Integrity Chamber law in effect December 28
THE HAGUE - The national ordinance to formally establish the St. Maarten Integrity Chamber is expected to become effective December 28. Dutch Undersecretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops announced More...
Kingdom government keeps last say
THE HAGUE - The Kingdom Council of Ministers will maintain the final word where it comes to decisions affecting the Dutch Caribbean with which the countries do not agree. The new law proposal for a Dispute Regulation More...
Dutch Parliament wants to know about agreements between Venezuela and the Netherlands
THE HAGUE - The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament is not satisfied with the response of the Undersecretary of Kingdom Relations, Raymond Knops, to the questions about Venezuelan refugees. The Socialist Party More...
Curaçao asks the Netherlands for expertise in getting public finances in order
WILLEMSTAD, THE HAGUE - The government of Curaçao called in the help of the Netherlands to get public finances in order. Due to an imminent financial shortage, an urgent measure from the Kingdom Council of Ministers More...
Intentions confirmed for BZK Ministry to assume larger role
THE HAGUE - The Dutch government confirmed on Tuesday its intentions to give content to the paragraph in the governing accord which says the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK will get a bigger role More...
Knops dismisses re-colonisation talk, says ‘We help with the best intentions’
THE HAGUE - The Netherlands is assisting St. Maarten with the best intentions to recover after Hurricane Irma. The preconditions the Dutch government tied to the 550 million euros it made available for the island’s More...
The Netherlands has no legal obligation to intervene in Curaçao
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao itself is responsible for implementing an adequate migration policy, says Undersecretary for Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops today on a critical report from Amnesty International More...
Knops in St. Maarten and Statia next week
THE HAGUE - Dutch Undersecretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops will arrive in St. Maarten on Monday, September 3, for a one-day visit. In St. Maarten, Knops will have meetings with local authorities More...
Passport error can cause delays
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - There is an error in about 5000 recently made Dutch passports and identity cards. One of the electronic security features does not work and that can cause delays. At an airport, for example, More...
Parliaments’ cooperation on waste management and elections lauded
THE HAGUE - Dutch State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops welcomed the initiative of the four Parliaments of the Kingdom for more cooperation to tackle the urgent waste-management issue More...
