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Venezuelan Migrants Represent 13% Of The Population Of Aruba

Although the figure of 16,000 Venezuelans seems negligible compared to the 4.5 million migrants who have left the country, the small Dutch island has a territory of only 180 square kilometers where currently live around 120,000 people, so the aforementioned Minister believes that “this immigration puts a great pressure on Aruba.” Continue reading

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Curacao Tourism brings 1.6 billion in the drawers

The increase in the number of stay-over tourists is responsible for this growth. Almost 350,000 up to October. Most are from the Netherlands, the United States, Colombia, Canada, Germany and Brazil.

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Naval commander angry about drug busts on ship

THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – The two hard drug busts on board the Royal Netherlands Navy transport ship HMS Johan de Witt reflect badly on the good work that the crew of this ship has done in Abaco, the Bahamas, after Hurricane Dorian.

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DUTCH FLY-CD FROM SOUTH AMERICA TO CARIBBEAN FLIGHTS TO ST MAARTEN PLANNED

Via Bonaire, holidaymakers from Buenos Aires and Cordoba in Argentina and from Sao Paulo and Brasilia in Brazil will be transported to various Caribbean destinations: Punta Cana, Cancun, Aruba and Varadero. Also flights to St. Maarten, Orlando and Miami are among the plans.

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Netherlands, Curaçao & Sint Maarten Ombudsman speak with Willem-Alexander about developments in their countries.

Finally, there was a meeting with the ombudsmen of the Kingdom. The ombudsmen of the Netherlands, Curaçao and Sint Maarten spoke with Willem-Alexander about developments in their countries, the relationship between citizen and government and the role of their institute in problems between citizens and the government. In addition, discussions were held with the quartermaster of Aruba about the advanced plans for establishing an ombudsman in Aruba. Continue reading

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Justice Stakeholders Meet To Discuss Joint Concerns About St Maarten Prison

Joint concerns about the lack of prison cells, and the poor quality of prison life on St Maarten were discussed between the Progress Committee Sint Maarten, law Enforcement Council, Point Blanche Supervisory Board and the Public Prosecutor’s Office during a meeting held today, October 29th 2019. Continue reading

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Angry Aruban Justice Minister Wants Van Dam To Clarify Statement

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

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Royal Caribbean Looks to Add More Cruise Ship Visits to St. Maarten

When Royal Caribbean executives were told about the expansion to Pier 2, they said that they were looking forward to adding more ship visits to St. Maarten over the long term.

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** PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – The Latest Decisions made by the Electoral Council **

** PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT – The Latest Decisions made by the Electoral Council ** Continue reading

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Former CFT Manus Twisk chairman of The Hague Court of Audit

He held various positions at the Ministry of Finance and the municipalities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. His most recent activities have been in the Caribbean since 2015 as secretary of the Financial Supervision Colleges in Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Aruba and BES islands.

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