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Central Bank on rumored counterfeit 25 guilders banknotes
WILLEMSTAD – Once again there have been reports in the media about allegedly counterfeit banknotes. Now the reports indicate that there are counterfeit banknotes of 25 guilders in circulation. However, the More...
Unhealthy state
“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” – Winston Churchill Today we quote More...
Stellar reputation
By Hilbert Haar You always have to pay attention when politicians start making statements that seem to be too good to be true – or realistic. I definitely got a bit of that vibe from statements the Dutch Prime More...
Thumbs up to PM Marlin-Romeo from PM Rutte
PHILIPSBURG – The visit of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte to St. Maarten seems to mark the beginning of a better relationship with the Kingdom. On more than one occasion, Rutte said that he has confidence in More...
Attorney claims innocence in bribery-trial
PHILIPSBURG – Attorney Brenda Brooks got so emotional at the end of her trial on Wednesday that she broke down while she was using her option to say the last words at the hearing. Fellow-attorney Sjamira Roseburg More...
Man acquitted of Zorilla-manslaughter
PHILIPSBURG – During a massive fight at Diamond Hill in Cole Bay on July 20, 2017, 23-year old Gary Zorilla Carrenno lost his life while two others sustained serious injuries. But nobody will go to jail for Zorrilla’s More...
Grapperhaus gets a different taste of St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG – Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus (Justice and Security) got a firsthand taste of the destruction Hurricane Irma inflicted on St. Maarten during his visit to the island that was preceded by stops in More...
Stabbing trial scheduled for July 18
PHILIPSBURG – Todrick Kahim F. will appear in court on July 18 to stand trial for the fatal stabbing of 27-year old Derrick Wilson on November 18 of last year. The 43-year old defendant was arrested shortly after More...
Is automatic early release coming to an end?
By Hilbert Haar Imagine this: the court sentences a man for armed robbery to a prison sentence of nine years. He spent already eight months in pretrial custody, so he has one hundred months to go before he roams More...
Fight with tenant ends up in court
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance will pronounce its verdict in a case of public violence on May 16; four men stood trial for the alleged offense on Wednesday. The public prosecutor demanded 15 months More...
