Former MP Arrindell sent to prison for vote buying
PHILIPSBURG — The Court in First Instance sentenced former police officer and former member of parliament Akeem Arrindell to an 18-month prison sentence for vote buying during the January 2024 elections. The court also banned Arrindell from holding public functions and from participating in elections for 78 months – 6.5 years. This is the More...
Politician and Legal Advisor Arrested in Fraud Investigation
PHILIPSBURG – In a dramatic turn of events, Lisa Alexander, a local politician, business owner, and legal advisor, was arrested at her Dawn Beach residence on the morning of September 16, 2024, as part of an More...
MP Arrindell might be prosecuted for vote-buying
PHILIPSBURG -- The Public Prosecutor’s Office intends to prosecute Member of Parliament Akeem Arrindell for vote-buying during the January 2024 elections. In a press release, that does not mention Arrindell by More...
Aruba’s former Minister Sevinger sent to prison
WILLEMSTAD — The Common Court of Justice sentenced Benny Sevinger, a former Minister of Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Environment (and later of Urban Planning, Integration and Infrastructure) in Aruba More...
Government ignores recommendations to update its prostitution-policy
PHILIPSBURG — St. Maarten structurally ignores recommendation from the Law Enforcement Council. In 2016, the Council issued six recommendation to improve the country’s policies towards prostitution. Seven More...
Dr. Richardson presents book for Mother Tongue Language Day
~ More and more English is now being used in court to support language rights ~ Great Bay, Sint Maarten – On Monday, February 19, Dr. Linda Richardson officially presented her book “Trilingual Terminology More...
Court bans Frans Richardson from politics for five years
PHILIPSBURG -- Former parliamentarian and founder of the United St. Maarten party (USp) Frans Richardson was sentenced by the Court of Appeal to 19 months of imprisonment and ordered to pay 192,690 guilders ($666,307) More...
Dutch prison system also struggles with staff shortages
PHILIPSBURG — The Pointe Blanche prison is not the only facility in the Kingdom’s justice chain that struggles with staff shortages it appears from a letter Minister Franc Weerwind (Legal Protection) sent More...
Bank settles dollar-swiping case for 25 million
WILLEMSTAD — Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB) settled the so-called dollar-swiping case with the Public Prosecutor’s Office for 25 million guilders (close to $14 million). Because of the settlement, the More...
Heyliger pays $5 million and goes to prison for five years
PHILIPSBURG -- Former politician and founder of the United People’s party (UP) Theo Heyliger will pay the Public Prosecutor’s Office $5 million and await a summons to start serving a 5-year prison sentence, More...
