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It depends on us!
What do you and I have in common? That we probably, just like all other people on earth, are descended from a people that lived in Africa in a far past. Thus considered we are all brothers and sisters. One big family, one big community, but not as closely and not as [...]
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What a year!
This will be my final posting for 2011. What a year. It feels as if the whole world has changed more rapidly than ever before and not only as a result of the Arabic Spring and the economic turmoil.
The year 2012 is about to begin and it won’t be an easy year. Many [...]
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Respect
Van de woorden die hier op Curacao veel worden gebruikt behoren ‘integriteit’ en ‘respect’ ongetwijfeld tot de toppers. Over integriteit wil ik vandaag niets zeggen. Maar wel over het begrip ‘respect’.
Er zijn veel gevallen waarin van ons respect wordt verlangd: respect voor het leven, respect voor een taal, cultuur of mening, respect voor de medemens, [...]
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VBC Lunch Lecture Held Wednesday, December 14, 2011
According to Eric Garcia (CEO Girobank) “we need to be honest and acknowledge the fact that we are simply not ready for independence. Neither financially nor politically. Instead of continuously focusing on independence, our government should deal with the many macro-economic challenges our country is facing at this [...]
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Papiamentu proverbs with English translation
This book is a tribute to the colourful Papiamentu language. A language spoken by only 260.000 people on three islands of the former Dutch Antilles; Bonaire, Curacao and Aruba. Although this language is only spoken in a small region, this collection of proverbs shows how by use of creativity, humour and [...]
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New Opportunities for the International Sector
The Curacao tax reform 2011 was recently adopted by the Curacaoan parliament. The Curacao tax reform 2011 has some interesting features for the international financial sector. The expectations are that more features will follow during the next few years, however, no formal announcements have yet been made in this respect.
A [...]
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15 October 2011
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Nobel Winds and Breezes
Let’s talk about winds. Nobel winds. Nobel winds and breezes. Sometimes law even has something to say about the wind, for instance, when you consider building or buying a wind farm at a certain site. A windstorm may have legal consequences too. There are legal aspects involved when you want to connect [...]
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The first rose
The first episode of the Dutch version of the TV-program The Bachelor on Curacao aired on 11 May 2011 (click here).
And after watching the first episode of this show I can admit: Curacao still is the Pearl of the Caribbean.
Karel Frielink
(12 May 2011)
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Specializing in Corporate Law, Financial Law and Aviation and Space Law
Dinesh Mishre recently joined Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers Curacao. Dinesh started working as an attorney in 2004. He specializes in Corporate Law, Financial Law and Aviation and Space Law. He is a member of the committee of the Curacao International Financial Association for Aircraft [...]
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