1. Eradicate corruption on the island’
Thursday, 9 May 2013 14:25 http://www.amigoe.com/english/151549-eradicate-corruption-on-the-
island
WILLEMSTAD — In his last speech on the traditional party meeting last
Saturday Helmin Wiels lashed out at the corruption on the island. According to
Wiels, the government misses out on millions per year owing to corruption. He
specifically calculated that the island misses out on approx. 30 million guilders
per year because of illegal lotteries. Wiels was shot dead on the beach of
Marie Pampoen within twenty-four hours.All party speeches from Wiels and the other
kingpins of the PS are traditionally put on the site of the party: telesivil.cw. Last Saturday
Wiels took the floor after an introduction by parliamentarian Ivar Asjes. The latter emphasized
why the government had to take measures.
After talking for about thirty minutes Wiels elaborated on many current issues, for instance a
subject he’d kept going on about and paid attention to the awareness of his listeners.
Corruption and according to Wiels particularly the illegal practices of SMS2Win from lottery
boss Robbie dos Santos via the SMS network of telecommunication company UTS, had had
to take the rap for it last Saturday. This lottery supposedly lacks the required permits and
contravenes local legislation and guidelines. Wiels had severely criticized the fact that
supervisors such as the Central Bank of Curaçao and St. Maarten (CBCS), Report Center
Unusual Transactions (MOT), Tax Accountants Bureau (BAB) and the Fundashon Wega di
Number Kòrsou (FWNK) hadn’t taken action against the illegal lottery.
Wiels had drawn a line from the illegal lottery to corruption, which he believed flourished on
the island. Wiels stated that the people of Curaçao loved illegal things because they always
yielded or actually saved them extra money. But this is not good for the country, the PS-
leader said. “Why does the government have to take measures at this moment? Because it
receives less money owing to considerable corruption. The people must now choose

2. between taking more measures and combating corruption. The people have the floor. They
are to choose if we are to continue accepting this mess as a result of which the government
receives less money to spend on the elderly, spectacles, dental care, children attending
school, free education, sports, culture and the university. The government is missing out on a
lot of money.”
Protest march
The PS-leader had also mentioned the protest march of pensioners and seniors through the
streets of the inner city that had ended with an aubade krioyo at Fort Amsterdam. Wiels
concluded in his own way that the organizers of this march want to establish a political party.
“In the streets of Punda they shouted that the government must disappear, which proves they
have political targets. The elderly were abused for this because if you protest against
something you have an alternative but these people had none whatsoever.”
The chapter ‘awareness’ must be viewed as a plea from Wiels. He believed the people of
Curaçao should work and produce more. He referred to foreigners on the island who work
like made, have several jobs to pay for their own education and that of their children. The
people of Curaçao want an easy job that doesn’t involve much effort or hard work. Wiels had
given an example of two boys he met on Wilhelminaplein, who were all sweaty and wore dirty
clothes. “They receive 150 guilders every day to load a container. I applaud that. These are
people who work very hard and are paid accordingly. On the other hand on the same plaza I
always meet a well-coiffured and well-dressed male who asks me for money every day.”
At the end of his speech, Wiels had informed his listeners that he would disclose something
big but only after a reaction from telecommunication UTS. It’ll be something UTS cannot
defend themselves against, said Wiels. However, Wiels never got the chance to make this
disclosure because he was shot dead the following day.
The last party speech of Wiels can be read on the website: