Dean Bar Association welcomes Dutch intervention at Pointe Blanche prison
PHILIPSBURG – The Dutch parliament approved the motion of Chris van Dam that asks the Kingdom Council of Ministers to take control of the Pointe Blanche prison for the next five years with a large majority on More...
Mexican standoff with pro bono lawyers
PHILIPSBURG – The strike of the pro bono lawyers enters its fourth week on Saturday and there is still no solution in sight. Geert Hatzmann, the Dean of the Bar Association, does not exclusively rely on handling More...
Bad birthday: arrested for gun possession
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Bryan Giovanni Henson to 15 months of imprisonment, with 3 months suspended and 2 years of probation, for firearm possession on Wednesday. The prosecution had More...
Victim’s attorney to court in attempt to force action
GREAT BAY – The publication of a story about the ill-treatment of a 58-year old woman by her son (Today, March 10: Violent son of ill-treated mother still walks free) triggered quite some reactions, the victim’s More...
Breaking the deadlock
The action by attorney Geert Hatzmann to ask public attention for an ill-treatment case makes sense. It is probably not something the Public Prosecutor’s Office particularly likes, but when things are not going More...
Violent son of ill-treated mother still walks free
GREAT BAY – On February 22 a 58-year-old woman was horribly ill-treated by her 35-year old son. The two have a dispute about an apartment and their mutual rights and obligations. Just before the man attacked his More...
Pro bono lawyers end strike after substantial payment
Photo caption: On September 23, striking pro bono attorneys marched to the Ministry of Justice on Illidge Road, supported by several civil law attorneys. File photo Today / Milton Pieters GREAT BAY – The strike More...
