Dutch King pays attention to Hurricane Irma, MH17, terrorism and economic equality in budget day speech
THE HAGUE - On Tuesday King Willem-Alexander opened the Netherlands' parliamentary year with his traditional Budget Day speech. He talked about the devastation Hurricane Irma left of the Caribbean islands that More...
King Willem Alexander flies to Curaçao to inspect coordination relief efforts
WILLEMSTAD - King Willem Alexander will fly to Curaçao on Sunday to inspect the coordination of relief efforts for devastated St. Maarten in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, which hit as a Category 5 storm. The More...
Statement by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima regarding hurricane Irma
THE HAGUE - "St Maarten, St Eustatius and Saba are being ravaged by the destructive forces of nature. Hurricane Irma is taking a heavy toll. Our hearts go out to the people of all the affected islands. They have More...
King receives Prime Minister Rhuggenaath at Eikenhorst (photos)
WILLEMSTAD - King Willem-Alexander met with Eugene Rhuggenaath, the new Prime Minister of Curaçao, this morning. His Royal Highness received him at his Eikenhorst residence for an introductory meeting. Rhuggenaath More...
King and Prime Minister Rutte receive Prime Minister of Curaçao
THE HAGUE - His Majesty the King Willem-Alexander and the Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will receive the Prime Minister of Curaçao Eugene Rhuggenaath for an official visit. The King receives Prime Minister Rhuggenaath More...
Curaçao’s recipients with Governor Lucille George-Wout 31 royal decorations for Dutch Caribbean
THE HAGUE - A total of 31 persons in the Dutch Caribbean received a royal decoration on Wednesday: three in St. Maarten, ten in Curaçao, thirteen in Aruba and five in Bonaire. There were no royal decorations in More...
Silver King Willem-Alexander Commemorative Coin
WILLEMSTAD - The first commemorative coin of the year 2017 has a royal theme. On the occasion of the 50th birthday of HM King Willem-Alexander the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has issued a More...
King calls for return to reason in annual Christmas message
THE HAGUE - King Willem-Alexander has called on the Dutch nation to return to reason in his annual Christmas speech. “Christmas 2016 evokes conflicting emotions,” the King said. In the uncertain times in which More...
Netherlands cannot determine who will be Governor
THE HAGUE – Minister Ronald Plasterk of Kingdom Relations won’t explain why the Netherlands had so much haste to swear in Alfonso Boekhoudt as the new Governor of Aruba. Although he will start his tenure as More...
The Hague spends 291.8M on Kingdom Relations in 2017
THE HAGUE -The 2017 Kingdom Relations budget of the Dutch Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations shows an expenditure of 291.8 million euros, an increase compared to the 257.4 million euros of the 2016 budget. An More...
