anyone claim the red planet or natural resources on asteroids? Business leaders and legal experts say the question has become more than philosophical as a growing number of firms, often backed by capital and technology from Silicon Valley, have set their sights on the resources of outer space asteroids and Mars.