Juan Valdez flies Avianca

Yesterday, November 11th, 2008, the Parliament of Aruba unanimously voted for the approval of the introduction of a new corporate entity in Aruba, the L.L.C. limited liability corporation or the V.B.A., Vennootschap met Beperkte Aansprakelijkheid. With this introduction the legislator has modernized the corporate laws of Aruba in many aspects.

Gomez & Bikker’s Patrick Honnebier was a lecturer during the 12th Annual Aer-Engine leasing from May 15th-May 17th, 2007 in Monaco; Trading & Finance Conference, organized by the www.aviationindustrygroup.com. His…

“The Amicorp Compliance Portal enables companies to make better-informed decisions about its client base and avoids companies from investing large amounts of money and time in non- core activities, such as information gathering and reporting to authorities” said Lincoln D. Gomez, managing-partner at Gomez & Bikker law offices.

Most people who wish to work in Aruba will need to obtain a work permit from the DIMAS (Department of Integration Management and Admission of Foreigners). The only exceptions apply to people of Dutch nationality, whom by law are considered nationals of Aruba by birthright or because of their ties with Aruba. In some cases non-nationals can get an automatic right to work in Aruba and will only need to apply at the DIMAS for a statement which proves his/her right.

The draft bill “State Ordinance to amend the State Ordinance Tax on Operating Revenues” has recently been sent to parliament. This bill should enter into force as of January 1,…

Agreement between the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in respect of Aruba, and Saint Christopher (Saint Kitts) and Nevis for the exchange of information relating to tax matter, concluded on September…