Royal Caribbean Confirms Holiday Cruise Schedule and is on track for December 17 return. Sister cruise line Celebrity Cruises returns February 2018 ~ PORT ST. MAARTEN – A Port St. Maarten delegation from the Cruise Business Unit met recently with Royal Caribbean International (RCI) representatives in Miami, Florida, to provide an update on the progress of current recovery efforts in destination Sint Maarten. During the discussions, Royal Caribbean reiterated its commitment to the destination and provided a schedule of the vessels that will call on Sint Maarten starting in mid-December, just in time for the peak family travel season. Grandeur…
Author: The Publisher
Dear Editor, We can claim some kind of return to normalcy with the news of a formation of a new cabinet, at long last the face of government is not the two old horses who seem to willingly swap the leadership role. It also gives some sense of pride to know that we have something the Dutch can learn from, it took us just two weeks to reach a governing agreement and we have to go to screening. Shouldn’t those super civil servants who are to give advice you can’t refuse also be required to go through the same screening?…
by Cdr. Bud Slabbaert Statistics have a sort of magical appeal and are a bit like mathematical enchanted tricks, aren’t they? The worlds of business and politics are littered with statistics. Some individuals using statistics are like the diplomat who always remembers a woman’s birthday but never remembers her age. They are selective about the dates they choose, and about the numbers, that they do not want to use in order to keep their audience happy. Statistics can baffle and excite an audience. They can be a calming remedy. Take stabilizing statistics. They are like looking through the glass of…
Philipsburg – Detectives are presently investigating the fatal stabbing of a man on Genip Road in the vicinity of Sunshine Supermarket. The incident took place on Saturday November 18th at approximately 07:40 p.m. Immediately after receiving this call several police patrols, Detectives, Forensic Department and paramedics were sent to the scene to investigate what had taken place. On the scene the male victim was not showing any signs of life. The area was immediately closed off for the Forensic Department to collect evidence and the Detectives to question potential witnesses. The suspect identified with initial F. as his last name…
Philipsburg — One man identified with initials F.S. was arrested by police on Saturday November 18th shortly after 06.30 p.m. According to the reports the Emergency Dispatch received a call informing them that a man had fired shots and threatened to shoot someone in the vicinity of Bobby’s Bar on Middle region road. Immediately police patrols were sent to investigate what had taken place. On the scene the investigating officers learned that the suspect was hiding in his home to avoid being arrested by police. The home of the suspect was surrounded by police and shortly after the suspect surrendered…
WILLEMSTAD –During a meeting of the supervisory board of directors held on Friday morning, November 17th, 2017, in Willemstad, Curacao, dr Jose Jardim accepted his appointment as temporary financial economic director of the Central Bank of Curacao and St. Maarten (CBCS). The supervisory board also ratified the appointment of Leila Matroos-Lasten as temporary interim president of the CBCS as well. Photo caption: dr Jose Jardim (center) signs appointment during supervisory board of directors meeting at CBCS with left Leila Matroos-Lasten (new interim president) and right supervisory board chairman Etienne Ys.
~ TO CONTRIBUTE $150,000 IN RELIEF SUPPORT TO THE COMMUNITY OF ST. MAARTEN/ST. MARTIN AND THE SURROUNDING REGION ~ COLE BAY — Hyundai Motor Corporation (HMC) and Shell working together with Motorworld, have pledged $150,000 in post-hurricane relief support to St. Maarten/St. Martin, and the surrounding region. HMC is a multinational automotive manufacturer of the Hyundai brand vehicles which are sold by Motorworld, the exclusive dealership in this region. “As we remain steadfast in our efforts to recover and rebuild after the devastation caused by the hurricanes, we are truly excited about this opportunity to work with HMC and Shell…
WILLEMSTAD — The 35 attorneys strong VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne with offices in Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten and in Amsterdam, Holland, and serving Saba, St. Eustatius and Suriname as well via its ‘Flying Lawyers’ concept, is celebrating their 80th anniversary. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne, the firm launched a new event concept on Friday, November 10th, called ‘RECHT&’ (literally: ‘LAW&’), an interactive knowledge café. The first edition focused on the National Ordinance on Competition, which went into effect in Curaçao on September 1st of this year. During ‘RECHT& Concurrentie’ (‘LAW& Competition’), the consequences of the new…
“Former president Central Bank Curacao and St. Maarten not sentenced for tax fraud.” And: “Stinking rich bank director Curacao gets off scot-free.” These are two headlines in Dutch newspapers that illustrate how their editors perceive the Caribbean. The first headline is from the Volkskrant; the second one from the Telegraaf. The story is of course about the former president of the Central Bank, Dr. Emsley Tromp. The Dutch headlines suggest two things. One is that Tromp committed tax fraud but that he was not sentenced for it. The other headline depicts Tromp as filthy rich – as if there is…
WILLEMSTAD – The Court in First Instance acquitted Dr. Emsley Tromp, the former president of the Central bank of Curacao and St. Maarten on Friday completely of intentionally filing incorrect income tax returns. The court ruled that the returns were incorrect but that there is insufficient evidence that Tromp did this intentionally.
