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 […]
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 […]
Some 15 Dutch Police Officers and three support staff will return to the Netherlands Wednesday, August 5, after being here in service to the country since hurricane Irma in 2017. The officers were part of the assistance provided by the Netherlands to help maintain the safety and security of the Island. At the end of […]
The Justice Minister Miss Anna Richardson lost her composure on Friday when she was faced with disgruntle Justice Workers and their Unions about their work book and their demands for a meeting to address a written proposal submitted to the Minister a long time ago. The Union board member remarked that everything in justice works […]
Last Friday May 1, 2020, the Honorable Minister of Justice Anna E. Richardson, welcomed and swore in a number of Royal Netherlands Marechaussee Officers, Police Officers and Royal Dutch Marines who arrived here on April 27th, 2020 from the Netherlands and is expected be here on St. Maarten until August 2020. All had been tested […]
