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- May 17, 2016 5:39 PM
WILLEMSTAD – The Curaçao law firm Legal FCW is mentioned in the so-called Panama Papers. But according to FCW lawyers Glenn Camelia and Wilfred Flocker there is nothing illegal.
Caribbean islands warned for refugees as Venezuela collapses
- May 17, 2016 3:09 PM
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The mayor of Chacao in Venezuela’s capital Caracas has warned that Caribbean islands and Colombia may suffer an influx of refugees from Venezuela if food shortages continue in the country.
$20 million deposits to National Bank of Anguilla in limbo
- May 17, 2016 10:57 AM
ANGUILLA--National Bank of Anguilla’s Private Banking and Trust (PBT) clients are up in arms over news that their deposits dating back to 2013 are in limbo and will not be returned to them.
Curacaos advocatenkantoor FCW Legal: 'Er is niets illegaals met de offshore sector'
- May 16, 2016 10:00 AM
WILLEMSTAD - Er is niets illegaals met de offshore sector, de branche is afhankelijk van structuren die via Curaçao en via andere jurisdicties lopen.
Aruba and Citgo reach deal to reopen idled refinery
- May 14, 2016 4:12 PM
ORANJESTAD - Aruba and Venezuelan PDVSA's refining unit Citgo Petroleum reached a deal to lease and restart an idled 235,000-barrel-per-day refinery.
Halliburton joins Schlumberger in cutting Venezuelan activity
- May 13, 2016 10:42 AM
CARACAS -Halliburton Company has joined rival Schlumberger Ltd. in curbing activity in Venezuela due to lack of payment during the oil industry’s worst financial crisis.
Social minimum to be introduced on islands
- May 13, 2016 10:36 AM
THE HAGUE--A social minimum tied to the legal minimum wage, potentially more exemptions to the general spending tax ABB, concrete incentives to stimulate investments and employment in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and a more direct role of the National Government Representative.
MEP-leider Wever-Croes niet genoemd in Panama Papers
- May 12, 2016 4:43 PM
ORANJESTAD — MEP-leider Evelyn Wever-Croes benadrukt dat zij niet genoemd wordt in de Panama Papers. Haar voormalige werkgever, advocatenkantoor Croes Wever Tchong, wel, maar slechts als intermediair voor een tweetal bedrijven die in Panama geregistreerd staan.
‘Terugtrekken banken VS begint urgent te worden’
- May 09, 2016 4:42 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Niet zozeer de angst voor het financieren van terrorisme of het witwassen van geld door banken in de Caribische en Latijns-Amerikaanse regio en de boetes die daarmee gepaard gaan, is er de oorzaak van dat steeds meer Amerikaanse banken zich als corresponderende banken terugtrekken uit de regio.
CAft: Schuldquote Aruba 2015 onder de 80 procent
- May 09, 2016 3:32 PM
ORANJESTAD — De schuldquote van Aruba is gedaald van 81,4 procent van het bruto binnenlands product (bbp) naar 79,5 procent bbp eind 2015. Dat blijkt uit de publicatie van de eerste halfjaarrapportage van het College Aruba financieel toezicht (CAft) vandaag.
Tankers backed up at Bullenbaai
- May 04, 2016 10:20 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Three tankers were waiting to discharge some 1.65 million barrels of US crude at the Curaçao Oil Terminal (COT) at the end of last week, soon to be joined by another 1.1 million barrels underway, as Venezuelan PdVSA's port delays worsen due to growing imports, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Banken in Nederland transparant over betaalde belasting
- May 03, 2016 10:50 AM
THE NETHERLANDS - Banken in Nederland moeten sinds 2014 publiek maken hoeveel winstbelasting zij per land betalen. Inmiddels lopen zij voorop in de transparantie over de belasting die zij betalen.
U.S. crude armada swells in the Caribbean as PDVSA faces port delays
- April 29, 2016 3:28 PM
CARACAS - Three tankers waiting to discharge some 1.65 million barrels of U.S. crude at the Caribbean island of Curacao will soon be joined by another 1.1 million barrels under way, as Venezuelan PDVSA's port delays worsen due to growing imports, according to Thomson Reuters data.
Venezuela faces oil production disruption
- April 20, 2016 8:16 AM
CARACAS - Venezuela’s economic and political woes are set to curtail Opec member’s oil production, adding to a growing list of supply disruptions that are helping to prop up global crude prices.
Barbados brewery moves to break into Cuban market
- April 20, 2016 8:14 AM
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados’ Bank Breweries Limited will be trying to export one million cases of beer to Cuba from May.
Suriname gokt op Turkish Airlines als derde luchtvaartmaatschappij op mid-atlantische route
- April 18, 2016 10:00 AM
PARAMARIBO - Suriname wil een derde luchtvaartmaatschappij op de Mid-Atlantische route en overweegt Turkish Airlines daarvoor toe te laten. De eerste stappen zijn afgelopen week in Turkije gezet.
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement with Suriname on a US$478 million SBA
- April 15, 2016 2:21 PM
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Daniel Leigh visited Paramaribo March 30-April 12 2016 for discussions with the country’s authorities.
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.
Pullmantur stopt met Aruba en Curaçao
- April 08, 2016 10:38 AM
ORANJESTAD/WILLEMSTAD - Pullmantur (Royal Caribbean) zal vanaf 1 november aanstaande de havens van Aruba en Curaçao niet meer bezoeken.
Export Crude Oil Declined 7 Percent In March
- April 05, 2016 6:42 PM
WILLEMSTAD – Exports of Venezuelan crude to the United States fell almost 7 percent in March versus the same month of 2015 to 793,581 barrels per day (bpd), according to Thomson Reuters Trade Flows data, affected by delays at the country’s main oil ports, including here in Curaçao.