
FTAC gets new director
WILLEMSTAD - Anton van der Schans will be the new director of the Fair Trade Authority Curacao, the FTAC. He succeeds Albert Scholten on October 1. Van der Schans is former Attorney General at the Public Prosecution More...

Cooperation protocol BTP-FTAC
WILLEMSTAD - Bureau Telecommunicatie en Post (BT & P) and the Fair Trade Authority Curaçao (FTAC), both supervisory authorities In Curaçao, have made agreements in a cooperation protocol about the way in which More...

US expert says there are opportunities for region in ganja trade
NEW YORK - Caribbean governments contemplating the decriminalization of the cannabis industry have been warned by one United States expert not to overtax the sector. Jamaica and Antigua already have decriminalized More...

No trade in blood, says Health Inspection
WILLEMSTAD - There are no indications that the Blood Bank has commercial interests in the trade in blood. This is according to the Inspectorate for Public Health. The organization responds to the accusation of a More...

CDB announces programme to support increased trade among CARICOM states
BRIDGETOWN - The board of directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$750,000 in funding for a programme that will assist the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with strengthening intra-regional More...

CDB to support increased trade among CARICOM member states
BRIDGETOWN - The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved US$750,000 in funding for a programme that will assist the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with strengthening intra-regional More...

Suriname delegation on an exploratory visit in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - A Suriname trade mission was in Curaçao to explore business opportunities between the two countries. The delegation was here from November 6 until 8. The delegation explored the Curaçao market and More...

Trade policy experts offer solutions to the issues affecting trade in the Caribbean
CASTRIES - Strategies to deal with the effects of global issues affecting trade in the Caribbean were advanced at a recent meeting of international and regional stakeholders that sought to outline trade policy More...

Minister of Economic Development: “Cuba trade mission a success”
WILLEMSTAD – During a press conference at the Chamber of Commerce, the Minister of Economic Development Eugene Rhuggenaath stated that the trade mission to Cuba was a success. The aim of the mission to Cuba was More...

Kingdom of the Netherlands ratifies interest in trading with Cuba
HAVANA, WILLEMSTAD - Guido Landheer, Deputy Minister for Foreign Trade Relations of the Netherlands expressed on Tuesday in Havana, Cuba the interest of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to trade with Cuba in areas More...