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Exploration for crude oil on the Saba Bank, the largest submarine atoll in the Atlantic Ocean, has moved a step forward with the board of Saba Bank Petroleum Resource N.V. taking the decision to allow Emerald Petroleum, a small oil drilling company, to begin the search.

www.topix.net | 7/26/10 2:36 PM

"We believe that Country St. Maarten will require forward looking and decisive leadership in the coming new era.

www.topix.net | 7/26/10 10:31 AM

Curacao's General Affairs Commissioner Zita Jesus-Leito has confirmed that the Caribbean Guilder, which is to become the currency of the new countries Curacao and St.

www.topix.net | 7/26/10 6:26 AM

Minister of Traffic and Transportation Patrick Illidge introduced a two-fold initiative on Friday in collaboration with the Postspaarbank of the Netherlands Antilles, which operates through the Post Offices of the Netherlands Antilles.

www.topix.net | 7/24/10 6:51 AM

Moments after being disqualified for a false start in the men's 200-metre first round heats yesterday, a smiling Dexter Lee stood before a handful of international media who'd braved the downpour to watch him run.

www.topix.net | 7/23/10 4:17 PM

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Joran van der Sloot, the Dutchman indicted in the murder of a Peruvian woman and prime suspect in the disappearance of an American girl in Aruba, is showing "psychopathic tendencies," a media-quoted medical report said Monday. Van der Sloot is being held in a maximum security prison in Lima. www.caribbeannetnews.com | 7/22/10 12:00 AM

With the stroke of a pen, Deputy Leader of Government Commissioner Theo Heyliger ended his eleven consecutive years as commissioner Monday morning when he signed his resignation letter in Dr.

www.topix.net | 7/20/10 6:36 PM

In this Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 file photo Laura Dekker arrives to board a flight at the Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of St.

www.topix.net | 7/20/10 2:36 PM

The Central Government hopes to introduce three-year permits for some Brooks Tower Accord recipients in measures to ease them into the regular procedure.

www.topix.net | 7/20/10 11:32 AM

The Unusual Transactions Reporting Department MOT signed a NAf.-197,550 financing agreement with Dutch funding agency USONA on Monday for the establishment of a MOT centre on St.

www.topix.net | 7/20/10 7:22 AM

With today's announced resignation of Commissioner Theo Heyliger as member of the Executive Council, the campaign for the elections tentatively scheduled on September 17 has started in earnest.

www.topix.net | 7/19/10 6:24 AM

St. Maarten is becoming an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010; the magic date is merely 90 days away and "St. Maarten is not ready," admits Roland Duncan, Netherlands Antilles Minister of Constitutional and Home Affairs.

www.topix.net | 7/17/10 3:07 AM

St. Maarten is becoming an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on October 10, 2010; the magic date is merely 90 days away and "St. Maarten is not ready," admits Roland Duncan, Netherlands Antilles Minister of Constitutional and Home Affairs.

www.topix.net | 7/17/10 2:22 AM

Starting Monday, July 19 through Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation will conduct a scientific coral reef survey in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles. The main objective of this project is to reevaluate coral sites previously studied by the Foundation in order to produce management decision aids and tools needed by resource managers and other stakeholders in Bonaire to achieve effective coral reef conservation results. www.physorg.com | 7/16/10 6:20 PM

Living Oceans Foundation team member makes preparations for coral reef survey. Credit: Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Starting Monday, July 19 through Tuesday, July 27, 2010, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation will conduct a scientific coral reef survey in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.

www.topix.net | 7/16/10 5:38 PM

The Netherlands said yesterday claims by Venezuela that Dutch military planes made illegal flights into the Latin American country's airspace were groundless.

www.topix.net | 7/16/10 12:29 PM

At the request of several members of CuraA ao's Island Council, government is currently working on a compensation arrangement for the current elected representatives.

www.topix.net | 7/16/10 8:14 AM

When we travel we take the time to visit historic sacred sights: the MikvA© Israel-Emanuel, in CuraA ao, Netherlands Antilles, the oldest active Jewish congregation in the Americas; or we marvel at the beautiful stained glass in the chapel of King's College, in Cambridge, England; or we wonder through the beautiful gardens behind Notre Dame, ...

www.topix.net | 7/15/10 7:40 PM

The intention of article 39 of the Kingdom Charter is to harmonize several fields of law, one of which being the Code of Civil Procedures, in the three territories of the Kingdom.

www.topix.net | 7/13/10 10:03 AM

Public Utilities Commissioner Theo Heyliger says the electricity ordinance has been finalised and will soon be handled in the Central Committee, followed by a public debate on the floor of the Island Council.

www.topix.net | 7/13/10 5:54 AM

Netherlands Antilles international striker Orlando Smeekes has been offered a further week's trial at Coventry.

www.topix.net | 7/12/10 4:24 PM

This small island in the Netherlands Antilles might go unnoticed by its neighbors if not for the importance of the foreign interests it hosts: an American Air Force installation pivotal in fighting the region's drug trade and a huge refinery that turns Venezuelan oil into gasoline.

www.topix.net | 7/12/10 4:05 AM

Emotions ran high at times among Antilleans living in the Netherlands during an information session on the constitutional process Wednesday evening.

www.topix.net | 7/9/10 3:52 AM

Usain Bolt has won the 100 meters at the Athletissima meet in 9.82 seconds, matching the fastest time this year.

www.topix.net | 7/8/10 8:23 PM

The Dutch First Chamber unanimously approved the package of ten Kingdom Consensus Laws, including an amendment to the Charter, on Tuesday, essentially granting Curacao and St.

