Dannawi signs with new majority
WILLEMSTAD – Independent Member of Parliament Gassan Dannawi, who was an MP for MAN, joined the new majority headed by the MFK leader Gerrit Schotte. Last Friday Dannawi submitted his resignation after...
View ArticleGovernor initiates formation process
WILLEMSTAD - Governor Lucille George-Wout starts consultations on forming an interim cabinet today, Monday, after the “new majority” in Parliament adopted motions of no confidence against Ministers...
View ArticleRhuggenaath elected as new leader PAR
WILLEMSTAD - Outgoing Minister of Economic Development Eugene Ruggenaath was chosen by the party council to become the new political leader of the PAR. He succeeds Minister Zita Jesus-Leito. She was...
View ArticleNew majority requests meeting with Prime Minister
WILLEMSTAD – The new majority in parliament formed by 12 MPs signed a petition to meet with the outgoing Prime Minister of Curaçao Hensley Koeiman in a public meeting. The twelve MPs are concerned...
View ArticleGovernor gives green light to formation interim cabinet
WILLEMSTAD – Governor Lucille George-Wout has, in recent days, held consultative talks with successively the President of Parliament, the Vice-Chairman of the Advisory Board, the Minister of State, a...
View ArticleScreening new ‘formateur’ not ready yet
WILLEMSTAD – A week ago the Governor of Curaçao Lucille George-Wout informed about her intentions to appoint Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia as the ‘formateur’ of a new government. She will be in charge of...
View ArticleMotion passed to halt snap election
WILLEMSTAD – With eleven votes for and five against, Curaçao’s Parliament late Friday night adopted a motion calling for the withdrawal of the national decree issued by the outgoing Koeiman Cabinet to...
View ArticlePolitical turmoil
Curaçao’s Parliament has passed a motion asking the government of caretaker Prime Minister Hensley Koeiman (MAN) to withdraw today, Monday, at the latest its national decree dissolving the legislature...
View ArticleMotions against two ministers adopted
WILLEMSTAD - The new majority in the States adopted two motions against Minister Eugene Ruggenaath of Economic Development and Minister Suzanne Camelia-Römer of Traffic, Transport and Spatial Planning....
View ArticleGovernor formally asks Larmonie-Cecilia to form an interim cabinet
WILLEMSTAD - The Cabinet of Governor Lucille George-Wout emitted a press release in which they indicate that Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia was requested to become the ‘formateur’ of an interim government...
View ArticleSchotte: “Stop all negotiations with Guangdong Zhenrong”
WILLEMSTAD - Gerrit Schotte has ordered to stop all talks with the Chinese State Company Guangdong Zhenrong Energy. As the new leader of the majority in the Parliament of Curaçao, the MFK leader finds...
View ArticleNames candidate ministers already known
WILLEMSTAD – The names of the candidate ministers for the interim government are already known. The new majority in Parliament presented their candidates to become ministers. These candidates will go...
View ArticleSerious business
Friday was Nomination Day in Curaçao (see related story) and it’s interesting to see how many candidates are on lists of different parties than the ones with which they ran only five months ago. This...
View ArticleIt’s raining motions; Parliament adopts 10 motions during public meeting
WILLEMSTAD - The majority of 12 adopted ten motions during yesterday’s public meeting of parliament. These motions range from no more addition of fluoride to drinking water, the elimination of the one...
View ArticleTo stop negotiations with Chinese State Company is unacceptable
WILLEMSTAD – The Union Central “Union Sindikato Trahadónan di di Kòrsou” (STK) has announced in a written statement that they find it unacceptable that the new majority in Parliament wants to stop all...
View ArticleGroup of 12 MPs: Next stop European Court
WILLEMSTAD - The “new majority” in Curaçao’s Parliament wants the European Court to give a correct interpretation on articles 29 and 53 of the country’s Constitution, they announced during a press...
View ArticleOM part screening candidate ministers finalized
WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecutor (OM) Curaçao completed the judicial reference regarding the security checks of the candidate ministers. The outcome of the judicial reference has been presented to...
View ArticlePisas to be sworn in as Prime Minister of Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD – Gilmar Pisa's, the current President of Parliament, will be sworn in as Prime Minister of Curaçao tomorrow afternoon. This will only be temporary. There are currently two candidate...
View ArticleScreening results in: “Formateur” hopes for quick swearing in ministers...
WILLEMSTAD - All relevant authorities have now submitted their screening results of the proposed ministers to ‘formateur’ Ruthmilda Larmonie Cecilia. Yesterday afternoon she submitted her final report...
View ArticleFormateur delivers final report to Governor
WILLEMSTAD - Governor Lucille George-Wout, has received the final report from Ruthmilda Larmonie-Cecilia who is in charge of forming a new interim government. The Governor also received a formation...
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