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(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.
(Topix.net)Clarity at last
The word is out. The new relations in the Dutch Kingdom definitely will take effect on October 10 next year, when the Netherlands Antilles officially will cease to exist and both Curacao and St.
(Topix.net)10-10-10 for Country St. Maarten
St. Maarten and Curacao will become separate countries within the Dutch Kingdom on October 10, 2010, and this date is irrevocable.
(Topix.net)Groeneveldt proposed for Second Acting Lt Governor
The Executive Council decided on Tuesday to propose Attorney Reynold A. Groeneveldt for the post of Second Acting Lt.
(Topix.net)Duncan seeking funding for Foreign Affairs Dept
St. Maarteners with an interest in foreign affairs will soon get an opportunity to be trained in protocol and operations in this field.
(Topix.net)Breach of Contract in the Dutch Antilles
Under the Netherlands Antilles Civil Code breach of contract is defined as a failure to properly perform, perform on time, or to perform at all, which failure is attributable to one of the parties If a debtor breaches his obligations there are various courses of action available to the creditor.
(Topix.net)Saleh: There's no way back, point of no return reached
Professor Jaime Saleh is concerned about the progress of constitutional reform in the Dutch Kingdom.
(Topix.net)Restarting Securitization Markets is Critical
Although recent public opinion has focused on what went wrong with securitization, according to the International Monetary Fund , it is important to recognize the many benefits associated with sound securitization.
(Topix.net)A matter of choice
An interesting article by political analyst Julio Romney on the issue of dollarisation appeared on the Opinion Pages of Wednesday's issue.
(Topix.net)Can of worms
Aruba has opened a can of worms by sending back Dutch European visitors who have overstayed their welcome on the island.
(Topix.net)Another black eye
The local Bar Association's concerns about the state of the police cells here in St.
(Topix.net)Q&A: All about the Lesser Antilles
Now that we're actually getting some storms, I see references in stories to the Lesser Antilles, the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands.
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