The Curaçao media landscape can best be described as rich. It is rich in the sense that there is an overwhelming amount of media for such a small island. Two daily newspapers La Prensa and Amigoe are most popular. There is a government run television station TeleCuraçao which provides information and entertainment. Three radio stations Radio Hoyer, Easy FM and Dolfijn FM serves the island country with its coverage. Social media and citizens’ media are quite active and vibrant in the country and provide much needed boost in democratic participation of the citizens. However, there is an overall feeling that the quality of journalism needs to improve.

In this context, on May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day, The UNESCO National Commission for Curaçao and the local press association Curaçao Media Organisation (CMO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding.. The CMO is a foundation established for the purpose of providing training and assessment in education for those employed in the media sector of Curaçao. Within the context of the World Press Freedom Day established by UNESCO and taking into consideration that Freedom of Expression is one of our fundamental rights, CMO and Curaçao NatCom have agreed to work on developing apprenticeship and training within the media sector of Curaçao The collaboration is directed towards developing continuous and not ad hoc consultation processes between participating organisations on quality enhancement of the local media.

The main purpose of this project is to enhance and develop the skills, knowledge of the journalist and media groups in of Curaçao, which has been neglected by the tertiary education sector and other training initiatives. There are no training courses available for working professionals. By focusing on the specific skills required of professionals working in media sector, this project will ensure that Curaçao journalists will know how to write report and investigate news and article which will help contribute to strengthen the democratic norms in the country. Care will be taken ensure gender parity in terms of trainees and trainers while planning and execution of the activity.