Court of Justice: “Oil refinery Isla does not have to pay penalty!”
WILLEMSTAD - On Wednesday, May 2, 2018, the Court of First Instance found in summary proceedings that the oil refinery Isla does not owe a penalty payment due to the exceedance of the standard for the emission of 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...
Ruling on claim environmental organizations on oil refinery set for May 2
WILLEMSTAD - The ruling on the summary proceedings of the oil refinery Isla against the environmental organization SMOC, 25 local residents and Humanitarian Aid Foundation takes place on 2 May. Yesterday the summary More...
Isla trade unions are protesting against lien placed by environmental groups
WILLEMSTAD - The trade unions representing the oil refinery employees have called up their members to protest against the lien placed by the Humanitarian Care Foundation, SMOC and 25 residents this morning on the More...
Once again environmental groups place a lien on oil refinery
WILLEMSTAD - Humanitarian Care Foundation, Clean Environment Foundation (SMOC) and 25 local residents have once again place a 75 million guilders lien on the oil refinery Isla and the Build Own and Operate (BOO) More...
Journal of Environmental Protection: Isla, Mortality and SO2
WILLEMSTAD - A few days ago, Pulster et al. published their article “Exposure Assessment of Ambient Sulfur Dioxide Downwind of an Oil Refinery in Curaçao” in the Journal of Environmental Protection. Considering More...
SMOC wants to consult again about oil refinery fuel
WILLEMSTAD - The environmental organization SMOC wants to again consult with the government about the oil refinery Isla. The organization has asked the Prime Minister of Curaçao, Eugene Rhuggenaath for an appointment. During More...
“Air around oil refinery Isla is not so clean after all”
WILLEMSTAD - The air quality around the oil refinery Isla is not as good as was announced by the Minister of Public Health, Suzanne Camelia-Römer last week. This is according to the environmental organization SMOC. According More...
Environmental Service’s investigation on oil refinery is not complete
WILLEMSTAD – The investigation of the Environmental Service into the emissions of the oil refinery Isla is not complete. This is according to Arjan Linthorst of the environmental organization SMOC. Part of the More...
