Panic attack does not save cocaine smuggler from sentence

PHILIPSBURG – A panic attack and fear of having to appear in open court did not save 42-year old Janet Malonier Richards from a sentence for an attempt to smuggle a ”considerable amount” of cocaine from St. More...

Post-hurricane fencers punished

PHILIPSBURG – The Common Court of Justice sentenced two men on Wednesday on appeal for fencing a large number of items in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Titus Leandro Maynard, 29, was sentenced to 180 days with 28 More...

Community service for gun possession

PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance handled a number of minor cases on Wednesday morning. Leendert Cornelis Derk Smaal ended up with a 3-month conditional prison sentence, 2 years of probation and 240 hours More...

Lighter sentence for accessory to Abu Ghazi robbery

PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced Jermaine Carty to 30 months of imprisonment for his role in an armed robbery at the Abu Ghazi restaurant in Madame Estate on June 14. Of the sentence, 10 months More...

Light sentence for shovel attack

GREAT BAY –The Court in First Instance sentenced Bryan Richardson on Thursday morning to a 1-month conditional prison sentence and 120 hours of community service for hitting a man called Morisseau on August 7 More...