PHILIPSBURG (AP) — A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean constituent countries of Curacao and Sint Maarten more than
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Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance To Challenge Extradition From Peru to U.S.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The lawyer for the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on Monday said his client has changed
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Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges
LIMA (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student
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Tropical French Territory Battles Green Monkey Invasion
MARIGOT (AFP) – French officials on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin are seeking ways to battle an invasion of green monkeys, blamed for threatening the
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Russia-Owned SCF Oil Tankers Headed Through Caribbean To Avoid Being Seized
NASSAU — Two oil tankers owned and managed by Sovcomflot, the Russian maritime and freight shipping company blacklisted by the United States last week, are
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18th Century Graveyard Found At Former St. Eustatius Plantation
ORANJESTAD — An 18th century burial ground has been discovered at a former sugar plantation on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, officials said
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Illegals To Be Forcibly Removed From Squalid Homes On The Edge Of A Sint Maarten Garbage Dump
PHILIPSBURG — Around the landfill just above Sint Maarten, about two hundred people live in ramshackle shacks and shipping containers. The Dutch government has made
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Six Breathtaking Reasons Why You Should Visit Sint Maarten, ‘The Happy Island’
PHILIPSBURG — Beaches, culture, cuisine, sailing and shopping are just a few reasons vacationers flock to Sint Maarten. Rainforest Adventures’ Rockland Estate Park has added
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British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean
WILLEMSTAD — The British Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts Bay has joined forces with specialist U.S. take-down teams from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG),
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