New website and logo Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba

The Honorable Madam Judge mrs. Lisbeth Hoefdraad, president of the Court of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, on August 13, 2010 presented not only a new judge to her Court, but the website and new logo of the Court as well.

Advice on legislation 10-10-10

The Island Territory of Bonaire has requested the law firm VanEps Kunneman VanDoorne, having its principal office in Curaçao, to render advice on the island regulations after the constitutional changes necessary for the discontinuation.

13-year old guilty of Seadoo accident

A sixteen-year old Seadoo driver was held liable this week for severe bodily injuries he caused a Dutch tourist.

Dutch Parliamentary debate on constitutional restructuring

THE HAGUE--The Dutch Parliament will have one final debate on the constitutional restructuring of the Netherlands Antilles before the final Round Table Conference (RTC) on September 9.

‘Legal deficiency shows islands are not ready’

THE HAGUE--Member of Dutch Parliament (MP) Ronald van Raak of the Socialist Party (SP) said that the legal gap to use extraordinary investigative methods in Antillean and Aruban criminal cases once again shows that Curaçao and St. Maarten are not ready to assume country status.

Justice handicapped in fight against crime

AMSTERDAM - Dutch attorney at law Gerard Spong is predicting that the Public Prosecutor's Offices in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba will encounter great difficulties in a number of large criminal cases. This has to do with the limited legal possibilities to use extraordinary investigative methods, such as telephone tapping.