Brazilian Airline Gol saw a demand on it route network grow by 32.1% in January over the same period last year (31.4% in the domestic market and 36.9% in the international market). It was the second consecutive month to record a year-on-year upturn. According to the company, the key factor behind the upturn was the improved [...]

THE HAGUE–Dutch Government announced on Friday that it has started the reorganisation of the backlog in payments of the Island Territory of St. Eustatius to the general Antillean pension fund APNA. The amount of the money is NAf. 6,686,652.15, almost 2.3 million euros, and involves the backlog up to and including 2005. The backlog in payments [...]

The discussion about switching from the Antillean guilder to the US dollar in Curaзao and St. Maarten when the Netherlands Antilles ceases to exist has died down somewhat since a symposium on the subject at the end of last year. However, preparations for ?dollarisation? continue unabated behind the scenes in financial circles in Willemstad, confirmed [...]

CARACAS, Venezuela ? AP. Venezuela made a diplomatic protest to the United States and the Netherlands on Monday, saying a U.S. military plane violated its airspace last week after taking off from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao. A U.S. diplomat denied it. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro called the purported incursion “an attempt to provoke [...]

Bid per person, per night and choose your length of stay anytime thru November 30, 2010 at the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel in Curacao The Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel & Casino at Plaza Brion is situated in the beautiful centre of Willemstad city, on the Island Curaзao, in ?Otrabanda? next to the harbor Sint Anna [...]

SAN NICOLAS ? The refinery at San Nicolas will become partially operational again. In this, owner and operator Valero wants potential buyer PetroChina to observe the refinery?s operation and its status. The starting up of facilities will take approximately three weeks. The definite decision on whether the Chinese state-owned oil company will take over the refinery [...]

The 8th Amstel Curacao Race will take place on November 7, 2009. Many cycling champions have been invited to compete in this 80 kilometer long, last race of the season and to enjoy their holidays on the beautiful island of Curacao. As usual the race is not only for professionals, recreational cyclists get a chance [...]

On October 6, 2009 one hundred and two turtles were born on Blue Bay Beach. The photo with the index finger shows just how small they were. They all seemed healthy and crawled towards the water together. Unfortunately they have not been seen since. One turtle had been spotted in the bay for months, not afraid of people the [...]

Bingo Las Vegas Casino bid farewell to the winner of their Frequent Player Points program for the month of September. Mark C. along with his companion Francesca S. from Birmingham, England wrapped up a 3 day all expense-paid trip to the Paradise Island of Curacao, at the 5 star hotel Renaissance Curacao Hotel and Casino. Courtesy [...]

THE HAGUE–It is an issue that the Dutch Parliament?s Second Chamber keeps coming back to: St. Maarten cannot attain country status before it has complied with all conditions. Members of Parliament?s Permanent Committee on Antillean and Aruban Affairs NAAZ don?t seem too enthusiastic about State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Ank Bijleveld-Schouten?s Plan B. Parliament wondered, during [...]