Carl John confirmed as new Police Chief

September 17, 2015 9:14 AM
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten soon will have a new police chief. The new top cop will come directly from the ranks of the Police Force and has widespread support from fellow ranks.
 
Police Commissioner Carl John had been tipped since last year as the replacement of current Police Chief Peter de Witte. However, the process to appoint him has been drawn out.
 
Justice Minister Dennis Richardson announced in Parliament Wednesday that the Council of Ministers had approved John’s appointment. The next step is the issuance of a national decree making the appointment complete.
 
“We will have a new police chief in the very near future,” Richardson said. “There are just some technicalities to clear up.”
 
In the meantime, 200 bulletproof vests have been ordered for the Police Force and should arrive in the country “in a few days,” the minister told Members of Parliament (MPs). When the vests are received, they will have to be tailored to the individual officers for maximum protection and coverage.
 
The need for new vests was brought into focus more than a month ago when a young police officer on bike patrol was gunned down on Front Street in broad daylight. Officer Gamali Benjamin became the first officer to be killed in the line of duty.
 
The killing of Officer Benjamin and a string of robberies carried out by robbers who escape on scooters and bikes have led the Justice Ministry to formulate a decree “to limit access” to Philipsburg by bikes and scooters. That decree is still being fine-tuned.
 
The Daily Herald 

Lawyer Roeland Zwanikken considers legal action against ABN AMRO Bank

May 08, 2021 6:14 PM
THE HAGUE--Attorney-at-law Roeland Zwanikken at St. Maarten’s BZSE law office is considering legal action against the intention of the Dutch ABN AMRO Bank to close the bank accounts of its clients in the Dutch Caribbean.

Fiscaal onderzoek bij notariskantoren vinden doorgang

May 07, 2021 8:04 AM
In het Antilliaans Dagblad: Fiscaal onderzoek bij notariskantoren
WILLEMSTAD – De fiscale onderzoeken bij de notarissen vonden en vinden, ondanks de beperkingen van Covid-19, weer doorgang en de medewerking aan de kant van notarissen en adviseurs is daarbij ‘over het algemeen goed’.

Juridische miljoenenstrijd tussen BNP Paribas en Italiaanse prinses verhardt

February 22, 2021 4:51 PM
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  • De Crociani's ruziën al jaren met BNP Paribas over een claim van $100 mln
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Een Italiaanse prinses met zakelijke belangen in Nederland heeft het onderspit gedolven bij diverse rechtbanken in een langslepend conflict met zakenbank BNP Paribas.