PHILIPSBURG — The Court of First Instance has sided with the Public Prosecutor’s Office on keeping Police Officer J.L.V.G. (42) in custody for 60 additional days as a suspect in the WHALE investigation. J.L.V.G. is suspected of being bribed, forging documents and breach of confidentiality. Two more suspects were arrested and heard by the National Detectives, while more arrests will be made and more witnesses will be heard as this investigation which is in full swing continues. This investigation is led by the National Detectives and overseen by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The suspect is in restrictive custody, which means…
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PHILIPSBURG — On Monday, July 23rd, Member of Parliament, Mr. Claude Chacho Peterson and Faction Staff Mr. Benjamin Bell, representing the SMCP faction within the coalition, met with the Secretary-General of the St. Maarten Social Economic Council (SER), Mr. Gerard Richardson to receive a presentation at the request of the MP. The presentation outlined the history, the role, the services and the reports of the SER, which is one of the permanent advisory councils entrusted with strengthening St. Maarten’s Trias Politica system of Government. MP Peterson brought up the topic of the high remuneration of the Board, as this had…
Philipsburg — All recently appointed Ministers have complied with Article 53 of the National Ordinance on Registration and Finances of Political Parties within 30 days of their appointment. By signing the declaration, the Ministers have declared that they are cognizant of the provisions laid down in the National Ordinance on Registration and Finances of Political Parties and that they have not acted in contravention of said provisions during the election campaign for the Parliamentary elections held on February 26th, 2018. Due to travel commitments, the Prime-Minister, Mrs. Leona Marlin-Romeo, and the Minister of Justice, Mr. Cornelius de Weever, signed said…
PHILIPSBURG—A change in its statutes to make government companies pay 3% of their revenue to the St. Maarten Tourist Authority STA, and to give the association power to impose taxes has irked hoteliers who say the board has strayed from the tourism authority’s original concept. There is also growing concern that such a move by the STA the move could potentially bankrupt the government businesses and halt millions in investments in the tourism industry on St. Maarten. Owners of Oyster Bay Beach Resort Owner and Managing Director Joshua S. Gold say the new statutes for the STA gives the organization…
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten (Monday July 23rd, 2018) — On Tuesday July 16th, SZV staff members Mr. Abraham O. Christian and Mr. Richard R. G. Hassell were officially sworn in as bailiffs (belasting deurwaarder) by judge A.J.J. van Rijen at the Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie. Both successfully completed their training program and can now legally execute bailiff tasks on behalf of Social and Health Insurances SZV. These tasks include, but are not limited to; serving summons, executing leans and auctions. The execution of the bailiff function consists of strict adherence to various legal procedures. This year, SZV focusses on the importance of…
Photo caption: High Commissioner of Canada to Barbados, H.E. Marie Legault, pays a courtesy visit to Acting Governor Reynold Groeneveldt. Whereupon Acting Governor Groeneveldt presented her with a token of appreciation. Photo provided by the Governor’s Cabinet.
Photo caption: Ambassador of the United States to the Netherlands, H.E. Pete Hoekstra (R), pays a courtesy visit to acting Governor Reynold Groeneveldt (second to right) in the company of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, H.E. Henne Schuwer (L), and Chief of Mission of the United States to Sint Maarten, Margaret Hawthorne (second to left). Photo provided by the Governor’s Cabinet. Photo caption: Acting Governor Groeneveldt presents the Ambassador of the United States Pete Hoekstra with a token of appreciation. Photo provided by the Governor’s Cabinet.
PHILIPSBURG — Miss Teen St. Maarten Shakainah Pompier Arrindell left St. Maarten on Saturday, July 21st, 2018, to represent the island in the Miss Teen International pageant in West Virginia. We wish Miss Pompier Arrindell much success in the upcoming pageantry competition. ### Related story: Posh Productions Presents Pageantry Plans for Carnival 2019
PHILIPSBURG (Monday, July 23, 2018) — Today, NAGICO Insurances unveiled a new insurance product called the NAGICO Hurricane Xtra Policy. It’s designed as a supplemental coverage to insure uncovered expenses that may arise following a hurricane as well as items around your home that are not typically covered against hurricane damage under the standard Homeowners Policy. “Based on our client’s as well as our personal experiences dealing with the turmoil post hurricanes Irma and Maria, we realized that there was a need for a policy that could provide cover for the additional costs that would arise after this kind of…
PHILIPSBURG—Enhancing the experience for arriving and departing travelers and bringing the Terminal Building back online “post-haste”, was the message given to airport management by Tourism Minister Stuart Johnson when he toured the Princess Juliana International Airport PJIA in his capacity as shareholder representative on Wednesday. According to a press release issued Sunday, Minister Johnson also reemphasized the importance of the PJIA to the island’s overall economic revitalization. He said the Airport’s reconstruction, including the provisions to build the US Preclearance facility, is part of the governing program 2018 -2022 and represents a vital feature of the government’s plans for redevelopment…
