### Wednesday March 12, 2008 ###
Romanians held, US$100,000
seized in ATM fraud probe
PHILIPSBURG--Police arrested another two men Monday for their suspected involvement in stealing from an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) that had landed one Romanian man in police detention early Sunday.
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Draft law to write off hospital’s
NAf. 11m debt before Parliament
WILLEMSTAD--The Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles will debate during its next week of meetings in Bonaire a draft law to write off the NAf. 11 million debt of St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) to the Central Government.
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New method being explored
to get rid of nuisance midges
PHILIPSBURG--The Public Works Department is exploring a “new product” to get rid of the midges, the mosquito-like insects that fly about in large quantities at night and are a major irritant to businesses and residents.
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GEBE shareholders
reps tour facilities
CAY BAY--The Cay Bay power plant and adjoining Air-Fin water production facilities of GEBE were toured recently by members of the utilities company’s Shareholders’ Foundation that comprises representatives of St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius.
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Tragic fire leaves
about 12 homeless
~ Tenants insist fire was electrical, blame landlord ~ DUTCH QUARTER--Tragedy struck for residents of a Dutch Quarter apartment building Tuesday morning when a supposedly electrical fire ripped through the wooden two-storey block of apartments they had been renting, leaving about a dozen people, including two babies, homeless.
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Baggage still piling up
as scanner malfunctions
AIRPORT--Some passengers had to leave their luggage behind when they departed Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) Tuesday. The X-ray baggage screening system was down for the third day, causing chaos for airline staff and passengers.
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