This is a special report brought to you by StMaartenNews.com outlining the views of the Public Prosecutor’s Office on the statutes of limitations pertaining to the length of investigations, in particular those of politicians, other public figures and prominent citizens on St. Maarten. The introduction to this special report can be read online via the following article: “Public Prosecutor’s Office shares views on statute of limitations”. Part 1 – The Public Prosecutor’s Office and its workings In this first part of this 7-parts series, we will discuss what exactly the Public Prosecutor (known in Dutch as the ‘Openbare Ministerie’ or…
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~ ‘Further talks on collaboration as part of the restructuring Tax Office’ ~ Philipsburg – Minister of Finance Perry Geerlings received Nichalin Martina, Director of Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland (B/CN) at the Ministry of Finance. The visit was initiated to discuss the challenges and opportunities that exist for St. Maarten as it undergoes the process of revamping its Tax Administration. Since 10-10-10, B/CN has made substantial progress in upgrading and restructuring its Tax Administration and can therefore be a vital partner in helping the St. Maarten Tax Office with its planned improvements. A team from B/CN’s Tax Office recently completed a…
~ Public Prosecutor’s Office seeking to implement various instruments such as JASAP, Justice As Soon As Possible ~ PHILIPSBURG — On the morning of Wednesday, August 29th, 2018, Chief Prosecutor, Jeroen Steenbrink, received a copy of a petition from activist, Elton Jones, together with former Minister of Education Rhoda Arrindell and former Member of Parliament, Sylvia Meyers-Olivacce. Outside the Public Prosecutor’s Office at the Emmaplein in Philipsburg that morning, protesters were holding a ‘not so’ silent march condemning what they called persecution of local politicians by the Dutch government and the local judiciary. The petition, handed over to the Chief…
PHILIPSBURG — The Police Department in discussion with the Public Prosecutor in charge of traffic have come to the decision to tackle the illegal parking situation in the Philipsburg area which has become quite serious and mainly during the evening and night hours on Front Street. This traffic offense occurs during the day also and in the evening hours by persons visiting the casinos and restaurants in Philipsburg. KPSM and the Public prosecutor have received numerous complaints from pedestrians, business-owners and residents living on Front Street concerning this issue. All drivers are hereby warned to avoid illegal parking in and around…
PHILIPSBURG – The House of Parliament will sit in a Central Committee meeting on Monday, September 24, 2018, to debate the “Stand for SXM” petition submitted by a group of citizens led by activists, Elton Jones and Rhoda Arrindell. The Central Committee meeting is scheduled for 14:00 hrs. in the General Assembly Chamber of the House at Wilhelminastraat #1 in Philipsburg. The Minister of Justice will be present. The agenda point is: Discussion about the points submitted in the “Petition Justice Sint Maarten” from citizens of Sint Maarten submitted to Parliament on August 29, 2018, during a demonstration/walk on Wednesday,…
By Hilbert Haar Seoul is a city of 10 million, roughly 250 times the sizes of Dutch St. Maarten. Entering South Korea is not a problem, because Europeans do not need visa. Finding your way around town is another matter. Mostly everything is written in Korean, a language I do not speak and I am not able to read either. Somehow, there is always somebody around willing to help out; a young man tells us the cheapest way is to go to town by train the easiest, and more expensive option is a taxi. We take the easy way out…
PHILIPSBURG — Naturalized persons on the island may lose their Dutch nationality if they have not relinquished their former nationality. According to the politicians in the Netherlands persons who are naturalized as Dutch citizens should relinquish their former nationality since they are not allowed to have dual citizenship. Speaking to a source, they indicated that this policy has always been there but not enforced. However, recently following discussions in the Dutch Second Chamber it was decided to enforce this policy because a Dutch national should have allegiance to only one country. However speaking to a Dutch/Jamaican, she said that she…
PHILIPSBURG — Doctors and Pharmacists have complained that they are not being paid on time for services rendered to the patients who carry the Social Insurance (SZV) cards. According to them, in some cases they have to wait as long as three months before they are being paid for the previous months. This backlog in the payments is now very frustrating since it has been going on for some time said, the doctors. However, the Head of Social Insurance, Glen Carty, when contacted indicated that since he has held the helm of the institution the payments to the pharmacists and…
Photo caption: This photo was taken in Saba in the area commonly known as Hell’s Gate. What strikes you the most in this photo? Email us your answer via info@stmaartennews.com. It is pretty obvious to us. But let us know what you notice in this photo. To get an idea, here are more photos…
~ says strengthening TEATT’s NL link is vital ~ Den Haag/Philipsburg – Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic & Telecommunication the Honourable Stuart Johnson discussed a number of topics such as the US-Preclearance and incentives for large and small businesses during his visit to the St. Maarten House in The Netherlands this week. “I felt it imperative to meet with Minister Wuite and Deputy Minister Somersall to discuss a number of concerns and also to find ways in which the Ministry of TEATT could be further supported in The Netherlands by the Honourable Minister Plenipotentiary Jorien Wuite and her Deputy…
