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- January 05, 2016 10:43 AM
WILLEMSTAD – According to a press release emitted by the aviation company AVA Airways, they have taken notice of the decision of the Minister of Traffic and Transportation, Mrs. Suzanne Camelia-Römer on the request of the airline for an economic permit.
IDB urges Latin America and Caribbean to step up trade as exports decline
- December 15, 2015 10:14 AM
WASHINGTON - Exports from Latin America and the Caribbean will drop about 14 per cent in 2015 due to a steep decline in prices and weak demand for the region’s main exports from key trading partners, according to a new report from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Latijns-Amerika investeert 21 miljard euro in hernieuwbare energie
- December 15, 2015 9:46 AM
SANTIAGO — Latijns-Amerika investeerde dit jaar meer dan 21 miljard euro in hernieuwbare energie. Maar dat volstaat niet om de klimaatverandering het hoofd te bieden, zeggen experts.
Moody’s moves Cuba’s economic outlook from stable to positive
- December 14, 2015 5:14 PM
NEW YORK, United States – International ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service has moved Cuba’s economic from stable to positive, citing its lessening dependence on Venezuela and the possibility of more improved relations with the United States.
Suriname's Trust Bank plans conversion to Islamic banking
- December 14, 2015 3:46 PM
PARAMARIBO - Suriname's Trust Bank will convert its operations to become a full-fledged Islamic bank, after it signed an agreement with the private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank to advise on the transition.
Staatsolie Suriname moet verder bezuinigen
- December 14, 2015 12:22 PM
PARAMARIBO — De vrije val van de wereldmarktprijs voor olie dwingt Staatsolie in Suriname om verder te bezuinigen en haar productiviteit te verhogen.
Carlyle Group koopt lingeriemerk Hunkemöller, NautaDutilh en VanDoorne adviseren
- December 14, 2015 10:07 AM
Private equity-huis The Carlyle Group wordt de nieuwe eigenaar van lingeriemerk Hunkemöller en neemt daarmee het stokje over van het Franse PAI Partners.
Ruimteproject XCOR positief over geboekte vooruitgang
- December 12, 2015 3:33 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Ben Droste is positief gestemd over de op Curaçao geboekte vooruitgang inzake de ruimtevaartwetgeving. Er is sprake van ‘mogelijk een spoedige aanbieding’ van deze wetgeving aan de Staten ter goedkeuring.
Veel belangstelling voor investering in raffinaderij Curacao
- December 12, 2015 2:38 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Zestien bedrijven hebben schriftelijk aangegeven geïnteresseerd te zijn om als een derde partner te participeren in de modernisering van de Isla-raffinaderij.
Carlyle to buy Dutch lingerie firm Hunkemoller from PAI
- December 11, 2015 4:10 PM
U.S. buyout firm Carlyle said on Friday that it is to buy Dutch lingerie firm Hunkemoller from its private equity owners.
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne presents Guide to Doing Business for Suriname
- December 11, 2015 3:16 PM
The Guides to Doing Business of law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne have been expanded with Suriname. This online guide, fully updated earlier this year, is a basic guideline for the corporate legal landscape of the Dutch Caribbean and, from now on, Suriname as well.
AVA Airways insists all is in order
- December 11, 2015 9:01 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Giovanni Atalita of Curaçao’s AVA Airways said on his Facebook page that he had not used forged documents, in response to a story of local Dutch-language newspaper Antilliaans Dagblad (AD).
Avila Hotel krijgt nieuwe eigenaar
- December 09, 2015 9:44 AM
WILLEMSTAD – Het bekende Avila Hotel aan de Penstraat krijgt een nieuwe eigenaar.
Rabobank definitief af van vervolging in Libor-zaak
- December 07, 2015 3:05 PM
THE NETHERLANDS - De megaschikking van Rabobank met justitie in Amerika in de Libor-zaak is definitief. Een ander strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar witwassen in een Rabo-filiaal in Californië breekt deze schikkingsovereenkomst niet meer open, blijkt uit gerechtelijke stukken.
Contrary To Statements PDVSA Tanker Backlog Building At Venezuela And Curaçao Ports
- December 07, 2015 2:40 PM
CARACAS, WILLEMSTAD – The backlog of tankers waiting to unload crude and products around Venezuela is growing larger, the international news agency, Reuters reports. This is contrary to what the Venezuelan State Oil company (PDVSA) reported recently.
CFATF urges Suriname to take measures against money laundering and terrorist financing risks
- December 03, 2015 10:21 PM
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) is an organization of twenty seven jurisdictions of the Caribbean Basin Region.
‘Enorme kapitaalvlucht Suriname in afgelopen twee jaar’
- December 03, 2015 7:49 PM
PARAMARIBO - Geld dat de Centrale Bank van Suriname in de economie heeft gepompt ter beteugeling van de valutakoersen, staat vermoedelijk op buitenlandse rekeningen van burgers.
Oil tankers backlog builds up in Venezuela
- December 02, 2015 7:03 PM
HOUSTON - A backlog of tankers waiting to unload around Venezuela has built up, even though a crude cargo from France's Total and another six tankers carrying products were recently discharged at state-run PDVSA's ports after weeks of delays, according to Reuters tracking data and shippers.
Mark Zuckerberg Vows to Donate 99% of His Facebook Shares for Charity
- December 02, 2015 8:43 AM
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and chief executive of Facebook, announced on Tuesday that he and his wife would give 99 percent of their Facebook shares “during our lives” — holdings currently worth more than $45 billion — to charitable purposes.
Sehos ontvangt eerste gedeelte lening
- December 01, 2015 3:04 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Het St. Elisabeth Hospitaal (Sehos) heeft ruim een maand na ondertekening van de overeenkomst 8 miljoen gulden van de overheid ontvangen.