Extra judge for Sint Maarten due to workload after Irma

PHILIPSBURG/THE NETHERLANDS — Mrs. M.Th. Hoogland becomes a deputy member of the Common Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. She is being deployed for three More...

Deep pockets

When you have deep pockets, you can use your money to pester anyone and everyone with court cases, because even if you lose the court case, the financial and psychological impact on your opponent is great enough More...

A world of unhappiness

By Hilbert Haar For those who have no clue why the Caravanserai Beach Resort was rechristened as the Alegría resort – and what the hell that name means, here is a pointer. The resort’s name is displayed above More...

Exceeding time limits suspects St. Maarten covered

GREAT BAY — The Court of First Instance on St. Maarten, at the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM) of St. Maarten, agreed with the exceeding time limits for suspects currently detained pending More...

Attorneys on strike, six court cases in jeopardy

GREAT BAY – The on-call attorneys go on strike starting today because the outstanding invoices dating back to December have not been paid in spite of earlier promises by Minister of Justice Rafael Boasman. “Considering More...