Government offices opened half day on December 24 and 31; Closed January 2

Due to the Christmas and New Years holidays, government offices will be closed half day on Wednesday, December 24 – Christmas Eve and Wednesday, December 31 at 12.00pm. Government offices…

Holland deposits 464 million guilders for restructuring debts to Curaçao and St. Maarten

  Ersilia de Lannooy          Ank Bijleveld-Schouten On November 10, 2007 the Netherlands opened an account with the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles for the debt restructuring and elimination of arrears…

Minister criticises Curacao council pension plan

  Ank Bijleveld, the Minister for Kingdom Relationships, has criticised the Island Council of Curaçao for its decision to improve the pension arrangements for council members and their deputies. The…

The Real Power

National Alliance councilman George Pantophlet says that the Democratic Party led government was saved by the bell (Louie Laveist) and averted an embarrassing situation when they almost had no quorum…

Four Extra-Ordinary Civil Registrars Sworn In

Four extra-ordinary Civil Registrars were sworn in by the Court of First Instance on December 8, 2008. The extra-ordinary Civil Registrars are Murlette Turnbull-Greenaway, William Bell, Maureen Vlaun and Dennis…