Parliament, govt need to tackle prosecutors abuse
PHILIPSBURG — The board of the United St. Maarten Party (USP) on Monday said it stands behind USP MP and faction leader Claudius Buncamper in calling for a fair trial for his latest fight with the prosecuting More...
Emmanuel’s “victory” and the difference between criminal and questionable behavior
PHILIPSBURG – When the Common Court of Justice denied a request from the Attorney-General to prosecute MP Christophe Emmanuel for alleged irregularities with granting land in long lease when he was minister of More...
“Without regard to persons,” they claim.
By A Contributor The predominantly Dutch European Judiciary and Public Prosecution Service consistently claim that adjudication and prosecution takes place without regard to persons (‘zonder aanziens des More...
Court permits prosecution of Theo Heyliger in LARIMAR case
PHILIPSBURG — Communication’s Officer of the of the Anti-Corruption Taskforce TBO, Roderick Gouverneur, informed StMaartenNews.com that today the court has granted the Prosecutor’s Office permission More...
Integrity
By Hilbert Haar It is tempting to note that integrity issues have soared to the surface again in St. Maarten after the common Court of Justice gave the green light for the prosecution of MP Theo Heyliger. The suspicions More...
MP Theo Heyliger’s immunity from prosecution revoked
PHILIPSBURG — The heavy hammer of a judge’s gavel dropped on Tuesday, August 21st, 2018, thereby immediately revoking the political immunity of Member of Parliament, Theodore Emanuel Heyliger (48), More...
Theo Heyliger on rumors of impending prosecution: “Part of my life”
GREAT BAY — Once again, Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger is at the center of rumors of impending prosecution. Tuesday, July 3rd, members of the media, in particularly those of the online news sites, were More...
MP Brownbill’s attempt to evade prosecution fails
PHILIPSBURG –Member of Parliament Chanel Brownbill has made an attempt to prevent that he would be dragged into court for tax fraud, but a ruling from the Common Court of Justice of December 20 of last year, published More...
Prosecutor paints bleak picture of life at Casablanca
GREAT BAY – The public prosecutor painted a bleak picture yesterday of what it is like to work in a brothel like Casablanca. The girls have to pay $60 per day for a small room that they share with a second girl. “Casablanca More...
