Quarter of concrete poured at new hospital
WILLEMSTAD – A quarter of the concrete that is needed for the Hospital Nobo Otrobanda (HNO), Curaçao’s new hospital, has been poured. The number 10,000 cubic meters of concrete is now a fact. In...
View ArticleDelays in construction new hospital
WILLEMSTAD – The construction work of the new hospital in Otrabanda is suffering delays. In addition to the delays, there are more costs involved than initially budgeted. Several MPs asked the Minister...
View ArticleNew Minister of Health wants more information on construction new hospital
WILLEMSTAD – The new Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature, Siegfried Victorina stated in a recent press conference of his party Pueblo Soberano (PS) that he agrees that there should be...
View ArticleIn the short term more information on construction new hospital
WILLEMSTAD – The coalition partners agree with each other, there must be clarity about the construction of the Hospital Nobo Otrobanda (HNO) and the costs involved. That was the decision of the...
View ArticleThe Netherlands does not interfere with construction new hospital
WILLEMSTAD, THE HAGUE – The Dutch government does not believe that they should interfere with the construction of the new hospital in Curaçao. The funds for the construction were borrowed from the...
View ArticlePressure Tank Sehos moved to another building
WILLEMSTAD – The pressure tank of the St. Elisabeth Hospital (Sehos) has been moved to another building. The hospital pharmacy was already moved to another location. Certain sections of the old...
View ArticleConstruction workers new hospital without permits
WILLEMSTAD – Last week four construction workers had to stop working on the property of the Hospital Nobo Otrobanda (HNO) because they did not have a work permit. This was confirmed by the Minister...
View ArticleGovernment wants explanation additional costs new hospital
WILLEMSTAD – The government wants an explanation about the construction of the new Hospital in Otrobanda (HNO), from Usona on the additional costs. Usona has requested another 78 million guilders to...
View ArticlePart of cath lab Sehos collapses
WILLEMSTAD – Part of the cath lab, which is located on the old hospital property collapsed yesterday afternoon. That happened during excavation work just next to the building. During the incident,...
View ArticleUSONA: “No request for more money construction new hospital”
WILLEMSTAD – According to the financing entity USONA, Sona, the contracting party, which has a so-called management agreement with the government is committed to achieve a new operational hospital....
View ArticleNo foreign steel benders at HNO
WILLEMSTAD – Steel benders from abroad are not needed for the construction project of the new hospital in Otrabanda, the Hospital Nobo Otrabanda (HNO). Construction company Ballast Nedam had with the...
View ArticleUncertainty about additional costs for new hospital
WILLEMSTAD – It is not clear how high the cost for the construction of the new hospital, the Hospital Nobo Otrobanda will be. This appears from answers from the Minister of Public Health Siegfried...
View ArticleSONA: Construction new hospital continues, but without Berenschot
WILLEMSTAD – Financial institution SONA has announced in a press release that the construction of the Hospital Nobo Otrabanda (New Hospital Otrabanda) will continue as planned. The organization has...
View ArticleConstruction new hospital continues
WILLEMSTAD – There is movement again on the premises of the new hospital in Otrabanda. The problems between the financial institution SONA and the consultant bureau Berenschott seems to be resolved....
View ArticleStill unclear if ambulance service will be part of new hospital
WILLEMSTAD - It is still unclear whether Kuido di Ambulance (FKA) or the ambulance service will be included in the new hospital Hospital Nobo Otrobanda (HNO). During an investigation of the Court of...
View ArticleSchotte: “Construction new hospital has additional cost of 64.2 million...
WILLEMSTAD – Recently during a press conference, the leader of the opposition party MFK, Gerrit Schotte, indicated that they have a report from a Belgium group that was here on the island to...
View ArticleNew hospital gets Ronald McDonald House
WILLEMSTAD - The Ronald McDonald House will still be part of the new hospital. The outgoing Minister of Public Health Zita Jesus-Leito agreed with this proposition to include the Ronald McDonald House...
View ArticleNew hospital goes according to plan
WILLEMSTAD - The construction of the new hospital is going according to the schedule and will continue without any further. This was the promise of the new Minister of Public Health, Nature and...
View ArticleMinister Girigoria visits the new hospital project
WILLEMSTAD – The construction of the new hospital in Otrabanda is advancing steadily. Recently the Minister of Health, Environment and Nature, Sisline Girigoria paid a visit to the project. The...
View ArticleMinister Camelia-Römer is losing patience with SONA
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Health, Environment and Nature, Suzanne Camelia-Römer is not very pleased with the SONA foundation. She is even losing patience with them. The reason for this is that she...
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