Netherlands Antilles : News
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Plenary debate on Antilles cancelledA plenary debate on the constitutional process of the Netherlands Antilles in the Dutch Parliament's Second Chamber was cancelled Wednesday because Member of Parliament Hero Brinkman of the Party for Freedom PVV, who had requested the meeting, was late.
(Topix.net)PPA list offers mainly newcomers, women
PPA leader Gracita Arrindell submitted her slate of 11 candidates to Main Voting Bureau head Lt.
(Topix.net)Justice Minister attends BTA town hall meeting
Antillean Justice Minister Magali Jacoba fielded questions from undocumented persons in English, Spanish and Creole about applying for temporary residence and requesting special permits, at a town hall meeting Wednesday.
(Topix.net)Setback of 30 million after New Post audit
The financial part of a quick scan at New Post Netherlands Antilles revealed a blunder implying a setback of not less than 30 million guilders for the company.
(Topix.net)First BTA permits presented
Officials watched two long-time immigrant workers sign their temporary residence permits Wednesday, hoping that others will also apply under the Brooks Tower Accord before it's too late.
(Topix.net)First child-appropriate gym will open in St. Maarten in December
Princess Port de Plaisance is hoping to put a dent in child obesity in St. Maarten/St. Martin with the opening of the first full-service child-appropriate gym on island.
(Topix.net)Iwan Pennings has been appointed Executive Chef at Sonesta Maho Beach ...
Iwan Pennings has been appointed Executive Chef at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino in St.
(Topix.net)Harmonic Powers Broadcast and On-Demand IPTV Service in Curacao
Harmonic announces that Santa Barbara Utilities has selected Harmonic's industry-leading digital video solutions for a new broadcast and on-demand IPTV service at the Santa Barbara Plantation Resort Community in Curacao, the most populous island in the Netherlands Antilles.
(Topix.net)Dutch island teacher arrested for child porn
An international row has broken out on the Dutch island of Curaao following the arrest of a former teacher for the possession of child pornography in the United States.
(Topix.net)Only eighteen persons request Brooks Tower Accord permits
Only eighteen undocumented immigrants were able to file requests for Brooks Tower Accord residence permits Tuesday.
(Topix.net)Civil servants training for financing takeover
Civil servants of various departments are involved in a five-day training course, aimed at equipping them to better access and manage European Union Development Funds.
(Topix.net)Weekend in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles
Spirit Airlines offers one-way rates from $128 to Aruba ; 14-day advance; Saturday service only via Fort Lauderdale.
(Topix.net)St. Maarten and Dordrecht sign Fire Departments twinning pact
The Fire Departments of St. Maarten and the Dutch city of Dordrecht signed a twinning agreement Wednesday.
(Topix.net)Dutch islands in Caribbean offerering amnesty to thousands of illegal immigrants
The Netherlands Antilles has launched an amnesty program that will provide residence and working papers for thousands of illegal immigrants.
(Topix.net)Cayman Islands and Netherlands Antilles sign tax agreement
Netherlands Antilles Minister of Finance & Vice Prime Minister, Ersilia de Lannooy and the Cayman Islands Attorney General Samuel Bulgin sign the tax information exchange agreement GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands -- The Cayman Islands signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with the Netherlands Antilles on 29 October 2009 whilst attending the CFATF ...
(Topix.net)Netherlands 15th most secretive tax haven
The Netherlands is in 15th place in a list of 60 least transparent tax havens in the world drawn up by the Tax Justice Network .
(Topix.net)Bijleveld has a hard time selling Plan B
Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld-Schouten sounded convincing, trying to sell 'her' Plan B, the alternative to regulate tasks and responsibilities that Curacao and St.
(Topix.net)News from Friday October 23, 2009
Maarten ~ PHILIPSBURG--The Council of Ministers approved a draft law Wednesday that will amend the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles ERNA 1951 to, among other things, increase the number of commissioners in St.
(Topix.net)Caribbean Kids News
The Curacao-based Foundation Youth Into Media is responsible for the sustainable development of a youth news program - Caribbean Kids News - on television and the internet for the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
(Topix.net)Council of Ministers approves draft amendments to ERNA
The Council of Ministers approved a draft law Wednesday that will amend the Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles ERNA 1951 to, among other things, increase the number of commissioners in St.
(Topix.net)Brooks Tower Accord period November 3 to December 15
Antillean Justice Minister Magali Jacoba is giving undocumented persons living in the Netherlands Antilles six weeks - from November 3 to December 15 - to legalise their status before she launches intense immigration controls on all five islands.
(Topix.net)Bermuda signs tax information agreement with Aruba
Bermuda's Minister of Finance Paula Cox announced on Tuesday that Bermuda has concluded a bilateral agreement with Aruba that provides for a full exchange of information on criminal and civil tax matters between Bermuda and Aruba.
(Topix.net)Diego Concha has been appointed General Manager at Hyatt Regency...
Diego Concha has been appointed General Manager at Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
(Topix.net)Dutch Govt funds for USM, UNA
The Dutch Government has agreed to invest 690,000 euros in higher education in the Netherlands Antilles, via University of the Netherlands Antilles and University of St.
(Topix.net)Greater New Britain: Hospital of Central Connecticut Makes Medical Staff Appointments
Regional Submitted by Kimberly Gensicki on 2009-10-07. Pictured are Harris Kantor, M.D.; Jason Leung, D.M.D.; David Spiro, D.O.; and Charisse Ward, M.D. The Hospital of Central Connecticut's board of directors has approved the following medical staff appointments: Anesthesiology Harris Kantor, M.D., has joined the hospital's medical staff.
(Topix.net)News from Friday October 9, 2009
Chambers meet to discuss joint cooperation, strategy ~ Joint committee to be formed ~ MARIGOT--Officials from the island's respective Chambers of Commerce met for the first time on Thursday since the French side changed the status of its Chamber to Chambre Consulaire Inter-professionel de Saint-Martin . Collectivite defends travel policy for ...
(Topix.net)Saba public workers to get 6 years of back pay
Government workers on the tiny Dutch Caribbean island of Saba are scheduled to receive more than half a million dollars in back wages dating from 2003.
(Topix.net)Michael Registe case: Attorney Stacey Jackson wants review of his expulsion from case
Columbus attorney Stacey Jackson, removed from representing Michael Jason Registe in a Sept.
(Topix.net)Fugitives believed involved in smuggling trip that left 12 dead caught in Boca Raton
Cops in Boca Raton this weekend nabbed two accused immigrant smugglers wanted for their alleged role in a failed smuggling expedition to the U.S. Virgin Islands that left 12 dead, authorities announced this afternoon.
(Topix.net)PvdA wants clarity on new maritime borders
The Dutch Labour Party PvdA for now will not approve the establishment of maritime borders between St.
(Topix.net)US vice consul's disappearance still a mystery
As the search for the missing United States vice consul James Hogan on the island of Curaao goes on, his disappearance remains a mystery.
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