New gambling legislation is a work in progress
PHILIPSBURG — The first draft of a new gambling law has been completed, it appears from the third implementation report that details progress on measures that are part of the country package. The Temporary More...
We Are Embracing Flawed Electoral Regulations
Dear Editor, Soon Postulation to participate in the upcoming 2024 parliamentary election is upon us. Political parties will be presenting their list of candidates. With the postulation of the list of candidates More...
Detention center becomes responsibility of the police force – union threatens with strike
PHILIPSBURG — The NAPB – the National General Police Union – has reacted with dismay to the decision by Justice Minister Anna Richardson to transfer the responsibility for the detention center More...
Appeals court blocks Ennia’s attempt to get a judgment from the Supreme Court
WILLEMSTAD — The Common Court of Justice has denied Ennia’s request to have the Supreme Court render judgment on the court’s interim ruling in the dispute between the insurance company and its majority More...
Dutch want help from Curacao against illegal online casinos
WILLEMSTAD — The enforcement department of the Dutch Gambling Authority (KSA) has reached out to the Gaming Control Board in Curacao for help in the battle against online casino operators that continue to More...
Court rules: No bank account for Oduber’s company BCY Entertainment
ORANJESTAD — Arubabank is entitled to refuse opening a bank account for BCY Entertainment, a company of former Minister of Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Environment Otmar Oduber, the court of appeals More...
Deborah Jack recipient of Soros Arts Fellowship
PHILIPSBURG — St. Maarten-born artist Deborah Jack is one of eighteen recipients of a 2023 Soros Arts Fellowship from the New York-based Open Society Foundations that comes with a grant of $100,000. Jack More...
Developer Zebec demands $92 million; Heyliger in the hot seat
PHILIPSBURG -- For the time being the Court in First Instance considers the allegations real estate developer Zebec made against former politician Theo Heyliger about his role in the Dutch Village project proven, More...
Wycliffe Smith installed as Chief in Ghana
GHANA/ST. MAARTEN — On October 14, 2023, in a momentous display of cultural and spiritual significance, former Pastor and Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport of Sint Maarten, Wycliffe Smith, was More...
United People’s Party Board denounces deceptive rhetoric for personal gain
Sint Maarten – The Board of the United People’s (UP) Party strongly condemns the malicious rhetoric and disingenuous statements peddled by individuals willing to deceive the people of Sint Maarten More...
