MP Rolando Brison refutes legal review of his inquiry-proposal by Dutch attorney
PHILIPSBURG – In response to the criticism expressed by Dutch attorney Wim van Sambeek in an article titled “Mullet Bay Parliamentary Inquiry-proposal fully misses the point”, member of Parliament Rolando Brison wrote to StMaartenNews.com that he agrees the parliamentary inquiry is a far reaching instruction and that is precisely why he is using More...
“Inquiry-proposal fully misses the point” says Dutch civil law attorney
PHILIPSBURG – There is no justification for spending half a million guilders on a parliamentary inquiry into Mullet Bay of which the outcome will be that the beach is public. That is the opinion of civil law More...
Court sets deadline for solution to dump nuisance
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance put the Ministry of Public Housing, Urban Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) with its back against the proverbial wall on Friday with a ruling that orders More...
Dump lawsuit set for ruling on July 26
PHILIPSBURG – The court case against country St. Maarten and the manager of the landfill, Robelto&Son is near its conclusion. The plaintiffs, Barbara Cannegieter, attorney Camiel Koster and his law office More...
No Dutch citizenship for former President Louis Constant Fleming
PHIIPSBURG — Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday was within his rights when he refused Dutch citizenship to the former President of the Collectivité de Saint Martin, Louis Constant Fleming, it appears from a ruling More...
Déjà vu
By Hilbert Haar Déjà vu is a powerful experience. It brings you back in a flash to a time when something happened that is similar to a current experience. I had this feeling when I read about the Robalo-case against More...
Witch hunt or a new Marcel Loor case?
PHILIPSBURG — Witch hunt or a repeat of the Marcel Loor case? The public prosecutor’s office demanded on Wednesday 18 months of imprisonment, with 6 months suspended against former Immigration and Border More...
Public Prosecutor’s Office issue statement on ROBALO case
PHILIPSBURG — The Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM) has issued the following press release regarding the ROBALO case. Prison time requested for former Immigration and Border Protection Director The ROBALO More...
Attorney Brenda Brooks on the Robalo case
PHILIPSBURG — On Wednesday, March 20, 2019, attorney Brenda Brooks issued the following press release in the Robalo case, wherein her client E.H. is standing trial for two charges of human smuggling, forgery More...
Banks kick lottery companies out
PHILIPSBURG — The Windward Islands Bank (WIB) in St. Maarten and Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB) in Curacao do not have to maintain their banking relationships any longer with Robbie’s Lottery and five More...
