Life expectancy of those insured with a pension in Curaçao is higher than in the Netherlands, according to research done by Buck Consultants. Buck combined the data of those insured with pension insurance in Aruba, Bonaire, St. Maarten and Curaçao and compared them with the figures from the Netherlands. In general, life expectancy in Holland […]
Last June COPA Airlines completed its fifth year of operations with four weekly flights between Panama City and Curaçao. This Panamian flag carrier, officially named Compañía Panameña de Aviación, S.A., was founded in 1947 and currently operates more than 315 daily scheduled flights to 74 destinations in 31 countries around North, Central and South America, […]
TEXT BY HELEN GRIFFITH Representatives of the Chinese State Company, Guangdong Zhenrong Energy, recently gave a presentation to a cross-section of different stakeholders in the business community, regarding their plans for the development of the refinery once they have assumed management of the facility next year. They also laid out their plans for the construction […]
It’s no secret that the world is more connected than ever. Internet penetration is growing exponentially, and with Facebook’s mission to ‘connect the world’ by providing Wi-Fi connectivity to remote areas in the world, that are otherwise inaccessible, you can be sure this shift in the way we live our lives is here to stay. […]
The Bluerise firm headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands, has its sights on Curaçao to set up projects for renewable energy to perform studies on international energy issues, agricultural projects and for further scientific research at the University of Curaçao. This Ecopark project will provide Curaçao with a great advantage over the rest of the region […]
What is wastewater? Yes, there’s poop in there, but besides flushing the toilet, we also produce wastewater domestically when we take a shower or wash our dishes and cars. Outside of the household, it’s produced from industrial site drainage, agricultural run-off and even the residues that come from roads, sidewalks and roofs when it rains, […]
Once the project is well off the ground, it will be possible to sip at a glass of wine while sitting on the terrace of the Curaçao Winery, located at the country house close to Hato Airport. Earlier this year, the company bought the empty manor at Hato from Curaçao Airport Holding to set up […]
Welcome to the first edition of Curaçao Business, a business magazine that is geared towards small and medium business owners. It’s our goal to keep you informed on what’s happening on the island that would be of interest to you and your business. Business is a regional magazine across Holland and other parts of Western […]
TEXT BY HELEN GRIFFITH De-risking is a common practice in the banking industry whereby financial institutions sometimes opt to sever business relationships from certain companies due to the high cost of regulatory compliance and the comparatively low returns. Developing countries are often hardest hit by these practices. Earlier this year, the Economic Commission for Latin […]
Every year, the Dutch organization Sparq (www.sparq.nl) publishes the National Reception Barometer. This is a survey of the way guests are received in corporate, healthcare and governmental organizations. Are these guests truly made to feel welcome or does the conviviality leave a lot to be desired? This year, the results found that although reception is […]
