WILLEMSTAD - The government of Curaçao wants to renegotiate the agreement reached earlier, after one and a half years of struggles, regarding the consensus law for the establishment of the Caribbean Body for Reform and Development (COHO).
In a letter to State Secretary Alexandra Van Huffelen, Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas proposes to convene a 'kingdom conference' to remove the sore points. The Prime Minister warns that the bill in its current form cannot count on sufficient support in Parliament.
According to Pisas, 'many' Members of Parliament, also from the coalition parties, have fundamental objections, partly because COHO would undermine the autonomy of the country. The undertaking by the Netherlands to co-invest is also not considered strong enough.