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VVD, PvdA accord: Financial supervision Kingdom remains
- October 30, 2012 8:17 AM
THE HAGUE--The new Dutch cabinet formed by the conservative VVD party and the Labour Party PvdA will not cut Curaçao and St. Maarten any slack where it comes to financial supervision.
Levenslange schorsing advocaat Bram Moszkowicz
- October 30, 2012 7:02 AM
NETHERLANDS - De Raad van Discipline heeft dinsdag uitspraak gedaan in de zaak tegen advocaat Bram Moszkowicz. De strafpleiter wordt door de Raad van het tableau geschrapt. Dit betekent dat de raad voornemens is hem uit de advocatuur te zetten.
PwC: Curaçao gateway to Latin America
- October 29, 2012 4:39 PM
WILLEMSTAD — According to accountants and tax consultant company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), there is a need for technology and knowledge in Latin America because the economic prospects are positive and substantial investments are being planned and made there.
Kamla Besançon back to her roots
- October 29, 2012 2:14 PM
PHILIPSBURG - As a little girl, her mother would hide her under her robe and smuggle her into the courtroom so she could listen to her grandfather’s fiery pleadings. Now she heads a team of six lawyers at VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne in St. Maarten.
Detention of rape suspect extended by Judge
- October 29, 2012 12:16 PM
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten - A rape suspect is now behind bars after he was arrested last week during an attempted chain snatching case at Le Grand Marche.
Vrouw smokkelt beha vol cocaïnepasta
- October 29, 2012 11:59 AM
DÜSSELDORF - Een smokkelaarster is na een reis naar Curaçao op het vliegveld van Düsseldorf wegens voor drugssmokkel aangehouden.
Audit help asked of Dutch Central Bank
- October 29, 2012 9:04 AM
WILLEMSTAD - -The Central Bank of the Netherlands DNB is the "third party" that Finance Ministers Jose Jardim and Roland Tuitt recently agreed to ask for assistance with an independent operational audit at the joint Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS).
Vermogen eind 2014 vrijwel nul
- October 29, 2012 8:17 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Bij ongewijzigd beleid - met aanhoudende tekorten en een slinkend vermogen - bedraagt de vermogenspositie van Curaçao eind 2014 nul. Zo hard en direct stelt Stanley Betrian van de interim-regering het in zijn schrijven aan de Rijksministerraad (RMR).
Schotte withdraws from formation discussions
- October 28, 2012 10:36 PM
WILLEMSTAD -- Former Prime Minister and leader of the MFK party Gerrit Schotte has withdrawn from the talks with Helmin Wiels' Pueblo Soberano party for the formation of a new government of Curaçao.
Parliament of Curaçao to consider Passport Law
- October 28, 2012 10:10 AM
WILLEMSTAD — The Council of State recently approved the Passport Law in connection with a different status of the Dutch identity card. The Parliament of Curaçao received the proposal on 23 October.
Zware eis voor verkrachting twee vrouwen
- October 27, 2012 2:55 PM
WILLEMSTAD – Tegen de drie verdachten die in mei twee vrouwen, waaronder een medewerker van het Openbaar Ministetie, verkrachtten is vijftien en twaalf jaar cel en TBR geëist.
Judge to present rulings in Vesuvius case November 15
- October 27, 2012 11:51 AM
BELAIR - -Despite a two-million dollar investigation and a case file of more than 10,000 pages that resulted in the Prosecutor's Office requesting life sentences for the two main suspects and sentences of eight to eleven years for the other five persons suspected of involvement with murder and manslaughter, membership in a criminal organisation and firearms, the suspects all maintained their innocence during the sixth day of hearings in the Vesuvius case at the Belair Community Centre on Friday.
Beëdiging Christian de Jong
- October 26, 2012 8:59 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Dinsdag 23 oktober jl. is mr. B.Ph.C. (Christian) de Jong beëdigd tot advocaat bij het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie van Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, en van Bonaire, St. Eustatius en Saba.
‘Vesuvius case not based on gossip on the Internet’
- October 26, 2012 5:18 PM
BELAIR-- In answer to Monday’s and Tuesday’s lawyers’ pleas in the Vesuvius case, the Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday refuted statements made by several lawyers that the police and prosecutors had based their investigations on “gossip and backbiting.”
Frans unhappy with Diageo ruling, will lead initiative for legislation
- October 26, 2012 5:05 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Independent Member of Parliament (MP) Frans Richardson is not happy with the recent ruling of the High Court in The Hague against Diageo, the world’s leading premium drinks business, in its fight against six Front Street retailers it had accused of illegally selling decoded products.
Caribbean Gems burglary suspect denies involvement
- October 26, 2012 2:50 PM
PHILIPSBURG – Prosecutor Hans Mos demanded 4 years imprisonment against Jose V. yesterday for his involvement in four burglaries and membership of a criminal organization.
Surinamese drug mules sentenced on Sint Maarten
- October 26, 2012 1:24 PM
PHILIPSBURG – The Court in First Instance sentenced two drug mules from Suriname to prison sentences of 14 and 12 months respectively. The cases indicate a change in smuggling routes to Europe.
Suriname drafts plan to tackle human trafficking
- October 26, 2012 9:41 AM
PARAMARIBO, Suriname--Authorities here have drafted a multi-annual plan to fight human trafficking.
Formatieproces Curaçao officieel van start
- October 26, 2012 7:32 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Jurist en oud-politicus Glenn Camelia gaat onderzoeken of partijen op Curaçao een kabinet kunnen vormen.
MP Louie Laveist banned from office for three years
- October 25, 2012 10:54 AM
PHILIPSBURG -- Former commissioner and current National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Louie Laveist was sentenced Wednesday on two counts of bribery to six months suspended, with three years' probation, payment of a NAf. 5,000 fine or 55 days in jail, and a three-year ban from holding office.