CHE versus OHO: A Figment of our Imagination?
by Emsley D. Tromp In a letter dated October 6, 2020, to the Chairperson of Parliament Ms. A. Pauletta, Prime Minister E. Rhuggenaath on the one hand, and in a recent press conference, the leader of the MAN party, More...
Challenges facing the new CBCS President
by Emsley D. Tromp I am writing this note risking stepping on toes. However, the only way to avoid stepping on toes is to stand still. Standing still will come at greater cost to the reputation and the credibility More...
How Curaçao is being bullied into a deep recession
by Dr. Hensley D. Tromp ~ The Corona RMR walks and talks like the pre-Corona RMR ~ With unmatched exuberance, the Curaçao government announced the Rijksministerraad (RMR) decision of March 27, 2020, to exempt Curaçao More...
Did the CFT set the Kingdom on fire?
DID THE CFT SET THE KINGDOM ON FIRE?[1] By Emsley D. Tromp April 10, 2020 On April 7th last, when the whole world was battling the coronavirus, the Cft struck a blow to the public trust in its raison d’être with More...
Dr. Emsley D. Tromp’s take on the CFTs’ recommendations to the RMR
PHILIPSBURG — In response to the advice the CFT has given to the Kingdom Council of Ministers (KCOM; or Rijksministerraad, RMR) on the request of Curacao for financial aid. We believe this analysis of Dr. More...
St. Maarten needs massive financial support
Central Bank interim-President Jardim sounds the alarm: St. Maarten needs humongous financial support PHILIPSBURG – St. Maarten’s government needs between 86 and 104 million guilders ($48 to $58.1 million) More...
Tromp entitled to a 6-figure compensation
WILLEMSTAD – Dr. Emsley Tromp can count on 344.135 US Dollars in compensation for legal expenditures. The Court of Justice has ordered that Curaçao has to pay the former President of the Central Bank of More...
A thoughtful expose
By Hilbert Haar Running a country is not a profitable business. If the Netherlands, or St. Maarten or Curacao for that matter, had been private sector businesses they would have had to close their doors a long time More...
