Dutch military in Curaçao ready to assist in St. Maarten
WILLEMSTAD - The Dutch Ministry of Defense says two military aircraft will fly to the Caribbean island of Curaçao on Thursday afternoon loaded with relief supplies and troops to help authorities on former Dutch More...
Hurricane Irma now strongest category, Dutch Government sends help to the Leeward Islands
THE HAGUE - The Caribbean islands of Saint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten will receive assistance from the Dutch Government in preparation for Hurricane Irma. It has become a hurricane of category 5, the strongest More...
Navy ship to remain in the Caribbean
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - The Dutch government is not in favor of withdrawing its navy ships from the Caribbean part of the Kingdom to stop refugees in the Mediterranean. This is according to the Dutch Minister of More...
67 militiamen started training
WILLEMSTAD - 67 boys started yesterday's military training for the Curaçao and Aruban Militia. For eleven months, they are trained at Parera's base to work as militiamen in Aruba and Curaçao. After that, they More...
OM: 6 firearms seized, action KPC and Defense
WILLEMSTAD - The Curacao Police Department (KPC), with the assistance of Dutch militaries, conducted searches on various addresses and adjacent areas on Thursday, August 17. This investigation is based on information More...
New Commander for Defense
WILLEMSTAD - Yesterday, Commander Hans Lodder transferred his position as Commander of the Navy in the Caribbean to the Brigadier General of the Navy Peter Jan de Vin. The command transfer took place at the Parera More...
Crew Zr. Ms. Van Amstel helps to clean up oil spill in Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Over seventy crew members of Zr.Ms. Van Amstel helped clean up the oil spill on the north coast of Curaçao last Saturday. At Wacawa, Boca Ascension and in St. Joris Bay, various teams of the Royal More...
More Defence homes for sale
THE HAGUE - A new round to sell former houses of the Dutch Defence in Aruba and Curaçao started this week. The Real Estate Department of the Dutch Government, which is in charge of the selling of the homes, had More...
Military vehicles on the street: ‘clumsy’
WILLEMSTAD - The military vehicles in streets of Willemstad have nothing to do with the political situation on the island. Several newspapers this morning opened their edition with text and photographs of heavily More...
Defense is seeking militiamen
WILLEMSTAD - The Curaçao militia is looking for new blood. Young men with a diploma PSVE or SBO-1 may start in August with a new program. They are then trained as a militiaman in 12 months. Curacao's militia is More...
