Red Cross: Curacao government does not know what to do with Venezuelan refugees
WILLEMSTAD - Because no convention has been signed, Venezuelans are not taken care of in Curaçao. The Red Cross thinks that the government does not know what to do. Henk Stomp of the Red Cross...
View ArticleAruba government has plans for Integrity Chamber
THE HAGUE/ORANJESTAD - The Aruba Government plans to introduce an Integrity Chamber along with several other measures to promote good governance. Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes announced in a...
View ArticleHas the Board of Financial Supervision been asleep or is it a toothless tiger?
THE HAGUE - The public finances of Curaçao, Aruba, St. Maarten and St. Eustatius are worse than in 2010 despite financial supervision. Bonaire has a balanced budget, but there are doubts about the...
View ArticleWithout a driving test, no new driver’s license
WILLEMSTAD - Driver’s licenses issued without an exam are not renewed. This is according to the Minister of Government Services Armin Konkèt. The Minister reacts to the driving license fraud from 2013,...
View ArticleTariff adjustment fuel prices as of April 3, 2018
WILLEMSTAD - Through this publication, the Government of Curaçao announces that the end user prices for the products Mogas 95, Gasoil LSD, LPG 100 lbs and LPG 20 lbs shall be adjusted as per 3 April...
View ArticleTariff adjustment water and electricity as of April 1, 2018
WILLEMSTAD - Through this publication, the Government of Curaçao announces that the rates for electricity and water shall be adjusted as per 1 April 2018. The current and new rates are listed in the...
View ArticleGovernment discusses return Venezuelan fruit boats
WILLEMSTAD - Tomorrow, the Council of Ministers will meet on the return of Venezuelan sellers. This is according to the Minister of Economic Development Steven Martina. He reacts to the opening of the...
View ArticleBosman requests clarity on support for Curaçao
THE HAGUE - Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the liberal democratic VVD party is asking for clarity on the deal between the Dutch and Curaçao Governments in the...
View ArticleInspection finds families who live in a school building
WILLEMSTAD - The Inspection Service discovered something very remarkable yesterday. In the classrooms of a former school in Steenrijk, five families were found living with children. None of the parents...
View ArticleWithin a week agreement between SONA and government
WILLEMSTAD - In a meeting with Minister of Public Health Suzanne Camelia-Römer, the financial institution SONA agreed that the project for the new hospital will be transferred in an orderly manner to...
View ArticleSummary proceedings pro bono lawyers against government
WILLEMSTAD - Lawyers who grant legal aid to people with low income free of charge are preparing a lawsuit against the country of Curaçao. The promised increase in the legal fee has still not been...
View ArticleFormer Island government building finally gets a tenant
WILLEMSTAD - The old dilapidated former administrative building of the island government on Concordiastraat will once again have a function. The Ministry of Education announced that it will occupy the...
View ArticleCuraçao gets a hippodrome
WILLEMSTAD - The government agrees with the idea of building a Hippodrome on Curaçao. This is according to a report in the morning newspaper Extra. The new hippodrome must be constructed in the...
View ArticleNinth member of Advisory Council sworn in by Governor
WILLEMSTAD - On Thursday, May 3, Mr. Luigi Virginia sworn in as a member of the Advisory Board. He has taken his oath before the Governor of Curaçao, Her Excellency Lucille George-Wout. Mr. Virginia...
View ArticleInsurance claim pay-out paves way for government building repairs in St. Maarten
PHILIPSBURG -The recent settlement of the insurance claim for repairs to the new Government Building due to the passing of Hurricanes Irma and Maria last year paved the way for the reconstruction of...
View ArticleOperations PDVSA Curaçao and Aruba in danger
WILLEMSTAD - The oil refining and transshipment of the Venezuelan State Company PdVSA in Aruba and Curaçao threatens to be endangered. The seizure of ConocoPhillips on deposits and facilities of the...
View Article‘No government financing for cows project’
WILLEMSTAD - The government does not invest a single cent in the cow project. This is according to Arthur Parris of Fresh Meat. "The government has a facilitating role in the project: they designate a...
View ArticleFree education no longer exists
WILLEMSTAD - Free education no longer exists. Yesterday Parliament also agreed to the abolition. Access to education remains guaranteed, but the Rhuggenaath government takes the parents' income as a...
View ArticleConocoPhillips in court: ‘We want to help think about a solution for Curaçao’
WILLEMSTAD - In the lawsuit of the Curaçao government, the refinery owner RdK, utilities and fuel supplier Curoil against PdVSA, refinery operator Isla and especially ConocoPhillips, the latter claims...
View ArticleCrime showing a downward trend
WILLEMSTAD - Crime is showing a downward trend. This is evident from the latest figures presented by the Minister of Justice Quincy Girigorie. There is a good downward trend he said. The Minister...
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