The Country known as the Netherlands Antilles will disappear as of 10-10-10 The country, the Netherlands Antilles, consists of Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba, and forms part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 10 October 2010 the Netherlands Antilles will no longer exist. Two new countries will be born on that… Continue reading THE DISMANTLING OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GEERT WILDERS BEFORE LISTENING TO HIS SPEECH ON 9/11
Geert Wilders: “There is nothing wrong with Islam” The Dutch congressman Geert Wilders (Freedom Party (Partij voor de Vrijheid)) will deliver a speech on September 11, 2010 in New York in opposition to the proposed building of a mosque close to Ground Zero. He will not only condemn the followers of Islam, but also Islam… Continue reading WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GEERT WILDERS BEFORE LISTENING TO HIS SPEECH ON 9/11
BES LAW DEVELOPMENTS
Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) Within a couple of years, the BES Islands, as public entities, will be part of the country of the Netherlands in the framework of the political restructuring in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The US dollar will be introduced as the new currency in the BES Islands. Curacao and… Continue reading BES LAW DEVELOPMENTS
CURACAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON REFERENDUM
Kámara di Komèrsio Kòrsou: Un voto ‘NO’ ta funesto pa klima ekonómiko. Un voto ‘NO’ ta funesto pa pueblo di Kòrsou. Karel Frielink: Bo ta kere ku futuro ta mas importante ku pasado? SI Bo ta kere mester solushoná nos debenan? SI Bo ta kere ku e pakete ta un base pa drecha ekonomia i… Continue reading CURACAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON REFERENDUM
AWEL SI
Pueblo ta papia palabra kla Mi ta vota “SI” ! Bo ta kere den Kòrsou? SI Bo ta kere ku Kòrsou tin chèns ainda di mehorá? SI Bo ta kere ku nos mester biba na pas i den harmonia ku otro? SI Bo ta kere ku futuro ta mas importante ku pasado? SI Bo ke… Continue reading AWEL SI
AMI TA VOTA SI
Ami ta vota SI: garantia ku onderstand por sigui drecha nos skolnan bringa aumento di kriminalidat Hopi SI, pa un futuro SIgur i prospero pa un i tur di nos Dushi Korsou! Karel Frielink .
SI IS THE MESSAGE OF HOPE
Do you believe? Do you believe in Curacao? SI Do you believe Curacao still has a chance to improve? SI Do you believe we should live in peace and harmony? SI Do you believe the future is more important than the past? SI Do you want the best for your children? SI Do you believe… Continue reading SI IS THE MESSAGE OF HOPE
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION GEERT WILDERS
Press release Amsterdam Court of Appeal Amsterdam Court of Appeal orders the criminal prosecution of the Member of Parliament of the Dutch Second Chamber Geert Wilders Amsterdam, 21 january 2009 – On 21 January 2009 the Court of Appeal in Amsterdam ordered the criminal prosecution of the member of parliament Geert Wilders for the incitement… Continue reading CRIMINAL PROSECUTION GEERT WILDERS
DUTCH GOVERNMENT INJECTS $13 BILLION IN ING GROUP
Restoring confidence is key Recently, the Dutch government acquired all shares in the capital of the Dutch subsidiary of Fortis, i.e. Fortis Bank Nederland, including ABN AMRO Bank. Furthermore, the Dutch government has set aside $27.5 billion of capital to protect the financial institutions of the Netherlands. Although there are many banks that have enough… Continue reading DUTCH GOVERNMENT INJECTS $13 BILLION IN ING GROUP
THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (III)
Policy rule on integrity testing The integrity of those having a certain interest in, or control over, a trust office (such as managers, supervisory directors and persons who determine or help determine policy) will be tested and their antecedents investigated (Article 3 of the Dutch Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices; ‘ASTO’). The test… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (III)
THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (I)
The Dutch Central Bank is the supervisor The Dutch Act on the Supervision of Trust Offices (‘ASTO’) (‘Wet toezicht trustkantoren’) entered into force on the 1st of March 2004. According to the legislative history, the Explanatory Notes to the Act, the aim of the ASTO is to promote the integrity of the financial system by… Continue reading THE DUTCH SUPERVISION ON TRUST COMPANIES (I)
DUTCH SAME-SEX COUPLES HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS OPPOSITE-MARRIED COUPLES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN
Spigthoff represented plaintiff According to a recent court ruling in the Netherlands Antilles (Court of First Instance, 17 July 2008), a same-sex couple that was married in the Netherlands and subsequently moved to the Netherlands Antilles (Curacao), has the same rights under Netherlands Antilles law (or Aruban law as the case may be) as Netherlands Antilles… Continue reading DUTCH SAME-SEX COUPLES HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS OPPOSITE-MARRIED COUPLES IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN