GEBE has to compensate former human resources manager
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PHILIPSBURG — Utilities company GEBE is paying a hefty price for the dissolution of its labor contract with human resource manager Clifford Sasso. The Court in First Instance allowed the termination of the relationship, but GEBE has to pay Sasso 264,801 guilders gross ($147,934) in compensation. The troubled relationship between GEBE and Sasso More...
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MP Peterson destroys MP Brison’s allegations against him
PHILIPSBURG — Party for Progress (PFP)-MP Raeyhon Peterson is not amused by the attack on his integrity by UP-leader MP Rolando Brison and by Brison’s suggestion that the overdevelopment of Mullet Bay is More...
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American media report about K1 Britannia scandal
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Minister Doran also under fire after Over the Bank court ruling
PHILIPSBURG — Former Minister of Public Housing, Urban Planning, Environment and infrastructure (VROMI) Angel Meyers is not the only one to get criticized after the recent court ruling about rights of long More...
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Fair Trade Authority-fine for Ernst&Young is justified, court rules
WILLEMSTAD — The Fair Trade Authority Curacao (FTAC) fined accountancy Ernst&Young 400,000 guilders (close to $ 223,500) for failing to report a so-called concentration. The company appealed the decision, More...
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A hot air balloon
By Hilbert Haar According to UD-MP Sarah Wescot-Williams Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs sent a letter to government-owned companies urging them to hire locals for management positions. See Government has no clue More...
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Over the Bank-saga: Former Minister Meyers violated principles of good governance
PHILIPSBURG — The Over the Bank Group is not entitled to the rights of long lease on parcel of land in Upper Princess Quarter, the Court in First Instance ruled on Wednesday. The Country took the group to More...
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Trustworthy politicians
By Hilbert Haar “I am an honest politician,” the man said to the beautiful looking blonde who sat next to him at a bar. “Yeah, right, the blonde quipped. “I am a prostitute, and I am a virgin.” This is More...
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Windward Roads to complete sewage system in Dutch Quarter
PHILIPSBURG – Wndward Roads deal with the public prosecution in the Larimar corruption case is finally coming to fruition. The Larimar-trial examined the activities of several companies, among them Windward More...
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Freegan Food Foundation Empowers Low-Income Families with Choice-Based Food Bank
PHILIPSBURG — The Freegan Food Foundation, a prominent non-profit organization dedicated to combating food scarcity, recently concluded its intake process for the upcoming phase of its innovative client choice More...