Publication: St Martin Daily Herald

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 19 mins ago - 1 reports
IRS Internal Revenue Service
IRS Internal Revenue Service

White House counsel kept IRS probe results from president

WASHINGTON--Two senior White House aides knew weeks ago that a probe of the Internal Revenue Service had found that the U.S. tax agency had inappropriately targeted conservative groups, but did not tell President Barack Obama, a White House spokesman ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 24 mins ago - 1 reports
Apple Inc
Apple Inc

Apple and Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO--Using an unusual global tax structure, Apple Inc has kept billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries to pay little or no taxes to any government, a U.S. Senate report on the company's offshore tax structure said on ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Samuel adjourns meeting again, stays on as president

~ MPs' objections met with 'you do not have the word' ~PHILIPSBURG--President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel (NA) adjourned the Parliament meeting on the ongoing political developments and the motion of no confidence against five ministers for a second ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports
Dilma Roussef
Dilma Roussef

Cardoso says Brazil needs reforms, even if unpopular

SAO PAULO--Brazil's government needs to worry less about its high approval ratings and focus instead on reforms that, while unpopular, could bring the country out of its recent rut of subpar growth, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso said on ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 reports

Racism monitor to sue over French bank's Haiti 'plunder'

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti--One of France's leading racism watchdogs said on Friday that it will push ahead with plans to sue a state-owned bank over profits from the colonial-era slave trade and reparations extorted from Haiti, on the same day President François ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
Entities: Haiti, Tin, Racism
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports
Ronald Plasterk (Government of the Netherlands)
Ronald Plasterk (Government of the Netherlands)

William: Ministers to submit resignations when decision taken to dissolve Parliament

~ Speaks with Plasterk, Governor about impasse ~PHILIPSBURG--All three National Alliance (NA) ministers and Minister Romeo Pantophlet have signed letters of resignation and will hand them in to Governor Eugene Holiday as soon as a decision is taken to ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Editorial - No clarity yet

By saying he would step down (see related article), President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel (NA) was doing the right thing. After all, there is a new UP/DP/Laville coalition that wants to replace him and has made that more than clear.Of course, he has ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Partner says own party killed Wiels

WILLEMSTAD--Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported on Saturday that his own party might have been behind the recent murder of "Pueblo Soberano" (PS) leader Helmin Wiels. The story is based on statements attributed to Betty da Fonte, who had a relationship ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Lynch: Housing remains a pressing issue, foundation to stay committed

PHILIPSBURG--Identifying and purchasing affordable land to construct affordable homes is still the first priority of the St. Maarten Housing Development Foundation (SMHDF) in an effort to put a dent in the high demand for homes on St. Maarten.Managing ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Samuel to tender resignation today

~ Marlin asks him not to resign ~PHILIPSBURG--President of Parliament Rodolphe Samuel (National Alliance (NA)) says he will tender his resignation as president today, Monday.He made this statement on PJD2 Radio's People's Voice with Lloyd Richardson on ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Cassilda Van der Neut receives Elton Jones Memorial Award

~ De Weever calls for more doctors to get involved in HIV/AIDS fight ~PHILIPSBURG--Avid volunteer and one of the driving forces behind the Girl Power programme Cassilda van der Neut received the Elton Jones Memorial Award for her continued contribution ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Sufficient reason for new elections

PHILIPSBURG--The current political crisis in St. Maarten provides sufficient reason to dissolve Parliament and convene new elections, according to Arjen van Rijn, professor of constitutional law and constitutional renewal at University of the Netherlands ... [Published St Martin Daily Herald - May 20 2013]

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...This did not stop the MP, who went on talking and stated: "Mr. Chairman, you should not lie on the prime minister that the prime minister refused to sign the dissolution of parliament."
Samuel adjourns meeting again, stays on as president [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
..."What has been, has been," Hollande said in a speech in Paris to mark France's slavery remembrance day. "History cannot be rubbed out. It cannot be subjected to an accounting process that... would be impossible to complete."
Racism monitor to sue over French bank's Haiti 'plunder' [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
"Apple has exploited a difference between Irish and U S tax residency rules" the report said
Apple and Congress spar over taxes ahead of Tuesday hearing [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]
He cited Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA, which has competed effectively abroad thanks in part to a diversified, global supply chain. "What we need now is a new strong impetus of reengagement of the manufacturing sector with the global market."
Cardoso says Brazil needs reforms, even if unpopular [Published St Martin Daily Herald - 6 hours ago]

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