Four large hotels in trouble
WILLEMSTAD - The Plaza Hotel had to close its doors in June last year due to high debts at utility company Aqualectra. The hotel in Punda was auctioned a month later, but the sale did not go through. About 60 people More...
More than half of InselAir employees have to go
WILLEMSTAD - The local aviation company InselAir has to dismiss another 90 of its employees. That is more than half of all staff. The airline has sent all staff a letter and offers the possibility of voluntary dismissal. If More...
Corendon makes a bid for Veneto Hotel
WILLEMSTAD - Corendon has made an offer for the property of the Veneto Holiday Beach Hotel. Spokesman Simone van Beek said that the travel organization is very interested in the hotel and is now waiting for approval More...
Union: Veneto soon bankrupt
WILLEMSTAD - Trade union Horecaf has asked to quickly pronounce the bankruptcy of Veneto Hotel and Casino. The union wants to put an end to the uncertainty. An auction at the end of the month could bring some money More...
Bankruptcy Veneto unclear
WILLEMSTAD - It is still unclear whether the staff of Veneto and Denny's will continue with the bankruptcy request of their employer. Two weeks ago they went on strike because they still had not received their salary. Restaurant More...
Staff Veneto filing for bankruptcy
WILLEMSTAD - Veneto's staff filed for bankruptcy for the Holiday Beach Hotel, casino and restaurant Denny's. If there is still a reasonable proposal from the management, including wage arrears, the trade union Horacef More...
Gijsbertha: Curaçao is not bankrupt
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Finance, Kenneth Gijsbertha, announced that Curaçao is not bankrupt. Several other politicians made this statement but the Minister denies it. The government is in serious financial More...
Uncertainty prevails at Veneto Casino
WILLEMSTAD - Uncertainty predominates over the survival of Veneto Casino. The staff have now received their salary - two weeks later than normal - and the light was still on last night. The Beach Resort has a debt More...
Sumusica Curaçao BV declared bankrupt
WILLEMSTAD - The organizer of the Curaçao Pontoon Festival, Sumusica Curaçao bv, has been declared bankrupt by the judge. From papers of the organization, there is a debt of 350,000 guilders. This debt is mainly More...
Regional election manipulators file bankruptcy
LONDON - Two of the companies involved in attempting to influence and manipulate elections in a number of Caribbean countries, SCL Elections Ltd, on Wednesday filed an application to commence insolvency proceedings More...
