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Stop confusing the people, says Dick

Governor ~ PHILIPSBURG--We need to stop confusing the people. There is no difference between the interest the Central Government has in St.

Source : Topix.net | 23-Jul-2008 09:14

S4 says Preparatory Course a success

According St. Maarten Student Support Services S4, its Second Annual Preparatory Course, which rounded off on Friday, July 4, at the Philipsburg Community Centre was a huge success.

Source : Topix.net | 21-Jul-2008 09:09

Office Disbursements in the Dutch Caribbean

Most law firms charge their fees on the basis of hourly rates, which are determined by the seniority of the attorneys involved.

Source : Topix.net | 19-Jul-2008 09:01

Deals Travel: Rebates in "Paradise"

Everywhere we travel on our Internet adventures these days, we see articles about ways to save a buck on your next trip.

Source : Topix.net | 17-Jul-2008 08:37

Important step

That the Island Council unanimously approved the resolution regulating financial supervision pending the consensus Kingdom Law not only helps open the door to much-needed debt relief for the Netherlands ...

Source : Topix.net | 15-Jul-2008 08:17

St Maarten accepts financial supervision

Following a meeting of the Island Council, the former Dutch colony of St Maarten has agreed to the creation of a supervisory board to regulate the island's finances.

Source : Topix.net | 13-Jul-2008 08:09

USONA will provide NAf. 9M to improve immigration system

A new automated system for border control and registration of foreigners will be implemented soon for the entire Netherlands Antilles .

Source : Topix.net | 11-Jul-2008 07:50

Dismantling will be megamerger of tasks, says Martes

A political consultation on the dismantling process will be organised no later than September.

Source : Topix.net | 09-Jul-2008 07:46

Directors of a Dutch Caribbean Company

May a director resign when he chooses to do so? A Netherlands Antilles company must have either a local director or a local representative.

Source : Topix.net | 07-Jul-2008 07:23

Anti-Dutch violence in Cura ao

Political changes within the Kingdom of the Netherlands have led to fierce and violent protests against the Netherlands in general and against Dutch inhabitants of European origin in particular.

Source : Topix.net | 05-Jul-2008 07:10

Opposition parties in Curacao accused of using racism to destabilise government
WILLEMSTED, Curacao: Opposition parties in Curacao, united in the Patriotic Alliance, placed an announcement in a local newspaper in which they called the people to stand up against the government.  The announcement states that Dutch people (so called makambas) will take over every area of life.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 04-Jul-2008 02:00

Oil toxins in island paradise

Curacao, just off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea, is the largest and most industrialized island in the Netherlands Antilles.

Source : Topix.net | 03-Jul-2008 07:00

Curacao herbalist preserves traditional Caribbean cures
CERRO GRANDE, Curacao (Reuters): For years Dinah Veeris ignored the traditional Caribbean medicine of her native Curacao, but while recovering from an operation she found only her mother's teas eased her stomach pains. Casual chats with her mother about the herbs in her garden turned into a five-year study.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 03-Jul-2008 02:00

Curacao refinery sputters on, despite emissions
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (Reuters): An oil refinery dating from World War I billows toxins over the Caribbean island of Curacao, but under the pressure of local economic need Curacao allows it to continue operating. The Isla refinery faces growing complaints by residents and several lawsuits.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 02-Jul-2008 02:00

Ample examples of corruption in Antilles, says State Secretary

There are ample examples of corruption in the Netherlands Antilles. State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld-Schouten has never denied the allegations of corruption made by Dutch Second Chamber member ...

Source : Topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 07:00

Pantophlet seeking answers about draft CFT resolution

National Alliance Island Councilman George Pantophlet is concerned that members of the Island Council have not yet received copies of the draft Consensus Kingdom Resolution containing the General Enactment to ...

Source : Topix.net | 01-Jul-2008 01:37

Managing a Company Which Belongs to a Foreign Owner

Shareholders of a Dutch Caribbean NV or BV may choose between the English/American one-board system and the traditional continental European two-tier system.

Source : Topix.net | 29-Jun-2008 01:22

Holland to take over Curacao's finances
WILLEMSTAD Curacao: The Island Council of Curacao, with a majority of 11 to 10, has ratified the control of the finances of the island by the Dutch government. With this act, Holland , 54 years after granting autonomy to the island, succeeded in recolonising the island by taking over the financial institutions,
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 28-Jun-2008 02:00

'Dream' comes true at Port in 2009

The biggest cruise ship in Carnival Cruise Lines history will offer 7-day eastern and western Caribbean cruises from its new home at Port Canaveral starting December 5, 2009.

