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Power play
By Hilbert Haar Minister Plasterk said it during his last visit to St. Maarten: the Netherlands is not just going to open a bank account and let the island help itself. That makes sense. Funds that are available More...
MP Theo Heyliger addresses open letter to Dutch government and its people
GREAT BAY — Member of Parliament and leader of the United People’s (UP) Party, Theodore E. Heyliger sent an open letter by way of the Dutch Representative’s office in Philipsburg to the Dutch Government More...
Post-Irma update from the Public Prosecutor’s Office
PHILIPSBURG — Very soon after the passage of hurricanes “Irma” and “Maria” the enforcement of criminal law in Sint Maarten was restored. This in close cooperation with all involved More...
Government of Sint Maarten meets with Dutch Government Mission
PHILIPSBURG – On Sunday afternoon, September 17, 2017, the Government of Sint Maarten – Governor Drs. Eugene Holiday and the full Council of Ministers – met with the mission team established by More...
Identified looters will be taken to Court
PHILIPSBURG — The past couple of days military and police units on Sint Maarten have put an end to large-scale robberies and looting. An unknown number of persons were detained. Due to lack of detention capacity, More...
St. Maarten hopes for more marines and help
PHILIPSBURG / HILVERSUM – “We are very happy with the marines that were sent here, but this is still not enough. We hope that more help is coming,” expressed 30-year old Marvio Cooks from St. Maarten. He More...
Progress Committee is “less pessimistic”
GREAT BAY – The Progress Committee is not entirely “cautiously optimistic” in its first quarter report as Justice Minister Rafael Boasman said at Wednesday’s Council of Ministers press briefing. This appears More...
Asset Recovery Team St. Maarten launched
Chief Prosecutor Ton Maan gave a statement about the launching of the “Asset Recovery Team Sint Maarten” (Afpakteam Sint Maarten) on Wednesday, May 4th, 2017. File photo. GREAT BAY – On Wednesday afternoon, More...
Cruel and unusual punishment
Dear Editor, The European Human Rights commission reported on the administration of justice in the Netherlands and its territories. One of their conclusions was that 43 percent of prisoners in the Netherlands have More...
Government priorities remain opaque
GREAT BAY – The Council of Ministers began yesterday morning with the presentation of its governing program 2016-2020 to the Central Committee of Parliament. Today reported extensively about the contents of the More...
