Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal

PHILIPSBURG--The Joint Court of Justice, on Thursday, heard the appeal of Jannie York, who on November 2, 2016, was sentenced to 18 years for involvement in the killing of her father Eddy York, Sr. in cold blood at his home on December 31, 2014.

WILLEMSTAD/ KRALENDIJK – Woensdag 7 juni heeft vicepresident van de vestigingen Curaçao en Bonaire van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie, mr. Mauritsz de Kort, het Jaarverslag 2016 van het Hof aangeboden dhr. Gilbert Isabella, Rijksvertegenwoordiger van de Openbare Lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba.

THE HAGUE--A petition to allow dual citizenship of Dutch nationals residing abroad has been launched. “We want to give off a strong political message to the incoming Dutch Government,” said one of the initiators Eelco Keij.

PHILIPSBURG--After a Friday afternoon filled with pleadings, arguments and rebuttals in a high-profile and legally highly complicated case involving war crimes, the St. Dominic High School legal team emerged as winners in the second edition of the SXM Moot Court Competition for high school students.

THE HAGUE--Dutch caretaker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk is not amused by the move of the St. Eustatius Commissioners to take Acting Island Governor Julian Woodley to court.

ORANJESTAD - St. Maarten is not the only Dutch Caribbean island facing a great challenge with a chock-full toxic landfill that poses a public health threat. The situation is the same in Aruba, with the difference being that a group of residents, united in the Parkietenbos Foundation, has given the local government an ultimatum to come up with a solution.

DEN HAAG - Een ruime meerderheid van de Tweede Kamer heeft dinsdag ingestemd met het in de Grondwet opnemen van het recht op een eerlijk proces.

WILLEMSTAD - Vandaag, donderdag 1 juni 2017, hebben de Uitvoeringsorganisatie Reclassering, stichting Ambulante Justitiële Jeugdzorg Curaçao (AJJC), Gezinsvoogdij-instelling (GVI), Korps Politie Curaçao (KPC), Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Korsou (SDKK), Justitiële Jeugdinrichting Curaçao (JJIC), het Ministerie van Justitie, het Ministerie van Algemene Zaken en het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) in het kader van de aanpak TOP C een samenwerkingsconvenant getekend.

STATIA - Vandaag begint om 10:00 uur in The Lions Den van het Lions Club op Sint Eustatius het Kort Geding van eiland gedeputeerden Charles Woodley en Derrick Simmons tegen waarnemend Gezaghebber Julian Woodley.

WILLEMSTAD - KFO (Korsou Fuerte i Outonomo / Curaçao Strong and Autonomous) wants a referendum on May 31, 2018.

AMSTERDAM/WILLEMSTAD - Een reiziger uit Curaçao deed laatst aangifte op Schiphol van een horloge dat hij in Nederland had gekocht. De man wilde de btw terugvragen.

NASSAU, Bahamas--A directive from newly installed Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis stipulates that Bahamians must fill all available posts before any consideration is given to foreigners.

WILLEMSTAD – Binnen de sector arbeid zal het motto ‘Kada yu di Kòrsou na trabou promé’ (elk landskind krijgt voorrang) gaan gelden.

THE HAGUE/PHILIPSBURG--The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT has approved the St. Maarten Government’s NAf. 30 million loan request for several projects, including the Pointe Blanche prison and the Tax Department.

WILLEMSTAD--Curaçao’s incoming Council of Ministers headed by PAR-leader Eugene Rhuggenaath held its first meeting after being sworn in on Monday.

WILLESTAD--Michael Römer and the Government of Curaçao have reached a settlement. The suspended security service VDC Head won’t return to his post as long as he is offered another suitable function for his knowledge, training and experience.

NEDERLAND - In de afgelopen vier jaar waren bij 256 tuchtzaken bij de Kamer voor het Notariaat onbevoegde belastingambtenaren lid van de zittingscombinatie.

MARIGOT--David Beffort, the creative mind behind the “Walking Forward Together: Friendly Flip Flop” campaign, claims it has become the victim of intellectual property fraud by Beffort’s primary distributor partner, Florent Conties.

PHILIPSBURG--A police officer is currently under investigation by the National Detectives Agency (Landsrecherche) for threatening a person last weekend.

THE HAGUE/ST. EUSTATIUS--Dutch caretaker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk has announced the start of the Committee of Wise Men for St. Eustatius.