AIRPORT--In its latest credit opinion on the Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company, PJIAE NV, Moody’s Investors Service gave the company the same favourable Baa2 rating with a stable outlook it had granted it in 2012,

St. Maarten —The Job Fair at the National Institute of Professional Advancement organized by the St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association, attracted more than 150 job seekers on Saturday.

POND ISLAND--The Marcel Gumbs-led Council of Ministers “recognizes the importance” of the University of St. Martin (USM) and “will support it wherever possible.

The St. Maarten Nature Foundation recently joined with the World Wildlife Fund, the IMARES Research Institute of Wageningen University, the Dutch Institute for Oceanographic Research NIOZ and other scientific and ocean conservation organizations for a week long expedition to map and monitor one of the world’s largest submerged coral atolls; the Saba Bank.

PHILIPSBURG--Prime Minister Marcel responded with a resounding “no” when asked if his cabinet will adhere to any advice issued by the “special panel of judges” put in place by Governor Eugene Holiday to render an advice on the impasse between the Coalition of Eight in Parliament and the cabinet.

PHILIPSBURG--Searching to instilling a sense of tradition, pride and unity in the community, the organising committee has decided to host the 2015 St. Maarten Day celebrations under the theme “Though culturally diverse, St. Maarten’s unity comes first.”

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St. Maarten – Under the umbrella of the European Union funded COSME Program, the Department of Economy, Transportation and Telecommunication hosted an interactive workshop for small hotel property owners throughout the Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories last Thursday.

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PHILIPSBURG--The police were kept busy during the Carnival Jouvert Jump-Up on Monday morning when officers responded to several scuffles along the route.