WILLEMSTAD - This year King's Day was all about solidarity. This said Governor Lucille George-Wout in her video message in honor of the 55th birthday of King Willem-Alexander.
The pandemic that has kept us so captivated in recent years seems to be under control in Curaçao. Unfortunately, we are still experiencing the social consequences of this, according to the governor. The pandemic has severely affected our economic base and has exposed vulnerabilities, especially in the social and economic sense. However, the consequences of the crisis would be much worse if we did not have the link with the Kingdom.
"There is also a willingness in the future to continue to offer support within the framework of our Kingdom in order to recover as a country. This support is aimed at making Curaçao resilient and to offer our country the opportunity to start on its own as soon as possible. We have the strength to realize the acquired autonomy. The way in which this should be done is currently being discussed. And that is a good thing, because we must continue to listen to each other and continue to talk with each other with only one goal in mind: to serve our people."
According to the governor, the government faces the difficult task of implementing necessary reforms. "It is inevitable that holy houses will be affected." The governor hopes and expects that we can look to the future with confidence.
George-Wout is convinced that the potential for reform is present within our people. "That's our strength. And that also applies to our people who have chosen to live in another country. We have to mobilize those forces. We have to become attractive again as a country to our citizens, so that they do not have to leave for a better life elsewhere; but choose to return."