St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 11, 2013
St. Maarten -Former commander of the Voluntary Corps of St. Maarten Lieutenant Colonel Jean Illidge bid an emotional farewell to public service to the nation on Saturday afternoon in the presence of close to 100 dignitaries and invited guests, as wel
MP Patrick Illidge said upon his return yesterday that there are dark days ahead for St. Maarten. The interview on our front page with Bada Bing-owner Jaap van den Heuvel makes that prophecy a reality: it is the confession of a businessman who got ca
Editorial, St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 11, 2013
One would expect that Prime Minister Wescot-Williams would seize the opportunity to take a stand for integrity in the wake of the Bada Bing bribery scandal. But no: a statement the PM’s cabinet issued this weekend focused on the inner workings of
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 11, 2013
St. Maarten – Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams issued a press statement this weekend “in connection with current investigations and the National Security Service.” It does not mention the name of independent MP Patrick Illidge, or the bribe
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 11, 2013
Independent MP Patrick Illidge answers questions from journalist Maximo Castro and Today’s Editor-in-Chief Hilbert Haar upon his return to St. Maarten yesterday afternoon. Photo Today / Leo Brown.St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – “There are dark
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 11, 2013
[caption id="attachment_21765" align="alignleft" width="250"] Jaap van den Heuvel: “I am very sorry for what I have done.” Photo contributed.[/caption]St. Maarten / By Hilbert Haar – Bada Bing-owner Jaap van den Heuvel made the video that appar
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on March 11, 2013
GREAT BAY – “St. Maarten is a young democracy and over the past couple of days, the democratically established institutions of checks and balances have been and are being put to the test,” Deputy Prime Minister, William Marlin stated in a press
