Free surname-change scheme takes effect for descendants of enslaved people

The government informed Parliament about measures following its apology, including funding for social initiatives, educational work, research, and a free surname-change scheme. Descendant...

At its thirty-eighth inter-sessional meeting, CARICOM heads of government decided to grant Curaçao associate-member status. The step widened Curaçao’s regional participation, while the Kingdom’s...

Dutch nationals living on the Caribbean Netherlands islands were eligible to vote in the Dutch European Parliament election. Their voting rights followed a longer struggle over equal political...

A parliamentary letter set out the coming grant programs for community initiatives in the European Netherlands and the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. The funding was framed as follow-up to the...

The year of commemorations that began on 1 July 2023 ended after drawing attention to slavery histories across the European Netherlands, Suriname, and the Caribbean islands. The anniversary also...

Curaçao’s prime minister signed the treaty on behalf of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Associate membership enables participation in regional cooperation and trade, but the agreement excludes Curaçao...

The state returned 288 objects after Indonesia requested their restitution. They included four Hindu-Buddhist sculptures and 284 objects taken during the 1906 Dutch conquest of southern Bali. The...

The municipality returned two singa statues from Lombok and 66 objects from South Bali held by the Wereldmuseum. Local restitution extended the debate beyond national collections and recognized that...

At the request of the United States and the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo of Texas, the Dutch government decided to return seven objects from the national collection. The objects had been taken in the late...

Indonesia’s National Museum opened an exhibition of cultural objects repatriated under the 2022 agreement with the Netherlands. Public display placed the returned heritage within Indonesian...