The Netherlands Antilles was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country consisted of several island territories located in the Caribbean Sea. The islands were also informally known as the Dutch Antilles. The country came into being in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curaçao and Dependencies, and was dissolved in 2010. The former Dutch colony of Surinam, although it was relatively close by on the continent of South America, did not become part of Netherlands Antilles but became a separate autonomous country in 1954. All the island territories that belonged to the Netherlands Antilles remain part of the kingdom today, although the legal status of each differs. As a group they are still commonly called the Dutch Caribbean, regardless of their legal status.
Patrick Stephan Kluivert is a former Dutch footballer, coach and former director of football for Paris Saint-Germain in France. Kluivert is the assistant manager of Cameroon. He played as a striker, most notably for AFC Ajax, FC Barcelona and the Netherlands national team.
The 2004 Little League World Series took place between August 20 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Pabao Little League of Willemstad, Curaçao, defeated Conejo Valley Little League of Thousand Oaks, California, in the championship game of the 58th Little League World Series. This was the first LLWS title for the Caribbean island of Curaçao.
The Netherlands Antilles national football team was the national team of the former Netherlands Antilles and was controlled by the Nederlands Antilliaanse Voetbal Unie. The NAVU consisted of Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba split in 1986 and has its own team.
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, representing the country in international men's baseball. They are currently ranked as the best team in the Confederation of European Baseball, and the team is also ranked eighth in the WBSC World Rankings.
Miss Curaçao is a national beauty pageant in Curaçao. This pageant is unrelated to the Señorita Curaçao or Miss International Curaçao pageant.
Charlison Benschop is a professional footballer who plays for De Graafschap, on loan from FC Ingolstadt, and the Curaçao national football team, as a striker.
Rugby Americas North, abbreviated as RAN, is the governing body for rugby union in the North American continental region. Rugby Americas North operates under the authority of World Rugby, and is one of six regional unions represented within it.
Rhu-endly Aurelio Jean-Carlo "Cuco" Martina is a professional footballer who plays for Feyenoord on loan from Premier League club Everton. He plays primarily as a right back, but can also play as a centre back or defensive midfielder.
The Curaçao national football team represents Curaçao in International association football and is controlled by the Curaçao Football Federation.
Darryl Brian Ricky Lachman is a Curaçaoan footballer who currently plays as a centre back for PEC Zwolle. He has formerly played for Groningen, PEC Zwolle, Twente, Sheffield Wednesday, SC Cambuur and Willem II.
The Caribbean Region is a region that competes in the Little League World Series. The Caribbean region was first given an automatic berth in 2001. Prior to 2001, Caribbean teams competed for a berth in the LLWS in the Latin American region.
Liemarvin Bonevacia is a Dutch sprinter who was born in Willemstad, Curaçao.
The Dutch Caribbean Securities Exchange (DCSX) is a self-regulatory international Exchange for the listing and trading in domestic- and international securities ; simply put, it is a platform where companies can register to get funds, for instance for expansion, and investors can invest in these registered companies. The DCSX realizes that for the international business community to prosper, startups as well as small and medium-sized enterprises must be in the position to attract capital on a regulated and practically oriented exchange and to do so at fair costs. It is this startup and SME community that the DCSX is focused on servicing.
The 15th Central American and Caribbean Age Group Championships in Athletics were hosted by the Curaçaose Atletiek Bond (CAB), and were held at the Sentro Deportivo Korsou in Brievengat, Curaçao between July 29–30, 2013.
Michaël Madionis Mateo Maria is a Curaçaoan footballer who plays as a left back or defensive midfielder for FC Twente and the Curaçao national team.
Curaçao competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.
