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Slap on the wrist for first Emerald-suspects
PHILIPSBURG – No serious prison sentences for the first two defendants in the Emerald tax fraud case, but community service and relatively low conditional jail terms. The Court in First Instance sentenced firefighter More...
Prins Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Region awards Marcella Gibbs-Marsdin with the 2017 PBCCG Prize
Oranjestad –Every two years the Board of the Prins Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Region (PBCCG) awards a prize on each of the six Dutch Caribbean Islands in recognition of outstanding efforts in the fields More...
Prins Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Region awards William Stanley Johnson with the 2017 PBCCG Prize
The Bottom, Saba –Every two years the Board of the Prins Bernhard Culture Fund Caribbean Region (PBCCG) awards a prize on each of the six Dutch Caribbean Islands in recognition of outstanding efforts in the fields More...
The poison of the legal fruit
Most of the time we have nothing to do with the legal system in other countries. But as a carpenter is always eager to be on top of developments in the wood-area, a lawyer should also be oriented on legal developments More...
Opinionated
“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 More...
In the right direction
By Hilbert Haar In times of crisis you get to know who your friends are. That certainly applies to our young country St. Maarten now that it is picking up the pieces after the devastation created by Hurricane Irma. The More...
Power play
By Hilbert Haar Minister Plasterk said it during his last visit to St. Maarten: the Netherlands is not just going to open a bank account and let the island help itself. That makes sense. Funds that are available More...
Who’s next?
That the president of the Central Bank failed the screening by the national security service VDSM is an eye opener. Even more of a wakeup call is that nobody ever thought about ordering such a screening, until Finance More...
Search at Central Bank was not unlawful, court rules
WILLEMSTAD – The Court in First Instance confirmed last week that the Common Court of Justice did not give permission for a search at the Central Bank in Willemstad on October 6. However, the court also ruled More...
Kingdom re-appoints Governor Holiday
GREAT BAY – The Kingdom Council of Ministers re-appointed Governor Drs. Eugène Holiday on Friday. Holiday (53) completed his first six-year term yesterday. Minister Ronald Plasterk (Kingdom Relations) nominated More...
