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Government Mum On Current Majority In Parliament.

PHILIPSBURG:--- Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs remains mum on the majority her government has in the Parliament of St. Maarten. The Prime Minister was asked on Wednesday about the possible fall of her government since former Minister and now Member of Parliament Ludmilla de Weever declared herself as an Independent Member of Parliament last week.

Jacobs said that the weekly press conference is not for political topics but said that her government does have a majority in parliament.
During the recess Leader of the United Peoples Party, Rolando Brison went ahead and seek the support of the two independent members of parliament Akeem Arrindell and Chanel Brownbill Read more

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Theo: Up Has Become Stepchild Of The Na

~ Against removal of Grisha ~

PHILIPSBURG--The United Peoples (UP) party has become a stepchild of the National Alliance (NA), says UP founder and former leader Theo Heyliger.

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Democratic Party To Be Revived

MP Sarah Wescot-Williams

 
PHILIPSBURG--The Democratic Party (DP) will be making a comeback soon.
United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) and DP leader Sarah Wescot-Williams said on Tuesday that efforts will be made to revive the party Read more

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Zebec Accuses Heyliger, Others Of Corrupt Scheme At Harbour Village

An artist design of what the Harbour Point Village would have looked like. (Photo courtesy Facebook page of Luis Goia)

~ Claims US $97 million in damages ~

POINTE BLANCHE--Zebec Development Company NV has initiated legal action against Ocean Drive Properties and several individuals, including former politician Theodore HeyligerRead more

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Chairperson of Parliament Rolando Brison and MP Sarah Wescot-Williams 

~ Sarah: Its difficult to accept as miscommunication ~

PHILIPSBURG--Chairperson of Parliament Rolando Brison apologised to United Democrats (UD) Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams on Thursday for inaccurate statements he made on a radio station suggesting that Wescot-Williams had contracted a Dutch firm in Groningen for more than 20,000 euros to provide advice about how to handle the suspension of former MP Theo Heyliger.

  The information from Brison was incorrect, as 2,722 euros was the amount paid to the law firm Read more

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Prosecutor Wants To Seize Us $17M From Former Mp Theodore Heyliger

Theo Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG--The Prosecutors Office wants to seize from former Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Heyliger more than US $17 million in what it deems to be criminal proceeds. The prosecutor announced this during a brief sitting of the Court of First Instance on Wednesday morning.

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~ Official declaration still to be made, as discussions with Dutch Government still ongoing, MP Grisha Heyliger Marten to be President of Parliament.~

PHILIPSBURG:--- MP Rolando Brison has passed the screening process to become the next Minister of VSA Read more

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Mp Heyliger-Marten Congratulates EmanuelSays, Screening Process Must Be Screened

Philipsburg, Sint Maarten —The true essence of democracy must include resecting the rights of the people of the Country to elect whom they wish to serve as their leaders and government officials. So says Faction Leader in Parliament for the United People’s Party the honorable Grisha Heyliger-Marten who sang high praise for MP Christopher Emanuel of the National Alliance who was vindicated by the Court of Appeal for being wrongfully detained on October 22, 2019, by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Heyliger said on Friday, “It hurts that you have damaged the reputation of a son of the soil without any recourse Read more

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Letter To The Editor

Mr. Editor,

I listened with great interest to the radio interview given by former member of Parliament, Mr. Theo Heyliger, on Monday, 22 June 2020. Firstly, it is excellent to see Mr. Heyliger in good health after his diagnosis in 2019 and I wish him continued recovery and health.

This is the second interview given by the former MP in a week, and while it was unclear what the overall purpose of the media blitz was, after the first interview, and subsequent press releases by the party he once led, I think the people can see the story being shopped around.

Revisionist History has been done by key groups throughout history: those who win wars, those who become dictators and, the largest and most controlling group, those who colonize (France, the Netherlands, England, etc) Read more

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Mp Heyliger-Marten Tells Government Put Our Local Heavy Equipment To Work First

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten Faction Leader for the United People’s Party in Parliament of St. Maarten, the honourable Grisha Heyliger-Marten, is demanding that government “put our local contractors and
companies to work first.”
In a press release issued Tuesday by MP Heyliger-Marten she asked whether the mistakes of the past would repeat themselves where foreign contractors are allowed to bring their own heavy equipment to the island despite many local companies owning the same types of machines.

I am calling on the Ministers of Government responsible for these projects to ensure that this time around the people of St Read more

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Up Board: Hearsay Trial Produces Hearsay Verdict

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday said that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger’s legal team appeal the verdict forthwith. We are disappointed, but the fight is not over, the board said.

The board in its response to the verdict in the Larimar Case maintained its position that despite years of creating negative and false impressions about Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing.

Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor and now judge went with the “gospel word” of nefarious Dutch contractors and a middle man who was given a deal to testify against Heyliger as a crown witness.

This crown witness who orchestrated everything, the board said, received just 36 months Read more

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Theo Heyliger Is Found Guilty

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – Former member of Parliament Theo Heyliger was found guilty of accepting bribes from Dutch consultant Ronald Maasdam at the courthouse in Philipsburg on Friday afternoon. He was also found guilty of laundering almost USD 4 million at the expense of the taxpayer.

