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CURAÇAO

CARIBBEAN-CENTRAL AMERICA PROFILE 2018

GOVERNMENT Ministry of Government Policy, Planning SEA
Curaçao, a former Dutch Caribbean colony And Public Services Sea Ports: The natural harbor inlet of the
became an autonomous country within the Breedestraat 39C Southern Caribbean island of Curacao is
Kingdom of the Netherlands on October Curacao located in the Port of Willemstad, one of the
10, 2010 in a change of constitutional status Tel.: 0-800-1515 commercial ports of Curacao. The commercial
dissolving the Netherlands Antilles. Under Fax: (599-9) 433-3130 ports of Curacao are:
the new arrangement, the Dutch government Email: info.gobiernu@gobiernu.cw • The Port of Willemstad
will remain responsible for defense and foreign Ministry of Justice • Bullen Bay
policy and have initial oversight over Curaçao’s
finances under a debt relief deal. Curaçao will Wilhelminaplein 14 – 16 • Caracas Bay
Curacao
have more power of government and use of its Tel: (599-9) 434 - 2100 • Fuik Bay
own tax revenues.
Fax: (599-9) 461 – 3786 • St. Michiel’s Bay
ELECTIONS Ministry of Education, Science, Culture And • Spanish Waters
Early general elections were held in Curaçao on Sports
28 April 2017 after the fall of the government Schottegatweg Oost 10 All harbours are naturally sheltered with
led by Hensley Koeiman. The next General Curacao docking alongside, and offer extensive facilities
Election is due in 2021. Tel: (599-9) 732-4324 and services. Willemstad is the most popular
Fax: (599-9) 737-1923 with cruise lines. St. Annabaai, Curaçao’s largest
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT Email: info.sae@gobiernu.cw port, is managed by a combination of public and
LEADERS private enterprise. The port has one of the safest
Governor Ministry of Social Development, Labour and and efficient ISO 9001:2000 certified container
Lucille Andrea George-Wout Welfare terminals in the Caribbean and Latin America
Fort Amsterdam 2, Willemstad, Pietermaai Parking & Mall “Curaçao Port Services, Inc.” (CPS). CPS is
Curaçao, Curacao equipped with two shore based gantry cranes
Tel: (599-9) 461-2000 Tel: (599-9) 434-0300 (50 tons) and one mobile gantry crane. The
Fax: (599-9) 461-1412 Fax: (599-9) 461-0521 container berth length is 500 meters and has a
Prime Minister Ministry of Traffic, Transport and Spatial draft of 40 feet. Next to container handling, all
kinds of cargo can be handled around the clock
Eugene Rhuggenaath Planning on this automated terminal. There is also easy
Fort Amsterdam 17, WTC-Building,IBC.II.C-B accessibility to large ro/ro and lo/lo (container)
Willemstad, Curaçao, Curacao vessels. The port congestion is limited. Special
Tel: (599-9) 461-3988 Tel: (599-9) 434-1200 transshipment rates are available.
Fax: (599-9) 461-5077 Fax: (599-9) 434-1266
Email: Info.domeinbeheer@gobiernu.cw AIR
MINISTRIES Airports: Hato International Airport is
Ministry of General Affairs EDUCATION the longest in the Caribbean. The modern
Fort Amsterdam 4 Public education is based on the Dutch international airport is situated on the north coast
Curacao and handles all types of aircraft. The airport has
Tel: (599-9) 461-3933 educational system. Until recently, all instruction an integrated handling service for all types of
Fax: (599-9) 461-7123 was provided in Dutch. Now, bilingual primary cargo. The cargo facility is computerized and
education in Papiamentu and Dutch is also
Ministry of Economic Affairs available. Private and parochial schools also highly efficient. With modern cargo buildings
Molenplein z/n exist on the island. The International School on the premises, there is more than enough
Curacao Of Curaçao and C.A.P.S. (Curaçao American capacity to handle all business.
Tel: (599-9) 462-1444 Preparatory School) provides education for
Fax: (599-9) 462-7590 English-speaking immigrants.
Email: info.dez@curacao-gov.an TELECOMMUNICATION
Higher education in Curaçao, as in the rest of Until recently, telecommunications throughout
Ministry of Finance the Netherlands Antilles, is good relative to
Pietermaai # 17, regional standards. The main institute of higher the Netherlands Antilles was government owned;
Curacao with United Telecommunication Services (UTS)
Tel: (599-9) 432-8000 learning is the University of the Netherlands in Curaçao, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten
Fax: (599-9) 461-3339 Antilles (UNA). Its multi-lingual workforce Telephone Company N.V. (TELEM) in St.
already has a greater than 90% literacy rate. Maarten, and Telefonia Bonairiano (TELBO)
Ministry of Public Health, Environment And in Bonaire as the incumbent Telco. Since the
Nature INFRASTRUCTURE liberalisation of United Telecommunication
Piscaderaweg 49 TRANSPORTATION Services in Curaçao, a total of eight long
Curacao LAND distance licences have been issued for the
Tel: (599-9) 432-5800 Railroads: None international market and five licenses for the
Fax: (599-9) 432-5805 Roads: The extensive road networks are well mobile market to concessionaires operating on
Email: info.ggd@gobiernu.cw designed and maintained. Curaçao.

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