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NEWSLETTER
OM waits before responding
- March 13, 2012 7:11 AM
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WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecutor (OM) may possibly respond this week to a press report from the Government of Curaçao dated 7 March, which states that the OM had already ‘cleared’ the Premier in December with regard to MOT-reports.
Curaçao examines possible sanctions against Iran
- March 13, 2012 6:56 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao government is not unfavorable towards the sanctions against Iran
Concern in US over integrity on Curaçao
- March 13, 2012 6:45 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The US is concerned about the constant accusations of corruption aimed at the Government of Curaçao.
Aruban "in-house day" for future lawyers
- March 13, 2012 6:19 AM
ORANJESTAD - For the first time, an in-house day for future lawyers was organized in Aruba. Law students of the University of Aruba took a look behind the scenes at the law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne in Aruba
Professor Arjen van Rijn senior counsel at Spigthoff Litigators
- March 12, 2012 11:12 AM
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AMSTERDAM - Professor mr. A.B. (Arjen) van Rijn (1956) will be a senior counsel at Spigthoff Litigators as of 1 April. With this Spigthoff Litigators is setting up a practice for regulated markets.
Second Chamber divided on voting rights on islands
- March 12, 2012 7:00 AM
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Parliament's Second Chamber is divided on whether to grant non-Dutch nationals residing in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba voting rights in Island Council elections.
DP releases its draft amendment to introduce prepaid electricity meters
- March 12, 2012 6:50 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Democratic Party (DP) parliamentary group leader Member of Parliament (MP) Roy Marlin confirmed on Friday that his party intends to present a draft law amendment to the ordinance granting the electricity concession to power and water utility N.V. GEBE.
Public Prosecutor institutes examination into leaking of confidential information
- March 09, 2012 11:57 AM
WILLEMSTAD - In the past months there were frequently reports in the media that concern confidential information about private persons, coming from public services.
PARALLEL DEBT IN CURACAO
- March 09, 2012 11:37 AM
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New legislation
It has become market practice in Curacao, and also in the Netherlands, to create a separate (parallel) obligation, owed by the borrower (or guarantor) to the security agent in its own name, on the terms and in an amount equal to the original (principal) obligations owing by the borrower (or guarantor) to the lenders.
CURACAO TRUST LEGISLATION
- March 09, 2012 11:30 AM
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Entered into force on 1 January 2012
On January 1st 2012, new legalization entered into force pursuant to which it is now possible to set up a trust, similar to the trust in Anglo-Saxon common law jurisdictions, in Curacao.
Joint infectious diseases centre proposed for Dutch Caribbean
- March 09, 2012 4:58 AM
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Government wants one joint organisation in the Dutch Caribbean to combat infectious diseases and is willing to contribute to that cause.
Duncan again underscores need for MPs to pass BOB
- March 09, 2012 4:56 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Justice Minister Roland Duncan again has underscored the need for Parliament's swift handling and approval of the draft law on Special Investigative Authority BOB to enable law enforcement officials to carry out structured surveillance, phone tapping, infiltration and other activities.
PAR: VDC-law violated several times
- March 08, 2012 2:59 PM
WILLEMSTAD - From the leaked report of the IT-operator from the Intelligence Service Curaçao (VDC) it appears that the national regulation Intelligence Service Curaçao has been violated several times in the past period
Jerry Hoff leaves Spigthoff
- March 08, 2012 5:55 AM
AMSTERDAM - One of the two founders of Spigthoff Litigators, Jerry Hoff, is leaving the law firm and starting his own firm under the name Hoff Attorneys at Law.
USA sees Curacao and St. Maarten as major money-laundering countries
- March 08, 2012 5:54 AM
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Curacao and St. Maarten are two of three countries the US State Department has just designated as "major money-laundering countries." The other is Argentina.
USM to launch Master's degree in Law this year
- March 07, 2012 4:19 PM
PHILIPSBURG--University of St. Martin (USM) will be launching a law programme in collaboration with the Open University in the Netherlands later this year, the university announced last night.
Dutch MPs support free movement among islands
- March 07, 2012 4:15 PM
THE HAGUE--A majority in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament adopted a motion on Tuesday to pursue free movement of persons and goods within the Caribbean part of the Kingdom.
Spies strives for more involvement with Justice
- March 07, 2012 4:10 PM
THE HAGUE — Minister Liesbeth Spies of the Interior and Kingdom Relations wants to improve the manner in which human rights and legal security on the former Antilles and Aruba are safeguarded.
Michiel van den Brink sworn in as attorney
- March 06, 2012 3:47 PM
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International oriented lawyer Michiel van den Brink was sworn in by the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in St. Maarten on Friday 2 March.
CFT: Improvement in financial management required for BES
- March 06, 2012 6:40 AM
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WILLEMSTAD - A substantial improvement is required in the financial management of the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in the view of the Committee for Financial Supervision for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba CFT BES stated in its sixth half-year report.