NEWSLETTER
Head Intelligence Service demands job back
- November 22, 2010 6:07 AM
Head of the current Intelligence Service Curaçao (formerly VNA of the Netherlands Antilles) Ed Gumbs wants to return to his place of work.
IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO, THE DAY OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
- November 18, 2010 3:33 PM
On Thursday November 18, 2010 a seminar took place at the Central Bank with the title: It takes two to tango. Building better boards. The Galan Group and VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne organized this seminar.
Fourth Fatum Pension Seminar Aruba
- November 18, 2010 6:47 AM
All speakers at the recently held Fatum Pension Seminar on Aruba agreed that Aruba is ahead of other parts of the Dutch Kingdom with the implementation of an obligatory supplementary.pension plan.
Constitutional Court officially inaugurated
- November 16, 2010 11:40 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Constitutional Court of St. Maarten was inaugurated and its members, substitute members and registrar were installed during a ceremonial session at the Courthouse on Monday morning.
St. Maarten starts case against Saba, Statia for GEBE shares
- November 16, 2010 11:38 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The government of St. Maarten will start arbitration proceedings against St. Eustatius and Saba in order to have the shares of NV GEBE divided.
Change of partners at HBN Law
- November 16, 2010 6:27 AM
Mr. Robert E. Blaauw, senior partner of Law firm HBN Law has left the partnership a few months ago. Mr. Blaauw will still be asscociated with the firm as a "senior counsel”
DEALING WITH THE CODE; CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ST. MAARTEN
- November 09, 2010 2:31 PM
On Friday, November 5, 2010, the seminar “Dealing with the Code” took place at Westin Dawn Beach Resort in Philipsburg, St. Maarten. The Corporate Governance Council St. Maarten, PwC, and law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne took the initiative to bring this subject to people’s attention.
First Regional Employers' Organization Meeting
- November 07, 2010 12:35 PM
ATIA celebrates 65 years
On Friday November 5th, 2010 the First Regional Employers Organizations Meeting convened its first meeting at the ATIA (Aruba Trade & Industry Association) Conference Room in Aruba as part of the celebrations commemorating 65 years of ATIA to the Aruban community.
StIP-members lose summary proceedings
- November 06, 2010 11:11 AM
The court ruled against Joel da Silva de Gois and Henri Emerenciana today in the summary proceedings to reverse their dismissal as directors of privatization institute StIP.
Help to victims Tomas
- November 04, 2010 6:39 AM
The Curacao government has made two million guilders available for the victims of the consequences of hurricane Tomas, that caused a lot of waterlogging on Curacao at the beginning of this week. The Curacao Bar Association announced today that they will donate 7.500 guilders to the fund of the Red Cross, intented to help these victims.
4 November 2010
Tromp: Accountability, transparency essential for growth of new countries
- November 03, 2010 2:39 PM
An accountable and transparent government is an important milestone on the path to creating the most prosperous and productive economies –economies that allow individuals, businesses, and governments to create the highest possible standard of living for the largest possible number of people.
Exxon reduces PDVSA claim by US$5 billion
- November 01, 2010 6:59 AM
ExxonMobil has reduced its compensation claim from US$12 billion to US$7 billion in its ICC arbitration proceeding against PDVSA over the nationalisation of oil assets in the Orinoco belt.
Bonaire law firm expands further
- October 28, 2010 7:58 AM
The branch of law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne in Bonaire grows considerably.
PTO, European Patent Office Team Up on Classification System
- October 28, 2010 6:43 AM
The latest U.S. Patent and Trademark Office innovation is a deal to work with the European Patent Office on a joint patent classification system aligned with global standards.
Mediation StIP failed
- October 27, 2010 1:33 PM
An attemp of the judge to get the parties involved in the dismissal of the two board members of privatization institute StIP around the table, failed.
Koeiman wants pregnancy law approved ASAP
- October 26, 2010 7:24 AM
Minister Hensley Koeiman (Social Development and Welfare, MAN) intends to get the so-called pregnancy law approved as quick as possible.
Venezuelan investors reported with OM
- October 26, 2010 6:23 AM
The Venezuelan lawyer Carlos Ramirez Lopez filed a report yesterday afternoon with the Public Prosecutor on fraud by local politicians with the sale of a terrain at the Caracasbaai to a Venezuelan investment group.
School board loses case against Aqualectra
- October 26, 2010 6:18 AM
The “Stichting Rooms-Katholiek Centraal Schoolbestuur” (RKCS) (Foundation Roman Catholic Central School Board) lost lengthy legal proceedings against public utility company Aqualectra yesterday.
Gois and Emerenciana demand reversal of dismissal
- October 22, 2010 6:58 AM
Joel da Silva Gois and Henri Emerenciana demand reversal of their dismissal as board members of the privatization institute StIP.
Fine for trust office
- October 21, 2010 5:20 AM
Capital Trust Corporation (CTC) must pay the Central Bank (BNA) a 75,000-guilder fine. This was decided last Monday by the judge in a case instituted by the BNA.