Curaçao is suffering from Avianca strike
WILLEMSTAD - The Bogota - Curaçao route is starting to suffer from the strikes organized by the 700 pilots of Avianca Colombia. Last weekend several flights between Colombia and Curaçao were canceled. Some passengers More...
Minister of Education: “We assume that schools will start tomorrow”
WILLEMSTAD - Tomorrow is the first day of school. The Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Science, Marilyn Alcala-Wallé says that she assumes the schools will start tomorrow. It is impossible to discuss More...
Teachers on strike till demands are met
WILLEMSTAD - The union representing teachers Sitek, has announced that they will be on strike on the first day of school. They will call off this strike only if their 48 demands are met. This is what the teachers More...
Delay Selikor due to strike
WILLEMSTAD - The garbage pickup has suffered some delay due to the strike of last Monday. This has been announced by Selikor’s management yesterday in a written statement. The staff will work through the weekend More...
General strike is now really over
WILLEMSTAD – “The general strike is really over.” That was announced by the chairman of trade union central CGTC Roland Ignacio. Trade unions, business and government signed the covenant optimization government More...
General Strike disrupts Tourism Industry
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association (CHATA) is extremely concerned on the impact on our tourism industry in regards to the general strike in Curaçao. CHATA has been communicating with its More...
Operations at Curaçao International Airport not hampered by local general strike
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao Airport Partners informs that the operation at Curaçao International Airport has not been hampered by the general strike in Curaçao. Passengers and tourists are not experiencing strike-related More...
General 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 without electricity More...
Prime 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 public order More...
Unions reject offer contractors association AAV
WILLEMSTAD – The union representing the contract workers of the oil refinery SGTK and the contractors’ association AAV have agreed on a two-year collective labor agreement with an annual pay raise of six and More...
