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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Government establishes Integrity Project Bureau
- November 17, 2014 9:45 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers approved the organisational structure for an Integrity Project Bureau. The recommendation to install a work group tasked with the implementation of the various integrity reports was handled in two meetings of the ministers held between October 31 and November 13.
Relationeel geweld; vrouwengeweld of geweld tegen vrouwen?
- November 16, 2014 7:09 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Uit internationale en lokale eigen cijfers blijkt dat er veel minder aangiften van relationeel geweld (strafbare feiten: mishandeling al dan niet met wapen, vernieling, belaging en/of bedreiging) worden gedaan
door mannen dan door vrouwen.
Fralexia ordered to allow new owner access to Bliss
- November 15, 2014 4:51 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Court of First Instance ordered Fralexia Limited on Friday to remove a chain with lock barring the entrance gate to Bliss nightclub on the premises of Caravanserai Beach Resort in Beacon Hill.
New St. Maarten instruction is off
- November 15, 2014 10:55 AM
THE HAGUE--The Kingdom Council of Ministers met on Friday, but it didn't take new measures against St. Maarten as was anticipated.
Bas Jennen van Aruba naar Allen & Overy Amsterdam
- November 14, 2014 4:12 PM
Bas Jennen is benoemd tot counsel in de financiële toezichtspraktijk van Allen & Overy Amsterdam. Hij was tot 1 augustus werkzaam bij de Centrale Bank van Aruba als hoofd van de afdeling Integriteitstoezicht.
Sarah tenders her resignation
- November 14, 2014 12:50 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Chairwoman of Parliament Sarah Wescot-Williams officially tendered her resignation from that post via a letter to Parliament on Thursday. She remains a Member of Parliament for the Democratic Party (DP).
Four convicted of large-scale money-laundering operations
- November 14, 2014 11:55 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Four members of a criminal organisation involved with large-scale money-laundering operations were convicted by the Court of First Instance on Thursday. Main suspect Pershin I.S. Doram (32) was sentenced to six years.
No prison for Statia
- November 14, 2014 10:21 AM
THE HAGUE--The Dutch Government has changed its plans to construct a prison in St. Eustatius due to the high cost, State Secretary of Safety and Justice Fred Teeven announced in a debate with the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Thursday.
René-Jean Duret acquitted in conflict of interest case
- November 14, 2014 10:18 AM
MARIGOT--Territorial Councillor for the majority party René-Jean Duret was cleared of any wrong doing by the court in Marigot on Thursday in the conflict of interest case brought against him in February 2013.
BIP law approved by Parliament
- November 14, 2014 8:43 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The first formal step in the establishment of the Bureau Intellectual Property (BIP) was cemented Thursday when Parliament approved the law regulating the bureau. All eleven Members of Parliament (MPs) present for the plenary session of Parliament individually voted to adopt the legislation.
Vier advocaten eisen drie maanden schorsing van collega's
- November 14, 2014 7:59 AM
WILLEMSTAD – Als het aan de vier advocaten Jan Burgers, Sandra in ’t Veld, Frida Pais-Fruchter en Barbara Nagelmakers ligt, zullen collega’s Peppie Sulvaran, Anthony Eustatius en Chester Peterson drie maanden geschorst worden.
Orde van Advocaten wil grens bewaken
- November 14, 2014 7:45 AM
WILLEMSTAD – In een onrustige zitting van de Raad van Toezicht voor de Advocatuur – waarin klachten tegen uitlatingen van KFO-advocaten Eldon ‘Peppie’ Sulvaran, Chester Peterson en Anthony Eustatius werden behandeld – heeft de Orde van Advocaten geprobeerd de verhitte gemoederen te sussen.
Beslag gelegd op Plaza Hotel
- November 13, 2014 4:08 PM
WILLEMSTAD — De Landsontvanger en de Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) hebben beslag gelegd op het Plaza hotel in verband met uitstaande schulden.
Voorlopige hechtenis Carlos Pieter geschorst
- November 13, 2014 1:21 PM
WILLEMSTAD – De voorlopige hechtenis van Carlos ‘Kalo’ Pieter is geschorst. Dat meldt zijn advocaat Alicia Blonk. Zijn schorsingsverzoek werd afgelopen dinsdag behandeld bij het Hof.
Tropical Wave restaurant victim of expropriation threat
- November 13, 2014 8:28 AM
MARIGOT--Tropical Wave Restaurant at Le Galion, for decades a popular venue for beach-goers and water-sports enthusiasts, faces eviction and destruction of the premises after a recent court ruling allowed Conservatoire du Littoral to expropriate land on three parcels formerly owned by SCI Le Galion.
CBCS St. Maarten harbour bond loan termed ‘unusual’
- November 13, 2014 8:25 AM
THE HAGUE/PHILIPSBURG--The transactions of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) in relation to the 2012 bond emission for the St. Maarten Harbour Holding Company were "unusual" and "at odds" with the CBCS's current monetary and investment policy.
Lezing Heiko de Jong tijdens seminar Prevent now
- November 12, 2014 11:54 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Tijdens het seminar van Ennia “Prevent Now” in het WTC vanmorgen hield Hoofdofficier van Justitie Heiko de Jong onderstaande lezing.
Oprichting Toko di Prevenshon (Preventiewinkel)
- November 12, 2014 11:44 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao, het Korps Politie Curaçao (KPC) en Verzekeringsmaatschappij Ennia hebben woensdag 12 november 2014 tijdens het seminar “Prevent Now” een Memorandum of Agreement getekend.
Behandeling dubbele moordzaak Bonaire in februari
- November 12, 2014 11:06 AM
WILLEMSTAD – De inhoudelijke behandeling van de dubbele moordzaak Country Garden begint op 3 februari volgend jaar. De rechtbank heeft er vier dagen voor uitgetrokken. In totaal zitten zeven verdachten vast in deze moordzaak.
Vote-buying investigation conducted in St. Maarten
- November 12, 2014 9:22 AM
THE HAGUE--A criminal investigation has started into vote-buying fraud during the recent Parliamentary elections in St. Maarten, Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations informed the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday.