AVIATION – OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT WITH BRAZIL
Brazilian airlines are looking to use Curaçao as a hub to the United States of America
According to various news publications Curaçao entered into a bilateral air services agreement, on an open skies basis, with Brazil. The bilateral air services agreement makes it possible for airlines of both countries to start air services between Curaçao and Brazil. The agreement applies both to carriage of passengers and carriage of cargo.
Two years ago a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Brazil and Curaçao to enter into a bilateral air services agreement. Pursuant to the MoU, Minister Earl Balborda signed the …
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LIBERALIZATION IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Telecom first, airlines to follow suit
The government of the Netherlands Antilles has been in favor of liberalizing the telecommunication market for may years now. Liberalization of the telecom market means opening it up to domestic and foreign competition, subject to certain regulatory principles.
Basically, liberalization means competition; competition means price levels determined by the market, not by a monopoly. This will benefit the consumers. In a free market telecom companies will, in principle, also be more innovative, more service-minded, offering a better and wider range of services, including service packages, for example, in an attempt to keep their customers …
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CURACAO TOURISM BOOMS
Article on Curacao by Ben Fox (Associated Press)
Various newspapers, including USA Today and Miami Herald, published an article by Ben Fox. Here follows an excerpt:
In a grim season for Caribbean tourism, an island just north of Venezuela stands out: Hotel rooms are scarce and discounts unavailable.
That’s largely because Curacao is crowded with Venezuelans, many fleeing their country’s spiraling inflation and currency controls for a Dutch Caribbean island best known for its diving opportunities and historic city center, a U.N. World Heritage site. (…)
Curacao officials project 2008 visitor growth of 30 percent to about 390,000 people. The latest …
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