‘In order to realize economic development, you have to affect the environment here and there’
WILLEMSTAD - Minister of Economic Development Steven Martina sees, despite the heavy criticism, the development of the Jan Thiel area still as positive. According to the Minister, there is still a need for hotels More...
Online petition for Doggy Beach
WILLEMSTAD - Curacao Nature Conservation has started an online petition against the government, the pension fund and the Papagayo group. They want to develop the last piece of nature along the coast of Jan Thiel More...
The Dutch ‘Rijkswaterstaat’ to provide assistance with oil spills on all islands
THE HAGUE - The ‘Rijkswaterstaat’ as part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment has as its main role the practical execution of the public works and water management, including the construction More...
Carmabi pays attention to plastic in the sea
WILLEMSTAD - On Friday, June 8, Carmabi will discuss the problem of plastic waste in the sea. With the film "A Plastic Ocean" the nature organization opens the Shark Week. For the third time again. The complete More...
Plastic tsunamis threaten coast in Latin America
RIO DE JANEIRO - Although Latin America produces just five percent of the world’s plastic, it imports billions of tons annually for the use of all kinds of products, some of which end up in the sea as garbage. It More...
Green Force angry with gas station owners
WILLEMSTAD - Green Force is angry with the owners of gas stations on the island. They would want to stop driving electrically. According to the Environmental and Recycling Organization, the gasoline vendors only More...
First Plastic Attack success
WILLEMSTAD - The first Plastic Attack organized by Clean Caribbean Coalition, GMN, Supermarket Center Piscadera and Greenforce was a success. This is according to Caroline Castendijk who is closely involved in the More...
First bird’s nest destroyed
WILLEMSTAD - The first nest of the Black-necked stilt has been destroyed by dogs. This is according to the Curacao Footprint Foundation. The breeding season has started and the foundation insists on being extra More...
Press release: 75 million guilders Isla is not for the SMOC volunteers
WILLEMSTAD - From news reports from the last days, it seems as if the environmental organization SMOC demands 75 million guilders from Isla and thus endangers the existence of the oil refinery. Those reports are More...
It’s SMOC’s fault!
It’s not the first time that the unions were paid and send by Maduro’s Khmer Rouge in their sponsored red PDVSA shirts to demonstrate on the Wilhelmina Square against the seizure of SMOC and the others. I add More...
