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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Kingdom Govrenment approves re-appointment Holiday and appointment Boekhoudt
- October 08, 2016 10:47 AM
THE HAGUE--St. Maarten Governor Eugene Holiday will be reappointed for a period of six years. The Kingdom Council of Ministers approved the nomination for his reappointment on Friday. Alfonso Boekhoudt will become Aruba’s new Governor.
Expansion VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne in Curaçao
- October 07, 2016 10:48 PM
WILLEMSTAD - With associate Daan Jacobs taking the oath on 4 October 2016, the Curaçao team of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne adds the fourth new lawyer to their team this year.
Whiteman dient ontslag kabinet in
- October 04, 2016 3:57 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Premier Bernard ‘Ben’ Whiteman (PS) heeft vandaag rond het middaguur het ontslag van zijn kabinet ingediend bij gouverneur Lucille George-Wout.
New members approved for Cadastre supervisory board St. Maarten
- October 01, 2016 10:40 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Four new members have been approved to the supervisory board of the Cadastre and Mortgages Registry by Spatial Development VROMI Minister Angel Meyers, based on a positive advice from the Corporate Governance Council.
Court St. Maarten reinforced with three criminal judges
- September 18, 2016 4:34 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Three new judges were officially installed during an extraordinary sitting of the Joint Court of Justice at the Courthouse on Friday.
Petit steps down from SZV board due to ‘undue influence’ from Lee
- August 22, 2016 9:52 AM
PHILIPSBURG--“Over reaching and undue influence” from Public Health Minister Emil Lee is one of the reasons gynaecologist Dr. Michel Petit gave as factors for stepping down as Chairperson of the Supervisory Board of Directors of Social Health Insurance SZV.
Beëdiging en eerste zitting in rechtszaal voor Altagracia Martis
- August 15, 2016 3:23 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Vandaag 15 augustus 2016 is mevrouw mr. Altagracia Martis beëdigd tot plaatsvervangend officier van justitie door procureur-generaal voor Curacao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba, Guus Schram.
Ex-Police Chief de Witte looks back with no regret
- August 14, 2016 10:45 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Former Chief of Police Peter de Witte looks back at his role as the head of the young Police Force of St. Maarten as an honour and privilege. De Witte was Chief of Police from October 10, 2010, to October 21, 2015.
Retirement for lawyer Ernst Wesselius
- August 08, 2016 3:39 PM
KRALENDIJK — Attorney Ernst Wesselius is retiring at the age of 70. In 2007 he left the Public Prosecutor's Office after having been the only prosecutor on Bonaire for years.
Oud-politicus Aruba Mito Croes overleden
- August 08, 2016 10:48 AM
ORANJESTAD – De bekende oud-politicus Antonito ‘Mito’ Croes is zondag 7 augustus op zeventigjarige leeftijd overleden. De doodsoorzaak is nog niet bekend, hoewel uit verkregen informatie duidelijk werd dat hij kampte met gezondheidsproblemen.
Tom Peeters appointed partner with VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne
- July 04, 2016 11:30 AM
KRALENDIJK - Real Estate lawyer Tom Peeters has been appointed partner with VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne as per 1 July. Tom joined the Dutch Caribbean firm in 2013 and heads the Bonaire office.
Four new judges Joint Court of Justice
- July 04, 2016 9:29 AM
THE HAGUE - T.E. van der Spoel and G.P.M. van den Dungen will become new members of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, and St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. M.T. Boerlage will be appointed acting member of the Joint Court and M.E.B. de Haseth acting judge of the Court of First Instance in Aruba.
Benoemingen Hof van Justitie
- July 04, 2016 8:55 AM
De heer mr. T.E. van der Spoel en de heer mr. G.P.M. van den Dungen worden nieuwe leden van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba.
Van Vliet new Associate Partner at PWC
- June 28, 2016 9:22 AM
PHILIPSBURG--New Associate Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) St. Maarten Paul van Vliet is excited about his new position in the company.
Changing of the guard at Dutch Representation in St. Maarten
- June 04, 2016 2:16 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The Representation of the Netherlands in St. Maarten bade farewell to Dutch Representative in Philipsburg Gert Versluis and policy advisor Bianca van der Lee during a reception Friday afternoon at Holland House Beach Hotel.
Jansen wordt rechter-plaatsvervanger Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie
- June 03, 2016 11:39 AM
Mevrouw mr. D.J. Jansen wordt rechter-plaatsvervanger in het Gerecht in eerste aanleg van Aruba van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten en van Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba.
Miguel Goede algemeen directeur VPCO
- June 01, 2016 10:03 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Miguel Goede is onlangs benoemd tot nieuw algemeen directeur van de Vereniging Protestants Christelijk Onderwijs. Hij volgt Diana Lorier-Kooi op, die in juli afscheid neemt.
Shareholder passes resolution appointing new GEBE Board
- June 01, 2016 8:30 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Government, as the shareholder of utilities company GEBE, passed a resolution on Tuesday appointing seven new members of the company’s board.
Council of Ministers appoint new Judges for Joint Court of Justice
- May 14, 2016 4:45 PM
THE HAGUE--The Kingdom Council of Ministers has approved the appointment of Henk Lubberdink and Joop Drop as new Acting Judges in the Joint Court of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.
New lawyer SMS Attorneys at Law sworn in
- May 03, 2016 5:15 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Today the youngest associate of SMS Attorneys at Law, Mr. Vidjin Awadhpersad, was sworn in before the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.
Lawyer Roeland Zwanikken considers legal action against ABN AMRO Bank
- May 08, 2021 6:14 PM

THE HAGUE--Attorney-at-law Roeland Zwanikken at St. Maarten’s BZSE law office is considering legal action against the intention of the Dutch ABN AMRO Bank to close the bank accounts of its clients in the Dutch Caribbean.
Fiscaal onderzoek bij notariskantoren vinden doorgang
- May 07, 2021 8:04 AM

In het Antilliaans Dagblad: Fiscaal onderzoek bij notariskantoren
WILLEMSTAD – De fiscale onderzoeken bij de notarissen vonden en vinden, ondanks de beperkingen van Covid-19, weer doorgang en de medewerking aan de kant van notarissen en adviseurs is daarbij ‘over het algemeen goed’.
Juridische miljoenenstrijd tussen BNP Paribas en Italiaanse prinses verhardt
- February 22, 2021 4:51 PM

- Bezit van Italiaanse Crociani-familie op Curaçao mag van rechter worden verkocht
- De Crociani's ruziën al jaren met BNP Paribas over een claim van $100 mln
- Curaçaos trustkantoor United Trust heeft 'geen enkele relatie meer' met Camilla Crociani
Een Italiaanse prinses met zakelijke belangen in Nederland heeft het onderspit gedolven bij diverse rechtbanken in een langslepend conflict met zakenbank BNP Paribas.
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