Monthly Archives: October 2019

The Netherlands loses EU court case customs duties

The administrative errors led to a loss of EU revenues from customs duties of 18.2 million for Curaçao and almost 300,000 euros for Aruba. The committee believes that the Netherlands is liable for the loss caused by the islands and demands that the money goes to the EU budget. The Court of Appeal upheld her in that regard and

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They Are Protesting Zwarte Piet In Curacao. Holland needs to quit trying to spread its racist ideology

Willemstad – Kick Out Zwarte Piet is also going to demonstrate in Curaçao during the upcoming Sinterklaas entry. The action group says to do so because nothing is changing in Curaçao.

The group will also be demonstrating in at least eleven cities in the Netherlands. The action group is said to be working together with Jeanne Henriquez, who already demonstrated in 2015 on Brionplein.

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IMF warns of economic slowdown in Latin America, Caribbean

Haiti, where opposition parties are staging demonstrations to remove President Jovenel Moise, will record growth of 0.1 per cent, down from 1.5 per cent, while Jamaica, which recently concluded an agreement with the IMF, will record a decline i

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Can Caribbean Sugar Make A Sweet Comeback?

Today, more than two-thirds of the sugar consumed in the Caribbean originates from outside sources, displacing some 200,000 metric tons of regionally produced sugar. In 2018 alone, Jamaica accounted for more than 20% of the region’s 61,717,886 kilograms of total refined sugar extra-regional imports (Sugar Associat

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Caribbean Bankers Trained in AML And Correspondent Banking in St Maarten

NINETEEN participants from nine Caribbean jurisdictions took part in a certified one-day training programme designed to improve their understanding of risk and compliance on Tuesday, 29 October 2019, in Philipsburg, Sint Maarten. The registrants, including chief executive officers, chief financial officers, compliance heads, and senior executives, were enro Continue reading

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The Audacity of Princess Stuart Johnson trying to steal Princess Maxima’s crown.

Before you stare so confidently with those big, blue eyes into the camera, you KNOW more than one family member of your former students have complained about you buying your young students expensive gear, some are even insinuating that you turned some of your male students out. And you kniw this, you were aware of Continue reading

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No Water In South Reward today – GEBE

Notice October 31, 2019

We hereby inform the residents of the South Reward area that due to a severe broken main line several areas (streets) will be out of water pending repairs.

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Chucky facing 8 years in prison for shooting ‘Shabo’ in St Peters

The Prosecutor considered attempted manslaughter proven. She said the defendant was lying and said that the victim had admitted that they had a confrontation about their being competitors in the drug trade that day.

  Attorney-at-law Shaira Bommel maintained her client’s innocence and said there was insufficient evidence in the case file to regard her client as the perpetrator.
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Video Last Night Vehicle Accident

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Video Acting Justice Minister Perry Geerlings answers Point Blanche Prison crisis questions

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