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St. Maarten – David Arthur R. had a compelling story for the Court in First Instance about how he came to possess a semi-automatic AR-15 rifle, an assault weapon Colt markets as a variance of the military M16. On February 17 of last year, the defe
The Scotiabank branch in Simpson Bay was robbed yesterday morning by three armed men in a daring daylight bank robbery. Police are still investigating the matter and details remain sketchy; however, they have confirmed that the bank was indeed robbed
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced Sugal Angel Gregorio Canelo Rodriguez yesterday to 30 months of imprisonment for attempted manslaughter on a man on August 26, 2012, and for shattering the window of a house on January 20 of this
Minister de Weever’s announcement about the indexation of welfare payments comes at an appropriate moment – days before seniors mark the World Elderly Abuse Awareness Day this Sunday. Financial aid from the government, combined with the old ag
It never stops to amaze us how people justify the possession of firearms. Yesterday was a nice example. The defendant did not have just any firearm, no he had one of the meanest assault rifles the world has ever produced after the AK-47 and the M16 �
Once upon a time, in a country far from here, there was a children’s friend and his name was Black Peter. You never heard about this character, except during maybe the four weeks leading up to the Dutch Sinterklaas-celebration. These days, Black Pe