NEWSLETTER
Senior executive denies knowledge of deal with Valero
- May 26, 2012 11:46 AM
ORANJESTAD - Reports in Asian media, in which senior executive Jiang Jiemin denied any knowledge of a deal with Valero on the Aruban oil-refinery, led to much ado on the island. For instance, parliamentarian Booshi Wever presented questions on the future of the oil refinery in San Nicolas.
Louie Laveist’s retrial delayed until October
- May 26, 2012 10:03 AM
PHILIPSBURG - The retrial of former commissioner and current National Alliance (NA) Member of Parliament (MP) Louie Laveist on bribery charges, which was scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed until 3 October.
Meer vragen over vreemdelingenbeleid
- May 25, 2012 5:05 PM
WILLEMSTAD -De Orde van Advocaten Curacao wil naast opheldering van minister Elmer Wilsoe, ook opheldering van minister Hensley Koeiman, Minister van Sociale Ontwikkleing, Arbeid en Welzijn, over het huidige vreemdelingenbeleid. In een brief aan Koeiman van heden wordt de minister dringend opgeroepen om op heel korte termijn een drastische beleidswijziging door te voeren.
Curacao NATCom signs memorandum of understanding with Curacao Media Organisation (CMO) on world press freedom
- May 25, 2012 9:53 AM
Memorandum of Understanding
On May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day, during a press conference, the Curacao NatCom and the local press association Curacao Media Organisation (CMO) signed Memorandum of Understanding.
Vragen over vreemdelingenbeleid
- May 23, 2012 4:36 PM
WILLEMSTAD – Advocaat Karel Frielink wil opheldering van minister Elmer Wilsoe over het huidige vreemdelingenbeleid. “In 2011 heb ik aandacht gevraagd voor het feit dat de overheid stelselmatig uitspraken naast zich neerlegt. Inmiddels moet worden vastgesteld dat de situatie sterk is verslechterd.”
Wilsoe: Bientu-investigation contravenes Repentance Regulation
- May 23, 2012 2:08 PM
WILLEMSTAD - The investigation by the Public Prosecutor into lottery boss Robbie dos Santos, the Bientu-case, contravenes the repentance regulation (Inkeerregeling) adopted by the Parliament last year. Minister of Justice, Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe (PS) wrote this in a letter to the Parliament yesterday.
Importers of medicines go to court
- May 23, 2012 8:27 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The association of Importers of Pharmaceutical Products (VIPP) consulted lawyer Michael Bonapart to institute legal proceedings against the government. The new maximum tariffs for medicines are illogical, according to the VIPP.
Davis Polk, D'Empaire Reyna and Hogan Lovells in PDVSA issuance
- May 22, 2012 11:41 AM
VENEZUELA - Hogan Lovells offices in the US and Venezuela have helped PDVSA in its first bond issuance of 2012, through which the Venezuelan state-owned oil company raised US$3 billion.
Passport legislation amendment
- May 21, 2012 8:38 PM
Because of the new passport legislation - Rijkswet van 8 maart 2012 tot wijziging van de Paspoortwet - it is no longer possible to register children in passports of their parents or guardian(s).
Lopez Ramirez versus Balentina
- May 21, 2012 7:54 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Retired customs official Donald ‘Donny’ Balentina is to rectify the false imputations against Customs director Julian Lopez Ramirez and refrain from making any public statements ‘in any form’ that could tarnish Lopez Ramirez’ honor and good name. Lopez Ramirez recently demanded this in a lawsuit. The judge will give a decision on this case in June.
'Request to hear witnesses in Domino-case’
- May 19, 2012 6:01 PM
ORANJESTAD - Luis Mansur, who was paroled last Tuesday, will submit a request for a provisional hearing of witnesses. He wants to hear key figures in his case under oath. He’s aiming for (former) ministers, parliamentarians and the Public Prosecutor.
New tax system St. Maarten: food for tax attorneys
- May 18, 2012 5:49 PM
Opinion: Food for tax attorneys
The proposals to reform the tax system, as revealed by outgoing Finance Minister Shigemoto on Wednesday contains good news, bad new and questionable news.
Duncan announces partnership with School of Justice in Miami
- May 18, 2012 4:45 PM
PHILIPSBURG--Minister of Justice Roland Duncan formally announced at a press conference at the Cabinet on Illidge Road on Wednesday, May 16, that a partnership agreement had been signed between the Ministry of Justice and Miami Dade School of Justice.
'Nationale discussie over corrigerende tik is nodig'
- May 17, 2012 2:25 PM
“Een nationale discussie over d corrigerende tik is nodig op Curaçao”, vindt advocaat Nelson Navarro. Hij heeft met succes de Stichting Montaña verdedigd in hoger beroep, tegen een werkneemster die werd ontslagen wegens het slaan van een kind in crèche Mi Amiguito.
De Brauw Dutch Law Firm of the Year
- May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
NETHERLANDS - De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek is door Chambers & Partners wederom uitgeroepen tot Dutch Law Firm of the Year. Baker & McKenzie is verkozen tot European Law Firm of the Year en Kennedy Van der Laan won de NederlandseClient Service Award.
Attorney General requests maintenance of lean on Dos Santos
- May 16, 2012 5:51 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Minister of Justice Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe (PS) is in the United States until 19 May for personal purposes. Meanwhile, the jousting between Wilsoe and Attorney General Dick Piar continues in the Bientu-investigation.Piar assumes that the lean on the bank accounts of corporations Ponsford Overseas and Tula Finance belonging to main suspect in the Bientu-investigation, lottery boss Robbie dos Santos, from 15 February will be maintained and enforced.
Camelia-Römer geschokt door interventie Wilsoe
- May 11, 2012 5:19 PM
WILLEMSTAD - De minister van Justitie, Elmer Wilsoe (PS), is bevoegd het mandaat in te trekken dat in 1993 door de toenmalige Justitieminister Suzy Camelia-Römer (PNP) werd gegeven aan de procureur-generaal (PG) en het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) om zelfstandig rechtshulpverzoeken te doen aan het buitenland.
'FCIB John Deuss opgericht voor fraude'
- May 11, 2012 11:07 AM
NETHERLANDS - Buiten was het dan wel zonnig, binnen in de rechtbank van Arnhem voelde de temperatuur al snel als rond het vriespunt. De finale beschietingen in het proces tegen oliehandelaar en bankier John Deuss vinden deze week plaats, in het repliek maandag van het Openbaar Ministerie op het pleidooi van Deuss' advocaten werd geen spaander heel gelaten van de verdediging.
Shell kicks off global litigation group with Fulbright hire
- May 10, 2012 7:42 PM
Royal Dutch Shell has launched a new global disputes group to handle all of its litigation and arbitration, appointing Fulbright & Jaworski partner Richard Hill as the group’s associate general counsel.
Saleh: Rechtsstaat functioneert op scheiding der machten
- May 10, 2012 7:07 PM
WILLEMSTAD — Onze rechtsstaat functioneert op een scheiding van de uitvoerende, wetgevende en rechterlijke machten en dat moet vooral intact worden gehouden. Dat zegt voormalig president van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie, Jaime Saleh, tegenover de Amigoe als reactie op het huidige dispuut tussen Justitie-minister Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe en procureur-generaal Dick Piar met betrekking tot het strafrechtelijk onderzoek naar loterijbaas Robbie dos Santos in de Bientu-zaak.