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Supermarket Robber Arrested In St. Martin

PHILIPSBURG/MARIGOT--Star Ocean Supermarket in Dutch Quarter and Wing Li Supermarket in Middle Region were robbed on Wednesday afternoon by a man brandishing a firearm. In both cases the culprit fled on a scooter after the robbery, according to acting police spokesman Inspector Steven Carty.

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Man Dies In Road Accident

SUCKER GARDEN--One man is dead after a freak accident on Sucker Garden Road on Wednesday morning close to 2:00am. The driver was heading to Oyster Pond Road when he lost control of his Suzuki Vitara and flipped over on the side of the street. The man died moments after the incident and was identified as a French side resident known as “Carlos”. Emergency personnel rushed to the scene and cut out the driver with the Jaws of Life. According to eyewitnesses, the man was speeding and overtook several vehicles before the accident occurred.Acting Police spokesman Steven Carty had not yet released information about the incident and remained unavailable to several media outlets for comment Read more

Foul Play Ruled Out In Case Of Body Floating In Lagoon

PHILIPSBURG--Foul play has been ruled out as the cause of death of the man, whose body was found floating in the Simpson Bay Lagoon on Sunday, December 11, around 9:30am.

The body of the man - a British national named Russell Frank Hodgson, born on November 30, 1945 - was found in the Simpson Bay Lagoon near Pink Iguana Restaurant on the Airport Boulevard. The lifeless body of the man was pulled out of the lagoon with the assistance of the Coast Guard.

Acting Police spokesperson Steven Carty said in a police press release on Monday that the body was confiscated for further investigation after it had been examined by a forensic doctor Read more

Attempted Robbery At Prime Distributers

Prime Distributors on Thursday.

COLE BAY--A group of men attempted to rob Prime Distributors in Cole Bay on Thursday just after 4:00pm. Acting police spokesman Inspector Steven Carty stated that patrols were dispatched to Prime Distributors for the robbery in progress.

  The robbers however left before patrols arrived. A search was done of the surrounding areas but to no avail Read more

PHILIPSBURG:--- Ambulance and police rushed to Gladiola Road Mary’s Fancy on Thursday afternoon when a construction worker fell and died on the spot. Even though police and ambulance personnel was on the scene, interim police spokesman Steven Carty said he was not aware of the incident.
Based on information SMN News received from bystanders is that some construction workers were working on a property located at Gladiola Road and one of the workers who was busy mixing cement across the street fell down and died on the spot Read more

Vromi: Anuncia “Reparaciones De Emergencia En Back Street”

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – El Gobierno de St Maarten, representado por el Consejo de Ministros, informó a la población en general sobre las reparaciones de emergencia que se llevarán a cabo en Back Street. El proyecto está siendo financiado por el Ministerio VROMI.

Nos complace informarles que las reparaciones de emergencia para Back street comenzarán hoy lunes 5 de diciembre. Las obras se concentrarán en la reparación de los puntos críticos donde se terminan las calles pavimentadas Read more

Vromi: “Emergency Repairs Back Street”

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten — The Government of St Maarten, represented by the Council of Ministers, would like to update the general public with regards to the Emergency repairs which will be carried out on Back Street. The project is being Financed by the Ministry of VROMI.

We are pleased to inform you, that emergency repairs for Back street will commence on Monday December 5th, 2016. The works are to concentrate on repairing the critical points where the road pavers are completed undone Read more

Police Practice Safety Measures As Holiday Season Approaches

PHILIPSBURG--As the holiday season gets closer, the Police Department, as is customary, issued several safety measures for residents. The Police Department remains proactive with regard to prevention of crime according to Acting Police spokesman Steven Carty.

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