GIBSON'S LAW

Law is a delicate institution and nowhere else than on St. Maarten can its interpretation be subject to scrutiny and sometimes frivolous scandal. Step forward Mister Richard Gibson who is widely rumored to have boxed off his second wife by building a complete dividing wall that runs through the middle of his luxurious Maho house.

The incidence of physical and thus media exposure of the celebrity variety is an increasing phenomenon on the island. Allegations that Julian Rollocks was parading in his underpants in October last year have been followed up with front page titillation via Mister Gibson’s own newspaper that the DP secretary is “broke” and has “serious issues with spelling and grammar”. For Mister G, as he is affectionately known, the boot is now clearly on the other foot!
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Legal and social acquaintances of the attorney at law in question are wondering if his desire to partition rather than petition for separation is going a little too far. Speculation is rife. Is Richard no longer interested in the fairer sex? Have business difficulties driven him to this economical solution? Has the local king of beef burgers bitten off more than he can chew? Does he really not want to see his wife ever again?

St. Maarten is a comparatively small island and the division between the private and the public eye is often immediate. Further revelations may well follow and Mister G can perhaps learn from the consequences of this social control. As JR found out through his own misguided exposure: what goes around, comes around…