Former Cbcs chair clarifies nomination

PHILIPSBURG--Former Antillean Prime Minister Etienne Ys has clarified that his appointment as chairperson of the supervisory board of the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS) in 2017 was based on a nomination from St. Maarten. His statement adds a new element to the ongoing dispute between the two governments over which country should nominate the next chair of the shared central bank.