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NEWSLETTER
Social benefits adjusted on BES-Islands
- April 22, 2010 7:00 AM
WILLEMSTAD — The social benefits on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) will be adjusted. Minister Donner of Social Affairs and Employment made further agreements with the islands on the allowance level and the retirement age.
GAO does not list Aruba as tax-paradise
- April 22, 2010 6:54 AM
ORANJESTAD/THE HAGUE — The ‘Defense Contracting’ report of the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published last January, does not mention Aruba as a tax-paradise for American defense companies at all.
Understanding in Senate for BES islands resistance
- April 22, 2010 6:12 AM
THE HAGUE--The Christian Democratic Party CDA in the First Chamber has shown understanding for the resistance on the BES islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba against the unilateral decision of the Netherlands to impose legal regulations regarding same-sex marriages, abortion and euthanasia.
Kingdom laws in Senate July 6
- April 22, 2010 6:09 AM
THE HAGUE--The Dutch First Chamber, the Senate, is aiming to handle the ten Kingdom Consensus Laws in a plenary meeting on July 6.
THE THREE STAGES OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
- April 22, 2010 4:53 AM
General observations regarding adversarial proceedings
All adversarial proceedings in the Dutch Caribbean shall be initiated by means of a petition to the Court of First Instance of the Netherlands Antilles or Aruba.
Credit Suisse wants Fortis Fund
- April 21, 2010 7:00 AM
Fortis Bank (Nederland) N.V. is negotiating with Credit Suisse on the sale of Fortis Prime Fund Solutions, also domiciled in Curaçao, notably Fortis Prime Fund Solutions (Curaçao) N.V.
Appeal won by receivers
- April 20, 2010 6:44 AM
Two receivers, one accountant and one attorney at law, were dismissed in March as receiver for MIDCC and Imperial Trust by the judge supervising the bankruptcy proceedings. The appeal case on 13 April was won by the two receivers.
Specialisatie loont? Niet in de West!
- April 20, 2010 5:30 AM
donderdag, 15 april 2010 door Cindy de la Fuente
Op 14 april 2010 is Lucia de Berk door het gerechtshof Arnhem vrijgesproken voor de vermeende moorden en moordpogingen waarvoor zij eerder tot levenslang met TBS werd veroordeeld door de rechtbank en het gerechtshof Den Haag.
Definite answer on case against Shell by end of May
- April 20, 2010 5:25 AM
Deputy of Public Health Humphrey Davelaar (PNP) hopes that there will be clarity on the possibility to institute legal proceedings against oil company Shell for the pollution of the soil in Curaçao by the end of May.
Bermuda Commercial Bank has new owners
- April 16, 2010 3:21 PM
Bermuda-based Permanent Investments Limited has become the controlling shareholder of Bermuda Commercial Bank.
Voting Second Chamber
- April 15, 2010 7:12 AM
The results of the voting today of Dutch Parliament's Second Chamber have just been made public.
No compromise on Police Law amendment yet
- April 15, 2010 5:15 AM
THE HAGUE--Parties didn't succeed up to late Wednesday night in finding a compromise on the controversial proposed Kingdom Consensus Law on Police amendment of the conservative VVD party, Christian Democrat Party CDA and Labour Party PvdA.
LECTURE ON GOOD CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN CURACAO
- April 15, 2010 4:57 AM
Corporate Governance Adviser must be a strong and independent watchdog over the executive also
On April 13, 2010 a seminar on Good Corporate Governance with respect to Curacao-owned enterprises and foundations was held in Curacao.
Engels from HBN Law to BT & P
- April 13, 2010 6:51 AM
Last month Rauf Engels made the transfer, from being an attorney at HBN Law, to the Bureau Telecommunications and Post (BT & P) as a counsel. BT&P is the semi-autonomous regulatory authority for the Netherlands Antilles' communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
Fatum organizes Pension workshops
- April 13, 2010 4:41 AM
Tuesday 20 april, wednesday 21 april and thursday 22 april Fatum organizes again a series of pension workshops, starting at 18.00 hour.
First day of consultation Second Chamber
- April 12, 2010 7:22 AM
THE HAGUE--The Netherlands Antilles objected Friday to the proposed amendment of the Kingdom Consensus Police Law to hold off on the Joint Police Facility in favour of a more permanent role for the Kingdom Detective Cooperation Team RST.
ORDINARY ADVERSARIAL VERSUS SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
- April 12, 2010 7:18 AM
The court only considers the key issues
According to Article 110 and 111 of the Netherlands Antilles Code of Civil Proceedings (NACCP), all adversarial proceedings shall be initiated by means of a petition to the Court of First Instance.
Etienne Ys new Chairman Cifa
- April 12, 2010 6:42 AM
In the Annual Meeting of the Curaçao International Financial Services Association (Cifa) the members have elected a (partly) new board..
Second Chamber drops Joint Police Facility
- April 09, 2010 10:09 AM
THE HAGUE--A majority of the Dutch Parliament's Second Chamber will vote in favour of an amendment to take the Joint Police Facility off the table.
Court rules against GEBE expert survey
- April 07, 2010 12:41 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance has rejected the request of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to appoint an expert to assess the situation at utilities company GEBE.