Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | 29/09/2008
Police on the Netherlands Antilles are investigating the disappearance of 24-year old Marlies van der Kouwe. Deputy Minister Ank Bijleveld travels to the island of Bonaire for talks on the search, and other topics.
Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
The Netherlands is concerned about Venezuela's large scale purchase of weapons from Russia. The Netherlands Antilles lie less than 70 km off the coast of Venezuela, which sees Russia as a 'strategic partner'.
Sports Jamaica (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
The Netherlands Antilles has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to restore Churandy
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
BEIJING – The Netherlands Antilles is not going away quietly. The Caribbean island nation filed a formal protest yesterday with the international Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn the controversial disqualification of sprinter Churandy Martina in the Olympic 200 meters.
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 24/08/2008
Matthew Engel at the UK’s Financial Times thinks so: The protest by the US team that cost Churandy Martina of the Netherlands Antilles his silver medal in the 200 metres was seen by some, perhaps unfairly, as bullying of a small nation. There was also the bizarre election scandalette in the poll among competitors for [...]
SportsFilter (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
Coming from a Caribbean person, I wish there were more stories like this that highlight that, apart from the American and Jamaican sprinters,almost everyone else in the final fields for the men and women 100m and 200m finals were also Caribbean runners (Netherlands Antilles, Cayman Islands, St. Kitts, Bahamas, Trindad & Tobago, etc)
Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008
Jamaica's Usain Bolt won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 200 meters yesterday, breaking the world record in a time of 19.30 seconds. Churandy Martina of Netherlands Antilles won the silver and
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
Usain Bolt has won his second gold medal and makes it a double in the 100 and 200 meters. He also set a new world record of 19.30, breaking it by just 2/100ths of a second. Bolt turns 22 tomorrow, so he has 2 more reasons to celebrate. Churandy Martina from Netherlands Antilles came second with a time of 19.82 and Shawn Crawford from the United States won the bronze with a time of 19.96.
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 17/08/2008
Today’s 100m bore testament to the notion of small nations being able to hit way above their head. Of the eight finalists, six came from small nations, three from Jamaica (population 2.7 million), two from Trindad and Tobago (population 1.3 million) and one from Netherlands Antilles which numbers a mere 192,000. And as we know, the gold medallist (and new world record holder) is a Jamaican. My apolgies...
Caribbean Beat Blog (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
21-year-old Jamaican, Usain Bolt, cruised to Olympic gold in the men's 100m track & field final with a world record-breaking time of 9.69. Trinidad & Tobago's 23-year-old Richard Thompson finished second, in front of American Walter Dix. The Netherlands Antilles' Martina Churrandy barely missed out on the bronze medal, placing fourth. Jamaican favourite Asafa Powell finished a disappointing fifth ahead...
A Luxury Travel Blog (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
A wondeful insight into the island of Saba in the Netherlands Antilles from Saba Tourism.
Shariah Finance Watch (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Islamic Finance Being Scrutinised In Netherlands Antilles, by Ulrika Lomas, Tax-News.com, Brussels Last updated 27 hours ago | Friday, July 25, 2008 http://us.mg2.mail.yahoo.com/dc/launch?.rand=1kf9b5mpaja67 The Curaçao International Financial Services Association (CIFA), Ernst and Young Tax Advisers and Amicorp Inc last week submitted a report on the possibilities of developing Islamic finance in...
Cheapflights.com Flight News (Free subscription) | 24/07/2008
Delta Air Lines is bound for Bonaire (BON), the scuba-diving magnet just off the coast of Venezuela in the Netherlands Antilles. DL plans to begin lofting Saturday-only service between BON and New York Kennedy (JFK) come December 20, and to...
PinkNews.co.uk (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
The Netherlands Antilles has said it will appeal against a court ruling that established same-sex couples have the same rights there as they do in Holland.
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
DENSIL THEOBALD spoilt a good return to the Trinidad and Tobago senior team by missing a penalty, but two others who were also given an international reprieve by head coach Francisco Maturana made full use by scoring in a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands Antilles on Thursday night at the Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. Andre Toussaint, who last saw action in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, broke stubborn Netherland...
