Prosecutor’s Office considering consequences court verdict
PHILIPSBURG — The Common Court of Justice (Hof), on Thursday, October 29th, ruled against the claim of the Attorney General (PG) to prosecute MP Mr. C.T. Emmanuel for among other accusation, abuse of function More...
Prosecution settles with accountants in card-swipe fraud
WILLEMSTAD – KPMG Meijburg & Co Caribbean has accepted a settlement of 140,000 guilders ($78,212) from the Public Prosecutor’s Office to prevent criminal prosecution. A manager of the company pays 65,000 More...
The Public Prosecutor’s Office makes early release of prisoners public
PHILIPSBURG – Chief Public Prosecutor Mirjam Mol intends to provide explanations on the Public Prosecutor’s website whenever a prisoner is allowed to leave Pointe Blanche prison early. “Why this prisoner More...
The National Ombudsman will visit Bonaire, Saba and Statia in November
CARIBBEAN –This November, the National Ombudsman’s team will be visiting the Caribbean Netherlands. Three times a year, the researchers come to Bonaire, Saba, and Statia to assist residents with their More...
Justice stakeholders meet to discuss joint concerns about prison
PHILIPSBURG — Joint concerns about the lack of prison cells and the poor quality of prison life on Sint Maarten were discussed between the Progress Committee Sint Maarten, Law Enforcement Council, Point Blanche More...
Public Prosecutor’s Office issue statement on ROBALO case
PHILIPSBURG — The Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM) has issued the following press release regarding the ROBALO case. Prison time requested for former Immigration and Border Protection Director The ROBALO More...
Anti-corruption task force investigates all suspicious financial transactions
PHILIPSBURG — The Public Prosecutor’s Office has serious concerns about the financial investigative capacity of the police force. Answering questions from stmaartennews.com, the prosecutor’s office said More...
Theo Heyliger transferred to Bonaire prison facility
~ The Judge of Instruction ruled today to keep T.H. in pre-trial detention for an additional 8 days ~ Press Release Communication’s Office Anti-Corruption Taskforce (TBO) T.H. will undergo his pre-trial detention More...
Public Prosecutor’s Office calls on Government to provide a juvenile detention centre for boys and girls
~ Public Prosecutor’s Office concern about escalating school fights ~ PHILIPSBURG — The Public Prosecutor’s Office is concerned about the rise in school fights this year. Not only has an increase in violent More...
Special Report: 7-parts series explaining the Public Prosecutor’s views on the statutes of limitations
This is a special report brought to you by StMaartenNews.com outlining the views of the Public Prosecutor’s Office on the statutes of limitations pertaining to the length of investigations, in particular those More...
