PHILIPSBURG--The Judicial Kingdom Laws Evaluation Committee for the four Kingdom Consensus Laws on law enforcement has lauded the countries in the Kingdom for the tremendous work they have done in implementing the laws, but noted that a number of issues are still to be addressed.
In its final report, the committee stated the structural lack of financial resources was “an obstacle” in various areas, particularly for the court and police. The committee said it was worth looking into, to determine to what extent these financial problems were the result of “overly optimistic estimates” of the funds required made in 2010.
“The court is also negatively impacted by the deficient payment discipline of...
AIRPORT--Passengers of American Airlines (AA) flight 2219 grew increasingly weary over the course of nearly twelve hours before their delayed flight to Miami was finally ...
THE HAGUE--Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk said on Thursday that he has not ordered St. Maarten Governor Eugene Holiday to sign the N...
~Replacements expected at month-end~
PHILIPSBURG--Kadaster Manager Marcia Peterson has again, as of October 6, been sworn in as Acting Conservator of Mortgages (“Hyp...
MARIGOT--Extra Gendarmerie and Police patrols, both mobile and foot patrols, in the area of French Quarter where fires have been occurring for the past two months, will b...