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Legal case fluoride from drinking water continues
WILLEMSTAD – Bit by bit the fluoride disappears from the drinking water, as was ordered by the Minister of Public Health Suzanne Camelia-Römer. The utility company Aqualectra stopped adding the chemical to the drinking water last Tuesday. This means in practice that fluoride is still in the water, but as the Aqualectra tanks are filled […]
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Curaçao’s Water Authority stops adding fluoride to drinking water today
WILLEMSTAD – Today the utility company Aqualectra stops the addition of fluoride to the drinking water. This was ordered by the Minister of Health, Environment and Nature Suzanne Camelia-Römer. The reason for discontinuing the addition is because fluoridation is legally unjustified. The Minister will not make any statements about the alleged benefits such as the […]
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It’s raining motions; Parliament adopts 10 motions during public meeting
WILLEMSTAD – The majority of 12 adopted ten motions during yesterday’s public meeting of parliament. These motions range from no more addition of fluoride to drinking water, the elimination of the one guilder payment for each prescription, and reconnecting people to the water network supply. According to one of the motions that were adopted yesterday, […]
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Committee files complaint against fluoride in drinking water
WILLEMSTAD – The advocates for a fluoride free drinking water have filed a complaint with the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Ben Whiteman today. The Committee wants the fluoridation of drinking water to be stopped immediately. Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Rudolf de Wit indicates in his letter to the Minister that himself and the […]
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Whiteman: ‘manipulation during fluoride debate’
WILLEMSTAD – The public was manipulated during the recent debate on fluoride in drinking water. This is according to the Minister of Public Health, Dr. Ben Whiteman. The Minister said that the organizers of the event, the Anti-Fluoride Committee, do not have any knowledge or understanding of the issue. There was a public debate held […]
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Curaçao: Connett impresses during public debate on fluoride
WILLEMSTAD – “The numbers to approve fluoride are manipulated globally,” says Professor Paul Connett. The American has been fighting for seventeen years against fluoride in drinking water and was the keynote speaker at the Anti – Fluoride Conference in the World Trade Center (WTC). Most people who attended the debate were impressed by the figures […]
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Criticism Whiteman on ‘fluoride sociopaths’
WILLEMSTAD – The Minister of Health, Environment and Nature, Ben Whiteman, criticized what he called the fluoride sociopaths and psychopaths last Saturday during the party meeting. “When I look at the way the information is deliberately manipulated, I can only conclude that the phenomenon of psychopaths is occurring,” the Minister said. “Especially when I hear […]
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Curaçao: New petition against fluoridation
WILLEMSTAD – Concerned citizens have opened an online petition against the fluoridation of drinking water. The petition, created by Lyn Nederlof, suggests that it is important that the fluoridation stops because of the health hazard. “A high concentration of fluoride can cause various diseases. It is also proved that fluoridation does not prevent caries. We […]
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Parliament votes to increase fluoride content in drinking water
WILLEMSTAD – Members of Parliament have accepted the proposal of the Minister of Health, Ben Whiteman, to increase the dose of fluoride in drinking water. The motion passed by 12 votes for and 3 against. The dose will be increased by up to 1.5 mg of fluoride per liter. At present, there is less than […]
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The Government admits that 94% of the population has dental problems
WILLEMSTAD – During the government’s presentation in Parliament on the topic of fluoride in our waters, it became clear that 94% of our population has problems with dental care. Of these 94%, 30% are children. 15 to 20% of our elderly do not have teeth, according to the presentation in Parliament. How is it possible […]
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