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Delays hamper constitutional process, says Dutch ministryThe process to build countries St. Maarten and Curacao has suffered delay and probably will not be concluded in 2010, and neither will the dismantling of the country the Netherlands Antilles, according to the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK.
(Topix.net)Aruba, Antilles agree: Court stays in Cura ao
The Ministers of Justice of Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles have agreed on the future organisation of the Joint Court of Justice.
(Topix.net)Hospitalist joins Riverview staff
Riverview Hospital Association welcomes Kiet Anh That Ton, M.D., to its medical staff.
(Topix.net)EUTEL Deploys MetaSwitch for End-to-End VoIP Network in Netherlands Antilles
In so doing, EUTEL becomes the first service provider in the Eastern Caribbean to adopt an IMS-ready architecture.
(Topix.net)Cura ao killer gets 30 years on appeal
A court on the Netherlands Antilles island of Curaao has sentenced the murderer of Marlies van der Kouwe, on appeal, to thirty years' imprisonment.
(Topix.net)News from Tuesday June 23, 2009
Eustatius and Saba. Roundabout entrances too narrow, corrections needed DUTCH QUARTER--Entrances to Bishop Hill Roundabout and Midass Roundabout are too narrow and have to be corrected for the free flow of traffic.
(Topix.net)Bijleveld, Albayrak visit Aruba, Antilles
Dutch State Secretaries Ank Bijleveld-Schouten of Kingdom Relations and Nebahat Albayrak of Justice are both on a working trip to Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles this week.
(Topix.net)Central Govt to set up branches of several entities in St. Maarten
The Central Government has committed to start setting up, as much as possible, branches of its ministries, agencies and departments in St.
(Topix.net)Agency and Distribution Agreements in the Netherlands Caribbean
According to Section 7:428, Paragraph 1, of the Netherlands Antilles Civil Code, a commercial agency contract is a contract for services whereby one party, the principal, instructs the other party, the commercial agent, and whereby the latter binds himself, for a fixed or indeterminate term and for remuneration, to act as an intermediary in the ...
(Topix.net)Prosecutor's Office wants a decentralised budget
St. Maarten's Prosecutor's Office wants a budget that can be controlled on-island, not in Curacao, the seat of the Netherlands Antilles.
(Topix.net)William calls university graduates an impressive assembly of human capital
'An impressive assembly of human capital' was the description used by new Education Commissioner William Marlin to describe the 40 University of St.
(Topix.net)Bar Association launches website
The St. Maarten Bar Association has opened a website to provide information to its membership and the general public.
(Topix.net)Third report ordered on Dawn Beach water plant
Residents of Dawn Beach Estates Foundation have been protesting inconvenience caused by the waste water treatment plant of The Westin St.
(Topix.net)Michael Registea s attorney to file complaint with European Court
Michael Registe's attorney has indicated he will file a complaint with the European Court, claiming his client's human rights would be infringed were he to be extradited to Georgia, a Netherlands Antilles prosecutor said.
(Topix.net)the Annual Accounts of Large Dutch Caribbean Companies
Under Netherlands Antilles law the annual accounts of limited liability companies which do not qualify as so called large companies , need to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted standards and shall provide sufficient insight as to enable a sound judgment to be formed regarding the assets and the results and, to the extent the nature ...
(Topix.net)Clem remembered by Island Council
A political pioneer who was fiercely dedicated to his island and its development was the way the late Clem Labega, Democratic Party co-founder and former Island Councilman, was remembered in an extraordinary Island Council meeting Monday.
(Topix.net)More Tamiflu for St. Maarten
St. Maarten is expected to receive 64 courses of the H1N1 antiviral medication Tamiflu from the Pan American Health Organisation .
(Topix.net)Constitutional development meeting to be open to public
The general public is invited to a meeting of the Central Committee of Parliament on Tuesday about the latest developments in constitutional affairs within the Netherlands Antilles.
(Topix.net)Historic artefacts will be returned to St. Maarten
Several of St. Maarten's archaeological artefacts currently being held on Curacao will be returned to St.
(Topix.net)Members of the Second Chamber profiled Corruption attracts vermin, says MP Hero Brinkman
Hero Brinkman, Member of the Second Chamber for the Party for Freedom PVV, is famous for his blunt remarks and many people on the islands would rather see him leave than come.
(Topix.net)Lawyer to fight extradition of US murder suspect
The lawyer for a 26-year-old man accused of fatally shooting two young men in Georgia said Wednesday he will fight extradition because he believes his client will not receive a fair trial in the southern U.S. state.
(Topix.net)Netherlands court OKs Registe return to Columbus
Michael Registe, accused of fatally shooting two men in 2007, and then fleeing to the Caribbean, can be extradited to Columbus, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands decided Tuesday.
(Topix.net)Stick to set criteria, warns Dutch Senate
The First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, the Senate, is holding the Dutch Government to its word that the new countries Curacao and St.
(Topix.net)Bijleveld coming to discuss target date
The future new entities in the Dutch Kingdom and the Antillean Government are expected to consult with State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld-Schouten in the next week or so in Willemstad regarding the commencement date of the new constitutional relations.
(Topix.net)EU rejects boost in sugar aid to ACP countries
AFP, Georgetown An European Union official yesterday rejected calls to boost aid to former colonies in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific to help restructure their sugar industries.
(Topix.net)'Managing BES islands will not be an easy task'
The Netherlands carries a special responsibility for the smaller islands Bonaire, St.
(Topix.net)News from Friday May 8, 2009
It was the first day of renewed traffic controls, the police said. Illidge Road fire suspected arson PHILIPSBURG--Fire fighters suspect an arsonist started a fire at an A.Th. Illidge Road apartment building early Thursday.
(Topix.net)Send more Tamiflu for islands, says SP
The Dutch Socialist Party is curious to know why the Netherlands has only sent a mere 1,000 courses of the antiviral medication Tamiflu to the Netherlands Antilles.
(Topix.net)Pantophlet 'astonished' about quantity of Tamiflu received...
National Alliance State Secretary for Health George Pantophlet is 'astonished' at the quantity of influenza H1N1 antiviral medication that the Central Government is receiving from the Netherlands.
(Topix.net)Spanish navy guarding hijacked Dutch ship
The Ministry of Defence says it can be days before the Navy frigate H.M. De Zeven Provincien arrives near the hijacked freighter Marathon in the Gulf of Aden.
(Topix.net)Kawnackis are honorary ambassadors to Bonaire
Janet and Michael Kownacki, of Waynesville, received an honorary Ambassadorship from the Netherlands Antilles Island of Bonaire while on their annual Easter diving trip.
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