The lengthy odyssey surrounding the reactivation of Curaçao’s refinery is pulling the Dutch Caribbean island into a complicated matrix of geopolitics between the United States, the Netherlands, China, and Venezuela.

A longa odisseia em torno da reativação da refinaria de Curaçao está colocando a ilha holandesa do Caribe em uma complicada matriz de geopolítica entre os Estados Unidos, a Holanda, a China e a Venezuela.

La larga odisea que rodea la reactivación de la refinería de Curaçao está arrastrando a la isla holandesa del Caribe a una complicada matriz de geopolítica entre Estados Unidos, Holanda, China y Venezuela.

Curaçao has to make it more attractive for people to have children by reducing the opportunity costs of getting married and raising kids.

The Caribbean has long enjoyed a reputation for being one of the most democratic regions in the world. Despite the Caribbean’s seeming confidence in the ballot, however, countries in the region nevertheless face considerable challenges in keeping their democracies alive. Elections alone do not make a democracy; rather, there are many other factors that must be taken into consideration in order to ensure good governance.