PHILIPSBURG — On Thursday, October 18, 2018, social media was abuzz with a new video as Whatsapp broadcasters on the scene were quick to broadcast recorded images of two men fighting in the street at the junction between the old post office building, Quiznos restaurant and the UTS building. Bystanders can be seen trying to stop and dislodge the two men who fought a bloodied fistfight on the ground with each other. StMaartenNews.com contacted police spokesman Ricardo Henson for a report. However, at the time of the call Henson indicated that he was waiting on a report from the watch…
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It is a public secret that the former court manager was a regular visitor of the casinos on St. Maarten. Her dismissal appeal case revealed that under her management of the court’s third party bank account, where monies confiscated from criminals were deposited, over $1.1 million US Dollars have gone missing over a 5-year period from 2012 up until 2017. This was confirmed by a court-ordered financial controller’s audit investigation carried out in March of this year. Whether these monies were used to finance the casino visits of the court manager is not yet known. We will await the outcome…
Philipsburg — The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested a 3 year prison sentence for police officer J.V.G. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has also requested the Court of First Instance to prohibit J.V.G. from working as a civil servant for a period of 5 years. The investigation dubbed “WHALE” conducted by the National Detectives has resulted in prosecution of J.V.G. (43) and C.K. (33) for the following charges. J.V.G.: theft of diamonds, cut stone, or jewelry and embezzling proceeds of sale, bribery in service as a police officer, forgery and breach of confidently. The case against co-suspect C.K. has been postponed…
GREAT BAY — Although seventy five percent of SOL Limited has been sold to the Parkland Fuel Corporation which is said to be North America’s fastest growing independent marketers of fuel and petroleum products, it will not affect the employees in the region. SOL regional manager David Antrobus stated that “although Parkland Fuel Corporation is a Canadian company, the SOL group of companies will continue to be managed from the Caribbean with its head office in Grand Cayman,” said Antrobus. He explained that what has been sold to Parkland Corporation is the entities and as a result the employees will…
GREAT BAY — Guyanese who have not renounced their former nationality to obtain the Dutch passport will be able to do it through the office of the Honorary Consul to Guyana Cleveland Beresford whose office is situated on Back Street, Philipsburg. “This is not a new requirement by the Dutch Government,” said Beresford. This has been the requirement for a number of years and persons who have obtained the Dutch Nationality are advised by letter from the Dutch Government that they must relinquish their former nationality to become a Dutch citizen. He explained that it was challenged by Dutch citizens…
By Hilbert Haar Well, well well. Hear hear. The appeals court has acquitted Maria Buncamper-Molanus and her husband Claudius of quite some charges in the so-called Eco Green-investigation. Terms like ‘no crime was committed’ and ‘I have done nothing wrong’ will start singing around again. And of course, it is a fact that the court ruling favors the beleaguered Buncampers in many ways. That they established a bogus company called Eco Green to avoid paying taxes over rental income from a piece on land on Soualiga Boulevard is not against the law, the court ruled. Like everyone else, the Buncampers…
PHILIPSBURG – The Common Court of Justice has sentenced former Public Health Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus and her husband Claudius to a 25,000-guilders fine and 240 hours of community service each for tax fraud with their bogus company Eco Green. The appeal against the verdict from the Court in First Instance still paid off, because the conditional 12-month prison sentence it imposed is now off the table. The appeals court acquitted the Buncampers of most charges but held the couple accountable for filing incorrect tax returns for Eco Green – a company of which Claudius Buncamper and Maria Buncamper-Molanus were the…
Philipsburg — The Ombudsman, Dr. Nilda Arduin, has started a systemic investigation at the level of the functionally responsible Minister, into the procurement process/Procurement Management Policy of Princess Juliana International Airport Operating Company N.V. (PJIAE) and the application of same in practice. The transparency of the pertinent procedures and policies at the level of the functionally responsible government body for PJIAE, i.e. the Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT), who is also the shareholder representative, is being queried. Considering the nature of a complaint filed with the Ombudsman against PJIAE, and PJIAE having been identified and listed…
Philipsburg – WINAIR recently took delivery of 3 new GPU’s (Ground Power Units) and 4 tugs in order to handle its own flights and those of its growing 3rd party customers in St. Maarten. WINAIR daily operates 37 Twin Otter flights and 5 ATR flights from its hub at PJIAE in St. Maarten and provides ramp and passenger handling services to Air Antilles, Seaborne Airlines, Sky High Aviation, Air Cargo Carriers (Holsum Bread AC). In addition, WINAIR also offers charter services to health insurance agency ZVK, numerous FBO’s and to the general public, thereby bringing the Caribbean closer than ever. “With…
~ MP Doran’s request honored by Council of Ministers ~ Philipsburg — Member of Parliament Egbert Jurendy Doran requested a tour of the hurricane shelters on Sint Maarten during the Central Committee meeting on August 3, 2018. The Prime Minister stated then that she had no reservations therewith, and on Friday, October 12th, Members of Parliament had the opportunity to visit 3 of the 13 listed establishments that were reportedly adjusted and prepared by Government in such a way that they should be able to function as shelters in the event of a catastrophe. In a previous press release dated…
