Minister of Health: “Discussion about euthanasia and abortion”
WILLEMSTAD - The debate about euthanasia and abortion has been delayed for a long time in Curaçao. The Minister of Health, Environment and Nature Suzanne Camelia-Römer believes that the government...
View ArticleMinister of Justice tackles overtime police
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Justice, Quincy Girigorie indicated recently that his ministry will save more than two million guilders in the police force by tackling the overtime problem. In total, his...
View ArticleBefore January 1, time to remove illegal billboards
WILLEMSTAD - Companies that have placed or commissioned illegal billboards on public roads must remove these before January 1, 2018. If they fail to do this, they will be fined heavily and the...
View ArticleSarah: Marlin’s change of position on conditions comes ‘too little, too late’
PHILIPSBURG - Democratic Party (DP) leader Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot-Williams said on Tuesday that Prime Minister William Marlin’s change of position on the Dutch conditions for recovery...
View ArticleGovernment looks beyond Guangdong Zhenrong for the future of the refinery
WILLEMSTAD - The focal point of the government is that the refinery must stay open after the year 2019. This is the reason why the Council of Ministers, during its weekly meeting held on November 1,...
View ArticleMPs pass no confidence motion in six ministers
Lee makes position available PHILIPSBURG - Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday passed three motions, one of which was a motion of no confidence against six of the seven ministers in the Marlin...
View ArticleSt. Maarten Governor requests Mr. Franklin Meyers to form interim government
PHILIPSBURG - On November 7, 2017, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, requested the fraction leader of the United Peoples Party, Mr. Franklin Meyers, to form an interim...
View ArticleThe CBCS announces a new bond issue on behalf of the Government of Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - On Thursday, November 30, 2017, there will be a bond issue on behalf of the country of Curacao. The bond will have a semi-annual coupon as follows: NAf 60,000,000 bond with duration of...
View ArticleSt. Maarten MP’s pass motion to discharge Marlin of PM responsibilities
PHILIPSBURG - The new coalition of eight on Friday passed a motion of no confidence to discharge Prime Minister William Marlin of his duties as PM and Minister of General Affairs with immediate effect...
View ArticleUnion talks about minimum wage
WILLEMSTAD - It remains a hot topic: the minimum wage. All trade unions meet this week to discuss a plan to introduce the minimum wage. Not surprisingly, the trade unions want the minimum wage to be...
View ArticleHeads of Departments involved in Curaçao Asset Recovery Team
WILLEMSTAD - The Attorney General (PG) Roger Bos met with all heads of departments, united in the Integral Curaçao Asset Recovery Team, this morning. The meeting of all heads of department will take...
View ArticleBus driver union does not want a tariff increase
WILLEMSTAD - Bus driver union STO does not want to increase their tariffs. They made this announcement after it became known that insurers want to increase their premiums by 13.5%. Unlike the other...
View ArticleThe illegal transportation of tourists is punishable by law
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Transport, Transport and Spatial Planning (VVRP), Zita Jesus-Leito, warns resorts, hotels and other companies that they are not allowed to offer passenger transport without...
View ArticleHealth inspector Pereira suspended
WILLEMSTAD - Gersji Rodriquez Pereira has been suspended. The Public Health Inspector did not address a complaint against a doctor. As long as the internal investigation is in progress, Pereira is at...
View ArticleCourt of Audit continues its litigation against UTS
WILLEMSTAD - The Court of Audit may proceed with its lawsuit against the telecommunication company UTS. The Rhuggenaath government gave the green light. Remarkable, because previously the cabinet...
View ArticleMPs pass no confidence motion in six ministers
Lee makes position available PHILIPSBURG - Members of Parliament (MPs) on Thursday passed three motions, one of which was a motion of no confidence against six of the seven ministers in the Marlin...
View ArticleSt. Maarten Governor requests Mr. Franklin Meyers to form interim government
PHILIPSBURG - On November 7, 2017, the Governor of Sint Maarten, His Excellency drs. E.B. Holiday, requested the fraction leader of the United Peoples Party, Mr. Franklin Meyers, to form an interim...
View ArticleThe CBCS announces a new bond issue on behalf of the Government of Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - On Thursday, November 30, 2017, there will be a bond issue on behalf of the country of Curacao. The bond will have a semi-annual coupon as follows: NAf 60,000,000 bond with duration of...
View ArticleSt. Maarten MP’s pass motion to discharge Marlin of PM responsibilities
PHILIPSBURG - The new coalition of eight on Friday passed a motion of no confidence to discharge Prime Minister William Marlin of his duties as PM and Minister of General Affairs with immediate effect...
View ArticleUnions on strike; ready to paralyze the entire island
WILLEMSTAD - The members of eleven trade unions are currently taking action. Last night they come together and decide how they will protest against the dismissals at the telecommunication company UTS...
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