WILLEMSTAD – Fundashon Kòrsou Transparente (FKT) says the Curaçao government has failed to respond within the legally prescribed period to a request seeking information about how the country's public information law is being implemented.
The foundation submitted the request to the Minister of Governance, Planning and Public Services on July 23, 2026. More than two months later, FKT says it has received neither the requested information nor a response explaining the delay.
The case is particularly notable because the information being sought concerns the government's own performance in handling requests under the National Ordinance on Public Access to Government Information, commonly known by its Dutch abbreviation LOB.
Under Article 6 of the ordinance, authorities are required to decide on an information request as soon as possible and no later than three weeks after receiving it. That period can be extended by a maximum of another three weeks, but the applicant must be informed in writing and given the reason for the extension before the original deadline expires.
According to FKT, that did not happen in its case.
After receiving no answer to its July request, the organization sent a reminder to the minister on August 24, specifically drawing attention to the statutory deadline. FKT says that letter has also remained unanswered.
The foundation had asked the ministry to provide figures showing how Curaçao's information-access system operates in practice. Among other things, it sought annual numbers of LOB requests, how many were approved or rejected and how often government agencies met the required deadlines.
FKT also requested information about extensions, objections and appeals arising from decisions on information requests.
Another part of the request concerned the government's capacity to administer the law. The organization asked whether there are staffing or operational bottlenecks that make it difficult for authorities to respond on time.
The foundation's complaint comes ahead of the International Day for Universal Access to Information, observed annually on September 28.
FKT argues that the effectiveness of Curaçao's transparency legislation ultimately depends not only on what the law says but on whether authorities respond when citizens and journalists exercise the rights provided by that law.
The organization says it is still waiting for the information requested in July.
There has been no response from the ministry included in FKT's account of the matter.