Court handles request to investigate mismanagement at the port
PHILIPSBURG – The court will hear arguments on Thursday morning from the public prosecutor’s office and defense attorneys for the harbor about a request by the attorney-general to initiate an investigation More...
MP Richardson to court on June 11
PHILIPSBURG – On Monday June 11, MP Frans Richardson (United St. Maarten party – USp) will appear in court as a suspect in the Emerald and Squid investigations. Together with Richardson, former port director More...
Tougher demand against MP Brownbill for tax fraud
PHILIPSBURG – The public prosecutor demanded a higher sentence against Member of Parliament Chanel Brownbill on Thursday than he did against other suspects in the Emerald-investigation: 18 instead of 15 months More...
Emerald-suspects ducked 4 million in taxes
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance handled the cases of four suspects in the Emerald-investigation on Tuesday and the demands from the prosecution against all four were identical to those issued in February More...
MP Frans Richardson arrested
PHILIPSBURG – The anti-corruption unit (TBO) arrested member of Parliament and leader of the United St. Maarten party (USp), Frans Richardson, on Tuesday on suspicion of membership of a criminal organization, More...
Two arrests on Sint Maarten, one home seized
Philipsburg — The anti-corruption team TBO executed two searches in homes and one in a company on Sint Maarten. Arrests were made. Two suspects were arrested. One home was seized. The arrest of F.G.R. (1968) More...
Court postpones Brownbill’s tax fraud trial
PHILIPSBURG – Police officer Akeem A. and MP Chanel Brownbill were expected to be the highlights of the second day of the trials against seven suspects in the so-called emerald investigation on Wednesday. But More...
“Emerald” case in court on February 6 and 7
Philipsburg — Seven owners of one-man businesses (sole proprietorships) on Sint Maarten will appear in the Court of First Instance of Sint Maarten on 6 and 7 February 2018. It is the “Emerald-case” regarding More...
MP Brownbill arrested
GREAT BAY – Law enforcement is having a field day this week with the arrest of Unites St. Maarten party MP Chanel Brownbill (see photo) and police officer Akeem A. in connection with the Emerald-investigation More...
Unfortunate
On one thing we agree with MP Frans Richardson: it is unfortunate that his name has been linked to the Emerald-investigation in the sense that he has been portrayed as a friend of the director of Checkmate Security. But More...
