Guyana – Schoolgirl’s nude body found at seawall
GEORGETOWN –– The nude body of a 14-year-old student of Campbellville Secondary School was discovered on the seawall yesterday by passers-by in the vicinity of the University of Guyana (UG) Access Road, Turkeyen, East Coast Demerara.
The body which was identified as that of Alicia Ali, of Cummings Lodge, East Coast Demerara, was found among the boulders that form a...
BBC: New York buildings collapse after explosion in Manhattan
NEW YORK -- At least 19 people have been injured after an explosion caused two buildings to collapse in New York City.
On Thursday afternoon, more than 200 fire-fighters converged to battle the resulting blaze that affected four buildings.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said there were no reports of missing persons, but noted that the situation was fluid.
Officials said they believe...
Edward Dest, via his legal representative, Janna Westra, released the following statement on Thursday with respect to the court ruling regarding a case that was brought against him.
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten -- “After being persecuted for five years for alleged money laundering and embezzlement and only after I demanded closure of the preliminary investigation and/or the case, I was acquitted by the Court of First Instance of all money laundering. I was moreover acquitted for four (4) of the eight (8) embezzlement charges and sentenced to one (1) day of...
Prime Minister Gumbs signs for Middle Region sewage connections
MIDDLE REGION, Sint Maarten -- Interim Minister of VROMI, Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs on Thursday signed the agreement with Mr. Eric van Putten of Designer’s Choice N.V. for the sewage connections to the homes and properties directly along the main road in Middle Region.
The agreement is valued at Naf. 450,000, financed by the government of St. Maarten. After signing...
Des solutions concrètes pour lutter contre le décrochage scolaire à Saint-Martin
MARIGOT, Saint Martin -- La Présidente Aline HANSON s’est entretenue, lundi 23 mars 2015, avec monsieur Frédéric BABLON, Directeur Académique Adjoint des Services de l’Education Nationale (DAASEN), sur les problématiques rencontrées sur le territoire en matière d’éducation. Présents lors de cet entretien, madame Diane ZARKOUT du rectorat (IEN adjointe auprès du recteur/1er degré), monsieur Philippe MILLON, DGS de la...
Protocol for the improvement of the hospital signed
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - After an intense tripartite meeting between the minister of Public Health, Mrs. Rita Bourne-Gumbs, Director of SMMC Mr. Kees Klarenbeek and ad interim Director of SZV Mr. Glen Carty last week Thursday March 19th at the Westin regarding the hospital care in St. Maarten, a protocol between the three parties was signed to bond their...
Germanwings plane crash: Co-pilot 'wanted to destroy plane'
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The co-pilot of the Germanwings flight that crashed in the French Alps, named as Andreas Lubitz, appeared to want to "destroy the plane", officials said.
Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin, citing information from the "black box" voice recorder, said the co-pilot was alone in the cockpit.
He intentionally started a descent while the pilot was locked out.
Mr Robin said there was...
Four nabbed after massive marijuana find
BVI - Law enforcers have arrested a former Customs Officer and three other persons in relation to a massive marijuana find and alleged marketing operation on the eastern end of Tortola.
The arrests were made yesterday (March 25) and, up to this morning, the former Customs Officer and a male relative were still in custody.
Two females, including a Jamaican national,...
Leidy Lopez and Edward Lorenzo are the winners of the first part of the Bachata competition
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - The first Telcell bachata competition was hosted at La Bamba. Six couples participated and in the end the couple both from the Dominican Republic "Leidy Lopez and Edward Lorenzo"  was the crowd pleaser. Leidy and Edward will be number one (1) when texting to "7511"on the TelCell SMS campaign which begins on Monday March 30th and will end on April...
Tzu Chi gives 60 foot massages, served 250 at Lion’s Fair
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - A total of 250 persons were served by Tzu Chi Foundation and some 60 received free Thai reflexology foot massages as well as back massages from the foundation at the Lion Rudy Hoeve Health and Wellness Fair last Saturday.
The massages were popular amongst attendees with people lining up to wait for a massage even before...
