Dutch Politicians are Dismantling Democracy in Curacao

The Dutch administration unleashed a torrent of legal and policy changes that have affected all corners of the Caribbean life. Some of these changes are legitimate policy decisions. Others seem to be attempts to chip away at our democracy one piece at a time.

Since the political murder of Helmin Wiels and the colonial 10-10-10 regulation the so-called autonomy of the Dutch Caribbean colonies has led to poverty, corruption, privatization and the creation of a wide spread money laundering mass tourism industry.

Curacao Mass Tourism plot leading to deportation of local Population

This approach is not new. Authoritarians around the world have popularized the use of salami tactics, slicing away at democracy one piece at a time, as a way to cement their power and erode guardrails incrementally.

Because this happens gradually, it is easy to forget the anti-democratic actions of a week, month or year ago and, as a result, something that might have been considered beyond the pale a few years prior eventually becomes normalized.

That is why experts note the importance of keeping a record: we need to see and remind ourselves how democracy is changing, if we hope to rebuild a stronger, more resilient democracy.

Mass tourism causing Economic Leakage with damage to Flora and Fauna

Tracking all of the changes at the national and state levels affecting our democracy is a nearly impossible task.

Instead, here we only track a representative sample of changes related to ethics, transparency and accountability, identifying four main categories core to CREW’s mission and core to the democratic assault Curacao is experiencing.

Widespread political corruption, weaponization of the Department of Justice and Dutch military forces, regulatory retaliation and hiding or distorting legally required information.

The End of Tax Evading Mass Tourism and Corruption in Curaçao

Transparency is the currency of democracy, because it allows people to know that their government is acting honestly and with their best interests at heart.

Although many politicians spin news to their advantage, would-be authoritarians go further—they hide and distort migrant labor information, often replacing it with so-called facts and figures which support their claims and policy agenda.

Curacao driven by Super Fascism or Imperialist Colonial Racism

In the United States, there is a network of laws that require national and state governments to collect and release information, including scientific and economic data.

This category therefore tracks government attempts to hide or misrepresent information that is supposed to be lawfully available, obscure reliable data or make government decisions in secret outside of the eye of the Curacao-born public.

ABC Flash Point News 2026.