Island Politics

Philipsburg, St. Maarten, 24 February 2021 – Members of  Parliament have received yet another postponement of a meeting to discuss the St. Maarten country package, the implementation agenda and the...

NL - The cabinet met again in the Catshuis, the Prime Minister’s official residency, on Sunday to discuss the coronavirus measures. Last week, I&O Research conducted a study into the...

NL - VVD leader Rutte is calling on other political parties to seek "connection" in the campaign for the elections in the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of parliament. Due...

NL - Out-going finance minister and CDA-leader Wopke Hoekstra faced criticism for skating at the ice skating rink Thialf in Heerenveen. Practicing sports in an enclosed space is forbidden, according to the coronavirus restrictions restrictions....

News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Feb. 15, 2021: Haiti is in another political crisis as thousands of protestors took to the streets again on Sunday, calling for the resignation...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - Member of Parliament Solange Ludmila Duncan sent a letter to the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport (ECYS) inquiring about the impact of COVID-19 on...

PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten - On February 8 and 9 2020, a delegation consisting of representatives from the Teachers Training Institute in Aruba IPA and OCW on Bonaire had meetings with...

DR - The Chamber of Deputies approved a new request for the extension of the state of emergency requested by the Executive Power for a period of 45 days as...

THE HAGUE -The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament wants King Willem-Alexander to go on a state visit to Suriname. A majority of the Dutch parliament has requested this from...

NL - The vast majority of the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, supported the government's decision to extend the coronavirus curfew until March 3. The parliamentarians did,...