St. Maarten: Meyers dispels misinformation about coalition government crisis
PHILIPSBURG - A lunch on Tuesday between two St. Maarteners who happen to also be politicians has spawned a stream of misinformation about a possible coalition crisis. However, this is far from the truth. There More...
Integrity Office focuses on prevention and enforcement
WILLEMSTAD - The legislation for an integrity bureau has been completed and is being sent to the Advisory Council. If everything goes according to plan, adjustments can be made at the end of October in order to More...
Dos Santos again last on the attendance list parliament
WILLEMSTAD - Members of Parliament and leaders of their respective political parties Amparo Dos Santos and Gerrit Schotte are the most absent during parliamentary meetings. Both were present at 8 of the 21 meetings. More...
Heyliger’s fate in the hands of Joint Court
PHILIPSBURG - The Prosecutor of St. Maarten held a hearing with the Joint Court of Curaçao, Aruba and St. Maarten on Tuesday seeking permission to bring criminal charges against Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore More...
Schotte’s case in Cassation Court continues
WILLEMSTAD - The cassation case of the leader of the opposition party MFK, Gerrit Schotte continues as usual. Last week, some radio and TV stations on the island reported that the Supreme Court in the Netherlands More...
Humphrey Davelaar has left the PNP party
WILLEMSTAD - Humphrey Davelaar has left the PNP party. The former political leader of that party says he no longer receives support from his own party members. Under his leadership, the green party did not win a More...
More than oil; why Venezuela matters
Late Venezuelan President Chávez said in 2012 that his country had finally regained its independence from the evil Yankee empire when it signed a total of 8 oil cooperation agreements with Russia. He predicted More...
The Netherlands has confidence in Curaçao again
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - The Rhuggenaath Cabinet seems to have regained the confidence of The Hague in Curaçao as a cooperation partner. After the relationship between the two countries fell to well below freezing More...
FAS files a complaint: Former government formateur guilty of fraud
WILLEMSTAD - Law firm FCW Legal incorrectly claimed a large number of hours in late 2013 and early 2014 for a lawsuit between a number of board members of Tayer Soshal (Social Workplace) and the Government of Curaçao. More...
Members of Parliament often absent
WILLEMSTAD - Only 12 of the 21 Members of Parliament appeared at all meetings this year. This is according to the President of Parliament William Millerson in an overview. Especially the Members of Parliament of More...
