The Netherlands refuse to buy AF-KLM shares
THE HAGUE - The Dutch Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra has said that the government of the Netherlands does not plan to buy equity in Air France-KLM despite the growing concerns about the group’s future and More...
St. Maarten Government agrees to joint border control regulation
PHILIPSBURG - Government has signed on the joint regulation on border control, one of the conditions set by the Dutch Government for doling out 550 million euros in hurricane recovery funds. Justice Minister Rafael More...
Curaçao becomes coordination center for Caribbean relief efforts
WILLEMSTAD - The French, English and Dutch relief efforts in the Caribbean must be based in Curaçao. That was announced yesterday in New York during the United Nations General Assembly. Navy Base Parera becomes More...
IMF chief found guilty in Paris trial
PARIS - Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde was found guilty of negligence with public money in a French court on Monday in connection with an over €400 million arbitration More...
IMF chief Lagarde goes on trial
PARIS - The first female managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, went on trial on Monday in a French court for alleged misuse of public funds. The charge of negligence stems More...
‘France breached border status quo agreement’
THE HAGUE – France did not stick to the agreement to maintain a status quo regarding the land border between Dutch St. Maarten and French St. Martin while the negotiations for a final demarcation were not concluded. Dutch More...
Hurricane Matthew devastation revives talk of French reparations to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE - One week after Hurricane Matthew devastated Haiti, many on social media are suggesting it's time for France to repay its debt to the country. The Category-4 hurricane struck parts of the Caribbean More...
French Government sends police to Guadeloupe to help tackle crime
BASSE-TERRE – Rising crime in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe has prompted France to send in police reinforcement. Their arrival had been announced by the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and More...
The French city of Nice is not nice anymore
1. The Bloody Gift for the National Day On July 14, 2016, in the Mediterranean city of Nice, at approximately 10:40pm local time (4:40pm EST), at the 227th anniversary of Bastille Day, its National Day, France witnessed More...
Slave trade remembered on International Day
PARIS, France -- By teaching, communicating and transmitting the history of the slave trade the world can reinforce the rights and the dignity of people of African descent and, together, fight against all forms More...
