Social Dialogue Protocol Aruba approved

From 9 July up to and including 20 August 2010, a Social Dialogue took place in Aruba. The Protocol was recently signed by all parties, including the Prime Minister and the Minister of Finance.

Case 7-Eleven Inc against Laprior

On 27 August the Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba rendered judgement on St.Maarten in the case of 7-Eleven Inc. (Texas- U.S.A.) against Laprior, h.o.d.n. 7 Alive Grocery en 7 Alive (St. Maarten).

PAR wins elections again

The PAR party led by Antillean Prime Minister Emily de Jongh-Elhage won Friday's early elections for a new Island Council that is to become the first Parliament of Country Curaçao by capturing 22,505 votes, good for six seats outright and two residual seats, for a total of eight.

New image for Aruba

Minister Otmar Oduber on the occasion of the launching of the new image of Aruba: "Let us all go out and show the entire world that Aruba truly is 'One Happy Island'".

Should the ABA Accredit Foreign Law Schools?

As law practice becomes more globalized, it may well make sense for the American Bar Association to accredit foreign law schools, just as it already does with schools in the United States, a special American Bar Association committee has suggested.

15 organic laws passed by Island Council after debate

PHILIPSBURG--The Rules of Order for the new Parliament were the cause for much debate in the Island Council when they were tabled with fourteen other organic laws on Monday.