Central Bank issues bond on behalf of government
WILLEMSTAD – The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) announces the result of the bond issue on behalf of the government of the country of Curaçao. Please find below the result of the bond...
View ArticleSelikor may not decide own routes
WILLEMSTAD – The garbage collector Selikor should not determine its own routes. This is evident as the from the performance audit presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers on the company. The law of 2007 has...
View ArticleSER with own advice on minimum wage policy
WILLEMSTAD – The Social Economic Council (SER) is currently working on a proposal for its own policy on the minimum wage in Curaçao. The advisory council states that this proposal, which will be...
View ArticleSelikor action at Malpais is over
WILLEMSTAD – The blockade action of the waste management company Selikor in landfill Malpais is over. The parties have reached an agreement. There is a new selection procedure for the higher positions,...
View ArticleMinister of Public Health about Zika: “We should not exaggerate”
WILLEMSTAD – Minister of Public Health Siegfried Victorina is willing to work with the opposition to fight against the Zika problem. The Minister made this statement following letters from the...
View ArticleGovernment ready to construct 62 houses at Wechi
WILLEMSTAD – The Minister of Traffic, Transport and Spatial Planning (VVRP), Suzanne Camelia- Römer recently announced that the construction project at Wechi can finally start. In the first phase the...
View ArticleAnnouncement Government of Curaçao: Date elections 2016
WILLEMSTAD – The Council of Ministers has decided that the elections for the parliament of Curaçao will be held on Friday September 30, 2016. The people of Curaçao will then be able to vote for a new...
View ArticlePre elections for seven parties
WILLEMSTAD – Seven parties will have to participate in the pre elections round on August 13 and 14 of this year. They have to do this to be able to participate in the coming elections on September 30,...
View ArticleAsjes: “MPs and Minister who are suspects in criminal proceedings should be...
WILLEMSTAD – According to former Prime Minister and now leader of the political party Pro Korsou, Ivar Asjes, in the future Members of Parliament and ministers who are considered suspects in a criminal...
View ArticleCoalition MP opposes decision port concession
WILLEMSTAD – The final word on the port concession, according to the MP for the coalition party Pueblo Soberano (PS), Melvin Cijntje has not been spoken yet. The MP says that he does not agree with the...
View ArticleCordoba: “After treatment 80/20 bill by the government it goes to the governor”
WILLEMSTAD – If the 80/20 Law (Law to promote equitable employment opportunities for local workers) is treated and formalized in the Council of Ministers this week, then it goes as quickly as possible...
View Article80/20 rule makes trouble supermarket sector only bigger
WILLEMSTAD – Supermarkets united in Survécu say that 80/20 will not solve staffing problems in their sector. In fact, it will only serve to increase the shortage of staff. At the job bank of the...
View ArticleCuracao drags its feet with subsidy-report
WILLEMSTAD – The policy document that was written in April of last year after the publication of an alarming subsidy-report on September 30, 2014, still has not been approved by the Council of...
View ArticleAdmissions Service explains why delay in permit process
WILLEMSTAD – The protocol signed between the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Social Development, Labor and Welfare relating to the issuing of residency permit has been in effect since January 1 of...
View ArticlePublic Works finalizing Old Caracasbaaiweg with last asphalt layer
WILLEMSTAD – On Friday 4 and Saturday 5 of this month, the infrastructural works on the Old Caracasbaaiweg will come to an end. On Friday the roads that end at Old Caracasbaaiweg will be asphalted. The...
View ArticleJamaica PM unveils smaller Cabinet, promises frugality and efficiency
KINGSTON, Jamaica – An 18-member Cabinet supported by four state ministers to man 14 full ministries was sworn in yesterday afternoon, with Prime Minister Andrew Holness giving the assurance that his...
View ArticleCouncil of Ministers approves proposal on port concession
WILLEMSTAD – The Council of Ministers approved a proposal by the Minister of Economic Development, Eugene Rhuggenaath on a proposal, which should lead to a new concession for the stevedoring operations...
View ArticleCourt: “Court of Auditors not authorized to audit UTS”
WILLEMSTAD – According to the Court of Justice in the case of the government against the public company United Telecommunication Services (UTS), the Court of Auditors (ARC) is not competent to conduct...
View ArticleGovernment initiated the implementation of the National Development Plan for...
WILLEMSTAD – The National Development Plan for Curaçao is ready. With the aid of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) the government has established a project, which should make the community...
View ArticleDry Dock employees on strike
WILLEMSTAD – One of the employees of the Curaçao Dry Dock (CDM) confirmed this morning that they are on strike. The employee confirmed that the contractors have received the other 50% of their payment....
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