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BUSAN, South Korea, Thursday April 2, 2015, CMC – A new report released here has called on Latin American and Caribbean countries to make budget adjustments in the face of rising fiscal imbalances and higher financial risks. The 2015 Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) annual macroeconomic report has addressed the question of how budgets should be adjusted and how fast. The report,...

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Wednesday April 1, 2015, CMC – President Michel Martelly has expressed condolences to the members of the Haitian Assembly of God of church in Fort Pierce in the United States after eight of them were killed and several others injured during a vehicular accident late on Monday night. “On this sad occasion, the Head of the...

This total lunar eclipse (*) will occur on April 4, 2015. Most of North America, South America, Asia and parts of Australia will be able to see the eclipse. The eastern coast of the United States will be treated to an early morning eclipse, while locations in South Asia will experience the eclipse in the evening. The eclipse will last for...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten —Three staff members of the Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) were awarded with certificates for the completion of the Advanced e-course in Cataloging from the San Jose State University School of Information. Each year the Philipsburg Jubilee Library adds approximately 2000 to 3000 books to its collection. The books on offer meet the needs of the general public,...

MULLET BAY, Sint Maarten, -- Over the weekend 24 avid golfers split up in 6 teams and headed out to a softly moon lit Mullet Bay Golf Course to show off their skills in the dark. Geared up with glowing golf balls and a pair of flashlights each team was trying to score as low as possible. After a fierce...

MAHO, Sint Maarten -- St, Maarten-Students of the secondary school, the St. Maarten P.S.V.E were treated to a full day of motivation on Wednesday at the Sonesta Maho resort ball room. “Excellence is not a skill” was the theme of The Student Care Department who organized the Motivational Day for approximately 100 exam candidates. The focus of the motivational day...

STATEMENT FROM THE MAHO GROUP: MAHO, St. Maarten (April 1, 2015) – It is tradition for newspapers in the Dutch Kingdom of which St. Maarten is a part to runan April’s Fool Joke with the trappings of a real article on April 1. This is what happened today, Wednesday, when St. Maarten’s leading newspaper The Daily Herald ran a front...

Philipsburg, De 18-jarige vrouw, J.B. R., die verdacht wordt van de mishandeling van een 14-jarig meisje, is gisteren 31 maart 2015 vrijgelaten uit haar voorlopige hechtenis. De vrouw was op vrijdag 27 maart 2015, nadat de dag ervoor aangifte was gedaan van mishandeling, aangehouden. De mishandeling heeft voor ophef gezorgd nu deze is gefilmd en op social media is...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- The 18-year-old woman, J. B. R., who is suspected of assaulting a 14-year-old girl, is released from her pre-trial detention yesterday March 31, 2015. The woman was arrested on Friday, March 27th, 2015, after the victim pressed charges of mistreatment against her the previous day. The assault has caused commotion since this was filmed and posted...

Maho- The Rotaract Club of St. Maarten Sunrise and The Rotaract Club of Saint Martin Nord are the proud hosts for this year’s Rotaract District 7020 annual Conference. This conference will be held in St. Maarten from May 27th to May 31st, 2015 at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino. The steering committee is proud to be organizing...