Me on the left… Click here to learn more about the 2D S/V Osprey Explorer and click here to learn more about reflection seismology. Bij 2D of tweedimensionale seismiek worden langs een lijn aan het aardoppervlak trillingen opgewekt. Er wordt gebruik gemaakt van een air gun (of seismische vibrator), een apparaat dat vlak achter het schip… Continue reading ON THE BRIDGE OF THE OSPREY EXPLORER WITH THE CAPTAIN
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GERARD SPONG SIGNEERT ZIJN BOEK IN CURACAO
De Breuk WILLEMSTAD – Gerard Spong heeft vandaag zijn nieuwste boek ‘De Breuk’ gepresenteerd op Curacao. Spong is strafrechtadvocaat in Amsterdam. Zijn advocatenkantoor Spong Advocaten is geassocieerd met SMS Attorneys at Law te Curacao. Recentelijk heeft Spong zijn veertigjarig jubileum als advocaat gevierd. Van zijn hand verscheen ‘De Breuk’, een juridische thriller gebaseerd op ware… Continue reading GERARD SPONG SIGNEERT ZIJN BOEK IN CURACAO
CURACAOSE JONGEREN NAAR TENNISTOERNOOI IN DOMINICAANSE REPUBLIEK
Internationaal JITIC-kampioenschap Vandaag zijn 14 jeugdige tennisspelers voor ruim een week naar Santo Domingo vertrokken om mee te doen aan het regionale JITIC-kampioenschap (Junior International Tennis Championships). Het tennistoernooi vindt plaats van 3 tot 9 augustus 2013. Aan dit internationale tennistoernooi nemen verschillende landen in de regio deel. De host van het toernooi is de… Continue reading CURACAOSE JONGEREN NAAR TENNISTOERNOOI IN DOMINICAANSE REPUBLIEK
THIS BLOG IS ARCHIVED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Blogs of today can be studied for years to come I’m thrilled to learn from Robert Ambrogi’s blog that “Karel’s Legal Blog” has been archived in the Library of Congress: On the Internet there is no rule against perpetuities. To the contrary our perpetuation seems assured. Latest case in point: the new Legal Blawgs Web… Continue reading THIS BLOG IS ARCHIVED BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
NATIONAL INTEGRITY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT: CURAÇAO 2013
Transparency International Between 2012 and 2013, Transparency International conducted a National Integrity System (NIS) assessment on Curaçao. The Caribbean island has a population of 150,560 and is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has gone through significant political change in recent years following dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010 and… Continue reading NATIONAL INTEGRITY SYSTEM ASSESSMENT: CURAÇAO 2013
PRESS RELEASE JONES DAY
Johan Kleyn appointed partner at Jones Day The global law firm Jones Day announced earlier today the appointment of Johan Kleyn as a Mergers & Acquisitions partner in the Firm’s Amsterdam Office. Johan (a former colleague of mine) comes to the Firm from Allen & Overy. In addition, the Amsterdam Office of Jones Day welcomed… Continue reading PRESS RELEASE JONES DAY
LAWYERS AND THE INTERNET: BACK IN TIME
A 1996 Tour of some interesting WWW sites for Lawyers In 1996 Delia Venables wrote an internet tour for lawyers (‘Around the World in 80 Minutes‘, Web Review, 1996 (3) The Journal of Information, Law and Technology; click here). She referred to the website of the Daily Telegraph as a good example of how the… Continue reading LAWYERS AND THE INTERNET: BACK IN TIME
QUEEN BEATRIX ABDICATES IN FAVOR OF SON
The Queen will formally stand down on 30 April 2013 Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands announced earlier today that she will abdicate on April 30 after 33 years as head of state. The abdication secures the Dutch throne for Crown-Prince Willem-Alexander at the age of 45. “Responsibility for our country must now lie in the… Continue reading QUEEN BEATRIX ABDICATES IN FAVOR OF SON
CURACAO AND ITS DEFICIT
Who do we have to thank for the conservatorship? Recently, a lot has been written and said about the fact that Curacao is under some kind of conservatorship (or guardianship). In this case conservatorship means something like: not being allowed to take your own (financial) decisions without the approval of a supervisor. How could it have… Continue reading CURACAO AND ITS DEFICIT
CURACAO MINISTER OF JUSTICE VERSUS PROCURATOR GENERAL
A Minister should not interfere in a criminal investigation On 25 April 2012 the Curacao Minister of Justice (‘MofJ‘) Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe submitted an official request in a letter to the American Minister of Foreign Affairs Hillary Clinton to raise the attachment of the bank balances of lottery owner Dos Santos in the United States.… Continue reading CURACAO MINISTER OF JUSTICE VERSUS PROCURATOR GENERAL
MINISTER OF JUSTICE ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH
Minister of Justice of Curacao should step down The Antilliaans Dagblad today published the letter sent by Minister of Justice, Elmer ‘Kadè’ Wilsoe (PS), to Hillary Rodham Clinton and Eric H. Holder on 25 April 2012. From this letter it follows that Wilsoe tried to interfere with the investigation by the Public Prosecutor (OM) into… Continue reading MINISTER OF JUSTICE ECONOMICAL WITH THE TRUTH
ON THE GERMAN – DUTCH CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP
Interesting editorial in The Daily Herald (St. Maarten) Economic powerhouse “The visit of German ambassador Heinz-Peter Behr last week should serve as an eye-opener on the largely untapped possibilities that European market offers. Up to now much of the attention regarding the “Old Continent” understandably regards the Netherlands and France from which “The Friendly Island”… Continue reading ON THE GERMAN – DUTCH CARIBBEAN RELATIONSHIP