Curaçao Ministers visit Chairman VNO-NCW
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - The Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath, together with Minister of Economic Development Steven Martina and the Minister Plenipotentiary of Curacao in the Netherlands,...
View ArticlePress Release: ‘New law for disbursement sick days is bad for the inner city...
WILLEMSTAD - DMO (Downtown Management Organization) fully supports the views of the Curaçao Business Association (VBC) and the Curaçao Hotel and Tourism Association (CHATA) regarding the new law to...
View ArticleFour kingdom countries intensify health care cooperation
WILLEMSTAD - The four countries within the Kingdom want to be better prepared for future crises like Hurricane Irma. Medical aid must be optimal if the Caribbean part of the Kingdom is hit in the...
View ArticleDutch Parliament pushes for stringent financial supervision for islands
THE HAGUE - The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament has again made clear that it wants the financial supervision on the countries Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and on the public entities Bonaire...
View ArticleVenezuelans with status want to work
WILLEMSTAD - Venezuelans who have been given a status to remain In Curaçao via refugee organization UNHCR cannot provide for their own income. A number of them ask for attention from the government. So...
View ArticleNew government for St. Maarten sworn in
PHILIPSBURG - “Seize opportunities” was the call issued by Governor Eugene Holiday to the newly sworn-in Leona Romeo-Marlin Cabinet II. St. Maarten’s seventh cabinet in less than eight years since the...
View ArticlePrime Minister signed MoU for innovation
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - With the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the cooperation between Curaçao and the research institute TNO was sealed. This took place during the visit of Prime...
View ArticleSt. Maarten’s court nullifies Minister’s decision not to grant prisoner’s...
PHILIPSBURG - The Court of First Instance, on Tuesday, nullified a decision by the Minister of Justice to deny a request for conditional parole submitted by an inmate of the Pointe Blanche prison. The...
View ArticlePolitical crisis looms as governing coalition remains two MPs short
PHILIPSBURG - St. Maarten is facing yet another unique political and constitutional crisis. The governing coalition is two Members of Parliament (MPs) short of a majority. This leaves the two...
View Article“Dutch government has to apologize for slavery”
ROTTERDAM - The Netherlands must officially apologize for the history of slavery. The Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb calls on the government to make this gesture "for the suffering caused by tens of...
View ArticleOfficial publication Government on water and electricity rates
WILLEMSTAD - Through this publication, the Government of Curaçao announces that the rates for electricity and water were adjusted as per 1 July 2018. The current and new rates are listed in the table...
View ArticleOfficial publication Government on fuel and propane gas rates
WILLEMSTAD - Through this publication, the Government of Curaçao announces that the end user prices for the products Mogas 95 and Gasoil LSD shall be adjusted as per 3 July 2018. The end user prices...
View ArticleCuraçao gets a Public Integrity Bureau
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao will have its own Public Integrity Bureau in January next year. This was announced by the Minister of Government Services, Planning and Policy, Armin Konket during a recent press...
View Article27 in Pietermaai continues as normal
WILLEMSTAD - Café / bar / restaurant 27 continues with live music in Pietermaai. Spokesman Enrico Stenacker indicated that he has a license. Moreover, not one of the neighbors has ever complained about...
View ArticleSubsidized institutions often have high debts
WILLEMSTAD - Most institutions that receive government subsidies have high debts. This is according to a research conducted by the Court of Audit. Many of these institutions are in arrears with the tax...
View ArticleCapriles wants higher rates
WILLEMSTAD - The budgets for Capriles do not cover the costs of the clinic. This is what the Mental Healthcare Foundation reports in its annual report. As a result, there is a debt of almost 5 million...
View ArticleFKP is allowed to build in Wechi
WILLEMSTAD - Social Housing Foundation FKP is allowed to build in Wechi. That has been determined by the judge. The environmentalist Amigu di Tera had objected because the site was not intended for...
View ArticleAMAK is going to campaign against government for live music in downtown
WILLEMSTAD - AMAK, the interest group of musicians and artists will hold a manifestation against the government on Wednesday, July 18. The organization does not agree with the way that the government...
View ArticleHaiti’s Prime Minister resigns
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Haiti’s Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant has resigned amid violent protests that had been sparked by a proposed plan to raise fuel prices. His decision was announced yesterday by...
View ArticleFirst US $55M of Trust Fund released for projects
PHILIPSBURG/WASHINGTON - The World Bank has assigned the first US $55 million grant from the St. Maarten Recovery, Reconstruction and Resilience Trust Fund financed by the Dutch government to assist...
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