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Region’s exports increase for first time in four years
- May 29, 2017 9:21 AM
WASHINGTON, United States--After four consecutive years of contraction, Latin American and Caribbean exports returned to a path of growth.
OneCoin faces international scrutiny, called Ponzi scheme
- May 29, 2017 9:02 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The warning from the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten about the risk of buying, holding or trading virtual currencies or other digital value units from One Coin, One Life, One Life Banking System, and related entities has sparked interest in what exactly is this online money scheme.
Friendly Flip-Flop creator claims victim intellectual property theft
- May 29, 2017 8:06 AM
MARIGOT--David Beffort, the creative mind behind the “Walking Forward Together: Friendly Flip Flop” campaign, claims it has become the victim of intellectual property fraud by Beffort’s primary distributor partner, Florent Conties.
DCSX Breakfast Event program 2 June 2017
- May 26, 2017 5:04 PM
WILLEMSTAD - On June 2 2017 Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange will organize an exciting and interesting event.
Police officer under investigation for threat
- May 26, 2017 9:12 AM
PHILIPSBURG--A police officer is currently under investigation by the National Detectives Agency (Landsrecherche) for threatening a person last weekend.
Presentatie Jaarverslag 2016 Hof van Justitie
- May 24, 2017 1:21 PM
Het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba (hierna het Hof) heeft op woensdag 24 mei 2017 zijn Jaarverslag 2016 aan de pers gepresenteerd.
Presentation of 2016 annual report of Court of Justice
- May 24, 2017 12:11 PM
The Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (hereinafter referred to as the Court) presented the Annual Report 2016 to the press on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, at the Curaçao branch.
Central Bank warns consumers of One Life related entities
- May 24, 2017 11:35 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Centrale Bank van Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) has issued a warning to consumers about One Coin, One Life, One Life Banking System, and related entities, since these entities deal in virtual currencies, and are not supervised by the CBCS.
Plasterk appoints Statia Committee of Wise Men
- May 24, 2017 8:45 AM
THE HAGUE/ST. EUSTATIUS--Dutch caretaker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk has announced the start of the Committee of Wise Men for St. Eustatius.
Juridische beroepen genieten hoog aanzien in Nederland
- May 23, 2017 9:55 PM
NEDERLAND - De traditionele juridische beroepen genieten in Nederland een hoog maatschappelijk aanzien. En dat aanzien is de laatste jaren nog toegenomen ook.
Joint Court delays Corallo’s bail request
- May 23, 2017 3:08 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The verdict about a possible extradition of the casino boss to Italy is set for June 6. On May 16, lawyers requested the Court to release their client on bail.
On-call lawyers St. Maarten terminate strike
- May 23, 2017 2:12 PM
PHILIPSBURG--On-call lawyers terminated their strike on Monday. Spokesperson for the striking pro-bono lawyers, attorney-at-law Geert Hatzmann, issued a terse statement on Monday in which he indicated that all his striking colleagues had received payment and that the strike was terminated immediately.
Uitspraak beroep belastingzaken
- May 23, 2017 11:53 AM
ECLI:NL:OGEAC:2017:52 Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Curaçao, 18-05-2017, BBZ nrs. CUR201600353 en CUR201600354
Het verzoek om uitstel van de zitting is afgewezen omdat dit niet terstond na de oproeping gedaan is.
First murder for 2017 reported in Anguilla
- May 23, 2017 9:49 AM
ANGUILLA--The Royal Anguilla Police Force is investigating the shooting in the area of the Yellow Banana store in Stoney Ground that resulted in the death of 24 year old Anderson Carty of North Hill. This is the first murder in Anguilla for 2017.
Nederlandse banken scherpen beleid rond trustkantoren aan
- May 22, 2017 5:45 PM
NEDERLAND - Nederlandse banken voeren sinds de publicatie van de Panama Papers in april vorig jaar een veel strenger beleid ten aanzien van trustkantoren en hun klanten. Daardoor wijken trustkantoren uit naar buitenlandse banken.
Former Coast Guard Officer Illidge shot dead in Curacao
- May 22, 2017 3:41 PM
WILLEMSTAD--Gregory Bertrand Illidge, born in Aruba on January 8, 1963, was shot and killed in Curaçao on Sunday.
All locations of the Joint Court of Justice are closed on May 26th
- May 22, 2017 11:06 AM
All locations of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are closed on Friday May 6th, the day after Ascension Day.
MPs to dissect Asset Recovery Team on Monday
- May 22, 2017 9:47 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The installation of an Asset Recovery Team to seize assets acquired via criminal means will be the topic of discussion between Members of Parliament (MPs) and Justice Minister Rafael Boasman today.
No compensation for pension loss civil servants BES
- May 20, 2017 11:23 AM
THE HAGUE--Retired civil servants of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba receiving a pension will not be compensated for the 3.5 per cent reduction of their monthly pay-out by Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund PCN.
St. Maarten police have cyber attacks on radar
- May 20, 2017 11:18 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Police Force of St. Maarten (KPSM) has been handling different forms of complaints of cybercrime over the years.