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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Cuba seeks to revitalise ACS at upcoming meetings
- March 06, 2017 3:13 PM
HAVANA, Cuba--Cuba is seeking to revitalise the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) at ACS’ First Cooperation Conference to be held on March 8, Cuba’s foreign ministry announced on Tuesday.
Seminar on four islands at once by employment law specialist prof. Stefan Sagel
- March 06, 2017 10:27 AM
Following his successful seminar last year, law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne invited prof. Stefan Sagel ,LLM once more to bring lawyers and clients up to date on a number of current employment law issues.
Motion passed to halt snap election Curacao
- March 06, 2017 8:38 AM
WILLEMSTAD--With eleven votes for and five against, Curaçao's Parliament late Friday night adopted a motion calling for the withdrawal of the national decree issued by the outgoing Koeiman Cabinet to dissolve the legislature and call early elections on April 28.
Twee extra politieagenten in het parlement Curaçao
- March 03, 2017 5:02 PM
WILLEMSTAD – Er zullen twee extra politieagenten ingezet worden tijdens parlementsvergaderingen op Curaçao. Parlementsleden is verboden om met wapens de parlementszaal te betreden.
Jacinta Constancia blijft in Staten
- March 03, 2017 10:42 AM
WILLEMSTAD - De Curaçaose parlementariër Jacinta Constancia, die vorige week haar collega-Statenlid Giselle Mc William een klap in haar gezicht gaf, behoudt haar zetel in het parlement.
Koenders overlegt met premiers Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten
- March 02, 2017 7:58 AM
ORANJESTAD - Minister Koenders (Buitenlandse Zaken) heeft dinsdag op Aruba gezamenlijk overleg gevoerd met de ministers-presidenten van Aruba, Curaçao en Sint Maarten over buitenlands beleid. Ze spraken onder meer over ontwikkelingen in de Caribische regio.
OM en Gemeenschappelijk Hof sluiten zittingsconvenant
- March 02, 2017 7:54 AM
De Procureur-generaal (PG) en de president van het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie hebben een zittingsconvenant ondertekend dat eenduidige onderlinge afspraken bevat met betrekking tot de planning en afdoening van eerste- en tweedelijns strafzaken in Curaçao, Sint Maarten en op Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba.
Violence in Parliament Curacao
- February 23, 2017 9:52 PM
WILLEMSTAD—A tumultuous meeting of Curaçao’s Parliament in which the “new majority” demanded that the National Decree of the outgoing Koeiman Cabinet to dissolve the legislature and call early elections be either withdrawn or amended resulted in a scuffle that sent MAN-fraction member Giselle McWilliam to the hospital.
OM Curacao onderzoekt vermeende mishandeling door Statenlid Constantia
- February 23, 2017 5:04 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Het Openbaar Ministerie heeft kennis genomen van de gebeurtenissen in de Staten van hedenmiddag.
Hof van Justitie Curaçao vanaf 15:00 uur gesloten op 24 en 28 februari
- February 23, 2017 3:06 PM
WILLEMSTAD – De vestiging Curaçao van Het Hof van Justitie heeft in verband met karnaval aangepaste openingstijden op vrijdag 24 en dinsdag 28 februari a.s.
President Trump worried about Trinidad and Tobago’s ISIS links
- February 23, 2017 2:47 PM
WASHINGTON / PORT OF SPAIN--Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley got a surprise calls from American President Donald Trump during which the leader of the twin-island republic was invited to Washington.
Parliament St. Maarten adopts timeshare protection via first initiative law
- February 23, 2017 9:38 AM
PHILIPSBURG--History was made on Wednesday afternoon on two accounts. For the first time extensive protection has been given to timeshare buyers, offering safety and comfort to one of the largest money-generating sectors of the country,
Ontbindingsbesluit/nieuwe verkiezingen niet in strijd met internationaal recht volgens Frielink
- February 22, 2017 6:14 PM
WILLEMSTAD - Op grond van internationale verdragen bestaat het recht op vrije, betrouwbare, periodieke verkiezingen. Aan elk land (elke Staat) wordt een ruime mate van vrijheid gelaten wat betreft de wettelijke vormgeving van verkiezingen voor het parlement (de Staten, of hoe de wetgevende macht ook wordt genoemd).
Groningen student association Diephuis visits VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne Curaçao
- February 20, 2017 1:01 PM
WILLEMSTAD - On Thursday 16 February, law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne played host to twenty-three students of the civil law student association Diephuis from Groningen.
Weer bootje met illegale Venezolanen onderschept bij Curacao
- February 20, 2017 8:50 AM
WILLEMSTAD - De Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB) heeft zaterdag tweeëntwintig personen aangehouden die illegaal Curaçao probeerden binnen te komen.
Governor initiates formation process
- February 20, 2017 8:34 AM
WILLEMSTAD—Curaçao’s Governor Lucille George-Wout starts consultations on forming an interim cabinet today, Monday, after the “new majority” in Parliament adopted motions of no confidence against Ministers Eugene Rhuggenaath (PAR), Suzanne Camelia-Römer (PNP), Kenneth Gijsbertha (MAN) and Zita Jesus-Leito (PAR), as well as plenipotentiary Minister in The Hague Eunice Eisden (MAN).
Two Carnival Village booth-holders take SCDF to court over Festival Village slots
- February 18, 2017 10:34 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Two former Carnival Village booth-holders and St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) squared off at the Courthouse on Friday afternoon.
Group of eleven in Curacao chooses chair and passes motions
- February 18, 2017 10:29 AM
WILLEMSTAD--The so-called Group of Eleven in Curaçao's Parliament adopted motions of no-confidence against five ministers of the caretaker Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Hensley Koeiman (MAN) and plenipotentiary Minister in The Hague Eunice Eisden.
Council is considering lawsuit against Vamed
- February 17, 2017 7:55 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers is considering taking legal action against Austria-based general construction company Vamed.
'Group of 11' meeting illegal
- February 15, 2017 9:50 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Governor of Curaçao Lucille George-Wout indicated to the "new majority" in Parliament that their impromptu gathering Tuesday evening was illegal.