ENQUETE OVERHEIDSVENNOOTSCHAPPEN CURACAO
Kernoverwegingen beschikking Hof van 13 juni 2017
Op 13 juni 2017 heeft het Gemeenschappelijk Hof van Justitie te Curaçao een beschikking gewezen in de enquêteprocedure die door het openbaar ministerie was aangespannen tegen onder andere de overheidsvennootschappen Aqualectra en Refineria de Korsou (RdK). Dit betreft een beschikking in de tweede fase, waarin zowel het OM als Aqualectra een verzoek inzake vaststelling wanbeleid en het treffen van voorzieningen hebben ingediend.
Een kort overzicht van de feiten. De zaak draait om de wijze waarop de toenmalige regering van het Land Curaçao (10 oktober 2010 – 29 september 2012) en de door die …
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CURACAO SHOULD ESTABLISH A CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
Speech by Karel Frielink, President of the Curacao Bar Association, given on Friday 21 September 2012 on the occasion of the inauguration of three judges of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao and St Maarten and of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba
Madam President! Excellency! Ladies and gentlemen!
“Our government, our parliament and our judiciary are the cornerstones of the sustainable, positive development of our Country. With our belief in God we shall enjoy His protection, for blessed are those whose God is the Lord. We shall pull together and serve our Country with love in equality …
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ERIC GARCIA: CURACAO NOT READY FOR INDEPENDENCE
VBC Lunch Lecture Held Wednesday, December 14, 2011
According to Eric Garcia (CEO Girobank) “we need to be honest and acknowledge the fact that we are simply not ready for independence. Neither financially nor politically. Instead of continuously focusing on independence, our government should deal with the many macro-economic challenges our country is facing at this moment. Curacao’s growth has been lagging behind other countries in the Caribbean. Our poor economic performance is accompanied by a high unemployment rate, particularly among the youth. However, it seems as if our politicians do not perceive the low economic growth and high unemployment …
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SI? SI!
The 2009 Curacao referendum
According to Eric de Vries, “Many of the group of citizens on Curacao who predominantly speak English have requested information on the referendum of May 15, 2009, and in particular an explanation what the referendum will be about and why they should vote “YES” or “NO”.” He wrote an article (click here) in which he addresses those issues.
Further information can be found here (in Dutch), here (in English) and here (in Papiamento). Vota SI could not use the domain name www.vota-si.com, among other websites, because it was …
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