Prime Minister of Curaçao, Gilmar Pisas, has assumed control of the Curaçao Gaming Authority following the resignation of its board of commissioners in mid-September. The resignations of commissioners Shelwyn Salesia, Robert Reijnaert, and Ildefons Simon left the regulator without formal supervision.
No new appointments have been announced since, and the gambling regulator now reports directly to the Prime Minister’s Office.
This change comes amid ongoing political tensions within the government. Finance Minister Javier Silvania, under whose remit the regulator officially falls, was not present at a recent meeting between the Prime Minister and Curaçao Gaming Authority management.
Minister Silvania is also facing internal party disputes and allegations of misconduct.
