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Insel Air to begin Miami-Curacao flights
The Curacao Tourism Corp. said Curacao’s national carrier, Insel Air, will launch flights between Miami and Curacao on Friday.
Until the end of November, Insel Air will fly the route three times per week on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. In December, the flight frequency will increase to four times per week — Monday, Thursday, Friday and [...]
Plastic bag ban in Curacao
The ban on plastic shopping bags because of the damage they inflict on the environment has taken effect in Curaçao. Through good cooperation between the association of local supermarkets and the Island Government, among others, an information campaign was held and re-usable bags supplied. The question is when St. Maarten will follow suit. That plastic [...]
In Latin America, leftist leaders evict US drug warriors
Mexico City - Bolivia has given US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officers three months to leave the country – claiming that agents were stirring up political strife in the deeply divided nation.
This fall, Ecuadorians voted yes to a new Constitution that calls for the closure by next year of one of the most important US [...]
Van Lanschot Bankiers Acquires ING Private Banking Curacao
AMSTERDAM -(Dow Jones)- Van Lanschot Bankiers (30263.AE) Friday announced it has reached an agreement with ING Group’s (ING) ING Bank N.V. on the acquisition by Van Lanschot Bankiers (Curacao) N.V. of the private banking activities of ING Bank N.V. in Curacao, Netherlands Antilles.
Van Lanschot has had a presence in Curacao since 1976, offering private banking, [...]
39 reasons to go to the Caribbean this winter
This has not been a great year so far for the Caribbean tourism industry.
Seven named hurricanes have hit the region this fall, with Gustav and Omar wreaking the most damage. An earthquake registering 6.1 rocked parts of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
And, of course, the global financial meltdown has [...]
Farragut Completes Successful Theater Security Cooperation Mission with Curacao
WILLEMSTAD, Curacao (NNS) — USS Farragut (DDG 99) departed Willemstad Sept. 3 after five days of conducting theater security cooperation events with the Dutch Navy and the people of Curacao during Partnership of the Americas (POA) 2008.
POA 2008 is a U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)-sponsored program, implemented by 4th Fleet and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 40, designed [...]
Curacao oil refinery units down after power outage
WILLEMSTAD, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Several units at a 320,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery operated by Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA on the island of Curacao were offline on Monday due to a power outage, a refinery spokesman said.
The dollar still reigns in Caracas
CARACAS (MarketWatch) — While the dollar’s reputation has taken a beating in many of the world’s financial capitals, here in Venezuela the fallen-from-fashion greenback reigns supreme.
Middle-class Venezuelans routinely hop the borders to neighboring countries to get their hands on illicit dollars, spawning a thriving and lucrative black market in local currency exchange. Some gamble on [...]
Scientology luxury cruise ship remains locked down; Cult put thousands at high cancer risk
More than five weeks after public health authorities on the Caribbean island of Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles) impounded the Scientology cult’s 440-foot luxury liner “Freewinds,” the ship remains locked down. Experts advise that decontaminating the ship would cost millions of dollars and may not even be possible. Meanwhile, the cult continues to solicit funds for cruises [...]
Dutch willing to assist in setting up yacht registry
PHILIPSBURG–The Netherlands is willing to assist St. Maarten in setting up a registry for big yachts. “If St. Maarten wants to, the Netherlands will assist in building up the capability for the island to register big yachts. That would be an economically interesting activity. It’s in line with the tourism activities on the island,” said [...]
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