WILLEMSTAD- Thirteen Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellows from Curaçao, St. Maarten, Guyana, and Suriname met in Willemstad, Curaçao earlier this week for a two-day U.S. Embassy pre-departure orientation workshop to prepare Fellows for their upcoming 2023 YLAI Fellowship Program exchange. The workshop provided Fellows with the opportunity to meet and engage with one another to build a strong cohort identity, discuss their ... Lees verder
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DUO back in Caribbean region
KRALENDIJK - In March and April the Education Department (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, DUO) will visit Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao and Sint Maarten again. DUO will open a temporary service office on these islands to talk with prospective students and former ... Lees verder
Consumer organizations Bonaire will increase mutual cooperation
KRALENDIJK - The Fundashon Tienda pa Konsumidó Boneriano (FTpKB) will work more closely with the Union di Konsumidó Boneiru (Unkobon) and the Fundashon pa Konsumidó (FpK) on Curaçao. FTpKB has been busy with a major reorganization in recent weeks. Thanks to ... Lees verder
Lidewijde Ongering new chairperson Colleges of Financial Supervision
THE HAGUE - The State Council of Ministers and the Council of Ministers, on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, have approved the appointment of Drs L.M.C. (Lidewijde) Ongering as the new chairman of the Colleges of Financial Supervision (CFT). In doing ... Lees verder
Aruba and Curaçao first destinations of new Surinam Airways Boeing
PARAMARIBO-Surinam Airways on Monday deployed their new B737-800 aircraft, the PZ-TCV, on Monday for a flight to Curaçao and Aruba. According to the airline's Communications Department, all parties have worked hard since the receipt of the aircraft on ... Lees verder
MCB Group and online payment app Sentoo enter partnership
WILLEMSTAD - MCB Group and the local online payment method Sentoo are joining in partnership to further expand the online payment methods offered. This means that soon all MCB’s commercial and personal clients in the Dutch Caribbean can start using Sentoo ... Lees verder
Cost.U.Less will close its doors in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD- Cost.U.Less in a press release on Tuesday announced that they will be closing their store in Curacao effective February 28, 2023. “Unfortunately, the operation of our Curacao store has become no longer economically viable, which ... Lees verder
U.S. Consulate Curaçao Announces Opportunity for Local Contractors
WILLEMSTAD- In preparation for building a new Consulate, the U.S. Consulate is hosting a “Meet & Greet” session at 2:45 pm on January 10th at the Renaissance Wind Creek Curacao Resort in the Atrium meeting room. The “Meet & Greet” offers an ... Lees verder
Naval ship De Pelikaan carries 99 boxes of books to Suriname and Curaçao
KRALENDIJK/PARAMARIBO - Thanks to an action in which several volunteers participated, a total of 99 boxes full of books no longer used on Bonaire have been donated to schools in Suriname. After the volunteers had conceived the plan to transport books that ... Lees verder
Delegatie Sabaanse eilandsraad bespreekt bankproblemen met MCB directie
THE BOTTOM/ WILLEMSTAD- Een delegatie van de Sabaanse Eilandsraad heeft eerder deze week op Curaçao een ontmoeting gehad met de directie van de Maduro & Curiels Bank (MCB). Centraal stond de bancaire dienstverlening op Saba, die moeizaam verloopt. De ... Lees verder
BearingPoint Caribbean organizes fourth annual Tax Administrator Conference on Curaçao
KRALENDIJK - Last week, the fourth annual Tax Administration Performance Summit took place in Curaçao. The meeting was organized by BearingPoint Caribbean for seven tax authorities from the Caribbean in Curaçao. Managers and other delegates from the tax ... Lees verder
Tui trains large group of local cabin attendants on Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD- Tui Airlines has recently provided a Cabin Crew Training to various local participants. The flight attendants-to-be received the lessons in the World Trade Center in Piscadera. The trainee for a large part previously worked as Cabi Crew at ... Lees verder
Sarpa stops with flights between Curaçao and Medellín
WILLEMSTAD - The Colombian airline Sarpa will stop with flights between the city of Medellín and the neighboring island of Curaçao, after having executed them during only a few months. So far Sarpa flew twice a week on the route. In a press release, Sarpa ... Lees verder
Coast Guard once again intercepts vessel with drugs near Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD- The Coast Guard on Saturday morning has once again detected a suspicious vessel near Curaçao. The Operations Center immediately had a Metal Shark patrol boat directed towards the suspicious vessel. On site, the Coast Guard crew spotted a vessel ... Lees verder
Commissioners Simmons and Wilson impressed after visiting Curacao Medical Centre
WILLEMSTAD- Commissioners Derrick Simmons (PLP -Statia) and Ronaldo Wilson (WIMP-Saba) made use of their presence in Curaçao last week to tour the Curaçao Medical Centre (CMC). Both commissioners showed themselves quite impressed by the facilities of the new ... Lees verder