NEWSLETTER
Minister Lee orders independent audit of St. Maarten Medical Center
- February 09, 2017 9:03 AM
'Geef alle volwassenen in het Koninkrijk stemrecht voor Tweede Kamerverkiezingen'
- January 16, 2017 9:23 PM
Extradition of former police officer Koeiman held
- November 24, 2016 9:55 AM
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- November 15, 2016 10:13 PM
Former Kadaster Director fights his dismissal in court
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CFT advises placing Aruba under financial supervision
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Dutch MBA starts on Curaçao
- September 07, 2012 11:32 AM
WILLEMSTAD — After Suriname, students can now follow a complete Dutch MBA on the former Netherlands Antilles. On 26 October Business School Nederland (BSN) will start the complete NVAO accredited Action Learning MBA on Curaçao.
Curaçao and St. Maarten agree on operational audit of Central Bank
- August 20, 2012 8:35 AM
WILLEMSTAD - An operational audit will be conducted at the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten to determine where problems exist and how these can be handled.
Met Arubaan gehuwde geen vergunning nodig
- May 29, 2012 8:31 PM
ORANJESTAD — Buitenlanders die trouwen met een Arubaan, hebben straks – mits aan bepaalde voorwaarden wordt voldaan – geen vergunning meer nodig. Deze nieuwe regeling gaat in wanneer de nieuwe Landsverordening toelating en uitzetting (LTU), die binnenkort naar het parlement gaat, wordt aangenomen.
KvK tegen wijziging regeling vennootschappen
- May 29, 2012 7:50 PM
PHILIPSBURG — De Kamer van Koophandel en Nijverheid van St. Maarten heeft de Statenleden aanbevolen de voorgestelde wijziging van de juridische regeling van vennootschappen in het Burgerlijk Wetboek van de hand te wijzen.
PHU wants evaluation of Electoral Law in 2015
- May 28, 2012 11:29 AM
KRALENDIJK — This is not the opportune moment to evaluate the Electoral Law, said Michiel Bijkerk of Pro Hustisia I Union (PHU). He said the amendment of the Electoral Law, as suggested by Minister Liesbeth Spies of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK), is undemocratic.
No jail time for not keeping trust shareholders’ registry
- May 26, 2012 10:10 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Not keeping a registry of all shareholders of a trust will not be a punishable offence. This is so because Members of Parliament (MPs) requested that Justice Minister Roland Duncan strike the maximum three-month jail sentence from the new Penal Code passed on Friday.
Spies rejects Statia’s budget Amendment
- May 26, 2012 10:08 AM
ST EUSTATIUS - Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Liesbeth Spies has rejected the first amendment of Statia's 2012 budget, but has advised the Statia government to present a new amendment based on the US $1.3 million per month "free allowance" recently approved by the Dutch Government for the public entity.
Organised cockfighting’ now exempted from punishment
- May 26, 2012 9:56 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Any structured or organised activity involving animals, such as the tradition of cockfighting, will not be punished as abuse of animals under the new Penal Code. The code was unanimously approved by Members of Parliament (MPs) Friday afternoon after Justice Minister Roland Duncan had submitted an amendment decriminalising organised activities with animals.
Uitstel status Rijkswetten
- May 25, 2012 11:42 AM
DEN HAAG - In navolging van verschillende andere Tweede Kamercommissies heeft ook de commissie Binnenlandse Zaken besloten de afweging over controversiële onderwerpen te verplaatsen, waarmee nog onduidelijk blijft of de Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap nog door dit kabinet behandeld wordt of pas na de verkiezingen van 12 september.
Animal protection stalls passing of penal code
- May 25, 2012 9:42 AM
PHILIPSBURG - An article in the Penal Code about protecting animals, and fears about its impact on the tradition of cockfighting, stalled the passing of the new Penal Code by Parliament on Thursday afternoon.
Chamber suggests withdrawal of draft partnership regulation
- May 23, 2012 3:22 PM
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten Chamber of Commerce and Industry has recommended that Members of Parliament (MPs) do away with a pending change to the Civil Code regulating partnerships.
New government Sint Maarten: Ministers sworn in
- May 22, 2012 8:24 AM
HARBOUR VIEW--The seven-member Cabinet of Ministers and Minister Plenipotentiary of the National Alliance/Democratic Party/Independent 3 (NA/DP/I-3) government took the oath of office before Governor Eugene Holiday at his Harbour View office on Monday morning.
'Bientu’ op agenda justitieoverleg Aruba
- May 15, 2012 8:04 AM
'Bientu', het Curaçaose onderzoek naar mogelijke fraude- en witwaspraktijken door de lokale loterijbaas Robertico ‘Robbie’ dos Santos, komt ter sprake tijdens het halfjaarlijkse justitieel vierlandenoverleg op Aruba in juni.
Euthanasia on islands is complex, says Minister
- May 11, 2012 10:45 AM
THE HAGUE--Implementing euthanasia legislation in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba as of October 10, 2012 is a "complex assignment," according to Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Edith Schippers.