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Main stories

Brouta lawyer intends to sue Gendarmerie - 30th May 2008

French man claims brutality by gendarmes - 22nd May 2008

Brouta: 'Gendarmes kicked me in the stomach and genitals' - 22nd May 2008

Gendarmes' excessive force sparks riot in French Quarter - 21st May 2008

French Side Dump open house - 4th April 2008

French side opens Eco Dump week - 27th March 2008

Letter - Pic Paradise crime - 23rd February 2008

Car tax collection off to slow start on French side - 19th February 2008

Gendarmerie detains suspect in rape case - 28th December 2007

New ambulance acquired for Ambulance des Îles du Nord - 4th December 2007

French side gets new tax system - 23rd November 2007

French side residents to pay 110 euros in car tax - 23rd November 2007

Blogging war - 29th October 2007

Constant Flemming on economy - 30th October 2007

Protestors storm credit union office fearing loss of cash investments - 26th October 2007

SXM PE Blog Post - Immigration creatively trying to slow SXM growth - 24th October 2007

Immigration to be enforced - 24th October 2007

Immigration procedures - 24nd October 2007

SXM PE Blog post - I'd say: "French side is a bunch of whiners" - 23rd October 2007

Report tells of health/pesticide ‘disaster’ in French Caribbean - 18th September 2007

New French judges - 8th September 2007

St Martin in no mans land in Europe - 7th September 2007

State to purchase Le Galion land - 1st September 2007

Council defers debate on ties with European Union - 2nd Aug 2007

Counter arguments dominate first part of Council Meeting - 1st Aug 2007

Marlin discusses policy with French side tourism officials - 25th July 2007

Road resurfacing work begins on French side - 25th July 2007

Riding club distressed by rampant littering at beach - 25th July 2007

La Savanne residents short of water - 19th July 2007

Increase of robberies on Frenchside- 19th July 2007

Vandals cause damage at French Quarter stadium - 19th July 2007

Gumbs’ appointment as coordinator ratified - 19th July 2007

Collectivité and Territorial Council of St. Martin officially inaugurated - 16th July 2007

Chinese condoms destroyed - 14th July 2007

French Side - Water quality at most beaches ‘excellent’ - 14th July 2007

Fleming’s UPP scores historic victory - 9th July 2007

Brawl at stabbed mans funeral - 5th July 2007

Former jail to become new Marigot museum - 5th July 2007

Judge annuls case against french side attorney - 30th June 2007

Tourism office promotion targets the French Antilles - 28th June 2007

Tourist couple traumatised by armed theft in French Quarter - 27th June 2007

Agrément property owner in altercation with Haitians - 20th June 2007

Mussington: ‘dramatic rise in scholarships awarded students’ - 20th June 2007

Restoration of sugar mill chimney gets under way - 14th June 2007

Ten cars destroyed in French Quarter fire - 13th June 2007

French to repatriate 7 chinese - 12th June 2007

RN7 resurfacing in court - 12th June 2007

Mussington calls boycott irresponsible - 12th June 2007

Gendarmes search students at French Quarter College - 12th June 2007

Gendarme commander discusses cooperation problems - 9th June 2007

Suspended Gendarmes still awaiting results of enquiry - 8th June 2007

Lawyers to continue strike decision expected Thursday - 7th June 2007

Guadaloupe lawyers on strike to support local lawyer - 6th June 2007

Outspoken attorney facing charges of ethics violation - 6th June 2007

Gendarmerie road controls net many violators - 5th June 2007

Mayor Fleming to bow out of politics - 5th June 2007

French Quarter robbery - 30th May 2007

Environment Day on the French Side - 30th May 2007

Pinel modifications pushed back - 26th May 2007

House burglaries on the rise in French Quarter - 25th May 2007

Tenants Association head accused of skimming funds - 21st May 2007

Humanitarian association opts to work with homeless shelter - 7th May 2007

Quads are regulated on French side - 5th May 2007

St Martin Audit paints bleak picture - 4th May 2007

Gendarmerie silent about colleagues suspension - 4th May 2007

Quad bike rider killed in La Savane accident - 4th May 2007

Municipal Council to revise urban zoning - 4th May 2007

Audit comminttee highlights decade of commune mismanagement - 3rd May 2007

Man held for attempted murder - 3rd May 2007

Gendarmes suspended after drug consumption allegations - 27th April 2007

Conservatoire plans to return Le Galion Bay ‘to the people - 26th April 2007’

