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Inter Scaldes in Kruiningen

Inter Scaldes third Dutch restaurant awarded 3 Michelin stars

Dec 11 '17 16:00
Food

Inter Scaldes in Kruiningen was awarded a third Michelin star at the presentation of the stars in Amsterdam on Monday. Inter Scaldes is the third restaurant in the Netherlands to get 3 Michelin stars, joining De Librije in Zwolle and De Leest in Vaassen, both of which managed to hold on to their three stars over the past year, NU.nl reports. 

No restaurants in the Netherlands were awarded their second star this year. The Duchess, Le Restaurant and The Whiteroom in Amsterdam, AIRRepublic in Cadzand, Fitzgerald in Rotterdam, and Vista in Willemstad all got their first star. 

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Four dead, six hurt in shooting at Curacao birthday party

Aug 8 '17 07:29
CrimeTop Stories

Four people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting in Willemstad on Curacao on Monday night. The injured people were rushed to the hospital. The gunmen are still at large, AD reports.

According to broadcaster NOS, the shooting happened at a birthday party for two brothers in te Buena Vista neighborhood. Unknown gunmen drove up in a car and opened fire on a home with automatic weapons. The area is known for gang violence. Newspaper AD reports that the shooting happened at a bar annex small supermarket.

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Police raid Curacao Central Bank president's home

Aug 11 '16 08:45
BusinessCrime

On Wednesday the Judiciary on Curacao raided the home of Emsley Tromp, the president of the Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten. The Public Prosecutor in Willemstad would not comment on why he was raided

Carcinogenic debris falls on Curacao, puts refinery in spotlight

Jun 9 '15 15:30
BusinessHealth

After years of living under a haze of waste gases from the Isla refinery in the middle of Willemsad, Curacao, residents now also have to deal with a strange green substance covering the Wishi neighborhood.

Curacao shootout

Airport shootout leaves two dead on Curaçao

Jul 16 '14 13:14
CrimeTop Stories

Two people are dead, and at least six others are injured after passengers drove a car up to the arrivals hall of the Curacao International Airport and started shooting at some of the passengers.

Escaped Curaçao murderer caught

Jun 24 '14 13:12
Crime

In Curaçao, an escaped convict has been caught, after being on the run for two months. Liomar W. was arrested sitting in a car with his father.

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