www.topix.net | 7/7/10 8:02 AM

ICANN has announced today that it has signed an Accountability Framework with the country code top level domain manager for .AN ,the Universiteit van de Nederlandse Antillen , on 23 June 2010.

www.topix.net | 7/7/10 3:57 AM

In today's world the - exchange of information' is considered an important topic worldwide, appearing in many different areas, in local and international political discussions, international agreements including the process of implementation of these agreements, and in amendments of local laws and existing treaties.

www.topix.net | 7/6/10 6:53 AM

Published: Monday, July 5, 2010 at 5:18 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, July 5, 2010 at 5:18 a.m. WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao - Thousands of languages spoken by small numbers of people, including many of the Creole languages born in the last centuries of human history, are facing extinction.

www.topix.net | 7/5/10 1:55 PM

Government has a new official Website: www.sintmaartengov.org which has been launched and is being managed by the Government Information Service .

www.topix.net | 7/5/10 8:51 AM

Constitutional Affairs Commissioner William Marlin and opposition Democratic Party leader Island Councilwoman Sarah Wescot-Williams left for The Hague on Sunday afternoon to be present when the Dutch Senate handles the package of Consensus Kingdom Laws on Tuesday, July 6. The delegation has several advisors, including Project Manager for Country ...

www.topix.net | 7/5/10 4:41 AM

Antillean and Aruban politicians will breathe a sigh of relief now that Member of the Second Chamber Hero Brinkman of the Party for Freedom PVV will no longer be involved in Kingdom Relations.

www.topix.net | 7/2/10 4:56 PM

Another hurdle in the bumpy road to country-within-the-Dutch-Kingdom status for St.

www.topix.net | 7/2/10 12:41 PM

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- A US grand jury in the southern state of Alabama on Wednesday indicted Dutch murder suspect Joran van der Sloot on charges of wire fraud and extortion, the Department of Justice said. Van der Sloot is being held in Peru on charges of murder in the death last month of a Peruvian woman. www.caribbeannetnews.com | 7/1/10 12:00 AM

Social Insurance Bank SVB pension recipients living in Aruba or the Netherlands now have to prove every six months that they are alive to collect their pension.

www.topix.net | 6/30/10 12:05 PM

Constitutional Affairs Commissioner William Marlin and opposition Democratic Party leader Sarah Wescot-Williams head to Curacao today, Wednesday, for the continuation of the Kingdom Political Steering Group meeting on Thursday.

www.topix.net | 6/30/10 7:46 AM

If parties have agreed upon a fixed term employment contract and the employee wishes to resign before the term of the contract has expired, may the employee terminate his employment contract prematurely? Article 7A:1615e, paragraph 3 Civil Code of the Netherlands Antilles stipulates that an employment contract for a fixed term may only be ...

www.topix.net | 6/29/10 7:47 AM

LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- A Peruvian judge has rejected a request by the Dutch suspect in last month's killing of a young woman to retract his murder confession. The lawyer for Joran van der Sloot, 22, claimed that a statement his client made confessing to the crime was made under duress and should be invalidated. www.caribbeannetnews.com | 6/28/10 12:00 AM

The Joint Court of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba on Friday ordered the heirs of the late Norman Chester Wathey to reconvene in Court on August 27 to address the question whether all his children are entitled to a legitimate portion of his estate.

www.topix.net | 6/26/10 3:33 PM

Pressured by the First Chamber, the Dutch Government has to reach an agreement with Curacao and St.

www.topix.net | 6/26/10 11:39 AM

Dutch caretaker Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende is planning a farewell visit to the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba next month.

www.topix.net | 6/26/10 7:24 AM

June 25, 2010 - VANCOUVER June 21, 2010 - " Premier online gaming site, GR88.com is excited to reveal ten of the most luxurious summertime casinos from around the world.

www.topix.net | 6/25/10 6:03 PM

The Hyatt Curacao's Great Room offers an enchanting view of the Caribbean. The first thing you notice about the Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina is check-in. It's really remote: It takes place at the airport in Willemstadt, the bustling city at the heart of Curacao, the largest island in the Netherlands Antilles.

www.topix.net | 6/25/10 12:54 PM

David James Mosher, 46, of Pleasant View, formerly of Muskegon, Mich., died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, in the Netherlands Antilles island of Bonaire.

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Pictured left to right are: Anand Ravi, MD, Prrasonna Selvarajah, MD, Andrea Mazzola Johnson, DO, Punsara Dasuni Wahalawatta, MD, Affaf Munir, MD, Thevaki Pararajasingam, MD and Vijay Neelamegam Premnath, MD.) Seven Family Medicine doctors graduated Friday, June 18 from the St.

www.topix.net | 6/24/10 4:57 PM

Acting Lt. Governor Reynold Groeneveldt believes that the Parliament of Country St.

www.topix.net | 6/24/10 8:33 AM

Contradicting concerns in the First Chamber that Country St. Maarten would attain a "fake autonomy" in the new constitutional relations, the Dutch Government has stated that country status for the island territory is inevitable.

www.topix.net | 6/23/10 12:18 PM

The Dutch First Chamber is seriously considering postponing the handling of the Kingdom Consensus Laws to mid-September, thereby endangering the target date of October 10 for the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles.

www.topix.net | 6/23/10 8:13 AM

More complex than you think! Experience teaches us that it is often difficult for employers to deal with the often complex labor law legislation of the Netherlands Antilles in a practical manner.

www.topix.net | 6/22/10 6:15 AM

A delegation from St. Maarten, led by Commissioner of Constitutional Affairs William Marlin, is in The Hague to attend today's Political Steering Group meeting with the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles, and Curacao.

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