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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Venezuela’s cell phone providers suspend international calls
- April 13, 2016 8:54 AM
CARACAS-Venezuela’s two main cell phone service providers are suspending long distance calling as the South American country struggles to pay its bills.
Hof Venezuela schrapt amnestiewet voor vrijlating oppositie
- April 13, 2016 8:46 AM
CARACAS - Het hooggerechtshof van Venezuela heeft een streep gezet door een amnestiewet die moest leiden tot de vrijlating van leden van de oppositie.
Caribbean Netherlands schools progress well despite challenges
- April 13, 2016 8:43 AM
THE HAGUE--The primary schools in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are developing very well. Secondary education and intermediate vocational schools in St. Eustatius and Saba are also progressing well.
Broker of fake marriages with Dutch Caribbean women in Dutch Court
- April 13, 2016 8:20 AM
ZWOLLE--The Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zwolle, the Netherlands, on Tuesday demanded a prison term of 2.5 years for a male suspect who arranged fake marriages between Nigerian men and Dutch Caribbean women.
Five new lawyers this year at VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne
- April 12, 2016 4:33 PM
Five new lawyers have joined VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne since the beginning of this year already. Junior associates Sixiènne Janssen, Carlos Winkel and Navid Zahedi started at the office in Curaçao.
Verzoek advocaat om vrijlating Burney ‘Nini’ Fonseca
- April 12, 2016 3:49 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Burney ‘Nini’ Fonseca, verdacht van het mede-beramen van de moord op politicus Helmin Wiels (PS), wil vrijgelaten worden. Het verzoek wordt donderdag door het hof behandeld.
Politiebond NAPB sleept regering voor de rechter
- April 12, 2016 2:54 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Politiebond NAPB sleept het Land voor de rechter vanwege het niet nakomen van afspraken bij het invullen van vacatures in het politieapparaat.
Caricom concerned about ‘tax haven’ label in wake of Panama Papers leak
- April 12, 2016 10:53 AM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana--The Caribbean Community Caricom has expressed concern that the “tax havens” label is again being attached to the financial services centres in member states, following the leak of the so-called Panama Papers.
Panama Papers: 'Beter wet aanpassen dan moreel oordelen'
- April 12, 2016 10:02 AM
Koos BoerMorele verontwaardiging over belastingontwijking? Hoogleraar Belastingrecht Koos Boer (Universiteit Leiden) heeft begrip voor de publicitaire storm die opstak na het uitlekken van de Panama Papers.
Two years after law passed, country still without Testament Register
- April 12, 2016 9:23 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Although Parliament passed a law in 2014 officially establishing a wills and testament register, the country is still without one.
St. Maarten and St. Martin sign Sea Border Demarcation Treaty
- April 12, 2016 9:10 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin signed a Sea Border Demarcation Treaty at the conclusion of the third quadripartite meeting held in Philipsburg on Wednesday, April 6.
Travelling to St. Maarten with sedula as travel document soon possible
- April 12, 2016 9:06 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Immigration Department is expected to introduce an “automated border clearance solution” system that will accept identification cards with a chip as travel documents for air commute between St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao.
IDB: Fiscal reform key to boost growth in Latin America and Caribbean
- April 11, 2016 7:19 PM
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Latin America and the Caribbean region faces mediocre future growth unless tough fiscal measures are enacted, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned.
Suriname and Guyana participate in Islamic Summit in Turkey
- April 11, 2016 7:15 PM
ISTANBUL, Turkey– Suriname and Guyana, the Western Hemisphere’s only two members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), are taking part in this week’s 13th Summit of the OIC from April 10 to 15 in Istanbul.
CCJ judge warns of dangers in accepting Privy Council itinerant court offer
- April 11, 2016 7:13 PM
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) judge has cautioned the country about a Privy Council proposal to operate as an itinerant court.
US and Dutch law enforcement officials make $8 million drug bust
- April 11, 2016 5:28 PM
ORANJESTAD – United States Coast Guard and Dutch law enforcement teams have seized 550 pounds of cocaine and detained one man during an at-sea interdiction northwest of Aruba.
Van Raak doet beroep op KPMG-commissarissen
- April 11, 2016 3:33 PM
DEN HAAG — SP-Tweede Kamerlid Ronald van Raak doet een beroep op de Raad van Commissarissen van KPMG om onderzoek te doen naar KPMG Dutch Caribbean.
Tiara Air vliegt weer naar Curaçao
- April 11, 2016 2:53 PM
WILLEMSTAD — De Arubaanse luchtvaartmaatschappij Tiara Air is vandaag weer gestart met vluchten naar Curaçao, zodat ze met de inkomsten de oud-werknemers kunnen betalen.
Shooter of Pascal Morelle handed five years in prison
- April 11, 2016 10:47 AM
MARIGOT--The tribunal in Marigot has sentenced one of two brothers to five years in prison for the shooting of Pascal Morelle during a well-publicised incident in Grand Case in 2011.
Man spent 16 days in prison for late fines
- April 11, 2016 8:47 AM
PHILIPSBURG--C.A.B. was released from prison on Saturday, April 9, after being detained for several outstanding fines totalling NAf. 3,100 guilders for offences such as driving a car without a driver’s licence.