PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Leando Aslem Prince on Wednesday morning to 10 months of imprisonment for the possession of a firearm and ammunition. Police officers caught the 26-year old defendant in November of last year near the Crystal Club on Soualiga Boulevard when he ran into an alley next to the club, briefly bent down and ran away.
Author: The Publisher
PHILIPSBURG — The St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) is ready to host two exciting nights of social commentary from some of the islands most veteran Calypsonians. The Nagico Senior Calypso Competition is back and following hurricane Irma and the political upheaval that followed, the SCDF expects the singers to deliver strong messages through their Calypso’s. The foundation announced on Thursday that 16 singers are registered to compete in the Calypso elimination which is slated to be held on April 16. Ten of the 16 will advance to the finals on April 26 where each will try to dethrone the…
Up to this day, the existing constitutional and political dilemma between the island of St. Eustatius (“Statia”) and the country of The Netherlands (“Holland”) has been approached as an “or/or” issue, as a choice between two premises which many among us believe to oppose each other: democracy and practicality as incompatible end goals (quod non). The reality of the chances for success in this matter however may earlier and better be found in answering the question how to properly balance these two premises in a way which is most beneficial to the Statia people. In order to soonest accomplish that…
PHILIPSBURG – Minister of Finance Mike Ferrier has expressed his irritation about a letter from financial supervisor Cft that contains complaints about deadlines St. Maarten is not meeting with regards to the 2018 budget and the annual financial accounts going back to 2013.
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced an 18-year old boy to 80 hours of conditional community service and to mandatory anger management training for a stunt he pulled on December 16 of last year. The probation office describes Quimarni Dereushay Adonis Brown as a quiet boy who can explode when he perceives injustice. Hence the court’s decision to send the boy to anger management training. In November, the police initially failed to stop Brown when they spotted him driving a scooter. The then 17-year old escaped the police by driving recklessly, without a helmet and without insurance, it…
PHILIPSBURG – Two sources have independently from each other confirmed that registrar Maritsa James-Christina is the employee of the court in Philipsburg who has been suspended pending an investigation into irregularities with a third-party bank account.
PHILIPSBURG – The trial against a 59-year old Scotsman for the possession of child porn and for sexual assault on several minors was postponed on Wednesday until May 30. Colin K., who misses the bottom part of his left leg, appeared on crutches in the courtroom. He is currently detained at the Pointe Blanche prison.
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Reinier Chun-Bon Cheung on Wednesday morning to 36 months of imprisonment, with 18 months suspended and 3 years of probation for the possession of a small weapons arsenal and 747 gram of marijuana. The court acquitted Cheung of theft and fencing a car that belonged to real auto and that was found on his property near the family’s Cake House supermarket on the L.B. Scott Road.
PHILIPSBURG — On Wednesday March 21st, 21 students from the Prince Willem Alexander School visited the Police Head Quarters in Philipsburg. At the police station they were greeted by the Community Police Officers/Inspectors Rensley Henson, Helen Romeo and Arcella Leonard. The children who were very enthusiastic asked many question as they were given a grand tour of the police station and an explanation on what the police do on a daily basis. After the tour the student posed for a quick group photo.
PHILIPSBURG — Detectives are presently investigating a shooting incident which took place on Wednesday shortly before 07.00 a.m. in front of Fu Yung Supermarket located on Middle Region road close to Romeo’s drive. The first of several calls came in to the Emergency Dispatch stating that an argument had taken place between two men which escalated into a fight. At one point during this confrontation the suspect pulled a gun and fired several shots at the victim who took off running. The suspect briefly chased the victim through the area. The victim was later found bleeding from a wound to…
