PHILIPSBURG - Over the weekend of May 8th through May 10th, 5 armed robberies have been reported to the Special Robbery Unit. The first was on Friday May 8th two men with initials M.X and F.P. both from the island of Dominica and staying on board of a cargo boat presently on the island stated that [...]

WILLEMSTAD, Curaзao–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Already offering a wealth of savings, the island of Curaзao, the Caribbean?s Hidden Treasure, is making it more cost-effective than ever to travel to the island this summer! By booking travel via the island?s popular Curaзao Now promotion, travelers will now receive an additional $100 per person airfare rebate, a free night during [...]

Special $199 per night opening rate is available through May 31, 2009 NEW YORK, May 6 /PRNewswire/ — The Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino, the newest full-service, branded resort to open on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao in more than 15 years, has officially opened its luxurious Aqua Spa facility. The Aqua Spa is an 8,300 [...]

Venezuela’s state-owned PDVSA shut down all of its processing units at the 325,000-barrel-per-day (BBL/d) Willemstad Isla refinery in Curacao because of an unexpected power outage on April 27. Power and air were restored to the plant within 24 hours, and steam production resumed on April 29. The 160,000-BBL/d Crude 3 and 48,000-BBL/d Feed Cracker 2 are [...]

A KLM Boeing 747-400, registration PH-BFL performing flight KL-785 from Curacao (Netherlands Antilles) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) with 399 passengers, returned to Curacao when a fire was observed in the cabin. The airplane landed safely. Passengers reported, that there was a fire in the internal wiring near the TV screen in the lower deck around seat row [...]

It seems everyone today is upset about the government bailout of AIG and having taxpayer dollars go to paying executive bonuses, leaving us regular folk to wonder, ?Who?s going to bail us out?? The answer is Curaзao. That?s right, the little island in the Caribbean with the funny name wants to give you a bailout of up [...]

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao ? Four convicts escaped from the Bon Futuro prison on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, officials said Tuesday. The four prisoners, ranging in ages from 20 to 24, were serving terms for attempted murder and armed robbery. They apparently escaped Tuesday when two guards were briefly taken hostage by three other prisoners. The guards were [...]

Giovanni van Ierland owned the Campo Alegre Brothel in partnership with his long time attorney, Leslie Franklin. Van Ierland had the majority interest in the Campo Alegre Brothel and completely owned the Campo Alegre Casino. Both men were convicted of drug & money laundering crimes in 2002. Attorney Leslie Franklin was sentenced to seven years and van [...]

Fear & Loathing In Curacao: Giovanni van Ierland, Controversial Former Owner of Campo-Alegre Murdered in Curacao. WILLEMSTAD, CURACAO ? The Dutch Forensic Institute (NFI) is investigating the murder of Giovanni van Ierland.?The former Campo-Alegre owner was shot dead on the street two weeks ago. In the meantime one 40-year old suspect was arrested. Last week, the Dutch [...]

MAHO–A passionate call for Caribbean unity coupled with her graceful and elegant performance won raven-haired, long-legged Curaзaolenean beauty Angenie Anamaria Simon the sixteenth annual Caraibes Hibiscus Crown, the second consecutive win for the Netherlands Antilles island nation. The 23-year-old Finance Assistant had the capacity-filled Sonesta Maho Conference Room audience enthralled by her beauty, confidence and [...]