Legal news for Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and the BES Islands

Francesco Corallo extradited to Italy

August 16, 2017 9:53 PM

PHILIPSBURG - Francesco Corallo was extradited to Italy on Wednesday afternoon. The 57-year-old casino owner left St. Maarten in custody of members of Interpol Italy on a flight by Air France to Paris, with a connecting flight to Rome.

Holloway's father finds human remains in Aruba

August 16, 2017 10:05 AM

ARUBA--Twelve years after Natalee Holloway's disappearance on a graduation trip to Aruba, her father is hoping a recent discovery will yield a major break in the case of what happened to his daughter.

House searches in investigation Avior

August 15, 2017 10:07 PM

WILLLEMSTAD - Six house searches were conducted in Curaçao on Tuesday as part of an investigation into money laundering within the local Chinese community.

OM van start met strafrechtelijke bemiddeling op Curaçao

August 01, 2017 9:57 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao is van plan om binnenkort te starten met strafrechtelijke bemiddeling.

Corallo withdraws extradition appeal, extradition to Italy now irrevokable

July 21, 2017 2:06 PM

PHILIPSBURG - Today Francesco Corallo has withdrawn his appeal to the Supreme Court of the Kingdom in The Hague regarding to his extradition to Italy.

Dead woman’s body flown to St. Maarten for autopsy

June 30, 2017 8:29 AM

STATIA - The body of the 24-year-old Colombian woman Alexandra Gaviria left St. Eustatius aboard a chartered flight with a police officer on Wednesday, to St. Maarten, where an autopsy is expected to be performed.

Worldwide ransomware attack on law firm DLA Piper Puts law firms and clients on red alert

June 28, 2017 4:41 PM

By now, every managing partner has heard the warning: Law firms and their clients’ sensitive information are a treasure trove for hackers. But the ransomware attack Tuesday on DLA Piper sounded a different type of alarm for Big Law.

Twintig jaar cel geëist tegen Bouterse in 8 decemberstrafproces

June 28, 2017 1:29 PM

PARAMARIBO - De auditeur-militair Roy Elgin heeft vanochtend twintig jaar onvoorwaardelijke gevangenisstraf geëist tegen hoofdverdachte Desi Bouterse in het 8 Decemberstrafproces.

Arrest after rapecase on Statia

June 28, 2017 8:50 AM

STATIA - Last week a report was filed at the police on Sint Eustatius regarding rape and indecent assault.

Dead woman’s partner arrested for homicide on Statia

June 28, 2017 8:15 AM

STATIA - Colombian national J.C.S.S., born in 1978, was presented Tuesday before an Investigating Judge on St. Eustatius.

Aanhoudingen hoofd afdeling Verblijfsvergunning Curacao in verband met ambtelijk corruptie

June 27, 2017 12:55 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Vanmorgen hebben leden van de Landsrecherche Curaçao in samenwerking met het Korps Politie Curaçao (KPC) en het Team Bestrijding Ondermijning (TBO) een aantal aanhoudingen verricht in een onderzoek naar ambtelijke corruptie in verband met verblijfsvergunningen/verblijfsvergunning-aanvragen binnen de Toelatingsorganisatie (TO).

Appeals Court takes more time to decide on Corallo’s detention

June 22, 2017 10:58 AM

PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice on Wednesday was expected to give its decision on a request to suspend the detention of casino boss Francesco Corallo during a closed-door session.

Eis 3 jaar cel tegen Gerrit Schotte

June 13, 2017 2:57 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie heeft vandaag opnieuw drie jaar celstraf geëist tegen Gerrit Schotte tijdens de behandeling van het hoger beroep in de zaak-Babel.

Corallo’s freedom at the mercy of the court

June 07, 2017 8:52 AM

PHILIPSBURG--The conditional release of casino boss Francesco Corallo (56) still has to be decided by the Common Court of Justice. The judges also said on Tuesday that they will rule on Italy’s extradition request before June 20.

Nog drie aanhoudingen in strafrechtelijk onderzoek Aruba tegen minister Croes

May 31, 2017 9:36 PM

ORANJESTAD – In het strafrechtelijk onderzoek Ibis, gericht tegen minister Paul Croes, zijn dinsdag nog drie personen aangehouden.

Curacao Coast Guard arrests 50 Venezuelans entering the island illegally

May 30, 2017 9:21 AM

WILLEMSTAD – Early this morning the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard intercepted two go-fasts with approximately 50 Venezuelans who were trying to enter the island illegally.

Joint Court delays Corallo’s bail request

May 23, 2017 3:08 PM

PHILIPSBURG - The verdict about a possible extradition of the casino boss to Italy is set for June 6. On May 16, lawyers requested the Court to release their client on bail.

First murder for 2017 reported in Anguilla

May 23, 2017 9:49 AM

ANGUILLA--The Royal Anguilla Police Force is investigating the shooting in the area of the Yellow Banana store in Stoney Ground that resulted in the death of 24 year old Anderson Carty of North Hill. This is the first murder in Anguilla for 2017.