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Couldn't find list with id : 89bffa7244Governor receives 'group of eleven'
- February 15, 2017 9:44 AM
WILLEMSTAD-Curaçao Governor Lucille George-Wout on Wednesday morning met with the 11 Members of Parliament (MPs) who now form the new majority in Parliament.
New majority will try to install Government in Curacao
- February 15, 2017 8:57 AM
WILLEMSTAD--Parliament clerk Silvin Cijntje has called a plenary session for Friday asked for by the “new majority.”
UoC-studenten op uitwisseling naar België
- February 14, 2017 2:14 PM
WILLEMSTAD/ BELGIUM - Afgelopen dinsdag 31 januari zijn 3 studenten van de Algemene Faculteit van de Tweedegraads Lerarenopleiding Engels naar België vertrokken voor een uitwisseling aan de Artevelde Hogeschool in Gent.
Island Council St. Eustatius calls for investigation into ZVK
- February 14, 2017 1:27 PM
ST. EUSTATIUS--The Island Council of St. Eustatius has instructed the Executive Council to investigate the functioning of Health Insurance Office ZVK.
Eerste studenten cyberveiligheid krijgen diploma
- February 13, 2017 10:00 PM
THE NETHERLANDS - Nederland is sinds deze week 19 deskundigen op het gebied van cyberveiligheid rijker. Donderdag studeerde de eerste lichting studenten van de Cyber Security Academy in Den Haag af.
Dertig kleine aandeelhouders DSB richten vereniging op
- February 13, 2017 3:08 PM
PARAMARIBO - Een dertigtal aandeelhouders van De Surinaamsche Bank (DSB) heeft besloten een vereniging op te richten. DSB heeft enkele duizenden kleine aandeelhouders.
Camelia-Römer gives clarity on rumors about inspectors at civil aviation
- February 13, 2017 12:17 PM
WILLEMSTAD – According to a press release emitted by the Minister of Traffic, Transportation and Spatial Planning, Suzanne Camelia-Römer, there are rumors on social media about the Curaçao Civil Aviation Authority (CCAA)) that are not true.
MPs react to Dutch on right of initiative law
- February 13, 2017 9:15 AM
PHILIPSBURG--Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday approved a letter that will be sent to the Dutch Second Chamber as their official reaction to the advice of the Kingdom Council of State regarding granting the right of initiative to the laws to the parliaments of St. Maarten, Curaçao and Aruba.
Venezuela Falls Behind On Oil-For-Loan Deals With China and Russia
- February 12, 2017 5:11 PM
CARACAS - Venezuela’s state-run oil company, PDVSA, has fallen months behind on shipments of crude and fuel under oil-for-loan deals with China and Russia, according to internal company documents reviewed by Reuters.
Behandeling zaak nep advocaat uitgesteld
- February 12, 2017 4:02 PM
ORANJESTAD – De behandeling van de rechtszaak tegen verdachte G. – de man die zich voordeed als advocaat bij de behandeling van vergunningen – is vrijdag niet doorgegaan.
Advocaat Bijkerk: ‘AOV-korting SVB Curacao gelijk aan diefstal’
- February 12, 2017 9:46 AM
KRALENDIJK - De Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) op Curaçao kort met ingang van dit jaar 10% op de AOV-uitkering van hen die niet op Curaçao wonen.
Casa Blanca trial scheduled for March 14
- February 09, 2017 10:07 AM
PHILIPSBURG--The trial in the so-called “Papegaai” case involving exploitation of women, human trafficking and deprivation of liberty at Casa Blanca brothel in Oyster Pond will be taking place on March 14, the Judge in the Court of First Instance decided during a brief hearing on Wednesday.
Prosecutor: Quality of investigations, expertise, the same here as in France
- February 09, 2017 8:09 AM
MARIGOT--Guadeloupe Chief Prosecutor Samuel Finielz told a press conference Wednesday, the St. Martin population should be heartened in the knowledge the quality of criminal investigations done in St. Martin, in terms of the resources, forensic means and expertise are of “exactly the same” quality as in France.
Child protection conference in St. Maarten
- February 07, 2017 9:13 AM
PHILIPSBURG - The Child Protection Agencies of the Dutch Caribbean and Judges of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba held a one-day conference in St. Maarten entitled “The Child as Focus of Attention in the Caribbean, Together, We are Stronger.”
U.S. Consulate General Curaçao – Visa Waiver List Of Countries is NOT Changed
- February 06, 2017 10:07 AM
WILLEMSTAD - The U.S. Consulate General Curacao advises the public that, contrary to rumors, the list of countries participating in the U.S. Visa Waiver Program has NOT changed.
Staat Suriname tekent beroep aan tegen vonnis in zaak Yvanne Hilton
- February 06, 2017 8:10 AM
PARAMARIBO - De staat Suriname heeft toch hoger beroep aangetekend tegen het vonnis van de Kantonrechter in de zaak van Yvanna Hilton, die via de rechtszaal wist af te dwingen, dat het Centraal Bureau voor Burgerzaken (CBB) in haar administratie het geslacht van Hilton moet veranderen van 'man' in 'vrouw'.
The Hague and Statia clash over Marine Environment Law
- February 04, 2017 5:46 PM
THE HAGUE/STATIA–Dutch State Secretary of Economic Affairs Martijn van Dam has threatened to suspend or annul the 2015 amendment to the St. Eustatius Marine Environment Ordinance which reduces the National Marine Park by some 20 per cent.
Closer look into the Pointe Blanche prison St. Maarten
- February 04, 2017 1:13 PM
PHILIPSBURG--How can a loaded weapon make its way inside the prison? How long has the weapon been there? Are there any more weapons? These questions are on the minds of members of the community who may ask themselves, “What is going on at the local prison?”
Aanklacht: Rabobank medeplichtig aan moord en misdaden drugskartels Mexico
- February 02, 2017 5:52 PM
MEXICO - Het Openbaar Ministerie moet de top van Rabobank vervolgen wegens medeplichtigheid aan moord en andere misdaden gepleegd door Mexicaanse drugskartels.
15.176 boetes verwerkt door OM Curaçao in 2016
- February 01, 2017 12:12 PM
WILLEMSTAD - In 2016 heeft het Openbaar Ministerie (OM) Curaçao 15.176 processen-verbaal verwerkt Het zijn pv’s die door het korps Politie Curaçao KPC zijn uitgeschreven voor overtredingen in het verkeer.