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Legal study: “The Kingdom in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of the ‘Isla’ oil refinery on Curaçao”

August 13, 2018 12:11 PM

WILLEMSTAD – Various studies have already been published when it comes to the Isla refinery and the violation of human rights because of the polluting emissions and the associated improper management.

Nederlander die dodelijk ongeluk veroorzaakte vast op Curacao

August 12, 2018 10:56 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Een 37-jarige Nederlander is aangehouden op Curaçao na het veroorzaken van een dodelijk verkeersongeval. Daarbij kwam een Duitse toerist (28) om het leven.

Draft study-financing law to Parliament next week

August 09, 2018 1:37 PM

PHILIPSBURG--New guidelines will be proposed to govern the financing granted to students to pursue their tertiary studies, when Education Minister Wycliffe Smith presents the draft law on study-financing to Members of Parliament (MPs) next week.

Reaction Public Prosecutor Sint Maarten on recent dump fire

August 09, 2018 9:37 AM

PHILIPSBURG - The Public Prosecutor’s Office has taken note of concerns on social media platforms concerning the recent dump fire of Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

Second Grant Agreement of Sint Maarten Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund signed

August 07, 2018 2:24 PM

PHILIPSBURG - Today a second Grant Agreement of the Sint Maarten Recovery and Resilience Trust Fund was signed by Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin and the World Bank in the amount of $22.5 million US dollars.

No intervention in Bonaire according to Knops

August 07, 2018 10:12 AM

THE HAGUE--Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops is not inclined to intervene in the Bonaire government.

Leiden University to establish Dutch Caribbean Homicide Monitor

August 06, 2018 4:15 PM

LEIDEN--As part of a research project to get a better insight and overview of the number of killings in Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, the Leiden University is setting up a Dutch Caribbean Homicide Monitor.

Grootschalige verkeerscontroles KPC, KMar en OM op Curacao

August 06, 2018 10:11 AM

WILLEMSTAD - De politie heeft afgelopen zaterdag 4 augustus samen met de Koninklijke Marine en het Openbaar Ministerie op Curacao grootschalige verkeerscontroles gehouden.

Police officer J.G. will be released today, pending his Court date

August 03, 2018 3:22 PM

PHILIPSBURG - Suspect J.G. (42 years) will be released today, August 3 2018, by request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office Sint Maarten.

Colade criminal case to be heard September 26

August 02, 2018 10:52 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transportation and Telecommunications (TEATT) Stuart Johnson’s policy advisor Regina Labega and East Caribbean Destination (ECD) Management Company managing directors Fabian Badejo and E.A.I.F. will head to court on September 26 to answer to charges of embezzlement in employment, theft, forgery and tax evasion.

Council of Ministers St. Maarten puts Airport Holding board on non-active duty

August 02, 2018 9:22 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Tourism Minister Stuart Johnson announced on Wednesday the Council of Ministers’ intention to terminate the services of the Princess Juliana International Airport Holding (PJIAH) Company Supervisory Board of Directors.

Workers at Curacao's Venezuela-run refinery held brief strike

August 02, 2018 8:59 AM

WILLEMSTAD - Workers at Curacao'sIsla refinery operated by Venezuelan state-run oil firm PDVSA staged a brief strike on Wednesday to demand information about their job security, but the refinery and a worker said the labor action ended after a few hours.

Pro-bono lawyers St. Maarten discontinue strike

August 01, 2018 9:22 AM

PHILIPSBURG–The pro-bono lawyers who have been on strike since May 18 due to non-payment of fees due to them discontinued their strike on Monday.

Jaarverslag OM 2017 gepubliceerd

July 31, 2018 12:14 PM

WILLEMSTAD - Hoofdofficier van Justitie van Curaçao, Heiko de Jong, heeft maandag 30 juli 2018 een eerste exemplaar van het Jaarverslag 2017 van het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao aangeboden aan Minister van Justitie Quincy Girigorie.

Pension Fund Caribbean Netherlands looks into St. Eustatius investments

July 31, 2018 12:08 PM

ST. EUSTATIUS--Pension Fund Caribbean Netherlands (PCN) board members Roy Hooker and Harald Linkels held discussions last week about a number of potential investments in St. Eustatius.

Nieuw Procesreglement civiele zaken per 1 augustus 2018

July 31, 2018 11:01 AM

Op 1 augustus 2018 treedt een nieuw procesreglement voor civiele zaken - het Procesreglement 2018 - in werking. Dit aangepaste reglement is door het bestuur van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof vastgesteld op 21 juni 2018.

Authorised signatory in place at Kadaster Sint Maarten

July 27, 2018 10:05 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Civil notaries can finally return to dealing with land transfers and mortgage deeds after almost a month of stagnation due to the Land and Mortgage Registry (referred to as the Kadaster in Dutch) not having a mortgage conservator in place.

Prosecutor’s Office concerned about ongoing lawyers’ strike

July 27, 2018 8:50 AM

PHILIPSBURG--Chief Prosecutor Jeroen Steenbrink has sent a letter to Minister of Justice Cornelius de Weever in which he expressed the Prosecutor’s Office’s concern about the ongoing strike of pro-bono lawyers and the “enormous impact” this has on criminal justice.

Notaries still thwarted by inability to register transfers and mortgages

July 25, 2018 10:59 AM

PHILIPSBURG--It is almost a month now that the country’s civil notaries’ ability to register property transfer and mortgage deeds has been thwarted.

Pro-bono lawyers St. Maarten continue strike as negotiations break down

July 25, 2018 10:51 AM

PHILIPSBURG--The pro-bono lawyers who have been on strike since May 18 due to non-payment of fees due to them will continue their strike, as talks between the Ministry of Justice and St. Maarten Bar Association Criminal Lawyers Section Chairman Cor Merx broke down last Friday.

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