Source : Topix.net | 27-Jun-2008 01:07

Google Map Maker: Unleash your inner cartographer

Google on Monday unveiled a new Web-based tool, Map Maker , that lets people add roads, lakes, businesses, and other features to unmapped regions of Google Maps.

Source : Topix.net | 25-Jun-2008 00:56

Suriname beats Guyana 2-1 in World Cup qualifier

Suriname advanced to the semifinal stage of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying on Sunday, beating South American neighbor Guyana 2-1 to complete a 3-1 aggregate victory.

Source : Topix.net | 24-Jun-2008 08:23

Former Professor Leaves Trinity Nearly $3 Million Estate

It wasn't much of a surprise that Albert Gastmann would leave his estate to Trinity College when he died.

But the size of the gift stunned even those who knew him well.

'When he left [nearly] $3 million to the college, I almost had a stroke,' said Brigitte Schulz, chairwoman of Trinity's political science department.

Over nearly 20 years, Schulz had grown to think of Gastmann as a father. She talked to him daily and treasured his tolerance and intellectual curiosity. But she also knew him as a thrifty man, given to wearing the same old sweaters, and she never had an inkling of his fortune.

Source : Topix.net | 22-Jun-2008 08:06

Netherlands Antilles and Canada agree on tax convention
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: The Netherlands Antilles and Canada have reached in record time an agreement regarding a tax information exchange convention (TIEA). The two negotiating teams had made available three days for negotiation, but were able to agree on the convention text in little more than one day.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 21-Jun-2008 02:00

IC meeting was in keeping with rules, regulations, says Richards

The Island Council meeting Monday was conducted in keeping with the rules and regulations governing the Island Territory of St.

Source : Topix.net | 20-Jun-2008 08:06

Brinkman wants Parliamentary inquiry into scope of corruption

Controversial Dutch Member of Parliament for the PVV party Hero Brinkman wants a parliamentary inquiry into the scope of corruption in the Netherlands Antilles.

Source : Topix.net | 18-Jun-2008 08:00

Scientology luxury cruise ship remains locked down; Cult put thousands at high cancer risk

Six weeks after public health authorities on the Caribbean island of Curacao impounded the Scientology cult's 440-foot luxury liner "Freewinds," the ship remains locked down.

Source : Topix.net | 12-Jun-2008 09:02

Netherlands Antilles and Spain sign tax agreement
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao: The Netherlands Antilles and Spain signed a tax information exchange agreement (TIEA) in Madrid on Tuesday. The Netherlands Antilles continues to expand its list of treaties and this week the Council of Ministers will approve a tax information exchange agreement with Mexico.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 11-Jun-2008 02:00

News from Friday June 6, 2008

Departments busy closing permit process loopholes PHILIPSBURG--Work has started on the possible synchronisation of government's business licence, employment permit and residence permit policies, with the main ...

Source : Topix.net | 10-Jun-2008 08:43

Advisory committee on dismantling established

The Ministerial Steering Group for Constitutional Affairs established on Tuesday an advisory committee for the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles.

Source : Topix.net | 08-Jun-2008 08:21

Richards in the Netherlands for congress of municipalities

Lt. Governor Franklyn Richards is in the Netherlands to join his colleague St. Eustatius Lt.

Source : Topix.net | 06-Jun-2008 07:53

Aruba first in the Caribbean with self service airport check-in
ORANJESTAD, Netherlands Antilles: AAA NV has announced that now KLM and Martinair passengers can use the Common Use Self Service (CUSS) check-in kiosks to check in and print their own boarding passes. AAA NV’s CUSS program is open to all airlines whose check in software is compatible.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 05-Jun-2008 02:00

News from Saturday May 31, 2008

Unidentified body found floating in Marigot Bay MARIGOT--The lifeless body of a man who was found floating in the bay of Marigot was brought ashore on the beach at Le Pirate Residences, Marigot, around 10:30am, ...

Source : Topix.net | 04-Jun-2008 07:47

Cocaine bust on Cura ao

Cocaine bust on CuraA ao Published: Tuesday 27 May 2008 07:44 UTC Last updated: Tuesday 27 May 2008 07:44 UTC Police on the Netherlands Antilles' island of CuraA ao, which forms part of the Kingdom of the ...