Mayor warns people to stop giving others electricity - 26th April 2007

Gendarmes sieze ganja plants - 23rd April 2007

French Quarter raids for illegals - 23rd April 2007

No Soul Beach Music Festival St. Maarten - 13th April 2007

ACED, Regional Council implement St. Martin Pride and Beauty Project - 11 April 2007

Galion access issue a misunderstanding - 31st March 2007

L’Habitation Hotel renovation at Anse Marcel to start finally- 28th March 2007

New technology to be made more accessible - 27th March 2007

Gendarme injured in hit and run - 26th March 2007

Residents upset about boulders blocking access to Le Galion - 26th March 2007

Drainage work to eliminate the flooding in Lowtown - 26th March 2007

Romeo Fleming case thrown out - 24th March 2007

Confusion at SCGC- 17th March 2007

Dog poisonings on the rise - 12th March 2007

New Prefet - 9th March 2007

Car wrecks from French side to be shipped - 8th March 2007

Customs staff at Galisbay port inspect down-island produce - 7th March 2007

Gendarmes taunted by hostile crowd after drug dealer arrest - 7th March 2007

Karibuni Restaurant ‘devastated’ by new Pinel Island regulations - 7th March 2007

French Side - First shipment of car wrecks leaves island for recycling - 6th March 2007

Pinel crisis over, parties agree on regulation of businesses - 6th March 2007

Pinel tensions defused - 27th February 2007

Pinel meeting held - 27th February 2007

Motion presented to exempt FS buses and taxis from fines - 26th February 2007

Pinel supporters to block roads - 23rd February 2007

Pinel protesters to block road - 23rd February 2007

SCGC quarry workers in limbo - 23rd February 2007

Reserve naturelle welcome plans for French Caribbean Marine sanctuary - 21st February 2007

Commune 21M Euros in black - 20th February 2007

Chinese restaurants closed on FS - 19th February 2007

FS Council supports Pinel Mne Larmonie - 17th February 2007

Tourist victim of Marigot robbery - 15th February 2007

French hospital liable for amputation - 14th February 2007

Mayor says he will not run - 13th February 2007

Pinel troubles - 9th February 2007

Pinel ferries close down island - 9th February 2007

Conch siezed again - 8th February 2007

Pic Paradise a crime hotspot - 6th February 2007

Anguilla fishermen warned to get permits - 3rd February 2007

Customs sieze 100 kilos of Conch - 3rd February 2007

French Garbage offenders will be fined - 3rd February 2007

Marigot drainage project soon - 2nd February 2007

St Martin to vote in 6 months - 1st February 2007

TTOL discussion on Gendarmes - 27th January 2007

National Assembly votes for Collectivite - 26th January 2007

Sewerage trucks illigal dumping - 25th January 2007

French taxi drivers clean Orient Pond - 25th January 2007

French Bus licences - 24th January 2007

419 expelled from French side in 2006 - 23rd January 2007

French tourism office still unsettled - 22nd January 2007

Mayor ponders traffic problems photo - 20th January 2007

French side unemployment up - 20th January 2007

French Quarter woman robbed, identifies suspect - 20th January 2007

Commune to increase tax on commercial waste - 20th January 2007

French side 2006 crime figures and report - 19th January 2007

French side start partial census - 18th January 2007

Mayor starts clean up campaign - 17th January 2007

Small changes as SXM Week gets new owner - 17th January 2007

French Voter registration figures - 15th January 2007

Car wreck recycling gets underway on French side - 12th January 2007

Gendarme report and sexual child abuse - 11th January 2007

Mairie announces doubling of police officers - 11th January 2007

Traffic congestion to be studied on French side - 6th January 2007

Small plane makes emergency landing in French Cul-de-Sac - 4th January 2007

Mayor's new year message - 3rd January 2007

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2006 & 2005

Rapporteur wraps up talks with French side officials - 30th December 2006

Radisson delayed but on course for 2008 - 29th December 2006

Gendarmerie report and pedestiran killed on FQ road - 27th December 2006

Interim Sous Prefet announces sticker environmental control for the Reserve - 22nd December 2006

Gendarme Report - 22nd December 2006

Correction to Mayor impartiality story - 21st December 2006

Mayor calls for impartiality to deal with tourism office crisis - 20th December 2006

Letter - Alex Richards on plagiarism accusations - 20th December 2006

3 French robbery suspects arrested - 6th December 2006

French waterfront bars charged with immigration offences - 24th November 2006

French side discuss childrens rights - 23rd November 2006

French side seeks land for a prison - 23rd November 2006

Gendarmes arrest carjacking suspect - 22nd November 2006

Commission declares Fort Louis and Marigot prison historic monuments - 16th November 2006

Gendarmes detain druck drivers - 16th November 2006

Reserve Naturelle fees start Jan 1st - 15th November 2006.

