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Two Shot One Dead Ordenansweg

A second victim, also with gunshot wounds, had left the crime scene and was later found at a shop on the Gosieweg. An ambulance picked her up and brought her to the hospital.

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The RST arrested a member of SDKK in his cell yesterday morning. He is suspected of drug trafficking.

He is said to have smuggled tens of kilos of cocaine through the port to the Netherlands. The man is currently serving a sentence for forbidden possession of weapons.

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Drunk driver turned out to be illegal after head on collision

The situation after the accident threatened to get out of hand because the drunken driver wanted to get a hold of it. He shouldn’t have done

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The Main Suspect In Tax Office Arson Is Isla Worker

Willemstad – The red pick-up that is wanted in connection with the fire at the Tax Authorities belongs to a subcontractor working on the Isla. That reports the Extra.

The owner is a Haitian who has probably already left Curaçao and is back in Haiti. He is seen by Justice as the main suspect. A second suspect has already been arrested and comes from Venezuela.

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The New poverty line is 2037 guilders

Willemstad – A single-parent family with two children needs a minimum of 2037 guilders to survive. This is reported by the Central Bureau of Statistics.

This so-called subjective poverty line is determined on the basis of what the inhabitants of Curaçao experience as a minimum. 

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Authorities in Venezuela trying to figure out if Rincón Galván is drug dealing killer who escaped from an Aruban prison

The death of a taxi driver in Cabudare on October 11th in an accident, uncovered the alleged location of a subject who would have escaped from the Aruba Correctional Institute in 2014; The man, who hit the deceased with his van, was released under filing, still being “checked” by the authorities in the Police Information System (Sipol).

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Theo Heyliger back in Court Thursday, Friday

PHILIPSBURG–Suspended Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Heyliger will be facing two days in Court this week, as preliminary hearings in the “Catfish” and “Larimar” investigations are scheduled for Thursday, October 24, and Friday, October 25, respectively. A preliminary hearing in … Continue reading

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National Alliance Reacts to MP Emmanuel’s arrest

MP Jacobs & NA Board reacts to MP Emmanuel’s arrest

Leader of the National Alliance and formateur Silveria Jacobs as well as the Board of the National Alliance have taken note of the fact that our MP Christophe Emmanuel and his former Chief of his Cabinet were detained today, with house searches being conducted by the National Detectives of Sint Maarten.

The timing of his arrest is indeed very unfortunate and can be seen as interfering, as we are in the process of forming an interim government and preparing for yet another election on January 9, 2020. The MP certainly was within his rights as Minister of VROMI to issue land in long lease, had received advice from the relevant department and has therefor not handled outside of his purview.
We know that MP Emmanuel has been very critical of the functioning of the prosecution office here in St. Maarten and we hope that this is not what triggered this sudden arrest. MP Emmanuel has been representing the people with passion and dedication and has been labeled the voice of the voiceless.
Regardless of this situation, we assure the general public that we are 100% in solidarity with MP Emmanuel and his former Chief of Cabinet and remind all that one is innocent until proven guilty.

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The Plot Thickens….

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