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All ladies advance, but Calypso ‘big boys’ remain a strong force

PHILIPSBURG--Although all four women who entered the NAGICO Calypso Eliminations on Saturday night made it through to the finals, the small group of singers known as the "big boys" of Calypso reminded everyone that they are still a force to be reckoned with this year.

King Beau Beau (425 points), Kaiso Brat (400) and Fish Da Mega Boss (389) finished in first, second and third place (respectively) and led the pack of 10 who will now move on to face the reigning Calypso Monarch Ruminni "The Protége" Rogers on April 26, in the Carnival Village Read more

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Parliament approves 2011 annual accounts

PHILIPSBURG--Parliament unanimously approved the 2011 Annual Accounts of Government on Thursday. The approval comes three years after the period the accounts cover and well past the deadline stipulated by law.

The late tabling of the accounts was due to a severe backlog in the Finance Ministry; that backlog has since been cleared by current Finance Minister Martin Hassink who was at the plenary session of Parliament.

Hassink told the Members of Parliament (MPs) the backlog in the annual accounts is now a thing of the past Read more

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No quorum stalls housing meeting

PHILIPSBURG--The discussion in Parliament about developments at St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) was stalled on Wednesday after insufficient Members of Parliament signed in for the meeting with ad interim Housing Minister Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs. The meeting will be reconvened at a later date.

Six of the seven United People's (UP) party MPs were not present for the meeting.

Only seven of the 15 MPs serving in the legislature signed in for the meeting Read more

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Beach Policy under review, vending moratorium stays

PHILIPSBURG--The country's Beach Policy is under review "to find the right balance on how beaches are utilized," Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) Minister Claret Connor told Members of Parliament (MPs) in a meeting of Parliament's TEATT Permanent Committee on Tuesday afternoon in Parliament House.

The draft policy is now with the Ministry of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Read more

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