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INQUIRY PROCEDURE IN CURACAO
- May 04, 2012 3:54 PM
Important court decision for the local trust practice
On 30 March 2012 the first petition for an inquiry procedure under the new law was dealt with by the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao and St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.
Female kidnapper five years in prison
- May 04, 2012 2:54 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice sentenced Louella A. Flanders (33) to five years for her role in the kidnapping and violent robbery of C. Short in Nazareth on August 18, 2010, it was stated Thursday.
Bookkeeper jailed for four years for nightclub robbery
- May 04, 2012 2:40 PM
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PHILIPSBURG - The Joint Court of Justice sentenced bookkeeper Ramona S. Lupu (33) to four years on appeal Thursday for involvement in the March 2011 armed robbery of Bada Bing nightclub in Simpson Bay.
5 May - 2nd Spigthoff Night Golf Tournament
- May 03, 2012 8:00 PM
CURACAO - 5 May 2012 - 2nd Spigthoff Night Golf Tournament at Blue Bay. The proceeds of this night (including the auction) will go to support the Curacao athletes who want to participate in the 2012 Olympic Games.
Secretary-general Finance to CBCS
- May 03, 2012 6:17 PM
WILLEMSTAD--Several generally well-informed sources report that the secretary-general of Curaçao's Ministry of Finance Jose Jardim has handed in his resignation. Jardim will join the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten CBCS as of 1 June.
Cuban businessman fined for not declaring cash at Customs
- May 03, 2012 6:16 PM
PHILIPSBURG - A Cuban businessman based in Miami, Florida, received a NAf.-4,000 fine in the Court of First Instance, on Wednesday.
Letter from Minister of Justice to State Department
- May 03, 2012 2:25 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Minister of Justice, Elmer Wilsoe (PS) sent a letter late April to the head of the American State Department and the Attorney General, requesting to lift the attachment on bank accounts of legal entities from Robby’s Lottery.
Sexual predator and murderer James Murray may be released, decision pending
- May 03, 2012 2:10 PM
WILLEMSTAD - James Clifton Murray (59), who sexually abused and murdered a 7 year old girl on the then island territory of Curacao some 32 years ago and is serving a life sentence for the gruesome crime, will know next week if he is eligible to be released on parole.
S4 board dismisses Marva Richardson
- May 03, 2012 2:05 PM
AMSTERDAM - St. Maarten Student Support Services S4 Director Marva Richardson has been dismissed by the S4 board effective May 1 over a management conflict. Richardson wants her job back and has retained a lawyer.
New governement Sint Maarten
- May 02, 2012 2:03 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The National Alliance (NA), Democratic Party (DP), independent Members of Parliament (MPs) Frans Richardson and Patrick Illidge and now-former United People's (UP) party MP Romain Laville have teamed up to form a new government, according to a joint press statement sent out last night.
Afspraken handel Curaçao en Caribisch Nederland
- May 02, 2012 1:39 PM
CURAÇAO – Frans Weekers, Staatssecretaris Financiën van de Tweede Kamer, heeft deze week een brief gestuurd naar minister George Jamaloodin (Financiën).
Website Toezichtadvocatuur.nl in de lucht
- May 02, 2012 1:38 PM
NETHERLANDS - Vorige week vrijdag is de website Toezichtadvocatuur.nl online gegaan.
Op deze website staan de resultaten van het onafhankelijke onderzoek van de interim rapporteur toezicht advocatuur, mr. Rein Jan Hoekstra. Hij rapporteert gedurende 2012 over de kwaliteit, objectiviteit en integriteit van het toezicht op advocaten.
Resort threatens again with closure: Court rejects Simpson Bay Resort’s request to freeze April 2-ruling
- May 02, 2012 11:26 AM
PHILIPSBURG – The Common Court of Justice rejected the Simpson Bay Resort Management company’s request to freeze the April 2-ruling that obliges the company to pay the employees of the former Pelican resort based on their collective labor agreement, to rehire these workers and to pay their union Wifol $50,000.
Benoeming raadsheer in de Hoge Raad
- April 27, 2012 11:26 AM
NETHERLANDS - De ministerraad heeft er op voorstel van minister Opstelten van Veiligheid en Justitie mee ingestemd om de heer mr. N. Jörg voor te dragen voor benoeming tot raadsheer in de Hoge Raad der Nederlanden.
Aruba signs MOU with PetroChina
- April 26, 2012 1:35 PM
ORANJESTAD - On Thursday morning, the Aruban government and PetroChina representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the government offices in Oranjestad.
Successful Seminar Legal Developments Trust Practice
- April 26, 2012 1:32 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Last Tuesday 24 April Curaçao International Financial Services Association (CIFA) and the Curaçao Bar Association organized a successful seminar by the title: “Legal Developments for the Trust Sector: New Opportunities”.
Van Lanschot sells banking activities on Curacao and trust company to United Bank & Trust
- April 25, 2012 1:16 PM
's HERTOGENBOSCH, Netherlands - Van Lanschot has reached agreement with United Bank & Trust on the sale of its banking activities on Curacao and its trust activities in the Netherlands, Curacao and Jersey.
Chief Prosecutor not amused by release of Simpson Bay detainees
- April 25, 2012 1:12 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Chief Prosecutor Hans Mos said Tuesday it was "very undesirable and awkward" that crime suspects are being released from detention because they cannot follow the daytime programme at Pointe Blanche prison to which they are entitled.
L’ Office Du Tourisme Asks Correctional Court to Convict Attorney at Law Aude Richards for Fraud
- April 24, 2012 2:48 PM
Basse Terre:--- The former board members of the Office du Tourisme Maud Gibs, Noreen Brooks, and Josianne Fleming Artsen had their day in court on Monday April 23, 2012 as they sought to vindicate themselves against Attorney at Law Aude Richards.
Dismissal FWNK-director apparently unreasonable
- April 24, 2012 11:04 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The dismissal of Cesar Prince as director of Fundashon Wega di Number Kòrsou, the institution that monitors the selling of lottery tickets, is apparently unreasonable.