NEWSLETTER
VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne Award 2008
- August 06, 2008 8:02 AM
Recently, Norédiz Lourents, student at the Facultity of Law of the University of the Netherlands Antilles, received the yearly VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne Award for best graduation thesis.
CIFA seminar
- August 06, 2008 7:56 AM
The International Fiscal Association (“IFA”) convention for 2008 will be held in Brussels from August 31st till September 3th. During this event, CIFA will also organize a mini-seminar on September 1st. Hereby guest speakers from Latin America and Europe will discuss topics relating to “Connecting Europe and Latin America, bridging the gap”. This will highlight the advantages of doing business with or through Curaçao.
Marketing study for offshore sector
- August 06, 2008 7:16 AM
Secretary of State Alex Rosaria (Finance, PNP) starts next week with a study for a marketing approach for the international financial service sector (offshore) of the Antilles. Also the local image of this sector will come up for discussion during this study. The study is coordinated by the Social Economic Faculty of the UNA and will be published early next year.
Minister comes with new penshonado health arrangement
- August 06, 2008 7:04 AM
The healthcare insurance for in the Netherlands retired persons that (come to) live in the Antilles, on which both parts of the Kingdom are working, will most probably die a premature death. There is an alternative that needs to be approved by the advisory bodies.
Suspicious money transactions dropped in the Netherlands
- August 06, 2008 6:59 AM
Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Dutch police Corps established in her 2007 annual report that the number of suspicious money transactions from the Netherlands to the Neth.Antilles has dropped considerably, but on the other hand, the number of unusual transactions increased slightly. The drop of the suspicious money transactions has put the Antilles on the 4th place in the category suspicious flow of money from the Netherlands.
Governments have a 2.4 million debt with Soab
- August 06, 2008 6:48 AM
As per December 31, 2007, the Government Accountant Bureau (Soab) had an unpaid claim of 2.4 million guiders with several of the governments and government agencies. The claim is regarding payments not paid by the clients. In her annual report, Soab urges the governments to start paying the debt as soon as possible.
Amicorp: Financial specialists with community spirit
- August 06, 2008 6:26 AM
Considering the annual revenue, in 1999 about 6 million dollars and this year about 48 millions, financial service provider Amicorp Group can say that for years already they are experiencing a sold growth. Also the number of employees is a good indicator of the soundness of this company that is established in the eye-catching building in Parera. The company has branches in 28 countries. Amicorp employed in 1999 53 full time equivalents (FTE) and has now in 2008 460.
Soab: insufficient attention for annual report
- August 05, 2008 12:52 PM
Local administrators and supervisors of governments have insufficient attention for annual accounts and the audit of these, established government accountants’ bureau Soab in her 2007 annual report.
2007 annual report Soab (government accountants' bureau)
- August 05, 2008 12:44 PM
The inquiry into the financial position of public enterprises and the possibility to pay dividend to the island territory didn’t get off the ground last year, mentioned Soab (government accountants’ bureau) in her 2007 annual report. The reason for this is the government’s slow provision of financial information.
Adriaens doesn't understand UTS
- August 05, 2008 12:33 PM
Telecom-minister Maurice Adriaens (FOL) doesn’t understand why UTS is speaking about unfair competition, if international cable company Columbus Networks Curacao receives a licence for international telephony and internet. He wants to discuss the matter with management and Board of Directors (RvC) of UTS soon.
Regulator for internet gambling
- August 05, 2008 12:23 PM
Establishing a body that regulates and supervises internet gambling in the Netherlands Antilles is a crucial step to keep this sector safe, corruption free, and internationally competitive. Especially now that the United States are getting more bitter in their fight against internet gambling, the Antilles must work on judicial and technical adjustments to utilize the opportunities that do exist in this branch.
UTS-union Sitkom angry at Columbus licence
- August 05, 2008 12:16 PM
UTS-union Sitkom is against the decision of Telecom-minister Maurice Adriaens (FOL) to give the company Columbus Networks Curaçao a local licence to start providing international telephony and broadband-internet. According to Sitkom-chair Emilio Brinken, Adriaens is consciously trying to harm UTS. The minister is contradicting this.
Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BTP) ordered to supervise the Antillean internet network
- August 05, 2008 11:49 AM
Telecom-minister Maurice Adriaens (FOL) has ordered Bureau Telecommunication and Post (BTP) to establish an institution that must supervise and control the internet in the Antilles; a kind of internet police.
Ad in Ultimo calls on liable to punishment handling
- August 05, 2008 11:03 AM
If a police officer considers the invitation of Ultimo Noticia to be paid for giving information to the paper, he or she runs the risk to be convicted to four years imprisonment.
Willy Maal starts new proceeding on Oostpunt
- August 04, 2008 7:53 AM
After eight unsuccessful years of promises from numerous commissioners and several negotiation committees, owner of Oostpunt Willy Maal starts again with a lawsuit about the land. While from the political corner it’s said that the current committee is closer to a solution, Maal has no longer confidence in it. “They still cannot take a clear stand.”
Judge also wants to await the Luminol-investigation
- August 04, 2008 7:27 AM
Three things must become clear from the investigation with luminol in the Kaya Frater Fidelius in Jandoret that is currently being carried out by experts of the Dutch Forensic Institute: have the brothers Wawoe been in this home; have the bloodstains been much bigger than found at first; and the safeguarding of the DNA of the two suspects that are not yet arrested in the Shut-case.
Investigation with luminol in Shut-case
- July 31, 2008 3:29 PM
Experts of the Dutch Forensic Institute (NFI) and members of the Technical Investigation Service started with an investigation on the so-called Shut-case in a home at the Kaya Frater Fidelius in Jan Doret. The investigation includes among others luminol, a substance that can reveal trails of blood.
Report on Islamic Financing in the Netherlands Antilles
- July 31, 2008 3:21 PM
In order to play a leading role in the region in regard to Islamic financing, the Netherland Antilles must consider the establishment of a national Sharia-council, states the report ‘The Netherlands Antilles: A New Mekka for Islamic Financing’? Sharia-councils, in which Islamic educated people take seat, are bodies of control in a bank or other financial institutions that determine to what extent a certain financial construction is halal (clean, thus allowable) or haram (prohibited).
Development bank loans half a billion for ethanol power plants
- July 31, 2008 2:51 PM
The Inter-American Development Bank is granting a loan of 269 million dollars (almost half a billion guilders) for the construction of three new ethanol power plants south of Brazil. It’s the biggest investment a development bank has ever given for bio-fuels. The loan should help the grant of another 389 million dollars (700 million guilders) from BNP Paribas to make the total investment feasible. The board of the bank granted the financing yesterday. Two of the three power plants are moreover complete. The first ethanol production is expected in September.
Broadband license Columbus Networks
- July 27, 2008 1:46 PM
The Bureau Telecommunications and Post (BTP) has given a green light for a license for the Columbus Networks Curaçao to offer international telephone and broadband internet services on Curaçao. Telecom-minister Maurice Adriaens (FOL) points out that the government expects Columbus to offer its services at ‘competitive prices’.