Source : Topix.net | 02-Jun-2008 07:30

Former Dutch colony says EU has double standards

Published: Thursday 29 May 2008 09:32 UTC Last updated: Thursday 29 May 2008 10:35 UTC The Netherlands Antilles says European Union countries are not consistent in the way they deal with the Caribbean islands.

Source : Topix.net | 31-May-2008 07:04

Aruba rated investment grade by Standard & Poor's on growth
NEW YORK, USA (Bloomberg): Aruba has received an investment-grade rating of A-, the seventh-highest level, from Standard & Poor's as the island's economy grows and personal incomes rise. The rating puts the territory of the Netherlands in line with those of the Bahamas and Trinidad & Tobago.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 30-May-2008 02:00

Fourteen years for Balborda in Leroy Carty murder appeal

Fourteen years behind bars was the verdict of the three judges of the Joint Court of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba in the appeal case against Ruman Balborda , who was held responsible for the murder of ...

Source : Topix.net | 29-May-2008 06:55

The Hague accused of discrimination

Published: Monday 26 May 2008 07:24 UTC Last updated: Monday 26 May 2008 07:24 UTC The parliaments of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles, which have autonomous status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, have ...

Source : Topix.net | 27-May-2008 06:31

St Maarten youth invited to sail on tallship in Norway
ST MAARTEN, Netherlands Antilles: The Maritime School of the West Indies, in cooperation with the St.Maarten-St.Martin Classic Yacht Regatta Foundation, is offering a "once in a lifetime" and exiting adventure on board a tallship to local St.Maarten youth. The initiative is sponsored by Sail Training International...
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 26-May-2008 02:00

Electronic Transactions in the Dutch Caribbean

A digital signature has the same legal effect as a hand-written signature The Ordinance on agreements concluded electronically became effective on 1 January 2001.

Source : Topix.net | 25-May-2008 06:11

Investment-friendly environment needed for affordable housing

The tenth Caneye social housing conference gets underway in earnest today with much emphasis being placed on examining ways of providing affordable housing in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Source : Topix.net | 23-May-2008 05:59

Buncamper-Molanus hires first St. Maartener in the Netherlands

Commissioner of Personnel Maria Buncamper-Molanus hired the first St. Maartener during her recruitment trip to the Netherlands on Sunday.

Source : Topix.net | 21-May-2008 05:38

Taxand tax advisors add new partners in Japan, Singapore, Ukraine

"Kojima's ambitious growth plans for its tax practice and its acceptance into the Taxand network encouraged me to leave a Big 4 firm"

Taxand, a network of independent tax advisor firms in 43 countries with 300 tax partners, has added three more members and two more territories - Kojima Law Offices, KhattarWong and Magisters from Japan, ... via The Financial Mirror

Source : Topix.net | 19-May-2008 05:36

More preventive care can lower health care cost, says ODEAN

The cost of health care can be lowered if more is done in the area of primary preventive care, says President of the local chapter of the Nursing Organisation of the Netherlands Antilles ODEAN Mavis Rombley. via The Daily Herald

Source : Topix.net | 17-May-2008 05:17

Curacao refinery to restart unit next week
WILLEMSTAD, Curacoa (Reuters): Curacao's 320,000 barrel per day Isla oil refinery will restart its catalytic cracking unit as early as next Wednesday, a refinery official told Reuters on Thursday. Isla is operated by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA. The refinery's cat cracker went offline last month.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 17-May-2008 02:00

Cooperation with the EU on tax should be a two-way street, says finance secretary
THE HAGUE, Netherlands Antilles: The European Commission should take concrete measures to persuade members of the European Union (EU) to cease the discriminatory blacklisting of the Netherlands Antilles. This was the central message of Alex Rosaria, State Secretary of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles.
Source : caribbeannetnews.com | 16-May-2008 02:00

December 15 is official holiday

"No other country in the Dutch Kingdom has passed legislation to make Kingdom Day an official holiday. Not the Netherlands and not Aruba"

With fourteen votes in favour and only three against, Parliament has agreed to a law amendment making December 15, Kingdom Day, an official holiday in the Netherlands Antilles. via The Daily Herald

Source : Topix.net | 15-May-2008 05:07