Most complaints Ombudsman against Social Affairs
WILLEMSTAD – In the month of July the Ombudsman received 21 complaints from citizens against the government. Most of the complaints, six in total, were directed against the Ministry of Social Affairs...
View ArticleMarchena to finally get asphalt
WILLEMSTAD – The government will start asphalting a large number of streets in the neighborhood Marchena. The neighborhood is located between the oil refinery and Wishi. Tomorrow is the start date for...
View ArticlePrime Minister: “Curaçao is not a jungle”
WILLEMSTAD – The Prime Minister of Curaçao Dr. Bernhard Whiteman assumes that the national theatre was set on fire. This is according to his statement during the press conference last night. This is...
View ArticleOfficial opening parliamentary year 2016/2017
WILLEMSTAD – As is tradition, the second Tuesday of September is the opening of the parliamentary year. This morning the Governor of Curaçao Her Excellency Mrs. Lucille George-Wout arrived at the...
View ArticleUnion leader: “General strike this Thursday”
WILLEMSTAD – During a press conference, the leaders of the majority of labor unions on the islands declared that there will be a general strike on Thursday morning in support of the contract workers of...
View ArticlePrime Minister: “Public order measures in force”
WILLEMSTAD - During a national address on Wednesday evening at half past eight, the Prime Minister of Curaçao Dr. Bernhard Whiteman reminded the unions that are part of the general strike that the...
View ArticleGeneral strike; Schools are closed today
WILLEMSTAD - The schools are closed today. This is according to a decision of the Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Irene Dick due to the general strike that starts today at 7am. In a short...
View ArticleGeneral strike halts public life for hours; 80% without power
WILLEMSTAD - A general strike supported by all 23 unions on the island had major implications for public life in Curaçao. The strike took effect on Thursday. Schools were closed, many areas were...
View ArticleMoU between government and Chinese company for modernization oil refinery
WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chinese company Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co. LTD. that is specialized in trade and investment of energy and...
View ArticleGovernment signs MoU with World Bank Group
WILLEMSTAD – The Minister of Economic Development Eugene Rhuggenaath together with the Minister of Finance Dr. Jose Jardim signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ms. Sophie Sirtaine, Regional...
View ArticleGeneral strike ends; Contract workers celebrate
WILLEMSTAD – After a day of widespread power outages and frustration from locals and tourists, the general strike was ended last night. Unions agreed to the offer of 1.8 million guilders for their...
View ArticleDe Geus: “Without a strategic partner, UTS will not survive”
WILLEMSTAD – The search for a strategic partner for the public company United Telecommunication Services is a matter of survival. “Without a strategic partner, we will be dead,” said the CEO of the...
View ArticlePDVSA says Isla refinery lease not up for negotiation yet
WILLEMSTAD - Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA on Thursday said its lease of Curaçao's Isla refinery was not up for negotiations yet, days after the island announced a preliminary deal with China's...
View ArticleSerious financial problems Capriles Clinic
WILLEMSTAD - With the intervention of Minister of Public Health Siegfried Victorina, the psychiatric clinic, Capriles, has come into even deeper financial problems. This is according to the director of...
View ArticleVVRP: Areas at risk of flooding
WILLEMSTAD – The Ministry of Public Works advises all those residents that live or has businesses in areas that are at risk of flooding, to take all possible measures to safeguard their property. One...
View ArticleCabinet resigns day before elections
WILLEMSTAD - Prime Minister Dr. Bernhard Whiteman today submitted the resignation of his cabinet to Governor Lucille George-Wout. That is the tradition on the eve of new elections. Until a new...
View ArticleTask Force studies situation in Venezuela
WILLEMSTAD – A taskforce has been appointed to study the different scenarios in case the situation in Venezuela get out of hand. What could be the implications for the three Dutch islands of the coast...
View ArticleGovernor starts with consultation rounds
WILLEMSTAD – The Governor of Curaçao, H.E. Lucille George-Wout begins today with the consultations rounds with the view of forming a new government for the island. The leaders of all political parties...
View ArticlePAR wants to govern, except with MFK and Korsou di Nos Tur
WILLEMSTAD – The political party that joined the government after it had lost its majority, the PAR, announced it was ready to govern again. The leader of the party Zita Jesus-Leito (photo) made that...
View ArticleFour parties show willingness to form government
WILLEMSTAD - The MAN, PAR, PNP and Pueblo Soberano (PS) presented a joint letter indicating their willingness to form the next government backed by a majority of 12 of the 21 seats in Parliament. The...
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