French Lawyers to go on strike over Legal Aid - 9th november 2006

French Side Police Report - 7th November 2006

Concordia woman beaten and robbed in own home - 4th November 2006

French Senate approves amendments - 1st November 2006

Major changes coming for French transport - 31st October 2006

Robberies in Marigot - 28th October 2006

French side updating addresses - 27th October 2006

French PM hails military program for youths - 27th October 2006

Organic Law amendments approved - 23rd October 2006

Mayor secures water discount - 17th October 2006

Mayor secures 25% water discount - 17th October 2006

Daily Herald Editorial - A cry for help - 14th October 2006

Municipal Council approves abatoir and recycling waste point - 14th October 2006

Mayor concerned about declining economy - 13th October 2006

Sous Prefet term ends this week - 13th October 2006

Air Caribes moves into old French side Museum building - 13th October 2006

French Water agrees to 25 percent discount - 13th October 2006

300 turn up for job dating - 13th October 2006

Senate to examine Organic Law - 13th October 2006

French officials to vote on abatoir and other things - 12th October 2006

French side to comply with smoking ban - 12th October 2006

French Mayor - Collectivite will not be bed of roses in short term - 11th October 2006

St Martin garbage and taxes - 10th October 2006

Union Rep fined for biting Gendarme - 10th October 2006

Commission on island to evaluate sports - 9th October 2006

Lycee Principle issues urgent advisory after student beaten - 7th October 2006

Joint work group to tackle dengue and chikungunya - 7th October 2006

Consumer Committee to press for compensation after water debacle - 7th October 2006

3 suspected robbers released - 7th October 2006

Teachers march against violence - 6th October 2006

173m Euros needed to jump start economy - 5th October 2006

Water tests show high quality - 4th October 2006

French side dismiss gastro report - 3rd October 2006

Today - Gastro Outbreak on French side? - 2nd October 2006

French Side President of Tourism Office and Deputy Mayor sentenced and fined - 30th September 2006

French water director coming to discuss problems - 30th September 2006

Hospital accountant released after monetary guarantee - 30th September 2006

First case of Chikungunya virus in St Martin - 30th September 2006

French side public transport being reorganised - 29th September 2006

French side water cost soar but none to drink - 29th September 2006

Today Editorial - French side water - 29th September 2006

French Side residents still waiting for water report - 28th September 2006

Sanitary crisis at Cul de Sac College - 26th September 2006

House owners fight with burglers - 21st Septmber 2006

Arnel - Heavy equipment should be banned during school hours - 21st September 2006

Gendarmes crack down on drunk driving - 19th September 2006

Political activity to heat up in coming weeks - 18th September 2006

Woman held for embezzling more than 200,000 euros - 16th September 2006

Arnel waffles on water problems - 15th September 2006

Arnel returns from France after meeting with Rep from senate - 14th September 2006

Water from new French side plant undrinkable - 13th September 2006

French side water returns - 12th September 2006

Gendarmes cracking down on ‘crack houses’ - 10th September 2006

Today Editorial - Let people build cisterns -9th September 2006

Major repairs done on Lycee, no new annex till January - 9th September 2006

Emergency water deliveries arranged - 9th September 2006

Water kids on French side photo - 8th September 2006

French side angry about water shortage - 8th September 2006

8,000 French side residents acutely affected by water woes - 8th September 2006

French-Dutch cooperation still strained by extradition process - 8th September 2006

Law Enforcement heads from St Maarten, St Martin and Anguilla meet - 7th September 2006

French Minister of Defence honours deceased Gendarmes - 28th August 2006

Today Editorial - Police should uphold the law and not break it - 26th August 2006

Beaten and Eaten - Gendarmes use dog, abuse local family? - 26th August 2006

Gendarmes crack down on crack houses - 17th August 2006

New Gendarmerie head takes over - 10th August 2006

Semsamar gives overview on social housing projects - 4th July 2006

FS security prepardness committee meets - 2nd August 2006

1 dies, 2 hospitalized in accident - 1st August 2006

French side tackles dengue fever problem - 26th July 2006

Experts arrive on French side to discuss transfer of responsibilities - 25th July 2006

