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The 2009 Curacao referendum

According to Eric de Vries, “Many of the group of citizens on Curacao who predominantly speak English have requested information on the referendum of May 15, 2009, and in particular an explanation what the referendum will be about and why they should vote “YES” or “NO”.” He wrote an article (click here) in which he addresses those issues.

Further information can be found here (in Dutch), here (in English) and here (in Papiamento). Vota SI could not use the domain name www.vota-si.com, among other websites, because it was …
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Apr 2009
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THE DISMANTLING OF THE NETHERLANDS ANTILLES

Info Bulletin Dismantling available

The country The Netherlands Antilles (‘het Land de Nederlandse Antillen’) will cease to exist, presumably in 2010. Like Aruba, although slightly different, Curacao and St. Maarten will receive the status of autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in accordance with referendums held on both islands. Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will each receive the status of Dutch municipality (a.k.a. Kingdom Island).

The Ministry of Constitutional and Interior Affairs has published a number of info bulletins on the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles:

Bulletin 1

Bulletin 2

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Jan 2009
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