The Netherlands is world’s biggest conduit to offshore tax havens: research
The Netherlands is the biggest conduit to offshore tax havens in the world, with almost a quarter of fiscal constructions having a Dutch link, according to researchers at a specialist unit at the University of Amsterdam. ‘Only five big countries…
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Migration from the Caribbean and South America
From Curacao Chronicle “At the time of independence, in 1975, Dutch subjects living in the colony of Suriname were given the choice of Dutch or Surinamese citizenship. Amazingly, 220,000 out of a population of 450,000 left Suriname for the Netherlands…
Dutch Caribbean Islands and Suriname meet to discuss mechanisms for international cooperation mechanisms under the 2003 Convention
From UNESCO From 3 to 7 April 2017, representatives from Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten met in Kralendijk, Bonaire, to take part in a workshop entitled ‘Mechanisms for International…
This prosthetic arm is powered by Bluetooth and your mind
By Rob LeFebvre From engadget Robotic limbs aren’t a new technology, though the range of motion and strength of such limbs continue to improve. Controlling prosthetics with your mind is another area of refinement, but they’re typically connecteddirectly to a…
Dutch Caribbean heritage goes digital
From The Daily Herald St Maarten ~ Documents up to 1954 widely accessible ~ LEIDEN–The Dutch Caribbean Digital Platform of the Leiden University and the University of Curaçao with more than half a million scans that were made of old…
Intertrust shows sound performance over 9M 2016
GlobeNewswire •Nov 3, 2016, 1:16 AM Full Year 2016 adjusted net income per share including Elian on a proforma basis of approximately €1.42 expected Intertrust N.V. Q3 & 9M 2016 results Amsterdam – November 3, 2016 – Intertrust N.V. (“Intertrust”…
Caribbean heritage under threat
From Universiteit Leiden Loss of cultural heritage first brings to mind the destruction in the Middle East. But in the Caribbean it is mainly natural processes such as coastal erosion and human interventions driven by economics that are damaging the…
COSME welcomes trailblazing entrepreneurs in OCTs
COSME, a European Union funded programme, conducted a study visit to one of the world’s most inventive cities, Eindhoven, Netherlands and learn about its strategy in creating high tech incubators. Eindhoven has successfully attracted hundreds of businesses, many of them…
This Caribbean country is the latest to sign an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S.
From NAN News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Fri. Sept. 30, 2016: The Dutch Caribbean country of Curaçao has become one of only a handful from the region that has entered into an Open Skies Agreement with the U.S.; a move that is…
Businesses owned by former minister of finance raided in Curacao
By Curacao Journal From Caribbean News Now WILLEMSTAD, Curacao — Justice department officials in Curacao on Monday morning raided two companies owned by former minister of justice George Jamaloodin, including a security company, Speedy Security, in Saliña. A house elsewhere…
