Dutch political parties SP and VVD want to talk with local MPs about independent public broadcasting
WILLEMSTAD - The Dutch political parties SP and VVD want to talk to Curaçao MPs in January next year about the possibility for an independent public broadcaster on Curaçao. The parties are concerned that many More...
Central Bank: ‘Unfounded publications’
WILLEMSTAD - The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten (CBCS) has taken notice of publications in the local media suggesting that the RST (Recherche Samenwerkings Team) is investigating the CBCS’ IT-Network More...
Venezuelan officials denounced for censoring and blocking digital media
LIMA - The Popular Power and News Media Committee of Venezuela’s National Assembly has accused high-ranking officials of the Nicolás Maduro regime of being responsible for censorship applied to several digital More...
Dutch TV links Pablo Escobar with a massive presence of Colombians in Russia
NOS from Holland questioned that there are so many Colombian nationals in Russia considering that it is a poor country. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, better known as NOS, Dutch media, offended the Colombian fans More...
Consul-General of the People’s Republic of China in Willemstad ZHANG Weixin met with editor-in-chief of website Curaçao Chronicle
WILLEMSTAD - Recently, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China had a meeting with the editor-in-chief of Curaçao Chronicle. They had a friendly discussion and expressed their willingness to strengthen More...
Brawl between ‘NRC,’ Aruba Prime Minister
THE HAGUE - Aruba Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes is not planning to take back her words to the Dutch newspaper NRC about being misinterpreted in a recent article. Wever-Croes informed the media on Wednesday that More...
Ultimo Notisia is now really bankrupt
WILLEMSTAD - Ultimo Notisia is now really bankrupt. The judge has appointed a curator to settle the matter with creditors. The bankruptcy has been requested by a daughter of the former owner, Chicho Jonkheer. He More...
As announced before; La Prensa newspaper files for bankruptcy
WILLEMSTAD - La Prensa started in 1957 as a Papiamento newspaper. 60 years later, the newspaper files for bankruptcy. This news does not come as a surprise. In the beginning of November, editor-in-chief, Mariano More...
The Curaçao Media
Years ago some minister took a popular decision to approve, in one clean sweep, all petitions for radio stations that were lying in the popular drawer for years. I said then that it would start a war and that it More...
End of the two local newspapers La Prensa and Ultimo Noticia is near
WILLEMSTAD - Chances are that the two popular local newspaper La Prensa and Ultimo Noticia will not make it to the end of the year. Both Papiamento language newspapers are going through some difficult financial More...
