Bosman proposes change to Charter to facilitate secession
THE HAGUE - Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the liberal democratic VVD party has prepared an initiative law proposal to amend the Charter which gives Curaçao and St. Maarten More...
Each year 16 billion euros laundered in the Netherlands
THE HAGUE - According to researchers, about 16 billion euros are laundered every year. The money would be 90 percent of drug trafficking and fraud. The researchers at Utrecht University (UU) warned on Monday in More...
More questions about deal between Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs and Venezuela
THE HAGUE - The Members of Parliament for the Dutch party CDA and the D66 Martijn van Helvert and Sjoerd Sjoerdsma respectively want details about the deal between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom More...
Street party closing the CTB’s “Coolest Street in Holland” campaign
WILLEMSTAD - The Coolest Street in Holland campaign, organized in the Netherlands by the Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB), recently came to an end. During the summer season, the Dutch public was asked to make a short More...
Jonckheer: “Bilateral ties between China and the Netherlands also positive for Curaçao”
WILLEMSTAD - Recently, the Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was in the Netherlands for a historic visit. It was the first time in 14 years that a visit like this took place in the Kingdom. Premier Li Keqiang was in the More...
Statia versus Netherlands case postponed until November 20
ORANJESTAD - The government of the Netherlands was granted a four-week postponement of the court case filed against it by the ousted former Island Government of St. Eustatius. The hearing is scheduled for November More...
Parliamentary questions from SP: Will the Netherlands help Curaçao in the refugee crisis?
THE HAGUE - The Dutch SP party wants to hear from Minister Blok (Foreign Affairs) and Undersecretary Knops (Kingdom Relations) whether the Netherlands is prepared to assist Curaçao in the reception of Venezuelan More...
Vendors of shipbuilder Damen make suspicious payments worldwide
WILLEMSTAD - Damen Shipyards, the largest shipbuilder in the Netherlands, has done business in several countries with dubious intermediaries that can be linked to paying bribes. This is shown by research by NRC More...
Chinese premier pledges access for Dutch companies
THE HAGUE - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang reaffirmed pledges Monday to open up his country to foreign investment as a way of promoting commerce between his country and the Netherlands. However, Li said nothing about More...
Curaçao Road Show with 150 Travel Agents participating
in the Netherlands ... WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao Tourist Board (CTB), together with its private-sector partners, recently completed a successful road show in the Netherlands. Curaçao is the most popular Caribbean More...
