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Court turns down challenge request in Simpson Bay case
- April 18, 2012 3:02 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Chamber of Challenges turned down the request filed by lawyers of Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL) on Wednesday, to challenge one of the three judges of the Court of Appeals, who was to decide on a request for stay of execution.
Nieuwe waarnemend gezaghebber Sint Eustatius
- April 18, 2012 11:22 AM
ORANJESTAD - De 66-jarige Kenneth Lopes is op 17 april benoemd tot waarnemend gezaghebber van Sint Eustatius door Rijksvertegenwoordiger Wilbert Stolte.
First payment Lehman Brothers to creditors
- April 17, 2012 1:08 PM
ROTTERDAM – Three years and seven months after the downfall of Lehman Brothers, the trustees of the bankrupt American merchant bank make their first payment to the creditors today.
Wilson waarnemend gezaghebber Saba
- April 17, 2012 11:21 AM
SABA - Franklin Wilson zal binnenkort de ambtseed afleggen als de nieuwe waarnemend gezaghebber van Saba.
St. Maarten leaves monetary union
- April 16, 2012 12:39 PM
WILLEMSTAD — It now appears that the Council of Ministers of St. Maarten had already taken a basic decision three weeks ago to leave the monetary union with Curaçao, in view of the recent developments around the Central Bank.
Houthoff New York
- April 16, 2012 11:18 AM
NEW YORK - This week Dutch firm Houthoff Buruma joined its regional rivals De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Loyens & Loeff, NautaDutilh and Stibbe by opening a New York office. As of 1 June 2012 Helena Sprenger and Bouke Boersma will join the Netherlands law firm Houthoff Buruma.
First stone Ctex complex has been laid
- April 14, 2012 12:55 PM
WILLEMSTAD – Minister of Infrastructure Charles Cooper (MAN) and Anthony de Lima of data center project Curaçao Technology Center (Ctex) pushed the spade in the ground in Mahuma this morning for the first stone of the complex to be laid.
Lawyers challenge judge in Simpson Bay Resort case
- April 14, 2012 12:52 PM
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PHILIPSBURG - Lawyers of Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL) challenged one of the three judges of the Court of Appeals, who was to decide Friday on the application for a stay of execution on the April 2 ruling of the Court of First Instance, which had ruled in the union's favour in its case against management of Simpson Bay Resort.
Portrait of a talented and versatile lawyer, Mayesi Hammoud
- April 13, 2012 2:29 PM
Recently Mayesi Hammoud became partner at her law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne on Curacao.
Introduction of bail eyed as part of conditional release
- April 13, 2012 12:37 PM
PHILIPSBURG--The introduction of bail as part of the conditional release of suspects to reduce flight risk has been suggested to parliament by Justice Minister Roland Duncan in "a note of change" submitted to Parliament as part of the review of the Penal Code.
CBCS failed in supervision task, says Dutch prosecutor
- April 11, 2012 1:21 PM
ARNHEM - The former Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles BNA, now the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS), kept insufficient supervision on Dutch wealthy oil trader John Deuss and his First Curaçao International Bank (FCIB). An accusation to this extent came from the Public Prosecutor's Office in The Netherlands during the criminal trial at the Court in Arnhem against Deuss last Friday.
Van Sambeek: Simpson Bay Resort unresponsive to negotiation efforts
- April 11, 2012 12:47 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Attorney representing Workers Institute for Organised Labour (WIFOL) workers in their fight against Simpson Bay Resort (SBR) Wim van Sambeek on Tuesday lamented the fact that the resort has, to date, not reacted positively to the overtures to sit and meet to discuss an amicable solution to the ongoing court battles.
Board didn’t know of harbour bond
- April 11, 2012 12:45 PM
WILLEMSTAD - As the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) issued a press release to refute allegations on the role of its president-director Emsley Tromp made in the criminal case against First Curaçao International Bank (FCIB) in the Netherlands, questions are still being asked on the bond emission for St. Maarten of which apparently very few people other than him were aware.
Merger brings new audit firm
- April 07, 2012 1:19 PM
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POINTE BLANCHE - Hassink & Roos Accounting and Financial Advisory Services became Baker Tilly St. Maarten N.V. on March 1 after reaching an agreement to combine their operations in St. Maarten with Baker Tilly Curaçao.
Merger brings new audit firm
- April 07, 2012 11:17 AM
POINTE BLANCHE - Hassink & Roos Accounting and Financial Advisory Services became Baker Tilly St. Maarten N.V. on March 1 after reaching an agreement to combine their operations in St. Maarten with Baker Tilly Curaçao.
Liens on Robbie’s bank accounts lifted
- April 06, 2012 1:11 PM
WILLEMSTAD - The Appeals Court has lifted the liens on three bank accounts under the name of suspect lottery boss Robbie dos Santos, who was taken into custody on Tuesday.
Netherlands raps Suriname over killings amnesty
- April 05, 2012 1:12 PM
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AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands slammed as "totally unacceptable" a vote by lawmakers in its former colony Suriname granting amnesty to the suspected killers of 15 opponents of President Desi Bouterse 30 years ago.
Robbie dos Santos arrested in Curaçao
- April 05, 2012 1:09 PM
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WILLEMSTAD - One of the biggest gambling operators in the former Netherlands Antilles Robbie dosSantoswas arrested in Curaçao Wednesday, in connection with the large-scale “Bientu” investigations into tax fraud, money-laundering and forgery.
Suriname lawmakers grantimmunity for 1982 murders
- April 05, 2012 1:08 PM
PARAMARIBO - Lawmakers in Suriname granted amnesty on Wednesday to the killers of fifteen opponents of President Desi Bouterse thirty years ago in a move that is certain to draw fresh criticism of the South American leader.
Surprise ruling by Sint Maarten court
- April 04, 2012 1:15 PM
Court introduces non-statutory transfer of employees
In the Netherlands (the European part of the Kingdom), when an undertaking (onderneming) is transferred from one person or entity to another, by operation of law the employees have an employment relationship with the new owner on the terms and conditions agreed with the old employer.