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style="text-align: center;">Written by: Denicio Richardson

PHILIPSBURG:--- Having been in courts already three (3) times to defend myself on the matter surrounding my settlement package as the former Director for Postal Services St. Maarten NV (PSS) Office, both Government and PSS are taking me back to courts for a fourth time. To date I have been able to win all the preceding cases, with favorable rulings in the first two cases outright, and with the third case, a silent victory, as it was dropped at the eleventh hour prior to the deadline for submitting pleadings, as both Government and PSS realized they could not win and did not have a case to make or defend in the appellate court against my person Read more

>PHILIPSBURG:--- The National Alliance has expressed concern about what appears to be a growing number of errors being made by notaries practicing in the country.

Leader of the NA Member of Parliament William Marlin said whether the errors were an oversight or were being done deliberately, they should not occur as they can have serious consequences.

Marlin alluded to two recent cases brought before the court which found that errors had been made by notaries in the respective sales of Caravanserai Resort and in the former Pelican Resort Read more

NA concerned about errors by notaries

PHILIPSBURG--The National Alliance has expressed concern about what appears to be a growing number of errors being made by notaries practising in the country.

Whether the errors were an oversight or were being done deliberately, they should not occur as they can have serious consequences National Alliance (NA) Leader Member of Parliament (MP) William Marlin said in a press release on Sunday.

Marlin alluded to two recent cases brought before the court which found that errors had been made by notaries in the respective sales of Caravanserai Resort and in the former Pelican Resort Read more

Na Concerned About Errors By Notaries

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - The National Alliance has expressed concern about what appears to be a growing number of errors being made by notaries practising in the country.

Leader of the NA Member of Parliament William Marlin said whether the errors were an oversight or were being done deliberately, they should not occur as they can have serious consequences.

Marlin alluded to two recent cases brought before the court which found that errors had been made by notaries in the respective sales of Caravanserai Resort and in the former Pelican Resort Read more

Upnext Youth Stand Up & Speak Up Panel Discussion Hailed A Success

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – UPNext, the youth movement of the United People (UP) party, hosted a youth panel discussion on Saturday, August 16 entitled, "Youth Stand UP & Read more

Sale of Pelican Resort declared null and void

PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance on Tuesday declared null and void the disputed December 16, 2010, auction of Pelican Resort and Club.

In the court case on the merits, the former owners of Pelican Resort, now Simpson Bay Resort, successfully challenged the legality of the auction, which was called after the owners of the resort fell behind with their mortgage payments.

Lender Quantum Investment Trust (QIT) auctioned off the resort in a public auction on which it submitted the only and winning bid and became the owner of the resort, after which QIT transferred ownership to Simpson Bay Resort Owner Company B.V Read more

Youth empowerment: Innovation

Dear Editor,

St. Maarten, under the leadership of the Democratic Party, is working rigorously towards creating a society where people of different cultures and religions can live together with mutual trust. To build a civilized society based on similar norms and employment opportunities it is essential to create a platform for integration and personal development.

Based on the diversity of cultures and nationalities that exist, St Read more

Editorial - Costly error?

The questions posed by Member of Parliament Johan "Janchi" Leonard (UP) about Winair (see Friday paper) deserve an answer. If indeed the government-owned carrier owes US $4.1 million to a company in Guadeloupe for wet-leasing an ATR plane, the former policeman's concern is understandable.

After all, St. Maarten is the airline's majority shareholder, while St. Eustatius and Saba each have minority interest Read more

Theo: Dp Only Interested In Piggy-Backing, Not Governing

PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten — Leader of the United People (UP) party Theo Heyliger on Wednesday asked the general public to ask themselves a very important question: What kind of political party chooses to contest an election and says it doesn't want to win which means it has no interest in governing and doing good by the people? The answer, Heyliger said, is the Democratic Party of St Read more

Woman mauled to death by pit bulls

LAMAHA SPRINGS, Guyana--Joan Carter (51) died Tuesday, August 5, after she was viciously attacked by two pit bulls at her Lamaha Springs home.

The woman's brother-in-law Leslie Thomside told iNews he found her dead on her knees at the door of the apartment. Thomside is now considering "putting the dogs down" even though they pose no threat to him or his wife [Carter's sister – Ed.] and serve as a form of security for them.

Thomside explained that his sister-in-law would be in the dogs' company whenever he or his wife is at home Read more

Election Fraud Trial: Prosecution Wants To Revoke Voting Rights All Defendants

St. Maarten – The prosecution has demanded conditional prison sentences, community service and revoking the active voting rights of the four suspects in the 2010 election fraud case. From one suspect, UP-representative Roy H., the prosecution also wants to take away the passive voting rights. The court will pronounce its verdict in all cases four days before the August 29 elections, on Monday August 25.

There were four defendants in court yesterday morning for a session that would take all of five hours Read more

Attorney: “Minister Lake Wanted To Unwrap A Beautiful Present For Ifps” Corallo’S Ifps Wants To Stop Caravanserai Auction

St. Maarten – The Court in First Instance will rule in summary proceedings on Friday August 8 whether Scotiabank will be allowed to proceed with the public auction of the Caravanserai property in Beacon Hill. International Financial Planning Services (IFPS) – a company linked to BPlus Giocolegale and Atlantis World Group owner Francesco Corallo – wants the court to stop the auction, because it claims ownership of the part of the property where the Dunes Casino is located. The company got a little help from Vromi-Minister Maurice Lake, but the bank’s attorney contests his decision. IFPS bought the long lease on the contested property from Kildare Properties on March 29, 2011, for $1.5 million Read more