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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Curaçao pension funds want to invest in new local hospital
- January 18, 2018 9:20 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Public Health Minister Emil Lee is exploring more options to finance the construction of St. Maarten’s new general hospital.
Onderzoek goudsmokkel van Venezuela naar Curacao en Aruba
- January 16, 2018 9:17 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao exporteert jaarlijks voor een half miljard dollar aan goud dat grotendeels vanuit Venezuela wordt gesmokkeld, dat blijkt uit onderzoek.
Julian Lopez Ramirez beëdigd als commissaris CBCS
- January 16, 2018 9:06 PM
Willemstad/ Philipsburg - Dinsdag 9 januari is Julian Lopez Ramirez beëdigd bij de gouverneur van Sint Maarten als Commissaris van de Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (de “CBCS”).
Interim cabinet St. Maarten installed
- January 15, 2018 4:47 PM
PHILIPSBURG -- St. Maarten now has its sixth prime minister in under eight years as a country-within-the-Dutch-Kingdom. The cabinet of Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin took the oath of office before Governor Eugene Holiday this morning.
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne kicks off 2018 with swearing-in of two attorneys at law
- January 15, 2018 3:25 PM
WILLEMSTAD - With the swearing-in of Saul Castaño Ortiz and Joël Felida on Tuesday 9 January 2018, the Curaçao office of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne has added two sworn attorneys to its team.
Connor says his appointment as minister affected by court verdict
- January 15, 2018 10:41 AM
PHILIPSBURG--United People’s (UP) party Member of Parliament (MP) Claret Connor said on Sunday that his appointment as a minister in the new cabinet that is set to be sworn in today, Monday, was “delayed” because of the verdict in a civil court case.
Demand of 22 years imprisonment for murder of cruise ship employee Adriana Morales
- January 12, 2018 11:24 AM
KRALENDIJK - The prosecutor for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has demanded a prison sentence of 22 years against the man R.E.G.S. for the violation and murder of Adriana Morales de Florencio, 23, in the month of April 2017.
Four Venezuelans die on boat trip made despite travel ban to Curacao
- January 11, 2018 10:19 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Four Venezuelans attempting to reach the Dutch Antilles island of Curacao despite a travel ban by Caracas, died when their boat broke apart, authorities and family members of the passengers said on Wednesday.
15 maanden cel voor verdachte die met drank op voetganger dood reed
- January 10, 2018 7:04 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Verdachte P.M.P.R. stond woensdagmiddag terecht voor het doodrijden van de heer Godfried Martha op de Kaminda Winfrido Hermans op 23 december 2016 omstreeks 23:20 uur.
5 Suspects sentenced today in investigation “Ijzerparel”
- January 10, 2018 4:06 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Five suspects were sentenced to prison terms today, Wednesday January 10th 2018, by the Court of First Instance (GEA) in Philipsburg.
China's debt-ridden Guangdong Zhenrong taps private refiner for Caribbean project
- January 10, 2018 3:16 PM
BEIJING - China’s debt-ridden Guangdong Zhenrong Energy (GZE) has asked a private refining group to join a multi-billion dollar investment in an aging Caribbean oil plant to shore up financing on the deal, said two Chinese executives involved in the matter.
Meeting Parliament Chairs ‘tense but meaningful,’ says Van Putten
- January 10, 2018 2:57 PM
ST. EUSTATIUS--The Chairwomen of the First and Second Chambers of the Dutch Parliament paid a working visit to St. Eustatius Sunday.
MP Brownbill headed to court over tax evasion
- January 09, 2018 11:36 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Prosecutor’s Office in cooperation with the anti-corruption taskforce TBO has charged Member of Parliament (MP) Chanel Brownbill with tax evasion.
Nicolas Maduro extends border closure
- January 09, 2018 10:40 AM
CARACAS - According to a high official in the Government of Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro has extended the trade ban with the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao). It was not immediately clear for how long the ban will be this time.
Overleg RvC Insel Air en vakbond over positie directeur
- January 07, 2018 2:48 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Vakbond UGTK "CADMU" heeft op 2 januari 2018 overleg gevoerd met de Raad van Commissarissen van Insel Air. In dat overleg zijn de zorgen over de toekomst van Insel Air besproken.
Vendors’ booths to be removed by Court order
- January 05, 2018 10:05 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Pasanggrahan Royal Guesthouse management has won the Court’s favour in summary proceedings in which it called for the removal of six marketplace-vendor booths from the beach in front of the boutique hotel on Boardwalk Boulevard.
Captain severely beaten on vessel St. Maarten
- January 05, 2018 9:47 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Police received a call from the local Coast Guard at 9:00am Thursday about an incident that took place onboard a vessel anchored in Simpson Bay Lagoon and left one person seriously injured.
Man sentenced on appeal for sex with underage girl
- January 05, 2018 10:44 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of Appeals on Thursday sentenced a 49-year-old man from the Dominican Republic for having been in a sexual relationship with a minor girl.
Vliegtuig geveild voor $ 700.000
- January 04, 2018 9:21 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Het openbaar Ministerie op Curacao heeft bekend gemaakt dat het in beslag genomen vliegtuig van Canadair is geveild voor een bedrag van $ Usd 700.000,-.
Mahi-Mahi suspect gets sentenced to 102 days prison
- January 04, 2018 9:10 AM
PHILIPSBURG--One of two suspects in the so-called Mahi-Mahi case received a prison sentence of 365 days, 263 of which were suspended, on two years’ probation, for possession of an amount in counterfeit money.