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- April 02, 2020 2:38 PM
DEN HAAG/ NEDERLANDSE CARAIBEN - Net als in het Europese deel van Nederland zijn er ook in de Caribische delen van het Koninkrijk grote zorgen over de effecten van het coronavirus. Ook op Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba geldt de nieuwe werkelijkheid van tot stilstand gekomen bedrijvigheid.
Strafzittingen 6 en 8 april 2020 gaan niet door
- April 02, 2020 2:20 PM
WILLEMSTAD - In verband met de genomen beslissing van het Hof van Justitie ten einde het risico van verspreiding van het Coronavirus (COVID-19) te beteugelen, is besloten dat de STRAFZITTINGEN van maandag 6 en woensdag 8 april 2020 geen doorgang zullen vinden.
Curacao voert strengere regels in om coronavirus
- April 01, 2020 2:30 PM
WILLMESTAD - Curaçao voert strengere regels in om het aantal mensen op straat te verminderen. De regering heeft een lijst opgesteld waarop staat op welke dag welke auto's met welke kentekens mogen rijden.
Emergency measure for employers on Bonaire
- March 31, 2020 11:17 PM
As per 31 March 2020
By VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne
Earlier this week we informed our clients about a forthcoming emergency measure for employers on Bonaire. The emergency measure is not yet officially in force, but the contours thereof are getting clearer.
PDVSA probe raises questions for joint venture partners
- March 31, 2020 6:25 PM
UNITED STATES/VENEZUELA - The US federal investigation into corruption at Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), shows no sign of abating.
Wetten lopen achter op digitaal tijdperk
- March 30, 2020 11:57 PM
NEDERLAND - Corona dwingt tot digitalisering. Vergaderen en videobellen behoren bijvoorbeeld al tot de normaalste zaken van de wereld. Ook maakt corona duidelijk hoe ouderwetse regelgeving de digitalisering voor de voeten loopt.
Front Office vestiging Hof Curaçao gesloten voor publiek
- March 30, 2020 11:41 PM
WILLEMSTAD – De balie (Front Office) van de vestiging Curaçao van het Hof van Justitie is vanaf maandag 30 maart 2020, in navolging van de maatregelen van de overheid, voor tenminste twee weken gesloten voor publiek.
Meetings and decision-making during the corona crisis
- March 26, 2020 10:19 PM
How do government measures relating to the corona crisis affect meetings and decision-making of corporations in the Dutch Caribbean?
Corona crisis in the Dutch Caribbean: consequences for commercial contracts
- March 26, 2020 9:46 PM
When the corona-crisis affects your ability to perform a contract, the legal repercussions may be material.
Corona on St. Maarten, Curacao, Aruba and the BES-Islands, what should and can you do as an employer?
- March 26, 2020 6:02 PM
By VanEps Kunneman vanDoorne
The coronavirus (COVID-19) spreads rapidly around the globe. Europe has been ‘locked down’ for a large part and the consequences of the virus are also becoming more visible in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Aangepaste dienstverlening Hof van Justitie verlengd tot nader order
- March 26, 2020 2:07 PM
DUTCH CARIBBEAN - De aangepaste dienstverlening van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba blijft tot nader order van kracht. Dit heeft het crisisteam van het Hof besloten.
Centrale bank Suriname: valutawet in strijd met bankwet
- March 26, 2020 10:55 AM
PARAMARIBO - In een brief aan president Desi Bouterse wijst governor van de Centrale Bank van Suriname, Maurice Roemer, het staatshoofd erop dat de deze week door hem afgekondigde ‘valutawet’ “op gespannen voet staat met de Bankwet en wettelijke regelingen”.
Police Sint Maarten asks for information on suspect of shooting Market Garden
- March 26, 2020 9:56 AM
PHILIPSBURG - On Sunday March 22nd 2020, a man was shot dead in broad daylight by an unknown suspect during a robbery of his scooter on the parking lot of Market garden on welfare road.
Curacao seeks $162 million from PDVSA for refinery operations
- March 25, 2020 12:12 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao is pursuing a $162 million arbitration claim against Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA oil firm over its management of the island’s oil refinery, an executive of Refineria di Korsou said yesterday.
Appeals Court does not find unlawful nuisance at landfill Sint Maarten
- March 23, 2020 9:58 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Joint Court of Justice has overturned the judgment of the Court of First Instance in the so-called “Dump” case involving stench and other nuisance caused by fires at the sanitary landfill on Pond Island.
Aangifte tegen gezaghebber Bonaire geseponeerd
- March 23, 2020 6:36 PM
KRALENDIJK - Op 6 maart 2020 hebben mevrouw R. Hellburg-Makaai en de heren M. Pieters en C. Abraham, leden van de Eilandsraad Bonaire, aangifte gedaan van valsheid in geschrift tegen de gezaghebber van Bonaire.
CBCS says aid package for Curaçao and St. Maarten more important than ever
- March 23, 2020 2:22 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The governments of Curaçao and St. Maarten have implemented some unavoidable precautionary measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Bank for Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) said in a statement on Sunday.
Trust Fund Steering Committee St. Maarten approves US $3.6M for rapid COVID-19 response
- March 23, 2020 2:10 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Following a request from the government of St. Maarten and a rapid technical review by the World Bank, the Netherlands-financed St. Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund has immediately approved an amount of US $3.6 million to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Richard Doornbosch to be appointed CBCS President
- March 23, 2020 1:56 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Monetary economist Richard Doornbosch is expected to be appointed as the new President of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten in mid-July, provided that the screening by the security services of Curaçao and St. Maarten has been completed successfully by that time.
Curacao seizes PDVSA oil terminal in Dutch Caribbean over dispute
- March 23, 2020 12:33 PM
WILLEMSTAD/CARACAS - Curacao state-owned oil refinery Refineria di Korsou (RdK) on Friday seized an oil storage terminal on the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire over a payment dispute with Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA oil firm, a RdK official said.