GOVERNOR LUCILLE GEORGE-WOUT
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Willemstad, Curacao. Lucille George-Wout Governor of Curacao speech (April 27 2022).
Dear compatriots,
Today we celebrate King's Day. The 55th birthday of our monarch Willem-Alexander. We wish him a happy birthday with his family and a pleasant celebration. This year King's Day is all about solidarity. An appropriate theme, because with the celebration of the King's birthday, also in our part of the Kingdom, we confirm our bond with the Royal Family. It is an honor and pleasure for me to address all of you in connection with this celebration.
The pandemic that has kept us so captivated in recent years seems to be under control in Curaçao. Unfortunately, we are still experiencing the social consequences of this. The pandemic has severely affected our economic base and has exposed vulnerabilities, especially in the social and economic sense. However, the consequences of the crisis would be much worse if we did not have the link with the Kingdom.
For the future, too, there is a willingness to continue to offer support within the framework of our Kingdom in order to recover as a country. This support is aimed at making Curaçao resilient and at offering our country the opportunity to realize the acquired autonomy as soon as possible under its own steam. Discussions are currently underway on how this should be done. And that's a good thing; because we must continue to listen to and communicate with each other with one goal in mind: to serve our people. The government faces the difficult task of implementing necessary reforms. It is inevitable that holy houses will be affected by this. My hope and expectation for you citizens of Curaçao is that we can look to the future with confidence. Of course I am, as a representative of the king and representative of the government of the Kingdom is not entirely objective. I hope you forgive me for that, especially today on King's Day. But above all I am Yu di Korsou!
I am convinced that the potential for reform is there within our people. That's where our strength lies. And so are our people who have chosen to live in another country. We must mobilize those forces. We as a country need to become attractive again to our citizens, so that they don't have to leave to get better elsewhere; but choose to return.
This is also a good time to reflect on those who are always committed to our society anyway. Yesterday I was proud to present 23 fellow citizens of Curaçao on behalf of His Majesty the King, a Royal decoration for their many years of special service for the benefit of our community. I would like to congratulate the decorandi once again on their honorable distinction.
We celebrate King's Day 2022 in solidarity with all nationals of the kingdom on Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, Statia, Sint Maarten and in the Netherlands. Also on behalf of my husband, Herman, I propose a toast to the health of our birthday Majesty and to the merits of our decorandi.
Long live the king!
TRANSLATION: [Felicity: 10% - Fidelity: 90% ]
OVERALL TRANSLATION: FELICITY:10% / FIDELITY:90%
PAPIAMENTU/DUTCH : ENGLISH
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