Dutch election: PM Rutte sees off anti-EU Wilders challenge
THE HAGUE - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's party has won the most seats in parliamentary elections, exit polls say. Early results confirmed the exit polls, with his centre-right VVD Party on course for 31 out More...
Rutte talks with President Castro during the first visit to Cuba
HAVANA – Premier Mark Rutte was the first Dutch Prime Minister to visit Cuba. The Prime Minister traveled to the island for a summit of the Association of Caribbean countries. Rutte’s visit also included a meeting More...
Prime Ministers to attend summit Association of Caribbean States
WILLEMSTAD – The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will participate at the summit of leaders of the Association of Caribbean countries on June 4th this year. This summit will take place in Cuba. Bonaire, Saba and More...
The Netherlands is at war with ISIS, says Dutch Prime Minister
THE HAGUE - The Netherlands is at war with terrorist organizations IS, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday in the wake of the deadly attacks in Paris. ‘We are dealing with an armed conflict in Syria More...
Pechtold critical on Rutte’s attitude about the islands
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – The Dutch MP Alexander Pechtold thinks that the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte’s attitude about the Caribbean Kingdom is too simplistic. Pechtold believes that the Dutch More...
Premiers former Netherlands Antilles boycott Kingdom Day
WILLEMSTAD - The Prime Ministers of Curaçao, Aruba and St. Maarten are boycotting the celebration of Kingdom Day. They refuse to travel to Amsterdam to attend the traditional Kingdom Concert in the presence of More...
Dutch Premier does not want to burn his fingers on Wiels
Van Raak: Is the Dutch Prime Minister scared of Marvelyne Wiels? THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD – The Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte feels nothing for an interview with Marvelyne Wiels, the Minister Plenipotentiary of More...
Dutch Prime Minister: Kingdom relations subject of evaluation
WILLEMSTAD – The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte emphasized that the relations between the four countries of the Dutch Kingdom, including the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius More...
Rutte says sorry for comments on ‘Zwarte Piet’
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - Prime Minister Mark Rutte has apologized to Prime Minister Ivar Asjes Curacao for his statements about Zwarte Piet (the Black Pete who assists the traditional Dutch Saint Nicholas). His remark More...
Atalita: ‘Asjes should demand an apology from the Dutch Prime Minister Rutte for his racist comment’
WILLEMSTAD - Vice-Chairman of the opposition party MAN, Mr. Giovanni Atalita indicated that the Prime Minister of Curacao, Ivar Asjes, should demand an apology from the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte for his racist More...
