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- March 24, 2016 2:44 PM
DEN HAAG — De regering van Curaçao kan aanstaande dinsdag toelichten waarom het financieel toezicht beëindigd kan worden. De Raad van State heeft een hoorzitting gepland, waarbij zowel Curaçao als Nederland zijn standpunt kan toelichten.
SEU stapt naar de rechter
- March 24, 2016 2:41 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Vakbond Sindikato di Empleadonan den Utilidat (SEU) stapt naar de rechter om een referendum onder het stafpersoneel van nutsbedrijf Aqualectra af te dwingen. Dit bevestigt SEU-voorzitter Errold Bishop.
‘Saba levert een prestatie van formaat’
- March 24, 2016 1:42 PM
THE BOTTOM — Saba heeft een bijzondere prestatie neergezet door als eerste openbaar lichaam een goedkeurende accountantsverklaring bij de jaarrekening 2014 te ontvangen. “Een prestatie van formaat”, zo concludeert de voorzitter van het Cft, Age Bakker.
Uitspraak Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba inzake verhuurautobelasting
- March 24, 2016 12:48 PM
ECLI:NL:OGEABES:2016:7 Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba, 07-03-2016, BBZ nr. 68544 van 2015
De omstandigheid dat er ter zake van de omzet verkregen met de verhuur van auto ‘s algemene bestedingsbelasting geheven wordt, leidt er niet toe dat geen verhuurautobelasting geheven kan worden.
Court confirms convictions of trust company directors
- March 24, 2016 10:18 AM
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PHILIPSBURG--Standard Trust Company (STC) N.V. directors Corinne De Tullio-Stamm and Jodi Lynn Garner on Wednesday lost their appeals on their convictions of violation of the Ordinance on Unusual Transactions.
St. Maarten represented at Brussels commemoration
- March 24, 2016 9:58 AM
THE HAGUE--St. Maarten Justice Minister Edison Kirindongo and St. Maarten Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague Henrietta Doran-York attended the commemoration for the Brussels attacks at the Belgian embassy in The Hague on Wednesday.
Child molester gets four years on appeal
- March 24, 2016 8:28 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Emmanuel York (49), who was described as a “digital child molester” during his trial at the Court of First Instance in January 2015, was sentenced on appeal Wednesday, to four years.
Prosecutor calls for 18 months for two Airport bomb threats
- March 24, 2016 8:24 AM
PHILIPSBURG--On November 22, 2015, Princess Juliana International Airport SXM was rocked by two bomb threats which severely disrupted air traffic and interrupted the regular duties of the Police, Fire Department and other rescue services.
Six convicted of human-smuggling
- March 24, 2016 8:20 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance, on Wednesday, convicted six persons of attempted human-smuggling, but membership in a criminal organisation was not found proven.
Suriname leader's son's 'right-hand man' guilty in U.S. drug case
- March 23, 2016 10:19 PM
NEW YORK - A Surinamese man who U.S. authorities said acted as the "right-hand man" to the son of the country's president during a scheme to send large amounts of cocaine to the United States was found guilty of trying to ship the drug, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
‘Dia di Fundashon’ turns out to be a gap in the market
- March 23, 2016 2:23 PM
WILLEMSTAD - On Friday 11 March, VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne and The Galan Group successfully introduced a new form of professional training in the area of corporate governance: the ‘Dia di Fundashon’ (Day of the
Foundation).
More minors come forward in sexual misconduct case
- March 23, 2016 9:49 AM
PHILIPSBURG--C.C.H. (51), the principal of one of the primary schools in Betty’s Estate, will hear today, Wednesday, what the charges will be in a so-called “pro forma” handling of the case against him.
Competition authority law to be ready in April
- March 23, 2016 9:27 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The draft competition law, which will include steps for consumer protection, is slated for completion in April and will begin the rounds in the various advisory bodies before ending up on the floor of Parliament.
'We zaten op een tikkende tijdbom in Brussel'
- March 23, 2016 7:49 AM
BRUSSEL - In Den Haag bij de vertegenwoordigingen van Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten wordt in de ochtend en middaguren met elkaar gebeld. Zijn alle collega’s in Brussel veilig? Zeker één Arubaanse diplomaat is in Brussel. Hij werkt vlakbij metrostations Schuman en Maelbeek, waar de tweede aanslag is gepleegd.
Syrian refugee problem in Curacao
- March 23, 2016 7:46 AM
SYRIA - Syrian Intelligence issued three arrest warrants for Aktham Abu Fakhr, a Syrian migrant who is facing the risk of extradition to Syria by the Dutch authorities, intelligence archive obtained by Zaman al-Wasl showed.
Investigation on juvenile crime on Sint Maarten
- March 22, 2016 4:33 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Minister of Justice commissioned an investigation on juvenile crime on Sint Maarten. This is because regular concerns have been expressed about the increase in juvenile delinquency in Sint Maarten, while the official data from the Prosecutor’s Office and the police does not reflect this increase.
CENTRALE BANK SURINAME VINDT DAT EERSTE VALUTAVEILING 'VLEKKELOOS' IS VERLOPEN
- March 22, 2016 4:13 PM
paramaribo - De Centrale Bank van Suriname (CBvS) is tevreden over het ‘vlekkeloos verlopen’ van de eerste valutaveiling die vandaag, dinsdag 22 maart 2016, heeft plaatsgevonden.
Rijkssanctiewet aangenomen
- March 22, 2016 3:03 PM
DEN HAAG — De Tweede Kamer is vandaag akkoord te gaan met de Rijkssanctiewet, die Curaçao, Aruba en St. Maarten verplicht om internationale sancties van de Europese Unie over te nemen.
Judge De Kort opens lecture series about legal system at University
- March 22, 2016 9:11 AM
PHILPSBURG – Judge Mauritsz de Kort will give a lecture at the university next week Tuesday about the Common Court of Justice and the legal system on Sint Maarten as part of the “The Law Matters to You” lecture series. It begins at 7 p.m.
Police work towards regulating bill of sale of second hand cars
- March 22, 2016 8:48 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Police in collaboration with several entities on both sides of the island are attempting to regulate the bill of sale for second hand vehicles come May 1. In a press conference on Monday, Police explained the reasons for the policy change and said that they have the support of St. Maarten Insurance Association.