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Nobody seemed familiar with the term social distancing
The corona-virus in Kuala Lumpur: Nobody seemed familiar with the term social distancing By Hilbert Haar I briefly wondered whether it was wise to travel abroad towards the end of January. We wanted to escape the More...
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The crown witness
By Hilbert Haar Did Theo Heyliger get a fair trial? Not according to his attorney Eldon Sulvaran and certainly not according to the United People’s party-founder’s diehard supporters either. For the defense, More...
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Will Minister Gordon’s new work permit policy do any good?
By Hilbert Haar Minister Pamela Gordon-Carty is not the first one to come up with measures to protect the local labor market. Her work permit policy that went into effect on February 7 has met with instant resistance More...
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Protect Your Money
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 More...
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Bescherm Uw Geld
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 More...
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Tempest in a teapot
[PUBLISHER'S NOTE: It has been brought to our attention that certain information published in our opinion piece written by Hilbert Haar are incorrect. First of all, the Facebook-video by labor department head Peggy More...
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Nothing is going to stop the carnival
By Hilbert Haar Wednesday’s court rulings in the Emerald-case against USp-leader Frans Richardson, former port-director Mark Mingo and Checkmate Security director O’Neal Arrindell mark a turning point in the More...
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De samenzwering tegen (of voor) Christophe Emmanuel
Door Hilbert Haar Een anonieme brievenschrijver heeft diverse afleveringen gepubliceerd op de website van 721news onder de kopregel De Samenzwering ter Ruïnering van Christophe Emmanuel. De brieven maken de indruk More...
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The Conspiracy to Rehabilitate Christophe Emmanuel
By Hilbert Haar An anonymous letter writer has posted several installments on the 721news website under the headline The conspiracy to ruin MP Christophe Emmanuel. The stories come across as exhaustively researched More...
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Instability is here to stay
By Hilbert Haar Based on results, issues like integrity and transparency do not appeal to our electorate. The United Democrats and the St. Maarten Christian Party campaigned on these issues and look where it got More...