This is the finding out-lined by the law Enforcement Council in their final report on the state of law enforcement on St. Maarten. At the end of April 2023, the Law Enforcement Council (the Council) presented its most recent State of Law Enforcement (the State) – focusing on the year 2022 – directly to both […]
Criminal Investigation Team (RST) reportedly arrested Member of Parliament and leader of the United People’s Party on Friday March 17th. Searches were carried out by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (RC) in the early hours of Friday at the suspect place of residence and at the Parliament building where he works. The arrest and the house […]
A Press statement issued by the Prosecutor’s office on July 8, 2022, revealed that 13 and 17 years imprisonment were handed down to two persons for lewd Sexual acts with minors. The Court of First Instance ruled in the case against the two suspects, whose initials are B.E.H.S. and J.D.W.. Both of whom were suspected […]
Some Twelve new customs officers took the oath of office at the Government Administration Building on Friday, April 22nd in the presence of Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson. It was a symbolic ceremony held to mark the occasion. This is the first group of cadets to have completed their training course which was […]
What this could mean for more routine controls on the streets of St Maarten. The Justice Minister Anna Richardson says this must be a proud moment for the officers, having completed their training and officially drafted in the justice chain as new cadets. The Justice Minister along with the PM Silveria Jacobs and His Excellency […]
The justice Ministry is behind a series of joint controls that are rippling through the Business and residential communities on the Island. These continuous operations are meant to clean up the country’s image says the Justice Minister Anna Richardson. The joint controls is also meant to serve as a means of enforcing compliance with residence […]
After the former Leader of the USP party was summoned to court this past Thursday, to answer to criminal charges, The Politician emotionally tells the court he feels he has being unfairly targeted in the investigation. He said he is confused about what’s happening to him and that it appears he is alone in all […]
This article is written by Attorney Suehendra Leon and first published in the Daily Herald; Her legal view, suggest that for the average citizen to understand and know the laws of the country in which they live and don’t understand the language in which the laws are written and interpreted, can only lead to the […]
Former MP and leader of the US (United St. Maarten Party) Frans Richardson and former leader and founder of the UP (United People’s Party) Theodore Heyliger are presently before the court having been charged with criminal conduct involving Millions of dollars either stolen or having accepted bribes at the expense of Government and tax payers […]
Last Friday, 12 February 2021, the Court of Appeals of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten and the BES-islands (the “Court”) ordered the prosecution of an individual with political authority on Sint Maarten. The order relates exclusively to a limited number of crimes of which he is suspected. Based on the Constitution of Sint Maarten and the […]
