NEWSLETTER
Ministers of Justice sign for deployment of Military Police and ICT
- January 23, 2012 11:02 AM
Yesterday, Ministers of Justice Elmer Wilsoe (Curaçao) and Ivo Opstelten (The Netherlands) signed for the flexible deployment of the Royal Military Police on the islands and for a provision in application of law in the field of ICT, with the focus on exchanging information.
New domicile for Attorney General
- January 16, 2012 3:04 PM
The new domicile of the office of the Attorney General on Wilhelminaplein was officially opened yesterday.
Illegal construction listed as environmental crime
- January 16, 2012 2:51 PM
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten has seen a trend over the years with developers, construction companies and private individuals who build on a large scale without or not in accordance with building permits.
Court sentences Joran to 28 years for murder
- January 16, 2012 2:38 PM
LIMA--Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot was sentenced to 28 years in prison by a Peruvian court on Friday for killing a woman in Lima in 2010, exactly five years since 18-year-old Alabama native Natalee Holloway disappeared after spending time with him.
Pelican to resume process to dismiss Resort workers
- January 16, 2012 2:34 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The Pelican Resort Club Management Company (PRCMC) has signalled its intention to resume the process to dismiss all of its former workers.
Sandmann lodges appeal against DAE/Korpodeko
- January 13, 2012 4:58 AM
Niek Sandmann, former owner of Dutch Antilles Express, will lodge an appeal against the verdict in summary proceedings of the court in Amsterdam this week.
Van der Veen's appointment as director of Aqualectra was valid
- January 13, 2012 4:55 AM
The agreement of order with the financial director of Aqualectra, Dieudonné van der Veen, was realized in a valid way, attorney at law Thomas Aardenburg wrote to the Board of Commissioners (RvC).
Curacao has the right to cancel Statue Laws
- January 12, 2012 3:31 PM
The fact that the consensus Statute Laws contravene the autonomous affairs of Curaçao, gives the island the right to cancel these Statute Laws and terminate their validity, State chairman Ivar Asjes said in his speech during the opening of the interparliamentary consultation between The Netherlands, Curaçao, Aruba and St. Maarten that takes place the coming days on St. Maarten.
Bloem: Ask Jorien Wuite why she didn't do her job
- January 11, 2012 4:25 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Attorney representing Simpson Bay Resort Management Company (SBRMC) Jairo Bloem has dismissed as absolutely false the claims by the Department of Labour Affairs that it has not taken action on the resort's request to terminate employees due to lack of information from the resort.
Curaçao faces a financial-monetary difficult year
- January 10, 2012 5:33 AM
While the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) expects less revenues on foreign currency from export in the New Year (compared to 2011), they expect the import of merchandise by the wholesale and retail sector to drop due to a decline of the tourism sector and to lower consumer spending.
Moratorium for call center Talent Factory in Curacao
- January 09, 2012 3:32 PM
The court granted call center The Talent Factory moratorium this week. On March 30 the creditors will convene.
Curaçao aviation downgraded by FAA
- January 09, 2012 3:03 PM
As local authorities had been anticipating, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has downgraded Curaçao's Civil Aviation from category one to category two and immediately listed Curaçao and St. Maarten on its Website accordingly with the new designations.
Insel Air takes government to court because of MD-83 DAE
- December 20, 2011 4:37 PM
With the arrival of the MD-83 aircraft of the American company Falcon Airline for DAE, Insel Air feel they are deprived of their rights and have instituted summary proceedings against the government.
Plans to legalize foreign lotteries besides Wega di Number Kòrsou
- December 20, 2011 4:34 PM
There are plans to legalize other lotteries besides the official and legal daily lottery Wega di Number Kòrsou.
Five attorneys sworn by Joint Court
- December 16, 2011 6:46 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Five attorneys were sworn in by the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba on Wednesday morning.
Uruguay takes step to simplify international businessThursday
- December 08, 2011 3:45 PM
Uruguay has joined 102 countries around the world in ratifying the Hague Convention on the apostille, in a move that will make it faster, cheaper and more efficient to do business internationally.
Financial sector warns about undermining of safeguarding function
- December 08, 2011 3:34 PM
The financial sector looks at the deliberations closely during the coming Kingdom Conference in The Hague. The chairman of the Curaçao International Financial Services Association (Cifa) and former premier, Etienne Ys, warns about ‘undermining of the Statute and immobilization of the Kingdom government’.
Simpson Bay Resort case headed towards stalemate
- December 05, 2011 10:48 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The legal battle between Simpson Bay Resort Management Company (SBRMC)/Royal Resorts and Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL) seems to be bogging down in repetitious judicial arguing after the Court of Appeals ruled Friday to suspend the execution of the November 25 ruling of the Court of First Instance until it has made a final decision in the appeal case.
RvC: The end is nigh for Aqualectra director Casperson
- December 05, 2011 3:20 AM
The Board of Commissioners (RvC) of Integrated Utility Holding N.V. (IUH, parent company of Aqualectra) abandons the idea to dismiss Human Resource director Billy Pandt.
Marubeni gains full ownership of Brazilian grain export terminal
- December 02, 2011 4:50 AM
Advogados e Consultores and Cardillo, Prado & Rossi Advogados have helped Japanese trading company Marubeni gain full ownership of Brazilian grain export terminal Terlogs Terminais Marítimos.