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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Advocaat Essed: 'Overstelpend bewijs tegen hoofdverdachte'
- June 10, 2016 2:06 PM
PARAMARIBO - Hugo Essed, een van de advocaten van de nabestaanden van de slachtoffers van de 8 decembermoorden, vindt dat de Krijgsraad de juiste beslissing heeft genomen door de schorsing van de vervolging van het 8 decemberstrafproces op te heffen.
Dispute over constitutional grounds Kingdom Visa Law
- June 10, 2016 8:09 AM
THE HAGUE--The Dutch Caribbean countries and the Netherlands have fundamentally different views on the constitutional basis on which the Kingdom Visa Law should be implemented and the handling of said law proposal in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Thursday didn’t bring the parties any closer.
Plasterk advises to use amendment tool
- June 10, 2016 8:05 AM
THE HAGUE--Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Thursday suggested to formulate the wishes of the Kingdom Parliaments for a Dispute Regulation (“geschillenregeling”) in amendments to the law proposal of the Kingdom Government.
Geen consensus geschillenregeling
- June 09, 2016 2:00 PM
DEN HAAG — De regeringen van Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten en Nederland zullen het waarschijnlijk niet eens worden over de geschillenregeling. Daarom ligt er nu een voorstel van Nederlandse zijde waar nog tot 23 juni op gereageerd kan worden.
PJIAE and WICSU-PSU sign four-year Collective Labor Agreement
- June 08, 2016 9:19 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Following nearly 18 months of negotiations, PJIAE and WICSU-PSU recently signed a four-year agreement, which covers the employees of SXM Airport’s Air Traffic Services division.
Anaesthesiologist gets green light to work, hospital risks ‘steep penalty’
- June 08, 2016 8:53 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Inspector General Dr. Earl Best has given anaesthesiologist Dr. Andriy Danyltsiv the green light to work at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC).
Matser’s appeal case postponed to August
- June 08, 2016 8:44 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Member of Parliament (MP) Silvio Matser’s appeal case against his tax-fraud conviction in the Court of First Instance has been postponed because several witnesses still have to be heard by the judge.
Kingdom Law proposal debated with Dutch Caribbean delegates
- June 08, 2016 8:11 AM
THE HAGUE--It was quite an exceptional setting in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday, with seven special delegates from the Dutch Caribbean Parliaments seated in the benches: Rene Herdé, Desiree de Sousa-Croes, Ady Thijsen and Andin Bikker of Aruba, Glenn Sulvaran of Curaçao and Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo of St. Maarten.
Anaesthesiologist still working despite Inspectorate’s request for suspension
- June 06, 2016 8:02 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Anaesthesiologist Dr. Andriy Danyltsiv continues to perform work at St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC), despite a request from Inspectorate of Health Dr. Earl Best that his employment be “put on hold” pending further checks into Danyltsiv’s recent work history.
Search for baby course on dump
- June 06, 2016 7:28 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Based on information circulating on Face book since Thursday evening June 2, 2016 concerning a corpse of a baby found in an advanced stage of decomposition on the dump (Landfill), the St. Maarten Police Force, KPSM and the Prosecutor Office immediately initiated a thorough investigation into this matter.
Justice Plans of Approach extended for St. Maarten
- June 04, 2016 12:11 PM
THE HAGUE--The Kingdom Council of Ministers on Friday approved the prolongation of the Plans of Approach for the Curaçao and St. Maarten police forces and prisons.
Interview Maria Buncamper-Molanus: not guilty of charges
- June 03, 2016 9:32 AM
PHILIPSBURG--When she forced the hand of the Prosecutor’s Office in 2014, to bring the “melee” to a close through the judicial system, former Minister Maria Buncamper-Molanus at that point had no reason to be fearful of the Justice system.
Islands sign an historic justice accord with US
- June 03, 2016 8:54 AM
AMSTERDAM--“An important step forward.” That is how Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur described Thursday’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States (US), the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten in Amsterdam.
Arson suspected at landfill, Minister orders investigation
- June 03, 2016 8:25 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Sanitary Landfill was on fire again this week and contractors were doing everything in their power to contain the blaze.
According to reports, unknown persons were seen running away from the landfill when the fire started and security officials there believe arson started the flames. However, police did not receive an official report about the origin of the fire and will investigate when more information becomes available to them.
Smoke was seen coming from the landfill on Thursday as officials continued trying to contain the fire.
Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure VROMI Angel Meyers said in a statement on Thursday night that it was not clear at that moment how the fire had started, but he would like to start a full investigation of the sanitary landfill and its operations. He plans to investigate the occurrences on the landfill thoroughly with related stakeholders and the Ministry of VROMI.
Meyers approached SOAB to assist in analysing the processes of the landfill. With this initiative he will gain insight to the current risk exposure on the landfill as the responsible Minister for waste management and activities, and the appropriate checks and balances that can be implemented to minimise the risks. The ultimate goal is for the Government of St. Maarten to ensure the sanitary landfill is managed optimally.
The Daily Herald
Pittige memo PwC over financiën FKP
- June 02, 2016 3:32 PM
WILLEMSTAD — In een zeer kritische memo uit consultancybedrijf PwC forse kritiek op het financieel beleid bij zowel Fundashon Kas Popular (FKP), als de Fundashon Fiansa Popular (FFP).
Een opmerkelijke ochtend met Van Raak (SP)/Bosman (VVD) versus Curaçao
- June 02, 2016 10:01 AM
DEN HAAG - In de Nationale Vergaderzaal vindt deze week het Interparlementair Koninkrijksoverleg (IPKO) plaats.
Parliaments to ask for Venezuela action plan
- June 02, 2016 9:27 AM
THE HAGUE–The Parliaments of the Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten will be sending a request to the Kingdom Government to draft a plan of action in case of a full-blown crisis in Venezuela with the associated mass migration to the Leeward Islands.
Oil tankers in limbo as Venezuela's PDVSA fails to pay BP
- June 01, 2016 10:46 AM
Four tankers carrying over 2 million barrels of U.S. crude are stuck at sea and cannot discharge at a Caribbean terminal because Venezuela's PDVSA has not yet paid supplier BP Plc, according to two sources and Thomson Reuters vessel tracking data.
Koninkrijk worstelt met situatie Venezuela
- June 01, 2016 10:25 AM
DEN HAAG - De parlementen van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en Nederland bespraken vandaag tijdens de tweede dag van het Interparlementair Koninkrijksoverleg (IPKO) de penibele situatie in Venezuela.
Formeel startschot Research Center gegeven en ondertekening MoU tussen UoC en Ministerie van OWCS
- May 31, 2016 2:42 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Op 31 mei 2016 is het formele startschot voor het Research Center van de Universiteit van Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez (UoC) gegeven.