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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244New prosecution spokesperson Hazel Durand visits Statia
- March 06, 2018 9:38 AM
STATIA - Recently appointed Prosecutor’s Office Spokesperson for St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba and Bonaire Hazel Durand paid a working visit to Statia over the weekend.
Negative CFT advice on St. Maarten 2018 budget
- March 04, 2018 10:27 AM
THE HAGUE--The draft 2018 budget of Country St. Maarten does not comply with the norms of the Kingdom Law on Financial Supervision, and therefore cannot count on a positive advice from the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT.
Project bureau law in the making for rebuilding projects St. Maarten
- March 01, 2018 8:36 AM
PHILIPSBURG - The Legal Affairs and Interior Affairs Departments are working on the national ordinance to formally establish the National Recovery Bureau through which the country’s rebuilding projects will be funnelled to the World Bank.
Consul-General of China paid courtesy visit to Dean of the Consular Corps of Curaçao
- February 28, 2018 10:54 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Willemstad, His Excellency Weixin Zhang, together with Vice-Consul, Dr. Li Sun, paid a courtesy visit to the Dean of the Consular Corps of Curaçao, Mr. Karel Frielink.
Experiment ‘amicus curiae’ Raad van State
- February 27, 2018 11:20 AM
DEN HAAG - Meedenken met de Raad van State, het kan. Met het experiment ‘amicus curiae’ (vriend van het hof) wil de Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State informatie binnenhalen die de rechter doorgaans niet krijgt van partijen of deskundigen.
Raad van State Nederland op bezoek bij Radulphus College op Curacao
- February 27, 2018 10:34 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Op maandag 26 februari bezocht een delegatie van de Nederlandse Raad van State het Radulphus College op Curacao.
United Democrats get most seats in elections St. Maarten
- February 27, 2018 9:33 AM
PHILIPSBURG--St. Maarten will have a coalition government again after all parties failed to secure a full majority of eight seats in Parliament. United Democrats, a merger of United People’s (UP) party and Democratic Party (DP), came close with seven seats, one short of governing by itself.
St. Maarten votes 2018
- February 26, 2018 4:28 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Governor Eugene Holiday cast his ballot early at his polling station - Hope Estate Senior Citizens Recreational Centre then started his inspection rounds of the other 19 polling station.
X-Team actief voor verbetering milieu op Curacao
- February 23, 2018 3:50 PM
WILLEMTAD - Donderdag heeft minister Suzy Camelia-Römer van Gezondheid, Milieu en Natuur (GMN) de "X-team" gepresenteerd.
Voorstel geprovoceerde erkenning buiten de rechter om: moeder kan de verwekker noemen bij de burgerlijke stand
- February 23, 2018 2:51 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Op dinsdag 16 januari 2018, op het symposium “20 jaar Kinderrechten in Curaçao” aan de University of Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez, in aanwezigheid van de Gouverneur, de premier en enkele Statenleden, heeft prof.mr. Jan de Boer gesproken over het hoge aantal kinderen in Curaçao dat juridisch geen vader heeft.
Court to deal with lawyer’s alleged involvement with Ostrich case later
- February 23, 2018 9:23 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Court of First Instance on Thursday was scheduled to handle the criminal case against attorney-at-law B.B.B. (41), who is a suspect in the so-called Ostrich investigation involving five members of the Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBPS) at Princess Juliana International Airport SXM.
Valya submits law changes to Parliament and Government St. Maarten
- February 23, 2018 8:28 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Proposals for amendments to the rent and electoral ordinances have been submitted to Parliament and the Council of Ministers by parliamentarian-hopeful Valya Lake-Pantophlet.
Public Prosecutor Henk Jan Starrenburg tackle truancy issues in Statia schools
- February 22, 2018 10:43 AM
STATIA - Public Prosecutor for Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire Henk Jan Starrenburg on Thursday, February 15th, 2018, met with a group of parents and students, whom since the start of the year had missed too many hours of school, as a result of skipping classes.
Accreditatieproces Universiteit van Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez
- February 21, 2018 10:12 PM
WILLEMSTAD - De Universiteit van Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez heeft op basis van de artikelen die in de afgelopen dagen in diverse media zijn verschenen, besloten om een persconferentie bijeen te roepen ter verduidelijking van de gestelde vragen.
Pechtold and Meijer election observers in St. Maarten
- February 21, 2018 10:25 AM
THE HAGUE--Chairman of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Alexander Pechtold and Senator Meta Meijer will be part of the international team of observers at Monday’s elections in St. Maarten.
Procureur-generaal Roger Bos over het OM Sint Maarten
- February 20, 2018 10:41 PM
In september vorig jaar mocht ik hier als PG van Sint Maarten de BES en Curaçao beginnen met mijn werkzaamheden, goed voorbereid dacht ik en vol energie ging ik aan de slag.
E-Court in acute problemen door beslissing kantonrechters
- February 20, 2018 10:22 PM
E-Court, de digitale arbitragerechtbank die vorige maand kritiek kreeg op zijn intransparante procedures, is in acute problemen gekomen.
Chief Prosecutor urges voters not to sell vote
- February 20, 2018 10:32 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Newly-appointed Chief Prosecutor of St. Maarten Jeroen Steenbrink said on Monday that the election on February 26 should be free and fair.
Prosecutor’s Office Sint Maarten alert for vote fraud
- February 19, 2018 6:52 PM
PHILIPSBURG - On Monday, February 26, 2018 the citizens of St. Maarten will go to the polls to elect a new parliament. The different political parties contesting the elections will try to obtain as many votes as possible to be represented in the new parliament.
Eerste aangeschreven "vrijevoeter" in SDKK
- February 19, 2018 6:46 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao heeft een aanvang gemaakt met de executie van straffen van "vrijevoeters".