Judge bans blockades at entrance 5 and 7 oil refinery
WILLEMSTAD - The blockades at entrance 5 and entrance 7 were lifted yesterday afternoon after the judge's order. The Refeneria Isla, Curoil and Aqualectra together filed a lawsuit against the union SGTK to free More...
Major power outage: Various areas without power
WILLEMSTAD – The strike at the oil refinery Isla by the contract workers and their union SGTK are causing problems for the utility company Aqualectra. The company cannot reach its installations on the refinery More...
Gasoline ten cents cheaper, diesel slightly more expensive per August 30
WILLEMSTAD - As of August 30, gasoline will be 10 cents per liter cheaper. Now a liter at the pump costs 1.65 guilders, tomorrow this will be 1.55 per liter. Diesel, on the other hand, will be slightly more expensive: More...
Gasoline and diesel 1 cent more expensive
WILLEMSTAD – Gasoline and diesel driver will have to pay a little bit more at the gas station starting this Tuesday, August 2. Both fuels will be 1 cent more expensive per liter. This means that for a liter of More...
Chance of power outages due to testing
WILLEMSTAD - There is a chance that some neighbourhoods will be without power today for some time. The utility company Aqualectra warns for power outages. This has to do with the test of the gas turbine at the CRU More...
Electricity situation is stable again
WILLEMSTAD - Aqualectra announces that the electricity situation is stable again. Last week there were problems with the electricity supply because many machines were in maintenance. This is the reason why the More...
Curacao should embrace solar energy
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao must change its energy policy. This is according to the environmental club Green Force. Consumers should be encouraged by the government to participate in the production of renewable energy. Now More...
Schotte: OM wants to discredit MFK
WILLEMSTAD - The Public Prosecution (OM) wants to discredit the MFK. This is according to the political leader of the opposition party Gerrit Schotte. It’s for a reason why the report on the mismanagement at More...
Former Prime Minister Ys: “Those responsible for mismanagement public companies should be placed on black list”
WILLEMSTAD – The government must create a blacklist of the names of those responsible for mismanagement at public companies as members of the supervisory board or as members of the management team. This is according More...
Let it hurt: It’s not only Gerrit Schotte
The report on the mismanagement of the public companies gave Schotte’s enemies a good stick to beat him with. Unfortunately, his enemies forgot that those things that were mentioned in the report could not have More...
