History is always written afterwards, hardly ever up front. Nevertheless, the signing of a first agreement between representatives of the organized business community of Curaçao with the parties and politicians that support the Curaçao government in power may be history in the making. At least, the business community sincerely hopes so, because this is an […]
The small hotel, The Ritz Studios, which is located in the district Scharloo, includes a small museum that displays the rich history of the building. Owner Hans Robben and his partner Christine McAdam have collected many documents, photographs and valuable attributes of the history of the Ritz. Images of the Ritz’s history will also be […]
Worldwide, there are only 11 Tier IV certified datacenters. CTEX on Curaçao is one of them, thanks to the vision and perseverance of one man, and some crucial qualities of the location. Text Heather De Paulo The idea for a data center on Curaçao started 13 years ago in the year 2000. That same year, […]
After years of work, the effort to settle the assets of the former Netherlands Antilles, which was split on October 10, 2010 in the autonomous states Curaçao, St. Maarten and the three BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba), was in its final stages in early November 2014. A Small Commission handed its report to […]
The Curaçao Chamber of Commerce and Industry represents the private sector in Curaçao, voicing the interests of the whole business community, keeping a record of both domestically active and internationally operating legal entities and companies and providing support and information to local and international companies interested in setting up a business in Curaçao, or trading […]
Minister Stanley Palm of economic development and tourism launched “Business Boost” – a program aimed at helping small and medium-sized enterprises in Curaçao. According to the Ministry of Economic Development (MEO), this project will assist, inform and educate 45 small businesses that are willing to contribute up to 30% of the costs for participating in […]
In april van dit jaar heeft het Parlement diverse wijzigingen goedgekeurd in de Algemene Landsverordening Landsbelastingen (ALL). Eén van de wijzigingen betreft de verplichte jaarlijkse informatieverschaffing. De werkgevers zijn verplicht om informatie te verschaffen met betrekking tot de bedragen die ze uitbetalen aan hun werknemers en pensioenfondsen, inclusief de uitbetalingen aan freelancers. Verzekeringsmaatschappijen moeten ook […]
Er is goedkeuring gegeven om te starten met de renovatie van Hato Airport, waarbij de Curaçao Airport Partners 17 miljoen gulden investeren in het project. Onderdeel van de renovatie is de bouw van een technische afdeling aan de oostzijde van het terrein, die zal gaan fungeren als een FBO (fixed-base operator) faciliteit, met name voor […]
In het onlangs gelekte ECOR YS rapport van maart 2012, ‘A sustainable future for Curaçao – Strategy options for Isla and the Isla site’, werd de conclusie getrokken dat een upgrade (modernisatie) van de Isla raffinaderij technisch, commercieel en financieel haalbaar is. De algemene conclusie die uit dit rapport kan worden getrokken, is dat de […]
After many years of endless efforts to improve the organization, the products of CurAloë are finally ready for export and trade on the international market. Commercial director Remco Ernandes is glad that the products of this Curaçao enterprise now meet the international standards required for a successful penetration of foreign markets. These products were submitted […]