He is sentenced to 60 months. Maasdam sentenced to 36 months.

The Prosecutors Office had demanded a prison sentence of six years and six months for Heyliger, who is one of the main suspects in the Larimar case about corruption in St Read more

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Up Board: Hearsay Trial Produces Hearsay Verdict

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday said that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger’s legal team appeal the verdict
forthwith. We are disappointed, but the fight is not over, the board said.

The board in its response to the verdict in the Larimar Case maintained its position that despite years of creating negative and false impressions about Heyliger, the prosecutors office did not present any physical evidence of wrong-doing.

Instead, the board said, what the prosecutor and now judge went with the “gospel word” of nefarious Dutch contractors and a middle man who was given a deal to testify against Heyliger as a crown witness.

This crown witness who orchestrated everything, the board said, received just 36 months Read more

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Update 2: Theo Gets Five Years For Taking Bribes And Money-Laundering

Former Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger (right) and his wife current MP Grisha Heyliger-Marten outside the Belair Community Centre during the start of the weeklong hearings in the Larimar investigation on March 9 Read more

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Update1: Theo Gets Five Years For Taking Bribes And Money Laundering

~ All Larimar suspects found guilty ~

PHILIPSBURG--Former Member of Parliament (MP) Theo Heyliger was found guilty of accepting bribes from Dutch consultant Ronald Maasdam and former director of construction company Windward Roads Janhendrik Boekaar, on Friday afternoon.

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Up Board: Hearsay Trial Produces Hearsay Verdict

PHILIPSBURG--The board of the United People (UP) party on Friday aid that the hearsay trial of party founder Theo Heyliger resulted in a hearsay verdict, and hopes Heyliger's legal team appeals the verdict forthwith. We are disappointed, but the fight is not over, the board said in a press release issued Friday afternoon.

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Theo Guilty Of Taking Bribes, Money Laundering, Gets 60 Months.

BREAKING NEWS: Former member of Parliament Theo Heyliger was found guilty of accepting bribes from Dutch consultant Ronald Maasdam at the courthouse in Philipsburg on Friday afternoon. He was also found guilty of laundering almost USD 4 million at the expense of the taxpayer.

He is sentenced to 60 months. Maasdam sentenced to 36 Read more

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Heyliger Convicted For 5 Years, All Suspects Found Guilty In Larimar Case.

PHILIPSBURG:--- The former Leader of the United Peoples Party and MP Theodore Heyliger was found guilty as charged in the Larimar case. Heyliger was sentenced to 5 years of prison time. The court found Heyliger guilty of accepting bribes from Ronald Maasdam who was a consultant on St Read more

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Little Fishes In Larimar Case Deny Involvement In Money-Laundering

Suspect G.P.

BELAIR--The two lesser suspects in the Larimar investigation, politician Theo Heyligers former stepfather and businessman G.P. (67) and financial controller at one of P.s companies R.E. (58), are suspected of aiding and abetting in money laundering in the purchase and sale of real estate property on Heyligers behalf Read more

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Update:Theo Heyliger Facing Six Years And Six Months For Corruption, Money-Laundering

~ Twelve months asked for ex-WWR director ~

BELAIR--The Prosecutors Office demanded a prison sentence of six years and six months for former parliamentarian Theodore Heyliger, who is one of the main suspects in the Larimar case about corruption in St. Maarten. The prosecutor formulated his demand against Heyliger and three co-sus Read more

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Defence Seeks ProsecutionS Inadmissibility In TheoS Case

Attorney Eldon Peppie Sulvaran.

BELAIR--Lawyer for the defence Eldon Peppie Sulvaran pleaded Wednesday with the judge to declare the prosecutors case against former parliamentarian Theodore Heyliger in the Larimar investigation inadmissible.

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Breaking News: Prosecutor Demands 6 Years Against Theo

PHILIPSBURG--The Prosecutor demanded six years in prison against former politician Theo Heyliger and that he would be incarcerated with immediate effect.

Former director of construction company Windward Roads J.B. is facing one year in prison. The prosecutor also requested that both Heyliger and B. are to have reductions in their sentences due to their stays in pre-trial detention.

The other two suspects in the Larimar-I investigation R.E Read more

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Directiva Up: Fiscal No Presenta Evidencia Fsica Contra Heyliger

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten – La directiva del partido United People (UP) dijo el lunes que a pesar de meses de crear impresiones negativas y falsas sobre su fundador Theo Heyliger, la oficina del fiscal no present ninguna evidencia fsica de que Heyliger haya hecho algo malo en el llamado caso Larimar. En cambio, la junta dijo que lo que el fiscal logr hacer fue poner tratos nefastos entre los contactores holandeses que operan en St Read more

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Heyliger Denies He Was The GreatRacketeer In Larimar Investigation

Source: The Daily Herald

BELAIR — Former politician Theodore Heyliger denied Tuesday, during the second day of hearings in the Larimar investigation, that he had been the great racketeer in this case involving corruption, money-laundering and bribery.

Heyliger is accused of receiving payments from big construction companies of in total approximately US $4 million over a period of 15 years while holding public office as an island council member, commissioner and as a minister.

Heyliger stands trial for receiving monetary gifts in the period 2004 to 2019 Read more

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