Is it right to give young burglars who wreaked havoc in a supermarket in St. Peters a second chance? The court seemed to think so yesterday and the young burglars almost high-fived each other in front of the judge after it became clear that they woul
It was predictable that the solidarity with Charlie Hebdo would crumble fast, Koen Lemmens, who teaches human rights and constitutional law at the Catholic University Leuven in Belgium writes in an op-ed in Trouw. It is a sad reality, but it is there
Freedom of expression without taboos does not exist, columnist Thomas von der Dunk writes in the Volkskrant. Hardly ever before has freedom of expression been such a hot topic. The outrage about the Charlie Hebdo attacks may have died down, the after
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 2, 2015
LETTER TO THE EDITOR There is some discussion related to the well-known Emilio Wilson Estate which has been purchased by Government back in December for a sum of Naf.30 million. Rainforest Adventures has shown interests in developing part of th
St. Maarten News - Posted by admin on February 2, 2015
St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance sentenced two men who ignored a stop sign from the police and threatened police officers with a firearm on October 6 of last year to 15 and 18 months of imprisonment yesterday. Brendon Alberto Dixin has
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St. Maarten – Financial supervisor Cft has no role to play in whatever plans the government has with the Emilio Wilson Estate, Cft-secretary Kees van Nieuwamerongen told this newspaper yesterday. On Monday, Today reported that, according to some a
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St. Maarten – The government is not aware of any plans for the construction of a waste-to-energy plant in Cay Bay, acting Vromi-Minister Marcel Gumbs said yesterday in parliament. He added that there are no plans for Gebe to invest in such a plant
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St. Maarten —The SMTA yesterday called for an immediate summit to be convened with the current Parliamentary initiator of the law--MP Leroy de Weever--, the Ministers of TEAT and Justice, the Council of Advice, the Ombudsman, Legal Affairs and the
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St. Maarten – Peterson Richardson, a 49-year-old better known under his nickname Coconut Pete, received a 15-month conditional prison sentence with 3 years of probation for attempted burglary in a home in Simpson Bay on October 26 of last year, an
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St. Maarten – The Council of Minister approved the draft ordinance for the establishment of the Integrity Chamber on Monday, Justice Minister Dennis Richardson said on Wednesday evening during the budget debate in parliament. Currently, the draft
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St. Maarten – Three young men who took a “stupid decision” to burglarize and vandalize the Ho supermarket in St. Peters in the night of January 4 to January 5 of this year, practically high-fived in the courtroom after they realized that Judge
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St. Maarten – Independent Member of Parliament Leona Marlin-Romeo made a good impression in her first address during Tuesday’s budget-debate. To the point and sticking to budget-related issues, the rookie MP fired a torrent of succulent remarks,
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St. Martin - For the second straight week, the main street in the busy thoroughfare of Grand Case was closed to traffic for a few hours and during that spell, revelers, shoppers and party goers had the opportunity to interact under the theme, Saint
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St. Maarten —Even though the “Stop, Drop and Go” project which was conducted by the law enforcement officials of both sides of the island was deemed successful; law enforcement officials still believe that there are still numerous guns in the
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St. Maarten -Through the assistance and backing of luxury horlogier Hublot and the Alwani Family of the Little Europe chain of stores, the St. Maarten Nature Foundation over the past eighteen months researched, installed and managed various coral nu
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Pond Island – TelEm Group joined Minister of Education, Culture, Youth & Sports, Rita Bourne Gumbs in kicking off the 23rd Interscholastic Soccer Tournament at the Johan Cruyff Court in Belvedere, Saturday. The Minister showed deft skill
