Filling up the tank will be more expensive now
WILLEMSTAD – Filling up a tank of gas will be considerably more expensive, starting this Tuesday, June 30 considerably. The price for a liter of gasoline will go up by 29 cents making it two guilders...
View ArticleBandabou community in revolt against the government
WILLEMSTAD – Residents of Bandabou expressed their dissatisfaction with the facilities on the west side of the island. A group of protesters barricaded the road around Grote Berg. They also lit tires...
View ArticleBandabou had good meeting with Prime Minister
WILLEMSTAD – Prime Minister Ivar Asjes did what he said he was going to do, meet with the representatives of Bandabou, the western side of the island. Last weekend the Asjes met with Fundashon Vba,...
View ArticleStill lack of confidence in economy
WILLEMSTAD – According to the Curaçao Business Association (VBC), the political and the precarious financial and socioeconomic developments taking place in Venezuela play an important role in the...
View ArticlePrime Minister: “We will not tolerate civil servants who stand in the way of...
“There will be consequences” WILLEMSTAD – “There is an enormous bureaucracy in the public apparatus. The Government makes a decision, but the implementation of these laws is something that is really...
View ArticleConsumer prices May 2015 – Prices rose 0.7 percent compared to April
WILLEMSTAD – The consumer price index Curacao rose by 0.7 percent in the month of May 2015. An average price increase can be observed from 1.3 percent measured over the twelve months to May 2015...
View ArticleMinister Camelia-Römer puts forth project improvement infrastructure
WILLEMSTAD - The Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Regional Planning (VVRP) will tackle the infrastructure on the island. Minister Suzy Camelia-Römer will pick up the project “Catching up 2014”, again...
View ArticleAuditors: In 2013 the case of serious failing financial management
WILLEMSTAD – The financial information in the Financial Statements 2013 of the country Curaçao does not (yet) meet the requirements of the Ordinance 2010 compatibility, despite some positive...
View ArticleNavarro on official visit in the Netherlands
WILLEMSTAD – The Curaçao Minister of Justice, Nelson Navarro is currently in the Netherlands for an official visit. He has various appointments including with Klaas Dijkhoff, the Dutch Junion Minister...
View ArticleNew banker for the government
WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao has chosen for the Maduro & Curiel’s Bank (MCB) as their new banker. This is according to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Jose Jardim. The top management of the...
View ArticleMore problems for coalition partner PNP
WILLEMSTAD – The free traveling with the German airline AirBerlin of two members of the Curaçao Tourist Development Foundation (CTDF) has led to serious tensions with the coalition party PNP led by...
View ArticleRuling party PS against MCB as government’s private banker
WILLEMSTAD – The current coalition consisting of Pueblo Soberano (PS), PAIS, PNP and Independent Member of Parliament, Glenn Sulvaran have yet another issue to solve. The ruling party PS has positioned...
View ArticleGovernment preparing for the rainy season
WILLEMSTAD – The Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning, headed by Minister Suzy Camelia-Römer of the PNP party is undertaking preparatory work for the possible rain inconvenience that may...
View ArticleMinister of Social Affairs: “Work permits now according to the law”
WILLEMSTAD – Employers who have a job vacancy will have to first register with the Ministry of Social Development, Labor and Welfare (SOAW). The employees of the Job Bank will check for local job...
View ArticleGirobank is under curatorship, it can’t be the government’s personal banker
Girbank scored 1,112 and MCB 961 in the public tender. WILLEMSTAD – Girobank has the highest score to become the government’s personal banker. A public tender was held, according to the law, and...
View ArticleORCO Group preferred negotiating partner Rif Resort Hotel
WILLEMSTAD – The Orco Group is the best candidate for the proposed acquisition of the hotel the complex Rif Resort Hotel which is now managed by Marriott. Lionstone of the Argentine-American business...
View ArticlePAIS wants to finish term
WILLEMSTAD – If it’s up to the coalition partner PAIS, the current coalition will finish their term. “Let’s keep the continuity and finish the work that was put into motion. You do not want to...
View Article11%
A governmental proposal to increase turnover tax to 11% still has a long way to go; nevertheless opponents leaked details to the press. Minister Jardim of Finance explained that the new turnover tax...
View ArticleMarchena challenge for government officials
WILLEMSTAD – The Clean Environment Foundation and Clean Air Everywhere are challenging ministers, members of parliament and civil servants to go to the neighborhood Marchena, which is right next to the...
View ArticleTransparency International wants a follow up in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD – Transparency International (TI) would like to return to Curaçao for further research into the integrity of the government. The funding would have to be no problem in this endeavor. More...
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