Court acquits Tromp
WILLEMSTAD - The Court in First Instance acquitted Dr. Emsley Tromp, the former president of the Central bank of Curacao and St. Maarten on Friday completely of intentionally filing incorrect income tax returns. The court ruled that the returns...
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Dear Reader
“
Former president Central Bank Curacao and St. Maarten not sentenced for tax fraud.”
And: “
Stinking rich bank director Curacao gets off scot-free.”
These are two headlines in Dutch newspapers that illustrate how their editors perceive the Caribbean. We at StMaartenNews.com are very
opinionated, but not that
opinionated.
The first headline is from the Volkskrant; the second one from the Telegraaf.
The story is of course about the former president of the Central Bank, Dr. Emsley Tromp.
The Dutch headlines suggest two things. One is that Tromp committed tax fraud but that he was not sentenced for it. The other headline depicts Tromp as filthy rich – as if there is a law against having a lot of money.
What is the reality? The court in Willemstad acquitted Tromp of any wrongdoing. That’s quite a difference from “not being sentenced.”
While there is no smoke without fire and while we have heard people say in the past that Tromp invented corruption in Curacao, we think that the man is at least entitled to fair reporting about his legal troubles.
We also always thought that the media should separate factual reporting from opinion. The two headlines we refer to here are (in our opinion) highly suggestive and
opinionated.
That’s why we at StMaartenNews.com opted for a simple headline that says exactly what happened:
Court acquits Tromp.
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Governor receives progress report from formateur Meyers
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VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne celebrates 80th anniversary
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StMaartenNews.com Investigative Report
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Postal Services St. Maarten (cont.)
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Stay tuned as we continue our investigative report on the situation at the Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) post office. Postal services is a universal right guaranteed by the United Nations chartered Universal Postal Union (UPU), a treaty to which the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a signatory. Therefore, if PSS goes bankrupt, the Kingdom government will be obligated to step in and take over this crucial human rights service whereby people must be able to send and receive postal mail to and from anywhere in the world.
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StMaartenNews.com Poll Results
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Yes - 55.6%
No - 11.1%
I did not have any damages - 22.2%
I am satisfied with my settlement - 11.2%
NEW POLL
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Did you expect Tromp to be acquitted?
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StMaartenNews.com News Review
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A review of the debate of rebuilding roofs on St. Maarten
The Ministry of VROMI will be initiating a roof repair program throughout several districts which is scheduled to kick off in the third week of November 2017. This weekend, take the time out to read all the related articles about the roofs debate...
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Central Bank supervisory board ratifies appointments
WILLEMSTAD -During a meeting of the supervisory board of directors held on Friday morning, November 17th, 2017, in Willemstad, Curacao, dr Jose Jardim accepted his appointment as temporary financial economic director of the Central Bank of...
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Friday was Alcohol Reduction Day
GREAT BAY, (DCOMM) - Friday, November 17 marked the 2 nd Annual Caribbean Alcohol Reduction Day under the theme, "Drink Less, Reduce your Cancer Risk." This awareness day has been organized by the Healthy Caribbean Coalition (HCC) with the...
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Venezuelan crisis threatens Curaçao and Aruba
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Motorworld coordinating relief program with Hyundai & Shell
TO CONTRIBUTE $150,000 IN RELIEF SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY OF ST. MAARTEN/ST. MARTIN AND THE SURROUNDING REGION ~ COLE BAY - Hyundai Motor Corporation (HMC) and Shell working together with Motorworld, have pledged $150,000 in post-hurricane relief ...
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StMaartenNews.com Judicial News
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Heads of Departments involved in Curaçao Asset Recovery Team
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