Current formation plan prison presented in Parliament
PHILIPSBURG — During an urgent meeting of Parliament on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, regarding the management structure of the detention facilities on St. Maarten, minister Wycliffe Smith deputizing for the minister More...
Justice Minister sets the record straight
~ No interference in Theo Heyliger’s case ~ PHILIPSBURG — The Minister of Justice Cornelius De Weever has set the record straight with regard to his Ministry being involved in individual cases. He spoke More...
Airport security officers sworn in
PHILIPSBURG — The security officers at the Princess Juliana International Airport were sworn in by the Minister of Justice Cornelius De Weever as auxiliary police officers on Wednesday morning. The security officers More...
MOT handles billions in unusual financial transactions
PHILIPSBURG – In 2017 and 2018, St. Maarten’s Financial Intelligence Unit (MOT) received close to 53,000 reports about unusual financial transactions with a combined worth of 29.7 billion guilders ($16.6 More...
“Don’t send UTS to the cemetery”
PHILIPSBURG – “Make sure that you don’t send UTS to the cemetery and let it function as a real private company.” That was the message UTS-director Glen Carty had for members of the central committee More...
Justice Minister removes Checkmate guards from prison
PHILIPSBURG — Checkmate Security Services that manned the towers at the Pointe Blanche Prison for the past 16 years has been removed and replaced by the Voluntary Korps of St. Maarten (VKS). According to More...
Prison officers sworn in after seven years
GREAT BAY—Minister of Justice Cornelius De Weever described the taking of the oath by some 22 prison officers as “a milestone” with a sense of accomplishment. He pointed out that the ceremonies that took More...
KPSM receives keys for new vehicles
PHILIPSBURG — In the recovery process of country Sint Maarten KPSM have written and presented several “Quick Win” projects with the urgency to get KPSM up and running as soon as possible. The entire recovery More...
Justice Minister honors law enforcement departments
Philipsburg — The Minister of Justice, the honorable Cornelius De Weever honored all members of the Sint Maarten Police Force, on Thursday June 14th during a ceremony held at the Police Head Quarters in Philipsburg. More...
Pointe Blanche: renovation or a new prison?
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