Legal news for Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and the BES Islands

Wet Frankrijk verbiedt dolfijnen in gevangenschap

May 08, 2017 6:03 PM

FRANKRIJK - In Frankrijk is het vanaf nu verboden om dolfijnen en orka’s in gevangenschap te fokken. Ook mag er geen contact meer zijn tussen de dieren en het publiek.

Alleen geldige ID en sleutel bij uitspraak Magnus/Maximus

May 08, 2017 4:11 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Donderdag 11 mei 2017 vindt om 9:30 uur uitspraak plaats in de strafzaak Magnus/Maximus. Bezoekers die de uitspraak willen bijwonen worden alleen met een geldige ID en sleutel in de zaal toegelaten.

Jamaica makes Facebook history

May 08, 2017 3:36 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica--Starting Tuesday, May 2, alerts about missing children in Jamaica, called Ananda Alerts, have begun to be delivered to Facebook users in the country – the first time this has happened in any Caribbean country.

Suspect detained in Statia rape-investigation

May 08, 2017 2:08 PM

STATIA - This morning the man O.A.R. was arrested on Sint Eustatius. He is suspect in a rape case.

Inhoudelijke behandeling strafzaak Drum in sportcomplex Kompleho Deportivo Boneiru

May 08, 2017 10:45 AM

KRALENDIJK – De strafzaak Drum wordt van 15 t/m 17 mei in een zaal van het sportcomplex Kompleho Deportivo Boneiru, aan de Kaya Amsterdam z/n behandeld.

Inspectorate St. Maarten closes down two ‘BBQ hut’ businesses

May 08, 2017 10:38 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Thirteen officers from the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) and Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA Inspectorates held simultaneous joint controls at two locations in Philipsburg and one on A.Th. Illidge Road last week Friday.

‘Crash’

May 08, 2017 10:11 AM

Door prof. dr. F.B.M. Kunneman

Onlangs kwam United Airlines wereldwijd in het nieuws. Gelukkig niet door een gruwelijk ongeluk. Wel was er sprake van een publicitaire crash.

St. Martin chooses Macron for President of the French Republic

May 08, 2017 8:23 AM

MARIGOT--Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron emerged the clear choice of voters in St. Martin to be the next President of France as results from the second round of voting in the Presidential Election on Saturday were revealed by the Ministry of the Interior.

Dutch and Suriname Interpol slip-up, murder suspect walks

May 06, 2017 10:53 AM

PARAMARIBO--Judicial authorities in the Netherlands recently arrested and then released a Dutch man who was wanted by Suriname for murder.

Central Bank to cap rates at 27 per cent

May 06, 2017 10:33 AM

WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG--A maximum annual percentage rate (APR) will be included as of May 5 in the Provisions on the Disclosure of Pricing Information on Consumer Credit (APR provisions), which became effective on May 5, 2015, the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten announced on Friday.

Emsley Tromp ontkent belastingfraude

May 05, 2017 4:57 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Vandaag heeft het Openbaar Ministerie Curacao aangekondigd de heer Emsley Tromp, president van de Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten, te zullen dagvaarden voor belastingfraude.

Gratis voorproefje en informatie over mediation Aruba, Bonaire en Curaçao

May 05, 2017 11:28 AM

In de week van 15 mei 2017 komt het CvC (Centrum voor Conflicthantering) naar Aruba, Bonaire en Curaçao!

Kom naar de inzicht-gevende presentatie en workshop over mediation en conflicthantering.

OM Curacao besluit tot vervolging Tromp wegens belastingfraude

May 05, 2017 10:19 AM

WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao heeft besloten om Emsley Tromp, de president van de Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS), te dagvaarden voor belastingfraude.

Call for conviction in dead cyclist case

May 05, 2017 9:05 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Witnessed by some of Bas de Haan’s family members in the public stands, as well as by relatives via video connection with the Netherlands, the trial of T.H. (26) started on Thursday.

Court of Appeal quashes acquittals, sentences three ‘Masbangu’ suspects

May 05, 2017 9:02 AM

PHILIPSBURG--The Court of Appeals, on Wednesday, sentenced three of the four suspects in the so-called “Masbangu case” concerning the buying and selling of votes on behalf of United People’s (UP) party during the September 17, 2010, parliamentary election.

Launch of Asset Recovery Team St. Maarten

May 05, 2017 8:10 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Government and the Prosecutor’s Office of St. Maarten are collaborating to go after money-launderers and combat illegal activities involving financial gain by these criminals.

Speech Rafael Boasman launch of Asset Recovery Team

May 04, 2017 5:30 PM

PHILIPSBURG - Speech by the Minister of Justice of Sint Maarten, Rafael Boasman, today at the occasion of the launching of the "Asset Recovery Team Sint Maarten" (Afpakteam Sint Maarten)