Sint Maarten

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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
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Consulate warns Americans to be careful when visiting Sint Maarten
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Crime
Sint Maarten gives police extra powers to stop and search people
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Voting pencil
Politics
Sint Maarten MP Arrindell arrested for electoral fraud
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Same-Sex Marriage
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
First same-sex marriage on Curaçao to be held this Saturday
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Olivier Arrindell, 18 February 2020
CrimePolitics
Politician hurt, wife killed in shooting on Sint Maarten: report
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View of Willemstad on Curacao
PoliticsCultureLifestyle
Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage is now permitted in Aruba and Curaçao
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Politics
Sint Maarten to vote again on July 18 after collapse of government
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Politics
Sint Maarten government collapses after only 17 days in office
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King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima are handed a wreath to place at the National Monument on Dam Square during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam. 4 May 2024
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Five arrests around mostly calm National Remembrance Day ceremony in Amsterdam
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Pages from the Erelijst van Gevallenen 1940-1945, the honor roll commemorating Dutch soldiers, officers, and resistance members killed during World War II. 4 May 2013
PoliticsCulture
More attention to safety during Remembrance Day ceremonies today
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Netherlands facing four reparations claims after apology for historic ties to slavery
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Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
PoliticsBusiness
Curaçao and Sint Maarten will begin using new Caribbean guilders in 2025
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Kids holding handmade lanterns for Sint Maarten
Culture
Children celebrate St. Martin's Day and go door to door with lanterns
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King Willem-Alexander delivers a speech apologizing for the Dutch history of enslaving people, and participation in the slave trade. 1 July 2023
Politics
Full English text of King Willem-Alexander's speech apologizing for history of slavery
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Jail bars
Business
Conditions at Dutch prisons and immigration holding facilities come under fire
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
King won't say if he'll apologize for Dutch history of slavery at abolition ceremony
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Christophe T. Emmanuel in 2019
CrimePolitics
Home of former Sint Maarten housing minister raided in prosecutor's investigation
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Remembrance Day flowers on Dam Square in Amsterdam
PoliticsCulture
Netherlands to honor those who died during war on Remembrance Day today
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Dutch police uniforms
CrimePolitics
Sint Maarten MP Brison suspected of corruption was released, remains suspect
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte offers formal apologies for the Dutch history of slavery during a speech in The Hague. 19 December 2022
Politics
Video & Full English text of Prime Minister Rutte’s speech with apologies for slavery
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte answers questions from reporters about when the Netherlands will apologize for slavery. 16 December 2022
Politics
Rutte’s speech today: Apologies for slavery history, or not yet?
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The National Monument of Dutch Slavery Past in Amsterdam's Oosterpark
Politics
Call for demonstrations in Curaçao and St. Maarten on Dec. 19, expected apology by Rutte
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Prime Minister Mark Rutte during his regular weekly press conference on 16 December 2022
Politics
Dutch PM Rutte: Monday's speech about slavery history will also lead to new discussion
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Mark Rutte speaking with reporters during his regular weekly press conference. 2 December 2022
Politics
Dutch slavery apologies not certain for 19 December; Rutte says date will be “meaningful”