A large money laundering case kept the national media busy this week, one of the suspects is Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd. Because seven suspects from Drenthe also got a prominent place in the Drenthe news and therefore also in De Week van Drenthe.
On Monday it becomes clear that a beer shower can have serious consequences. In addition to allowing an artist to step off the stage and not return, it can also lead to significant damage to the equipment. This happened during the Zomerfeest in Ruinerwold, and the board decided to report the incident.
On Tuesday it will be announced that a 58-year-old man from Gasteren, according to sources the Theo E. known in the motorcycle world, has been arrested as the main suspect in a large money laundering case. A total of nine suspects are arrested, including Jumbo CEO Frits van Eerd.
Later in the week it will be announced that there are a total of seven suspects from Drenthe, from Gasteren and Assen. Most were released on Friday, main suspect Theo E. is still in custody.
A festive day in Hoogeveen on Wednesday: the IT hub is opened. Business and education have to find each other in the bright blue building near the station. Previously, large companies in Hoogeveen, such as TVM, indicated that it is difficult to obtain well-trained IT staff. The hub is intended to prevent large companies from settling elsewhere.
A day later, on Thursday, disbelief in Veenoord. Because who set a fire that severely damaged thrift store Het Tweespan? In the night from Wednesday to Thursday, a trailer near the building went up in flames and the shop was also heavily damaged. The sight of the havoc hurts owner Grietje Boer, who did this to her? “I don’t know. I’m not aware that I have enemies.”
On Friday there is another strike day, this time members of the regional transport trade union FNV who stop working. They demand that employers come back to the table to negotiate a new collective labor agreement. The drivers will move to The Hague, if their demands are not met, new strikes will take place in October.