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Five attorneys sworn in
- February 07, 2012 10:32 AM
This morning five new attorneys were sworn in at the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius.
Frielink new Honorary Consul of Germany
- February 06, 2012 4:27 PM
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Attorney at law Karel Frielink is the new Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany for Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.
Tramp owners face ship arrests in third party payment disputes
- February 06, 2012 9:37 AM
Growing numbers of ship arrests globally have revealed a potentially huge problemfor tramp owners.
VVD wants to restrict Antillean immigration
- February 06, 2012 9:23 AM
THE HAGUE--The liberal democratic VVD party is preparing a law proposal to restrict immigration to The Netherlands by residents of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten.
Potmis' contract with ADC not renewed after all
- February 06, 2012 6:50 AM
The contract of Arif Potmis, director of the Analytical Diagnostic Center (ADC), will not be renewed. This was confirmed in a letter which Potmis received recently.
Cooper gives Sunset Waters six months to negotiate sale
- February 06, 2012 6:46 AM
After Minister Charles Cooper (Traffic, Transport and Regional Planning, MAN) indicated end October that the government will withdraw the long lease of Sunset Waters, the American owners requested him to delay the withdrawal procedure for six months in view of current negotiations with interested buyers.
Parliament meeting gets out of hand
- February 06, 2012 6:42 AM
A meeting of the Parliament requested by the PAR to approve the conclusions of the Kingdom Conference of December last, got out of hand this morning.
Stein appointed Solicitor-General
- January 30, 2012 12:06 PM
THE HAGUE--Former St. Maarten Public Prosecutor Taco Stein has been appointed Solicitor-General for the Windward Islands.
Alexa Gratama senior advisor with VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne
- January 29, 2012 9:17 AM
Since September 2011, Alexa Gratama has been affiliated with law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne as senior advisor.
Van de Griek also no longer lecturer at UNA
- January 24, 2012 6:44 AM
Saskia van de Griek, attorney at law and owner of law firm Corporate Law, has announced today that she withdraws as a lecturer at UNA.
Asjes loses case against Selikor
- January 23, 2012 3:35 PM
Ivar Asjes has lost the case in court against his former employer, waste processing company Selikor.
Judge quashes Daal's order
- January 23, 2012 12:18 PM
Minister Carlos Monk (Administration, Planning and Service, PS) has violated the precision principle by not hearing Harold Daal, head of the Public Affairs Department with his decision to appoint him program manager of the project Basic Registration.
Arubus-contract Glenroy Wilson declared null and void
- January 23, 2012 12:10 PM
ORANJESTAD —The Joint Court of Justice has declared the contract of Glenroy Wilson at Arubus null and void on Tuesday.
Karel Frielink no longer lecturer at the UNA
- January 23, 2012 11:08 AM
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The UNA (University of the Netherlands Antilles) has told attorney at law Karel Frielink of Spigthoff Attorneys at Law and Tax Advisers that he can no longer be a visiting lecturer.
Aqualectra to compensate Van der Veen
- January 23, 2012 11:04 AM
Aqualectra is to compensate Dieudonné van der Veen for damages if his appointment as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is not ratified, the judge ruled in summary proceedings today.
Ministers of Justice sign for deployment of Military Police and ICT
- January 23, 2012 11:02 AM
Yesterday, Ministers of Justice Elmer Wilsoe (Curaçao) and Ivo Opstelten (The Netherlands) signed for the flexible deployment of the Royal Military Police on the islands and for a provision in application of law in the field of ICT, with the focus on exchanging information.
New domicile for Attorney General
- January 16, 2012 3:04 PM
The new domicile of the office of the Attorney General on Wilhelminaplein was officially opened yesterday.
Illegal construction listed as environmental crime
- January 16, 2012 2:51 PM
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten has seen a trend over the years with developers, construction companies and private individuals who build on a large scale without or not in accordance with building permits.
Curaçao delegation walks out in protest over law procedure
- January 16, 2012 2:46 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Although the Curaçao flag was displayed behind signatories to the agreement list of the International-Parliamentary Affairs and Kingdom Relations Conference IPKO, no Curaçao representative was at the head table on Friday afternoon.
Court sentences Joran to 28 years for murder
- January 16, 2012 2:38 PM
LIMA--Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Peruvian court on Friday for killing a woman in Lima in 2010, exactly five years since 18-year-old Alabama native Natalee Holloway disappeared after spending time with him.