The Netherlands Antilles,also known as the Dutch Antilles,was a constituent Caribbean country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands consisting of the islands of Saba,Sint Eustatius,and Sint Maarten in the Lesser Antilles,and Aruba,Curaçao,and Bonaire in the Leeward Antilles. The country came into being in 1954 as the autonomous successor of the Dutch colony of Curaçao and Dependencies,and it was dissolved in 2010,when like Aruba in 1986,Sint Maarten and Curaçao gained status of constituent countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands,and Saba,Sint Eustatius,and Bonaire gained status of special municipality of Netherlands as the Caribbean Netherlands. The neighboring Dutch colony of Surinam in continental South America,did not become part of the Netherlands Antilles but became a separate autonomous country in 1954. All the 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. People from this former territory continue to be called Antilleans in the Netherlands.
The Party for the Animals is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare. The PvdD was founded in 2002 as a single-issue party for animal rights,opposing animal cruelty and the treatment of animals in agriculture. The party then developed into a left-wing,ecological party.
Same-sex marriage is legal in Aruba and Curaçao,two constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,in accordance with a ruling from the Supreme Court of the Netherlands issued on 12 July 2024. In September 2021,a lower court in Curaçao ruled that preventing same-sex couples from marrying violates the equality provisions of the Constitution of Curaçao,but left the decision of whether to legalise same-sex marriage up to the Parliament. In December 2022,the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba,Curaçao,Sint Maarten,and of Bonaire,Sint Eustatius and Saba ruled on appeal that Aruba's and Curaçao's same-sex marriage bans were unconstitutional. The court order was set to go into effect on 7 March 2023 if not appealed to the Supreme Court;however,the governments of both Curaçao and Aruba subsequently appealed. On 12 July 2024,the Supreme Court upheld the lower court ruling,effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in Aruba and Curaçao with immediate effect.
The Supreme Court of the Netherlands,officially the High Council of the Netherlands,is the final court of appeal in civil,criminal and tax cases in the Netherlands,including Curaçao,Sint Maarten and Aruba. The Court was established on 1 October 1838 and is located in The Hague.
TUI fly Netherlands,legally incorporated as TUI Airlines Netherlands,is a Dutch charter airline headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk on the grounds of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in Haarlemmermeer,Netherlands. It is the charter carrier of the Dutch arm of the German travel conglomerate TUI Group. Its main base is Schiphol Airport.
Maarten Stekelenburg is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. With a population of 58,477 as of June 2023 on an area of 34 km2 (13 sq mi),it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin,while the northern 56% of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin. Sint Maarten's capital is Philipsburg. Collectively,Sint Maarten and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.
HNLMS Karel Doorman is a multi-function support ship for amphibious operations of the Royal Netherlands Navy,which is also used by the German Navy. The ship replaced both of the navy's replenishment oilers:HNLMS Zuiderkruis and HNLMS Amsterdam. At 204.7 m she is the largest ship in service with the Royal Netherlands Navy.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands,commonly known simply as the Netherlands,is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands,who functions as head of state. The realm is not a federation;it is a unitary monarchy with its largest subdivision,the eponymous Netherlands,predominantly located in Northwestern Europe and with several smaller island territories located in the Caribbean.
The Caribbean Netherlands is a geographic region of the Netherlands located outside of Europe,in the Caribbean,consisting of three special municipalities. These are the islands of Bonaire,Sint Eustatius,and Saba,as they are also known in legislation,or the BES islands for short. The islands are officially classified as public bodies in the Netherlands and as overseas territories of the European Union;as such,European Union law does not automatically apply to them.
The sport of association football in the territory of Sint Maarten is run by the Sint Maarten Soccer Association. The association administers the men's national football team,the women's national football team,and various national leagues,predominantly the Sint Maarten Senior League and SXM Elite Championship.
The sport of association football in the island of Bonaire is run by the Bonaire Football Federation. The association administers the men's national team,the women's national team,as well as the Bonaire League.
Richard de Mos is a Dutch politician and teacher who served as a member of the House of Representatives for the Party for Freedom (PVV) from 1 September 2009 to 20 September 2012. He sat on the municipal council of The Hague from 11 March 2010 to 7 June 2018,when he became an alderman in the municipal executive for the Groep de Mos/Hart voor Den Haag. He was removed through a motion of no confidence on 16 October 2019 and regained his seat in the municipal council the following 7 November. He was the lijsttrekker for Code Orange (CO) in the 2021 general election.
Laura Dekker is a New Zealand-born Dutch sailor. In 2009,she announced her plan to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe single-handed. A Dutch court stepped in,owing to the objections of the local authorities,and prevented Laura from departing while under shared custody of both her parents. In July 2010,a Dutch family court ended this custody arrangement,and the record-breaking attempt finally began on 21 August 2010. Dekker successfully completed the solo circumnavigation in a 12.4-metre (40 ft) two-masted ketch named Guppy,arriving in Simpson Bay,Sint Maarten,518 days later at the age of 16.
Maarten Bouwknecht is a professional 3x3 basketball player and former 5x5 player. Standing at 1.85 m,he usually plays as point guard or shooting guard. Born in Groningen,he started his career with his hometown team Donar in 2013. He transferred to rivals Den Bosch after two seasons and became a notable force in Dutch basketball. Bouwknecht played two years in the British Basketball League (BBL) with the Worcester Wolves,before signing with ZZ Leiden where he stayed three seasons.
Maarten Brzoskowski is a Dutch competitive swimmer of Polish origin who specializes in freestyle. He holds the Dutch records in both the long course and short course 400 meter freestyle events.
The Toneelschrijfprijs is an annual literary award awarded to the playwrights of a Dutch-language play that debuted in the preceding season. The award ceremony is held in either Flanders or the Netherlands. The winner of the prize receives €10,000. The prize was first awarded in 1988 as the Nederlands-Vlaamse Toneelschrijfprijs.
Gerwin Darrell Miguel "Smally" Lake is a footballer who plays as a winger for Spijkenisse. Born in the Netherlands,he represented for the Sint Maarten national team.
An election of the Members of the European Parliament from the Netherlands was held on 23 May 2019. It was the ninth time such an election had been held in the Netherlands. The number of Dutch seats had been set to increase from 26 to 29 following Brexit,but due to the extension of the Article 50 process in the United Kingdom,the number of seats to be elected remained at 26.
Kay Gerritsen is a Sint Maartener footballer who plays as a midfielder for DSOV. Born in Netherlands,he represented for the Sint Maarten national team.
