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PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - The card buying case At social health care insurance SZV is presently being reviewed by the Prosecutors office. 721 News was told by Press prosecutor Tineka Kamps  " I can inform you that SZV has filed a complaint, 2 weeks ago, regarding one (1) employee. Now the prosecutors service shall review if a criminal investigation should be...

Police arrest two for Grievous Bodily Harm Police on Saturday 21st March, 2015 arrested a 29 years old male and on Sunday 22nd March, 2015 arrested another male 31 years old for Grievous Bodily Harm. Both offenders from South Hill were arrested as a result of an incident which occurred in the early hours of Monday 16th March 2015 at...

Saint Lucia - On Sunday, March 22, 2015 about 2:00 a.m. officers attached to the Soufriere Police station responded to a report of gunshots and throwing of missiles in “the gulf”, an alleged gang area on Bridge Street, Soufriere. During the police response, police vehicle registration number SLG 2064 received damage from a stone, as individuals fled the scene. This...

UPDATE: March 25, 2015 DOMINICA - One person is in custody as police intensify investigations into the death of a man who was set ablaze in February. Police PRO, ASP Claude Weekes said the person is assisting in the investigations but no charges have been laid. He said in a live interview on state-owned DBS Radio on Wednesday morning that crime is serious...

MIDDLE REGION—Seventeen year old Tyrell Pantophlet won the Grand Champion Trophy at the 22nd Puerto Rico International Tae kwon do Open Championship. A total of 15 athletes from St. Maarten from the King Yen Tae kwon do School returned home with medals. Under the guidance of Grand master Theo Liu the team ranging in age from six to 17 won...

MARIGOT, Saint Martin -- Le dimanche 22 Mars 2015, cinq jeunes athlètes de l’Avenir Sportif Club ont participé à un Triathlon au stade des Abymes en Guadeloupe. Durant cette compétition, chaque athlète devait concourir sur trois épreuves : un saut, un lancer et une course ; les épreuves du triathlon permettent aux jeunes athlètes d’accumuler des points qui par la...

By Alastair Lawson All times stated are UK Recent live reporting posts Posted at08:15 The mayor of Seyne-les-Alpes near the site of the crash says that bereaved families are expected to begin arriving in his town shortly, AP reports. Mayor Francis Hermitte said that residents are offering to host the families because of a shortage of rooms to rent. Posted at08:09 More images from the...

ARIZONA -- St. Maarten professional baseball player Denzel Richardson hit his first home run in this year's Spring Training, in this screen capture. Richardson hit the second pitch offered over the left field fence driving in three runs. Richardson signed with the Rockies in 2012. He has played in 114 games, had 374 at bats and a career batting average...

By Shen Lu and Katie Hunt, CNN Beijing (CNN)Native to a remote region of China, this tiny mammal, known as the Ili pika, doesn't know it's a member of an endangered species -- and neither do most people. Rarer -- and some would argue cuter-- than the panda,there are less than 1,000 of these teddy bear-like creatures living in the Tianshan...

Pond Island, Sint Maarten –  Judges have started scouting St. Maarten’s hottest Latin dance spots in search of the island’s hottest bachata dance couples. Starting at La Bamba in Simpson Bay, Tuesday night, judges will be naming the first winning couple after assessing all couples on the dance floor. Sabor Latino III bachata dancers……………..2 The judges move on to Rancho, also in...