WILLEMSTAD - The Member of Parliament for the coalition party PAR, Ana Maria Pauletta asked some questions to the Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath about the humanitarian goods that were recently dumped at the landfill.
Pauletta says that she understood from a press release from the Venezuelan organization Venex that they question the way the government handled the humanitarian hub and the products imported by the group and stored at Curinde (Free zone area). These products were destined for Venezuela for humanitarian aid arrived in April 2019. The PAR MP says that her faction received information that these products passed through several countries before reaching Curaçao. Before Curaçao they tried to store these products in Puerto Rico and Bonaire.
Pauletta says that it is important to clear these accusations against Curaçao. Venex accuses the government of making it impossible for these products to reach Venezuela or even to store them properly, inspect them and distribute them. Curaçao as one of the few countries that has made itself available as a humanitarian hub cannot allow these types of accusations which could damage its reputation, says the MP. Also, the MP wants to know what were the reasons that these containers remained in storage so long that the products expired. The MP says that they could have been used for local consumption.
Therefore, the MP wants to know what the criteria for a humanitarian hub is and if the organization Venex has complied with it. Pauletta wants the Prime Minister to explain to Parliament if these containers that were dumped at the landfill comply with the criteria.
The MP also wants to know if Curinde plays a role in this humanitarian hub based on the agreement with the U.S.A., and if this is the case how was this arranged.
Pauleta asks if Curaçao will continue as a humanitarian hub for the neighboring country Venezuela.