Constructive consultation between ministers of Justice Netherlands, Aruba,...
THE HAGUE - Today, the Ministers of Justice Grapperhaus (Netherlands), Bikker (Aruba), Girigorie (Curaçao) and De Weever (Sint Maarten) came together for the semi-annual Justice Four-Party Consultation...
View ArticleCuraçao government strongly regrets Minister Blok’s statements
WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao deeply regrets the statements of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and in that capacity also Kingdom Minister, Mr. Blok, on multicultural societies. The government...
View ArticleMinister of Foreign Affairs must resign
WILLEMSTAD - The recent statement by Minister Stef Blok of Foreign Affairs that a multicultural society cannot exist peacefully has caused great outcry on Curaçao and other parts of the Dutch Kingdom....
View ArticleCuracao mulling 15 firms to replace Venezuela as refinery operator
WILLEMSTAD - The oil refinery Isla is considering offers from 15 companies interested in temporarily operating the 335,000-barrel-per-day facility to replace the current operator, Venezuela’s ailing...
View ArticleCentral Bureau of Statistics: The economy is down 1.7 percent in 2017
First results of the Gross Domestic Product Curaçao - 2017 WILLEMSTAD - In 2017, the development of the gross domestic product (GDP) will result in a further decrease compared to the previous year. The...
View ArticleGovernment invests in Curoil for undisturbed fuel delivery
WILLEMSTAD - The government invests more than 10 million guilders in Curoil. A contribution to the investments for an undisturbed fuel supply on Curaçao. Additional storage capacity is being built with...
View ArticlePress Release: ‘Continuous biased attitude towards AVA Airways’
WILLEMSTAD - The current Minister of Traffic and Transportation (Jesus-Leito) and Minister of Economic Development (Steven Martina) are continuing the biased attitude of the government towards Ava...
View ArticleNew on the island: Zigzag lines warn motorists
WILLEMSTAD - On the Grebbelinieweg (road), motorists are warned with zigzag lines that they are approaching a zebra crossing or a dangerous crossroads and have to reduce their speed. The lines have...
View ArticleMinister in conversation with notaries
WILLEMSTAD - Minister of Justice Quincy Girigorie, in connection with all the commotion surrounding the appointment of three new civil-law notaries, is in discussion with a group of notaries who object...
View ArticleNew financial stop another blow for contractors
WILLEMSTAD - A financial stop that has been in effect since November 2017 within the government is being extended, which means that the government is not committing itself to new projects. No...
View ArticleCuraçao has almost 3400 civil servants
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao has 74 more civil servants compared to last years. As of June 1, 3365 people work for the government. The latest overview dates back to January this year. The Minister of...
View ArticleReorganization at the Tax Department
WILLEMSTAD - According to the Minister of Finance, Kenneth Gijsbertha, the process is underway to dismantle Centrale Debtors Ledger Management (CDA) and to centralize all collection service at the Tax...
View ArticleDMO and SKO want insight into contract PAC and VVRP
WILLEMSTAD - On behalf of Downtown Management Organization (DMO) and Otrabanda Merchants Association (SKO), the law firm HBN Law sent a letter to Minister Jesus-Leito to gain openness about the...
View ArticleIntegrity Office focuses on prevention and enforcement
WILLEMSTAD - The legislation for an integrity bureau has been completed and is being sent to the Advisory Council. If everything goes according to plan, adjustments can be made at the end of October in...
View ArticleCandidate buyers former Curaçao house in The Hague lose court proceedings...
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao has been completely vindicated by the Court of Appeal in The Hague in a lawsuit filed by two Amsterdam real estate traders. The two, Wieglia Beheer and...
View ArticleCuraçao government introduces risk profile
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao has recently developed a risk profile. This is a policy document in which some potential risks have been identified for disasters that Curaçao could be confronted with on the basis...
View ArticleThe Government recognizes the Curaçao Culinary Team for their outstanding...
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Culinary Team 2018 visited the Council of Ministers were they were thanked for their impeccable performance at the Taste of the Caribbean 2018 competition. The whole team...
View Article‘Little known about Tula day activities’
WILLEMSTAD - The communication between Plataforma Sklabitut (Slavery Platform) and Herensia di Sklabitut (Slavery Heritage) and the Minister of Culture Marilyn Alcala-Wallé is not going very well. The...
View ArticleSt. Maarten: Meyers dispels misinformation about coalition government crisis
PHILIPSBURG - A lunch on Tuesday between two St. Maarteners who happen to also be politicians has spawned a stream of misinformation about a possible coalition crisis. However, this is far from the...
View ArticleDoes Curaçao adhere to human rights?
ast week Thursday on Friday, 6 Venezuelans have been arrested by the police. The press and other stakeholders were kept far away. There is great uncertainty about the fate of these people, including a...
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