Netherlands Antilles News

A growing crowd of undocumented residents, some carrying placards, was assembling outside the Immigration and Naturalisation Department building on A.Th. Illidge Road last night, taking up positions for what could well be either the last or the next to last day for submitting their applications with the hope of benefiting under the Brooks Tower ...

Dutch State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld-Schouten has requested the various governments in the Netherlands Antilles to provide her with information about the existence of exorbitant contracts and allowances for former politicians.

The act on corporate law governs the NV and BV . These companies can be used for group finance or holding activities, joint-ventures, funds, structured finance and "plain-vanilla" activities.

National Alliance Island Councilman and Member of Parliament George Pantophlet has criticised Dutch Parliamentarians' recent attempt to block the Netherlands Antilles legalisation programme Brooks Tower Accord .

Military Sealift Command oceanographic survey ship USNS Henson found the sunken wreckage of an aircraft missing since late October in the waters off the Netherlands Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea Nov.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term Issuer Default Rating of Eastern National Bank, N.A. to 'B' from 'BB'. At the same time, Fitch has withdrawn all of the bank's ratings and will no longer provide ratings or analytical coverage.

A call by Caribbean Community Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington for St.

GHL's Jeffrey Mack discusses the group's financial performance at an investors' briefing last month at the Carlton Savannah Hotel, St Ann's. Seated at the head table is GHL chairman Arthur Lok Jack.

The Main Voting Bureau will vet on Wednesday at 10:00am the candidate lists submitted by National Alliance , Democratic Party and People's Progressive Alliance for the January 22 parliamentary elections.

What would be the requirements, from a regulatory point of view, if a Netherlands Antilles bank wished to sell its entire business or a substantial part thereof? Would it require approval from the Netherlands Antilles Central Bank ? Generally, if the activity at a bank is characterized as some form of financial reorganization, for example, the ...

A plenary debate on the constitutional process of the Netherlands Antilles in the Dutch Parliament's Second Chamber was cancelled Wednesday because Member of Parliament Hero Brinkman of the Party for Freedom PVV, who had requested the meeting, was late.

PPA leader Gracita Arrindell submitted her slate of 11 candidates to Main Voting Bureau head Lt.

Antillean Justice Minister Magali Jacoba fielded questions from undocumented persons in English, Spanish and Creole about applying for temporary residence and requesting special permits, at a town hall meeting Wednesday.

The financial part of a quick scan at New Post Netherlands Antilles revealed a blunder implying a setback of not less than 30 million guilders for the company.

Officials watched two long-time immigrant workers sign their temporary residence permits Wednesday, hoping that others will also apply under the Brooks Tower Accord before it's too late.

Princess Port de Plaisance is hoping to put a dent in child obesity in St. Maarten/St. Martin with the opening of the first full-service child-appropriate gym on island.

Iwan Pennings has been appointed Executive Chef at Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino in St.

Harmonic announces that Santa Barbara Utilities has selected Harmonic's industry-leading digital video solutions for a new broadcast and on-demand IPTV service at the Santa Barbara Plantation Resort Community in Curacao, the most populous island in the Netherlands Antilles.

An international row has broken out on the Dutch island of Curaao following the arrest of a former teacher for the possession of child pornography in the United States.

Only eighteen undocumented immigrants were able to file requests for Brooks Tower Accord residence permits Tuesday.