NEWSLETTER
Members Advisory Council sworn in
- November 16, 2010 2:34 PM
Governor Frits Goedgedrag has sworn in the new members of the Advisory Council (Raad van Advies) of the Country Curaçao.
Budgets can be adapted, but must remain balanced
- November 16, 2010 11:34 AM
THE HAGUE--Curaçao and St. Maarten are free to make as many changes to their budgets as they wish after these have been approved by the Committee for Financial Supervision CFT, as long as they remain balanced, Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Piet Hein Donner says.
Aruba and St. Maarten solidify relationship
- November 04, 2010 6:07 AM
THE HAGUE--St. Maarten and Aruba have solidified their bonds as countries in the Dutch Kingdom. A St. Maarten flag was placed at the Aruba House Wednesday and the islands promised full cooperation in their actions in the Netherlands.
Law Entry and Deportation starts at zero
- October 26, 2010 7:31 AM
KRALENDIJK — On 10-10-’10, the clock for entry and deportation started at zero now that the islands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba became public bodies of the Netherlands on that date.
Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten
- October 26, 2010 6:44 AM
Now that the Netherlands Antilles has been disolved on the 10th of October and Curaçao and St. Maarten have thereafter formed a monetary union, the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles has become the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten, and also the successor of the bank.
Caribbean guilder also tied to dollar
- October 26, 2010 6:07 AM
Now that the Netherlands Antilles has been dismantled, Curaçao and St. Maarten have formed a monetary union and the Central Bank of the Netherlands Antilles has become the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten.
"Shares government NV's back to island-territory"
- October 18, 2010 6:11 AM
The shares from government NV’s must be returned to the island-territory through the Institute Implementation Privatization (StIP).
Netherlands takes over almost all of Curaçao's remaining debts
- October 18, 2010 6:03 AM
The Netherlands has taken over almost all debenture loan issued by Curaçao to pay the remaining debt within the framework of the debt reconstruction.
Queen and Governor congratulate Curaçao
- October 11, 2010 8:00 AM
Both Dutch Queen Beatrix and the newly-appointed Governor of Country St. Maarten Eugene Holiday sent congratulatory telegrams to the newly-appointed Governor of Country Curaçao Frits Goedgedrag.
New governments Curaçao and Sint Maarten
- October 11, 2010 7:02 AM
WILLEMSTAD/PHILIPSBURG - The new countries within the Kingdom, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, both have their own government, their own parliament and their own Governor.
Historic lowering Antillean flag and raising Curaçao flag
- October 11, 2010 6:43 AM
Thousands of people witnessed the historic, symbolic elimination of Country the Netherlands Antilles and the birth of Country Curaçao at Brionplein, Curaçao's largest square, Saturday night.
Mixed emotions at very last Antillean Parliament meeting
- October 11, 2010 6:16 AM
Feelings of joy and sadness blended at the last meeting of the Antillean Parliament in Willemstad this morning.
Antilles close with negative balance of 1 billion
- October 10, 2010 12:36 PM
The estate of the Netherlands Antilles is currently negative, but expectations are that with the Dutch debt reconstruction there will finally be a positive result.
Antillenhuis lowers flag
- October 10, 2010 12:26 PM
THE HAGUE — After a last performance of the Antillean national anthem at the Antillenhuis in The Hague, members of the Royal Military Police lowered the flag of the Netherlands Antilles this afternoon at three o’clock.
Support for higher tax free sum on BES islands
- October 07, 2010 4:10 PM
THE HAGUE--The amendment of the Dutch Labour Party PvdA to raise the tax-free sum in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba by US $750 per year stands a very good chance to be approved by the Second Chamber today.
Governor annuls new pension plan
- October 07, 2010 4:06 PM
Antillean Governor Frits Goedgedrag has annulled the Island Ordinance to adapt the pension regulation for members of Curaçao's Island Council, because it goes against the general interest of the Dutch Kingdom in particular.
Governors sworn in
- October 01, 2010 5:35 AM
THE HAGUE--Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands swore in Eugene Holiday as Governor of St. Maarten and Frits Goedgedrag as Governor of Curaçao on Thursday morning.
Penshonado deal gone in four years
- September 28, 2010 7:14 AM
THE HAGUE--The so-called penshonado-arrangement in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be eliminated in four years instead of five years, announced Dutch caretaker Minister of Finance Jan Kees de Jager today.
No tax exemptions for BES islands businesses
- September 28, 2010 7:10 AM
THE HAGUE--Companies located in the special economic zones in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will pay all regular taxes. They won't enjoy any special tax benefits when the new fiscal regime goes into effect on the islands per January 1, 2011.
Croes: use expertise of judges
- September 27, 2010 7:01 AM
UTRECHT--The Hague should make more use of the expertise of Judges of the Joint Court of Justice in Kingdom Affairs, said former Aruba Minister Plenipotentiary and former Antillean Minister of Justice Mito Croes on Thursday.