WILLEMSTAD - To be able to implement reforms to improve the conditions in Curaçao, an amount of 60 million guilders is firstly needed for education. Prime Minister Eugene Rhuggenaath said this in a national speech. In it, the prime minister has listed all that is needed and what further negotiations will be conducted with the Netherlands to guarantee a better future for the Curacao population.
According to Rhuggenaath, Curaçao is negotiating with the Netherlands to receive the 60 million as a donation to invest in the development of the population. The government wants to achieve this by, among other things, using this money to create a better relationship between education and the labor market. This increases the likelihood that people will actually get a job after graduating. The money will also be used for school materials and other educational resources
Rhuggenaath says that there is also a need for further investment in the socio-economic field and that it is therefore no longer possible to speak of a Caribbean Reform Entity (CHE), but of a Body for Reform and Development (OHO). This entity must include at least one person who has a relationship with Curaçao.
To this end, a statutory law will be in force for a period of six years. After those six years, it will automatically expire. However, an evaluation will take place after three years.
Before a final agreement is reached on the Kingdom Act, it must be submitted in its entirety to the Council of State. While the Council of State is reviewing this, Curaçao hopes to receive the funds from the third tranche. For this, all conditions from the second tranche must be met.
