By Hilbert Haar When Girobank accountholders in Curacao panicked and started a run on the bank, the Central Bank was quick to point out that all deposits up to 10,000 guilders (just over $5,500) were safe and that this meant that more than 90 percent of all accountholders had nothing to fear. The other ten percent was obviously in a bit of a bind. This little safety net was based on international deposit guarantee standards according to the Central Bank. But the chaos at the Girobank seemingly has inspired the Central Bank to draft a national ordinance aimed at protecting…
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Door Hilbert Haar Toen door paniek bevangen Girobank rekeninghouders in Curacao een stormloop op de bank ontketenden was de Centrale Bank er als de kippen bij om duidelijk te maken dat alle tegoeden tot een bedrag van 10,000 gulden (iets meer dan $5,500) waren gegarandeerd en dat dit betekende dat meer dan 90 procent van de rekeninghouders niets te vrezen had. De resterende tien procent had vanzelfsprekend een probleem. Het bescheiden vangnet was volgens de Centrale Bank gebaseerd op internationale deposito garantie normen. Maar de chaos bij de Girobank heeft de Centrale Bank kennelijk toch geinspireerd tot het opstellen van…
PHILIPSBURG – De Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) heeft de regeringen van beide landen een ontwerp verordening voorgelegd voor de vaststelling van een depositogarantieregeling. Deze maatregel beschermt de tegoeden van rekeninghouders bij banken met een licentie van de Centrale Bank. Voor rekeninghouders by the Christian Kingdom Cooperative (CKC) in Sint Maarten en voor verontruste rekeninghouders by the Girobank in Curacao komt het voorstel echter te laat. De Centrale Bank stelt in een persbericht dat het de ontwerp verordening gaat bespreken met de twee landen voor het wordt ingediend voor besluitvorming en implementatie; het kan dus nog wel…
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert One of the reasons why people prefer to fly on a private charter are the typical inconveniences of flying scheduled commercially. A good longtime friend of mine, Prissy, prefers to fly private. But, when her son is flying their Learjet and her daughter drives the Lamborghini, Prissy must fly scheduled. Prissy flew to Philadelphia and experienced that her lost luggage didn’t arrive. After realizing that her luggage remained absent from the carousel, she agitatedly walked through the terminal towards the baggage claim area with the determination of a Caterpillar bulldozer to flatten anything that comes in…
Philipsburg—After having served as the Head of the Department of Economic Licenses for the last 6 years, Valya Pantophlet has now moved on to head the division of Economy, Transport & Telecommunication (ETT). The division of ETT is tasked with the development of policies and regulations geared towards among others (sustainable) economic growth, while also providing the executing agencies with the necessary legislative tools to execute their tasks effectively and efficiently. Minister Gordon indicated that the position became vacant following hurricane Irma in 2017. After going through several recruitment processes, Pantophlet was ultimately selected as the best candidate for the…
PHILIPSBURG — From Princess Juliana International Airport to Hato Airport in Curaçao in an hour and twenty minutes. This is now possible twice a week with Jetair Caribbean. Jetair flies a Fokker 70 between Curaçao and St. Maarten on Wednesdays and Sundays. “A boy’s dream has come true,” says businessman Antonio ‘Tony’ Ribeiro about the inaugural flight of Jetair Sunday afternoon to St. Maarten. Smiling broadly, the owner of the new Curaçao airline United Caribbean Airlines BV, license holder for Jetair Caribbean, posed with the pilot, crew and management next to the aircraft at Princess Juliana International Airport. CEO Robert…
…. met vluchten twee keer per week op de zondag en de woensdag. PHILIPSBURG/WILLEMSTAD — In een uur en twintig minuten van Princess Juliana International Airport naar luchthaven Hato op Curaçao. Dat kan nu twee keer per week met Jetair Caribbean. Op woensdag en zondag vliegt Jetair met een Fokker 70 tussen Curaçao en St. Maarten. “Een jongensdroom is uitgekomen,” zegt zakenman Antonio ‘Tony’ Ribeiro over de inaugurele vlucht van Jetair, gistermiddag naar St. Maarten. Breed glimlachend poseert de eigenaar van de nieuwe Curaçaose luchtvaartmaatschappij United Caribbean Airlines BV, licentiehouder voor Jetair Caribbean, met de piloot, crew en management voor…
PHILIPSBURG – Port St. Maarten hosted a town hall meeting on Tuesday at its home-porting terminal in Pointe Blanche with experts from the cruise industry. The meeting aimed to share knowledge and stimulate greater awareness about the industry. “Cruise tourism is an essential pillar to the national economy. At the heart of the economy are small, medium-sized and large businesses. The town hall meeting is an opportunity for existing mature businesses to be appraised of the latest and new trends and developments related to the interests of cruise passengers when they visit a destination,” the Port stated in a press…
By Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Customers are opinion multipliers, both in a positive and a negative sense. They pass on positive and negative perceptions to others by word of mouth. When negative, it can be destructive. When positive, it is preciously constructive and the lowest-cost manner of promoting a service or business. Customers want to be impressed. After all, that is what they are paying for. Acquiring new customers is more difficult and costly than keeping existing ones. Losing an existing customer is twice as expensive: for one, it is a loss for the business, and secondly, a replacement customer needs…
PHILIPSBURG – Where does the right to freedom of expression of civil servants begin and where does it stop? That question becomes relevant in the wake of the Facebook-rant by the head of the labor department, Peggy Ann Dros-Richardson. Fortunately there is some literature available from people who have examined this question.
