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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Police officer arrested in WHALE investigation
- July 03, 2018 10:10 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Police Officer J.L.V.G., (42), a member of staff in the cabinet of the Prime Minister of Sint Maarten, was arrested this morning, as suspect in the WHALE investigation.
2018 Trafficking in Persons Report focuses on power of local knowledge
- June 30, 2018 10:15 AM
WASHINGTON DC/PHILIPSBURG--United States Secretary of State Michael Pompeo released the 2018 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report on Thursday and the Dutch Caribbean islands are mentioned in the report as strong partners in the fight against modern slavery.
Former Aruban telecom official gets U.S. prison term for laundering bribes
- June 29, 2018 8:54 PM
MIAMI/ORANJESTAD - A former official of an Aruban state-owned telecommunications provider was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after admitting he participated in a scheme to launder bribe money he was paid in exchange for rewarding lucrative contracts.
Citgo Petroleum appoints executives to positions at Aruba refinery
- June 29, 2018 8:48 PM
ORANJESTAD - Citgo Petroleum, the U.S. refining arm of Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA, said on Thursday it appointed two senior executives to new positions as it works to refurbish an idled Aruba refinery.
Project van OM en Ministerie van Justitie om kennis sociale netwerk agent te vergroten
- June 27, 2018 5:23 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao en het Ministerie van Justitie hebben in het kader van samen staan wij sterk/union ta hasi forsa de handen ineen geslagen.
Police chiefs focus on cooperation during meeting in Netherlands
- June 27, 2018 10:40 AM
NETHERLANDS --The Board of Police Chiefs, consisting of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba top cops on a working visit in the Netherlands met with chief of the Dutch police force Erik Akerboom last week Wednesday.
No authority for Saba as yet to grant work permits
- June 27, 2018 9:48 AM
THE HAGUE/SABA--Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops sent a letter to the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday about the work-permits procedure and the reduction of bureaucracy in Saba that seemed in direct contradiction to the Saba government’s endeavours to assume responsibility for granting work permits.
Public Prosecutor's Office and the Joint Court of Justice start digitalizing criminal proceedings
- June 25, 2018 9:12 PM
PHILIPSBURG - The Public Prosecutor's Office Sint Maarten and the Joint Court of Justice on Sint Maarten on Monday, June 25th, 2018, made a start with the digitalizing of criminal proceedings.
A new cooperation between Law Firms established
- June 25, 2018 7:00 AM
WILLEMSTAD - A new cooperation between Law Firms has been established. Legally Connected is the trade name of a multi-disciplinary consortium between three independent law firms joining forces to work together on certain projects and to share knowledge while maximizing responsiveness and efficiency for their clients.
5 Maanden cel en 2 jaar geen rijbewijs voor dood in verkeer
- June 24, 2018 9:10 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Autobestuurder A.H.J.M.O. (1953) is vrijdag in Willemstad veroordeeld tot een gevangenisstraf voor de duur van vijf maanden en een ontzegging van de rijbevoegdheid voor de duur van 2 jaar.
OM Bonaire neemt afscheid van vier mederwerkers
- June 22, 2018 11:15 PM
KRALENDIJK - Vrijdag 22 juni 2018 is tijdens een feestelijke bijeenkomst op Bonaire afscheid genomen van vier toegewijde medewerkers van het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) BES,
Curacao refinery seeks temporary operator to replace Venezuela's PDVSA
- June 22, 2018 10:03 PM
WILLEMSTAD - The government-owned Isla refinery in Curacao is seeking a company to immediately replace Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA as operator of the 335,000-barrel-per-day facility, which has been largely idled due to a lack of crude shipments to the plant.
Aruba, Curaçao, Nederland en Sint Maarten samen aan de slag voor betere gezondheidszorg Caribische deel Koninkrijk
- June 22, 2018 9:57 PM
Vier landen willen samen beter voorbereid zijn op toekomstige crisissituaties als orkaan Irma. Geneeskundige hulp moet optimaal zijn als het Caribisch deel van het Koninkrijk in de toekomst wordt getroffen door een crisis of ramp zoals orkaan Irma.
OM niet blij met radio-interview 13-jarig meisje
- June 21, 2018 11:07 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Een televisiestation op Curacao sprak naar aanleiding van een nieuw incident bij internaat Casa Manita met het 13-jarige slachtoffer.
Two arrested in “Albacore” investigation
- June 20, 2018 9:12 PM
PHILIPSBURG - Two suspects, J.L.La P. (41) and M.J.P. (42) were arrested this morning on charges of bribery in the investigation “Albacore”.
US expert says opportunities abound for Caribbean region in cannabis trade
- June 20, 2018 12:00 AM
NEW YORK, United States--Caribbean governments contemplating the decriminalisation of the cannabis industry have been warned by one United States expert not to overtax the sector.
OM Curacao asks help of people of St.Kitts & Nevis to find criminal
- June 19, 2018 10:25 AM
WILLEMSTAD/ST. KITTS & NEVIS - The Public Prosecutor’s Office of the island of Curaçao (former Netherlands Antilles) requests the help of the people of StKitts & Nevis. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has received information from various sources that a suspect of an armed robbery and murder of a Chinese merchant on Curaçao is to believed to be on St.Kitts.
Jeugd Casus Overleg successful on St. Eustatius
- June 15, 2018 4:42 PM
STATIA - Stakeholders on St. Eustatius held the last Jeugd Casus Overleg (JCO), for the 2017-2018 school year on Thursday, June 14th, 2018. The JCO is a monthly integral discussion between representatives of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, Court of Guardianship, Police Department, Truancy Department and the Gwendolyn van Putten School.
Hof schorst directeur havenbedrijf Sint Maarten
- June 14, 2018 11:34 AM
PHILIPSBURG - Donderdag 14 juni 2018, heeft het Hof uitspraak gedaan in de civiele enquêtezaak die het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) heeft aangespannen tegen het havenbedrijf van Sint Maarten.
Verslag Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving
- June 12, 2018 10:38 PM
WILLEMSTAD - De Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving(RvR) heeft haar verslag "De Staat van de Rechtshandhaving Curaçao 2017" gepresenteerd.