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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Installation new judge Paula van der Burgt
- August 25, 2017 9:08 PM
PHILIPSBURG--New Judge in civil, administrative and civil servant cases for St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius Paula van der Burgt (52) was officially installed as a member of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, Statia and Saba during an extraordinary sitting of the Joint Court at the Courthouse in Philipsburg on Friday.
Toespraak president van het Hof mr. Eunice Saleh ter ere van de installatie van mr. Paula van der Burgt
- August 25, 2017 9:00 PM
Mr. van der Burgt, Paula, is in 1964 geboren te ’s-Hertogenbosch. Zij heeft rechten gestudeerd aan de Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen.
Surseance van betaling InselAir definitief
- August 25, 2017 7:26 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Bij beschikking van hedenmiddag heeft het gerecht te Curacao het eerder voorlopig aan Insel Air verleende uitstel van betaling definitief verleend.
Remains found in Aruba in search for Natalee Holloway said te be human
- August 25, 2017 5:39 PM
ORANJESTAD - Preliminary DNA testing on remains found on the island where Natalee Holloway disappeared has brought her family all the more closer to learning the fate of their missing daughter.
Karel’s Pier op Bonaire mag uitbreiden
- August 25, 2017 4:36 PM
KRALENDIJK – Voor de jarenlange twist over de geplande uitbreiding van Karel’s Pier aan de boulevard van Kralendijk lijkt een oplossing gevonden.
Guus Schram nieuwe hoofdofficier van justitie Noord-Nederland
- August 24, 2017 9:49 PM
Op voorstel van het College van procureurs-generaal heeft minister Blok ermee ingestemd om de heer mr. A.R.E. (Guus) Schram voor te dragen voor benoeming tot hoofdofficier van het arrondissementsparket Noord-Nederland per 1 september 2017.
Opening Academisch Jaar UoC 1 september
- August 23, 2017 10:49 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Op 1 september vindt de opening van het academisch jaar 2017-2018 van de University of Curacao plaats.
Who owns Mars?
- August 23, 2017 10:43 AM
Can anyone claim the red planet or natural resources on asteroids? Business leaders and legal experts say the question has become more than philosophical as a growing number of firms, often backed by capital and technology from Silicon Valley, have set their sights on the resources of outer space asteroids and Mars.
Port St. Maarten suspends Mingo pending internal inquiry
- August 22, 2017 7:53 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Port St. Maarten Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Mingo has been suspended by the Port’s Supervisory Board of Directors.
Henk Brons To Temporary Head Kingdom Relations
- August 22, 2017 4:47 PM
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - Henk Brons, currently Representative of the Dutch Government in Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten, will temporary head the Directorate of Kingdom Relations of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK per September 15.
New board central bank CBCS almost complete
- August 22, 2017 9:59 AM
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG - --The Supervisory Board of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) now consists of six new members (including the chairman) and is now almost complete.
New Governor for Anguilla welcomed and sworn into office
- August 22, 2017 9:06 AM
ANGUILLA--Governor Tim Foy, OBE took the oath of office in Atlin N. Harrigan Parliament Building on Monday, August 21.
Aruban minister Croes held for bribery
- August 21, 2017 5:52 PM
ORANJESTAD - Aruba's Minister of Social Affairs, Youth and Labour Paul Croes was arrested for his suspected involvement in a fraud case dealing with work permits for non-residents.
Deposed Venezuelan prosecutor Luisa Ortega flees the country
- August 21, 2017 2:02 PM
CARACAS - Venezuela's former top prosecutor Luisa Ortega arrived in Colombia on Friday after taking a dramatic boat journey from the troubled country. Migration authorities in Bogota confirmed her arrival.
Great interest in UoC PhD Program
- August 20, 2017 12:49 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçaoan and other Dutch Caribbean professionals of all backgrounds are showing a keen interest in the PhD program that the University of Curaçao Dr. Moises da Costa Gomez (UoC) is launching.
Grote Zaal in ‘Stadhuis’ Curacao gereed voor gebruik
- August 20, 2017 12:12 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Maandag 21 augustus 2017 wordt de Grote Zaal in het Gerechtsgebouw op Curaçao weer in gebruik genomen.
Francesco Corallo extradited to Italy
- August 16, 2017 9:53 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Francesco Corallo was extradited to Italy on Wednesday afternoon. The 57-year-old casino owner left St. Maarten in custody of members of Interpol Italy on a flight by Air France to Paris, with a connecting flight to Rome.
Holloway's father finds human remains in Aruba
- August 16, 2017 10:05 AM
ARUBA--Twelve years after Natalee Holloway's disappearance on a graduation trip to Aruba, her father is hoping a recent discovery will yield a major break in the case of what happened to his daughter.
Erwin Arkenbout switches to Justice Ministry
- August 16, 2017 10:00 AM
THE HAGUE--Director of Kingdom Relations of the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK Erwin Arkenbout (57) is taking up a new challenge per September 15 as the new Director Judicial System of the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice V&J.
House searches in investigation Avior
- August 15, 2017 10:07 PM
WILLLEMSTAD - Six house searches were conducted in Curaçao on Tuesday as part of an investigation into money laundering within the local Chinese community.