NEWSLETTER
OM eist 4 jaar voor fataal ongeval Aruba
- April 08, 2013 3:16 PM
ARNHEM - Een 25-jarige marinier is volgens het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) schuldig aan een ongeluk op Aruba waarbij twee collega's omkwamen. Het OM wil dat hij 4 jaar gevanginisstraf, waarvan 1 jaar voorwaardelijk opgelegd krijgt, naast een rijverbod voor 5 jaar. Dat eiste de aanklager maandag voor de rechtbank in Arnhem.
Saba Commissioner Johnson makes case for ToT in letter to Plasterk
- April 06, 2013 11:19 AM
THE HAGUE - Saba Commissioner Chris Johnson has outlined the advantages of reintroducing the Turnover Tax (ToT) over the disadvantages of the general consumption tax ABB in a letter to Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Friday.
Council rejects same sex marriage for St. Martin
- April 05, 2013 10:33 AM
MARIGOT--The Territorial Council recently signed a motion categorically stating it does not want the same-sex marriage law, if passed at the national level, applied in St. Martin, and the request delivered to Senator Louis-Constant Fleming.
The Hague responsible for children’s rights on islands
- April 05, 2013 9:46 AM
THE HAGUE--The Dutch Government needs to put more emphasis on children's rights in the Caribbean Netherlands, according to the Dutch Human Rights Council.
Notaris moet gaan controleren op bestuursverboden
- April 04, 2013 12:38 PM
NETHERLANDS - Frauderende bestuurders kunnen straks met een civielrechtelijk bestuursverbod maximaal vijf jaar geen rechtspersoon meer besturen. Dit staat in het wetsvoorstel dat minister Ivo Opstelten van Veiligheid en Justitie ter consultatie naar verschillende partijen heeft gestuurd.
SER strongly advises govt to step out of monetary union
- April 04, 2013 11:28 AM
PHILIPSBURG -- The Social Economic Council SER has "strongly" advised government "to step out of the monetary union" with Curaçao and opt for dollarization based on an advice dated February 28. Although SER suggests dollarization in the advice, it also gives government the pros and cons of choosing for a new legal tender: the St. Maarten dollar.
VVD en PvdA willen weg vrij maken voor no cure no pay
- April 03, 2013 1:20 PM
NETHERLANDS - De regeringspartijen VVD en PvdA willen de weg vrijmaken voor no cure no pay. Dat is nu verboden, maar de partijen willen het verbod uit de wet zodat er mee kan worden geëxperimenteerd. Dat meldt de NOS.
Suit Offers a Peek at the Practice of Inflating a Legal Bill
- March 28, 2013 10:22 AM
UNITED STATES - They were lawyers at the world’s largest law firm, trading casual e-mails about a client’s case. One made a sarcastic joke about how the bill was running way over budget. Another described a colleague’s approach to the assignment as “churn that bill, baby!”
Spoor SNS-fraude naar Curaçao
- March 27, 2013 7:40 PM
AMSTERDAM - Het fraude-onderzoek bij de vastgoedpoot van SNS Reaal krijgt een tropisch tintje. De fiscale opsporingsdienst FIOD speurt naar criminele geldstromen via de Nederlandse Antillen van verdachte Buck G. Dit melden bronnen dicht bij het onderzoek naar de SNS-fraude, volgens De Telegraaf
Hodge cabinet Curacao officially resigned
- March 27, 2013 6:42 PM
WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao Prime Minister Daniel Hodge announced that his government has officially resigned. The transition cabinet of professionals installed per January 1 by the PS/PAIS/PNP/Sulvaran coalition for three to six months now has a caretaker status, so that the process of forming a political government can start as parties had agreed on from the beginning. Indications are that in this phase MAN (two seats) will be asked to join the coalition and broaden its minimal majority of eleven in the 21-seat Parliament.
Dealing with troubled banks- discussion on LL corporate finance conference
- March 26, 2013 11:02 AM
Panic in the Eurozone was temporarily calmed once again after Cyprus struck a deal to restructure its collapsing financial system yesterday, but with the island’s banks still closed for business, the situation is a painful reminder of how bank insolvency is at the core of the crises being experienced around world.
Supreme Court prepares for landmark gay marriage cases
- March 26, 2013 9:19 AM
UNITED STATES - Years of political and legal battles over same-sex marriage could be decided with the unusual spectacle of the White House and Congress facing off before the US supreme court this week.
Nederland geen belastingparadijs volgens Deloitte
- March 25, 2013 4:30 PM
Nederland is fiscaal aantrekkelijk voor ondernemingen, maar zeker geen belastingparadijs. Dit blijkt uit een onderzoek van Deloitte naar het fiscale vestigingsklimaat van Nederland onder 23 lidstaten van de EU en de OESO.
Telegraaf: St. Maarten has law that gives immunity to politicians
- March 25, 2013 1:40 PM
PHILIPSBURG – The national ordinance that regulates the prosecution of politicians has come under scrutiny again after a publication in the Telegraaf on Saturday with the headline: “Alarming study shows: corruption in St. Maarten hardly possible to fight”.
Asset-backed financings - discussion on LL corporate finance conference
- March 25, 2013 11:17 AM
As David Fenwick of Proskauer Rose LLP notes, throughout the world there is unprecedented demand for new capital formation for infrastructure projects, which are now recognised as key economic drivers. Indeed, the World Bank estimates that 20 per cent of the global company is directly project related, with the figure reaching 35 per cent in emerging economies.
Coping with a crisis - discussion on LL corporate finance conference
- March 23, 2013 11:10 AM
Don’t panic. It’s easier said than done, but for Fernando Merino, general counsel of CSN, the most important thing to remember if a crisis erupts in a company is to stay calm. Panicking will be your instant reaction, guarantees Merino, but a GC will quickly start to receive plenty of panicky calls from people across the company, including the CEO, so a clear head is essential.
Injunction against validity of Pelican Resort’s auction
- March 23, 2013 10:42 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Foundation Advocacy Pelican Resort and Club (Stichting Belangenbehartiging Pelican Resort and Club) and two individual time share owners from the United States filed an injunction last week Wednesday, against Quantum Investment Trust Ltd. (QIT), Simpson Bay Resort Owner Company B.V. (SBROC) and notary Henry Parisius concerning the validity of the public auction of the former timeshare hotel Pelican Resort on December 16, 2010.
Gevolmachtigde Minister Roderick Pieters aanwezig bij diploma-uitreiking Curaçaose jongeren
- March 22, 2013 4:56 PM
TILBURG - De Gevolmachtigde Minister van Curaçao was gisteravond aanwezig bij de diploma uitreiking van Traverse, een Brabantse stichting die zich specialiseert in het geven van een thuis in opvang en begeleiding aan onder andere Curaçaose jongeren.
Bezoek minister Donner aan de UNA
- March 22, 2013 2:09 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Op maandag 18 maart jl. bracht de heer mr. J.P.H. Donner, vice-president van de Raad van State (RvS) van het Koninkrijk een bezoek aan de UNA, in aanwezigheid van de secretaris van deze raad, mr. H. Visser en mevrouw M. Feersma MSc. van de Vertegenwoordiging van Nederland.
Senate delays change to Constitution for islands
- March 22, 2013 9:44 AM
THE HAGUE--The First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament decided on Tuesday to halt the handling of the change to the Constitution to formalise the constitutional status of the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba until after the 2015 general evaluation.