### Monday September 15, 2008 ###
Brooks, attorney no-shows
at GEBE Board meeting
~ Meeting held, but discussions limited ~
PHILIPSBURG--A no-show by utilities company GEBE Managing Director William Brooks, the company’s Commercial Manager Steve Duzanson and its attorney did not prevent a planned Supervisory Board of Directors meeting from going ahead on Saturday.
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Licence-processing
time cut to 45 days
PHILIPSBURG--The automated system at the Department of Business Licences and Permits VOSEC has cut the licence-processing time to an average of 45 days.
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USM open house
on September 26
PHILIPSBURG--University of St. Martin (USM) is expected to be a buzz of activities on Friday, September 26 for its second open house of this year. The open house will occur from 6:30pm to 8:30pm, in Rooms 110 and 111.
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Turtles coming ashore
to nest, vigilance urged
GUANA BAY--A female sea turtle, guided by her instincts, comes ashore on Guana Bay Beach to make a nest and secure her clutch of eggs during a bright moonlit night. Sea turtles are known for returning to the same beach where they were spawned, so this one was returning home.
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About 130 persons
‘walked’ for health
PHILIPSBURG--Senior citizens turned out in numbers to walk for a healthier lifestyle in the Social Insurance Bank (SVB) walk-a-thon on Sunday morning. Health Commissioner Maria Buncamper-Molanus and former acting Lt. Governor Mathias Voges were among the large band of participants.
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Statia Govt to meet with
potential major developer
ST. EUSTATIUS--Later this month, there will be a private meeting of the Island Government with a developer interested in constructing a “top-of-the-line” resort and golf course at the Venus Bay and Zeelandia valleys on the island.
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Carnival Liberty
in port Sept. 24
POINTE BLANCHE--Carnival Liberty will make an unscheduled call here on Wednesday, September 24, ship’s agent S.E.L. Maduro and Sons highlighted.
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Officer attacked
by disturbed man
PHILIPSBURG--A senior police officer had to summon backup when he was attacked by a well-known drug addict and mental patient on the Great Bay beach last week Friday around 11:00am.
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Attempt to break impasse
on Police Law this week
PHILIPSBURG--Parties will try to break the existing impasse on the draft Consensus Kingdom Law on Police this week.
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Air France receives
enviro certification
AIRPORT--Air France officially received ISO 14001 certification for environmental protection Friday for all its activities and for all its bases in Metropolitan France, as well as on board its aircraft.
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