How do investments in education, international partnerships and Kingdom cooperation contribute to Sint Maarten's future? The latest edition of the Cabinet's Quarterly Newsletter provides an overview of the Cabinet's activities and achievements during the second quarter of 2026. In this edition, readers can learn more about the Cabinet's growing engagement with students and young professionals in the Netherlands, efforts to strengthen educational partnerships, and Sint Maarten's participation in high-level European Union and Kingdom consultations. The newsletter also highlights key diplomatic engagements, commemorative events, and the Cabinet's continued work to create opportunities that benefit the people of Sint Maarten. We [...]

Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell recently welcomed Member of the European Parliament Marit Maij (PRO) to the Cabinet for an introductory courtesy meeting. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on the relationship between the European Union and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), with particular attention given to strengthening cooperation, increasing the involvement of the OCTs in European policymaking and expanding opportunities for capacity building and technical assistance. Minister Arrindell and Ms. Maij also discussed the importance of ensuring that smaller OCTs can effectively benefit from European programmes and funding opportunities. The exchange highlighted the value of maintaining regular [...]

Sint Maarten student Roberto Patrick departed for Pristina, Kosovo, on Saturday, 4 July, to participate in the 2026 Prishtina International Summer University (PISU). Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell was at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to wish him every success before his journey. Roberto will participate in the 2026 Prishtina International Summer University (PISU), where he has been admitted to the course Law & Economics of Artificial Intelligence (AI). His participation was made possible through a scholarship that originated from earlier discussions between Minister Arrindell and Kosovo's Ambassador to the Netherlands, H.E. Dren Doli. During those meetings, both parties explored opportunities to strengthen [...]

Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell attended the U.S. Independence Day Reception hosted by the U.S. Mission to the Netherlands at the Louwman Museum in The Hague. This year's celebration was particularly significant as it marked Freedom 250, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Held under the theme Freedom 250, the reception celebrated not only a defining moment in American history but also more than two centuries of friendship between the United States and the Netherlands. Diplomats, government representatives and other guests gathered for an evening reflecting on the shared values of freedom, democracy and [...]

Yesterday, Minister Plenipotentiary Arrindell attended the National Commemoration of the Dutch Slavery Past at the National Slavery Monument in Amsterdam's Oosterpark. The annual ceremony provides an opportunity to reflect on one of the darkest chapters in the shared history of the Kingdom, while honouring the lives, resilience and legacy of those who endured slavery. Held on Keti Koti, the day marking the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the former Dutch Caribbean colonies on 1 July 1863, the commemoration serves as a moment of remembrance and renewed commitment. While emancipation was legally declared in 1863, many formerly enslaved people [...]