Open letter to Ministers of Justice of St. Maarten and Curaçao, Cornelius de Weever and Quincy Girigorie
Dear Minister De Weever, We are writing this letter to thank you for giving us a chance to rehabilitate and to help us with our job here in Curaçao, at the same time. Some of us were lucky enough to try and gain from the situation we were placed in. But the blame and heat goes to the Director of Sint Maarten who lied to us inmates about the relocations More...
The right to be heard
People’s rights jurist Lucita Moenir Alam contributed an article to Antillaans Dagblad at the Dutch-language newspaper’s request on the 25th anniversary of the first constitutional referendum in Curaçao, More...
Urgent call to all Caribbean nations to condemn and reject continuation of Dutch colonialism in the Caribbean region
We herewith would like to bring attention to an urgent emerging undemocratic development in the Southern- Caribbean. On November 20th 2018, the illegal deposed government of Sint Eustatius will be in court of first More...
Referendum yes, but not without a referendum law
It’s amazing how some Dutch Members of Parliament (MP) keep busy these days. Some can be found promoting cartoons that insult the Prophet Muhammad. Others dream up proposals for the introduction of two types of More...
Transforming Urban Curaçao
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is assisting the Curacao Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Urban Planning (VVRP) in its objective to improve urban and community sustainability through the More...
SMOC: The distribution of money within the RdK N.V.
WILLEMSTAD - RdK N.V. (Refineria di Korsou N.V.) collects the meager rent of the Isla. A meager rent because for the maintenance of the refinery and the more environmentally friendly operation - an objective of More...
Doing Nothing Corporation
Despite the fact that more and more companies are forced to cut back on their staff, the aforementioned club seems to increasingly enjoy the interest of local politicians. One is abroad for some singing performances, More...
Justice should be blind, but blind to everything?
Lately I have been following a peculiar case taking place here in Curaçao. And I was in full expectation of the court verdict. I am a person that is a supporter of the rule of law. For me what the Court says is More...
Gay parenting
Article 16 of the universal declaration of human rights states that” Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family”, logically More...
About integrity…
The topic of integrity has surfaced more frequently the last few days, among others due to the 'Leading with Integrity – Beyond Self Interest' conference and the 'Harold i Filo Silvano Nos Baranka' integrity award More...
