Cft wants the government to be energetic and decisive
WILLEMSTAD - The Financial Supervision Board, Cft, believes that the implementation of agreements between Curacao and the Cft is an important step towards sustainable public finances. This is what Cft...
View ArticleVPCO: Schools can no longer pay their expenses
WILLEMSTAD - Schools can no longer pay their expenses. The Association for Protestant Christian Education (VPCO) writes this in an urgent letter addressed to the government. There is no more investment...
View ArticleCuracao government wants more responsibility for public finances
WILLEMSTAD - The Curacao government wants more responsibility when it comes to public finances, but does not dare to go so far as to say that it wants to get rid of the possibility given in the Kingdom...
View ArticleParliamentary questions from SP: Will the Netherlands help Curaçao in the...
THE HAGUE - The Dutch SP party wants to hear from Minister Blok (Foreign Affairs) and Undersecretary Knops (Kingdom Relations) whether the Netherlands is prepared to assist Curaçao in the reception of...
View ArticleProtestant Schools are fed up with current situation
WILLEMSTAD - The Protestant Christian Education Association (VPCO) is now really fed up with the current situation of their schools. Tuesday morning, the board, management and teachers went to Fort...
View ArticlePharmacists want to get rid of one guilder contribution for prescription paid...
WILLEMSTAD - Again in parliament, there are talks about abolishing the one guilder contribution to be paid by patients for prescription drugs. The parliament wants to get rid of that and that is why...
View ArticleCuraçao close to finding strategic partner for refinery
WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao is close to signing preliminary agreements with at least two US and European companies to resuscitate its 220,000 b/d Isla oil refinery that has been virtually...
View ArticleCentral Trade Union: ‘Not all trade unions want to cooperate’
WILLEMSTAD - The joint trade unions organized a conference for tomorrow evening to get everyone looking in the same direction. According to trade union leader Edward St Jacobs of the SSK, the Sentral...
View ArticleCFT asks about salary cut of St. Maarten politicians
THE HAGUE - The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT wants to know when the St. Maarten government intends to carry out the earlier promise to cut the salaries of ministers and members of Parliament...
View ArticleFirst study morning corporate governance big success
WILLEMSTAD - At the invitation of the Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath and the Minister of Finance Kenneth Gijsbertha, commissioners and directors of the government and affiliated entities attended a...
View ArticleRdK selects preferred bidder for long term lease oil refinery
WILLEMSTAD - In a press release, the Refineria di Kòrsou, Curaçao Refinery (RdK) indicated it has selected a preferred bidder, a preferred candidate, to further negotiate for the acquisition and...
View ArticleBOO operational again soon
WILLEMSTAD - The Build Own and Operate (BOO) plant will soon start up again. Five of the six boilers that produce steam for the refinery are not in service. Two boilers will be operational again this...
View ArticleGovernment signs agreement for the development of Coral Cliff at Santa Martha
WILLEMSTAD - On December 4, the Government of Curaçao has signed an important agreement with four local companies to develop the Coral Cliff area in Santa Martha. In addition to this agreement, the...
View ArticleCft: significant deterioration finances in third-quarter
WILLEMSTAD - The Board of Financial Supervision (Cft) announced in a letter to Minister of Finance Kenneth Gijsbertha that the financial situation of Curaçao in the third quarter has deteriorated...
View ArticleSections of the new hospital to be delivered this month
WILLEMSTAD - This month the first part of Hospital Nobo Otrobanda (HNO) will be delivered. This involves four departments of which the construction, including the electricity cables and water pipes,...
View ArticleParts of Punda closed this morning due to manifestation
WILLEMSTAD - The police closed parts of Punda this morning for motorized traffic. The closed roads were the entrances to the downtown area. This had to do with a call for a peaceful demonstration by...
View ArticleMinister Camelia-Römer: Government through SVB spends too much on private...
WILLEMSTAD - Minister of Health Suzanne Camelia-Römer explained in parliament recently that according to her, the reimbursement of medical specialists has grown unevenly. Currently, half of the total...
View ArticleCentral Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten announces a new bond issue on behalf...
WILLEMSTAD - On Friday, January 11, 2019, there will be a bond issue on behalf of the country of Curaçao. The bond will have a semi-annual coupon as follows: NAf 69,100,000 bond with duration of 30...
View ArticleIncome tax must be online as of January 1
WILLEMSTAD – As of January 1, 2019, all taxpayers must file online income tax returns. There is a portal available at online.belastingdienst.cw. If you need help, you can contact a special helpdesk at...
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