Caribbean Netherlands

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Dutch flag on a euro coin with banknotes in the background
Politics
New coalition lacks concrete policy for improving social security or tackling poverty
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Mona Keijzer talking to BBB party members in Deventer next to party leader Caroline van der Plas, September 1, 2023.
Politics
New Housing Min. won't comment on fight to block housing construction affecting her view
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Clyde van Putten, the leader of the Progressive Labor Party, the largest party on St. Eustatius, on the veranda of his house.
Politics
Caribbean politicians skeptical about aid from The Hague to fight poverty
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The unveiling of a monument in Utrecht dedicated to the victims of the slave trade between Europe, Africa and the Americas. 30 June 2023
Politics
Utrecht monument to the abolition of slavery unveiled on Friday
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A street in Bonaire.
PoliticsNature
Bonaire residents and Greenpeace demand Netherlands step up climate change fight
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Princess Amalia speaking with residents of Bonaire during a trip to the Caribbean parts of the Netherlands, 28 January 2023
CrimePolitics
Crown princess Amalia hopes threats against her will stop soon
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Kralendijk, Bonaire
PoliticsNatureCulture
Bonaire residents feel forgotten by Dutch politics regarding climate change problems
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Kralendijk, Bonaire
TechNature
Bonaire is at risk of flooding due to severe climate change, researchers say
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Politics
Sint Maarten accuses Netherlands of racism, neocolonialism in UN complaint
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First Covid-19 vaccines flown from Schiphol to Bonaire and Aruba, 16 February 2021
Health
Caribbean Netherlands get first Covid vaccines
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Lecture hall
Business
Caribbean students face too many obstacles in Netherlands, Ombudsman says
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Red Cross flag
Health
Red Cross needs €30 million in coronavirus aid; biggest operation since 1953
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A street in Kralendijk on Bonaire
PoliticsHealth
Hundreds of elderly starving in Caribbean Netherlands: Ombudsman
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Passenger caught with 144,000 dead seahorses at Schiphol, Sept-Nov 2017
Crime
Polar bear skin, 14,000 dead seahorses seized in illegal animal trade bust