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- November 13, 2017 2:15 PM
BRUSSELS - European Union foreign ministers approved economic sanctions, including an arms embargo, on Venezuela on Monday, saying regional elections last month marred by reported irregularities had deepened the country’s crisis.
Some Places in Cuba Now Off Limits to Americans
- November 12, 2017 7:10 PM
HAVANA, Cuba – Americans travelling to the Spanish-speaking Caribbean island of Cuba will have to stay away from certain hotels and other businesses.
Four convictions and two acquittals in looting cases St. Maarten
- November 11, 2017 9:06 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The police arrested some seventy to eighty looters in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, attorney-at-law Geert Hatzmann said during Thursday’s criminal sitting of the Court of First Instance.
DCSX and Vertex host the investment conference of the year
- November 10, 2017 5:38 PM
WILLEMSTAD - The Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange (DCSX) in collaboration with Vertex Investments NV is pleased to be hosting an Investment Conference like no other. The Conference promises to be engaging and insightful for our local investment community as we explore how best to incorporate proven Caribbean based success factors for our local markets and for Curacao’s success.
Commentaar NOB op Belastingplan 2018
- November 09, 2017 9:32 PM
De NOB heeft commentaar gegeven op de Nota van wijziging bij het Belastingplan 2018 en het wetsvoorstel tot Wijziging van de Wet inkomstenbelasting 2001 tot het geleidelijk uitfaseren van de aftrek wegens geen of geringe eigenwoningschuld.
St. Eustatius’ financial situation deteriorates
- November 09, 2017 11:23 AM
THE HAGUE/ST. EUSTATIUS--The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT has sounded the alarm bell about the deteriorated financial situation of the St. Eustatius Government.
Parliament to ask Dutch Govt for draft integrity chamber law
- November 09, 2017 10:08 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Parliament of St. Maarten on Thursday agreed to request a copy of the integrity chamber law from the Dutch Government.
Public sector largest employer in Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba
- November 08, 2017 9:40 PM
BES ISLANDS --The Caribbean Netherlands’ largest employer is the public sector. Government employs more than 1,900 people or fifteen per cent of the working population on the three islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, according to Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS).
Honderden scholieren uit Sint-Maarten nu in het buitenland
- November 08, 2017 3:21 PM
DEN HAAG – Van de 8.400 scholieren van Sint-Maarten, zijn er naar verwachting tussen de 450 en 600 jongeren in het buitenland na orkaan Irma gegaan.
Synergy Aerospace stap dichter bij overname Insel Air
- November 08, 2017 3:17 PM
WILLEMSTAD - De onderhandelingen tussen Synergy Aerospace en de Antilliaanse luchtvaartmaatschappij Insel Air zijn nog steeds gaande. De Zuid-Amerikaanse multinational, moedermaatschappij van luchtvaartgroep Avianca, wil Insel Air overnemen.
Suriname wants no interference from the Netherlands
- November 08, 2017 2:11 PM
PARAMARIBO - Suriname does not appreciate interference from the Netherlands and other countries, Surinamese president Desi Bouterse said in the Surinamese parliament on Tuesday afternoon.
DCSX celebrates listing of KQGJ: the third listing of a Chinese holding entity on DCSX
- November 08, 2017 11:33 AM
WILLEMSTAD – On November 1 DCSX held another special listing celebration at the Amidos Lighthouse offices of Amazia.
SIBA estimates insured Irma losses St. Maarten at over US $3 billion
- November 08, 2017 9:00 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The St. Maarten Insurance Brokers Association (SIBA), on Tuesday, estimated the insured losses in St. Maarten as a result of Hurricane Irma at more than US $3 billion dollars.
Benoeming raadsheren in de Hoge Raad
- November 07, 2017 10:07 PM
DEN HAAG - Bij de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden worden drie nieuwe raadsheren benoemd: mevrouw mr. A.E.M. Röttgering, mevrouw mr. H.M. Wattendorff en de heer mr. P.A.G.M. Cools.
Trouble in Paradise: Leaked Paradise Papers expose world’s elite using Caribbean Islands as tax havens
- November 06, 2017 2:01 PM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – As Caribbean countries continue their fight to throw off the tax haven label, some explosive information about the tax and financial affairs of people and companies who appeared to have invested or sheltered huge amounts of cash in offshore tax havens, including in the Caribbean, has been released.
It’s now legal to have and use marijuana in Belize – but with restrictions
- November 06, 2017 1:48 PM
BELMOPAN, Belize – An amended Misuse of Drugs Act, which decriminalized possession and use of small amounts of marijuana, is now law in Belize.
Statia has US $39M in hurricane damage
- November 06, 2017 1:27 PM
THE HAGUE/STATIA--Hurricanes Irma and Maria caused an estimated $39 million in damage in St. Eustatius. The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT fears the financial consequences for the St. Eustatius Government if The Hague provides insufficient assistance.
59 inmates transported off St. Maarten
- November 06, 2017 1:21 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Chief of Police Carl John is "very proud" of the successful transport of 59 inmates from the Pointe Blanche Prison to detention centres in Curaçao and the Netherlands.
Elections St. Maarten set for January 8
- November 05, 2017 10:33 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The electorate in St. Maarten will have to go to the polls soon after celebrating the New Year.
Detainees St. Maarten transferred to Curacao and Netherlands
- November 05, 2017 10:31 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The transfer of prisoners from the Pointe Blanche prison to the Netherlands and Curaçao was carried out without issue on Thursday and Friday.