French side to get scheduled water interruptions - 25th July 2006

Canadian man drowns at Le Galion - 25th July 2006

French side residents complain of water interruptions - 21st July 2006

Passenger tax to boost income of Reserve Naturelle - 20th July 2006

115 nationalites now on French side - 20th July 2006

Mayor sceptical about amendments being passed - 13th July 2006

Municipal Council votes for amendments to Organic Law - 13th July 2006

Gendarmerie Commandant ends posting in St. Martin - 8th July 2006

Mayor Fleming denies rumors about Deputy - 5th July 2006

Former Mayor of St. Martin Dr. Hubert Petit passes away - 5th July 2006

French search at cargo building - 5th June 2006

Mont Vernon Hotel closed - 22nd May 2006

Mont Vernon Hotel closed- 20th May 2006

Council on Ministers approves St Martin Organic Law - 19th May 2006

Three arrests in Sandy Ground shooting incident - 13th May 2006

Shootout in Sandy Ground - 9th May 2006

Burglaries in French Quarter - 25th April 2006

French side tourism season not good - 24th April 2006

Biker who ran into Gendarme under close arrest - 22nd April 2006

Sarkozy, Villepin promise to accelerate new status - 21st April 2006

French side signs new water supply contract - 24th March 2006

Robbed reporter critical of Gendarmes response - 23rd March 2006

Fireworks container explodes - 18th March 2006

Mussington demands apology from France - 9th March 2006

DSDS: ‘New dengue fever cases reported do not mean epidemic’ - 2nd March 2006

Motorbike rider in stable but critical condition -25th February 2006

French side mayor speaks up on Gendarme controversy - 25th February 2006

Minister of Defence speaks out on case of deceased Gendarme - 23rd February 2006

Widow of Gendarme horrified by hostility - 16th February 2006

Gendarme killed in attempt to stop speeding motorcyclist - 13th February 2006

New water plant expected to reduce cost to consumers - 2nd February 2006

National Service officer completes selection process - 28th Janaury 2006

Water shortage on French side to last till summer - 25th January 2006

New yearly Census begins - 19th January 2006

Senate commission to rewrite immigration laws - 16th January 2006

Lowlands resident considering legal action over excavations - 6th January 2006

Municipal Council votes in favor of organic law draft - 15th December 2005

Gendarmerie call for vigilance against crime - 15th December 2005

Three arrested for armed robbery attempt in Marigot - 15th December 2005

French immigration dismantle major human smuggling ring - 8th December 2005

Emotions stirr as Unity Marchers protest new status issues in Marigot - 5th December 2005

Mayor meets with Paris officials on progress of new status draft - 2nd December 2005

St. Martin’s 2005 budget deficit is 26 million euros - 4th November 2005

Carlson Group buys L'Habitation - 1st November 2005

Cocaine worth 5 million euros shipped from French side - 27th October 2005

French side businesses show little confidence - 27th October 2005

Four arrested in cocaine smuggling case - 25th October 2005

Gendarmes use tear gas in French Quarter - 25th October 2005

St Martin to get full autonomy status in 2012 - 22nd October 2005

Lack of funds forces closure of French side museum - 10th October 2005

Grand Case airport construction delays - 14th September 2005

Marigot upgrading work extends to the waterfront - 14th September 2005

Parents appeal for resolution to Lysee problems - 10th September 2005

Marigot centre being upgraded - 6th September 2005

One Gendarme dies, another seriously injured in car chase - 29th August 2005

French man loses licence - 26th August 2005

GYM sees improvement in SEMSAMAR's environmental practices - 10th August 2005

Grand Case restuarant robbed - 6th August 2005

French side stayover tourism in bad way- 2nd August 2005

Officials tour French side to assess damage wrought by weekend floods - 2nd August 2005

114 nationalities in St Martin - 28th July 2005

Commune to continue managing GC Airport - 27th July 2005

Council approves 1 million euros for St. Martin - 26th July 2005

FS water quality report - 23rd July 2005

Baie Rouge Beach - Updated 22nd July 2005

Gendarmerie calls for vigilance - 20th July 2005

Mussington to question hold on 1 Million Euros - 14th July 2005

Gendarmerie concerned about civil disobedience in minors - 13th July 2005

Regional Council OK's amendments to draft organic law - 6th July 2005

Air France adds fuel charge - 7th July 2005

Daily Herald - French side identifies over 100 waste outlets to the sea - 1st July 2005

Albert Fleming talks on Organic Law and land issues= 23rd June 2005

Fire at La Belle Creole - 22nd June 2005

French Reserve Naturelle gets new president - 22nd June 2005

Workshop to analyse youth training programs - 18th June 2005

Rugby player fight - 31st May 2005

More soon!