Aruba and Curaçao “had their own Constitution and had a high degree of autonomy” and were responsible for the issuing of export certificates, the Netherlands argued in its pleadings. The UK maintained a similar stance regarding Anguilla.
In her absence, State Secretary Raymond Knops is appointed as Minister of the Interior. Knops remains responsible for his Kingdom Relations portfolio. He will be sworn in as a minister this afternoon.
Rich Dutch families have good reason to be discreet. The country was stunned in 1983 when a gang kidnapped brewery magnate Freddy Heineken for ransom. Two decades later, armed men snatched Claudia Melchers, the daughter of billionaire industrialist Hans Melchers, who happened to be a major Hal shareholder.
The Netherlands is also
In the motion, Dutch parliamentarian Van Dam states that Aruba and also Curaçao and St Maarten are too small to be able to do law enforcement itself. And that is why the Netherlands should be given more power over this. The vote on this motion has been postponed.
In an interview with Caribbean Network last
Arrested suspects in Spain and St Maarten
At the beginning of September the OM already announced that five new suspects had been arrested in the investigation into Caloh Wagoh, two of whom were in
Antonia Scatliffe I am really starting to feel deeply ashamed of the poor governance we have here in St. Maarten. This bullshit got me wondering what will happen next year for elections? More bribes and selling out of votes or … Continue reading
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I was the first to break the Prosecutors investigation of Theo Heyliger-and Theo, you are welcome. I was at the police station harrassing them about a personal matter, and Taco Stein of the Prosecutors Office walked by. To get me … Continue reading
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FULL VIDEO COMING UP-Yanchi Leonard might be upset by this article, but then again, I’m upset for Yanchi Leonard throwing that tantrum at Parliament today, storming out of the meeting. I met him in the lobby, and I asked him … Continue reading
