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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CURACAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ON REFERENDUM
Kámara di Komèrsio Kòrsou:
Un voto ‘NO’ ta funesto pa klima ekonómiko.
Un voto ‘NO’ ta funesto pa pueblo di Kòrsou.
Karel Frielink:
Bo ta kere ku futuro ta mas importante ku pasado? SI
Bo ta kere mester solushoná nos debenan? SI
Bo ta kere ku e pakete ta un base pa drecha ekonomia i redusí pobresa? SI
Bo ta kere ku SI ta ofresé Kòrsou un mihó futuro? SI
SI ta e kontesta pa hóben i grandinan, riku i pober, Hindu, Katóliko, Moslim, pretu, blanku, nasé na Kòrsou òf otro kaminda. SI ta uni hende di diferente kultura i …
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AWEL SI
Pueblo ta papia palabra kla
Bo ta kere den Kòrsou? SI
Bo ta kere ku Kòrsou tin chèns ainda di mehorá? SI
Bo ta kere ku nos mester biba na pas i den harmonia ku otro? SI
Bo ta kere ku futuro ta mas importante ku pasado? SI
Bo ke e mihó pa bo yunan? SI
Bo ta kere den òrdu i stabilidat? SI
Bo ta kere nos mester mehorá nos kuido di salú? SI
Bo ta kere nos mester krea trabou? SI
Bo ta kere ku nos mester keda partner di …
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VOTA SI
‘SI’ pa Futuro di Kòrsou
SI bo tin Kòrsou na pechu, bo tambe ta preokupá pa futuro di nos isla. E momentu a yega pa ábo mete kuné.
Mi stima Kòrsou i mi ta deSIdido pa biba aki i kontribuí na bienestar di mi pais. Ami mes ke disidí mi futuro i esun di mi lugá. Mi ta konvensí ku SI ta e mihó opshon pa un mihó futuro.
Karel Frielink
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AMI TA VOTA SI
Ami ta vota SI:
Hopi SI, pa un futuro SIgur i prospero pa un i tur di nos Dushi Korsou!
Karel Frielink
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SI IS THE MESSAGE OF HOPE
Do you believe?
Do you believe in Curacao? SI
Do you believe Curacao still has a chance to improve? SI
Do you believe we should live in peace and harmony? SI
Do you believe the future is more important than the past? SI
Do you want the best for your children? SI
Do you believe in law, order and stability? SI
Do you believe in a partnership with the Netherlands? SI
Do you believe the Netherlands should show more compassion? SI
Do you believe the opposition is hurting Curacao? SI
Do you believe the referendum should be about issues not …
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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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THE DISMANTLING OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
Info Bulletin Dismantling available
The country The Netherlands Antilles (‘het Land de Nederlandse Antillen’) will cease to exist, presumably in 2010. Like Aruba, although slightly different, Curacao and St. Maarten will receive the status of autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in accordance with referendums held on both islands. Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will each receive the status of Dutch municipality (a.k.a. Kingdom Island).
The Ministry of Constitutional and Interior Affairs has published a number of info bulletins on the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles: