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The Colonial Council was established to assist the Governor of the Colony of Curaçao and its members were appointed by the King of the Netherlands . It was based in Curaçao. In 1865, Curaçao's government regulation (Dutch: Regeringsreglement voor Curaçao en onderhorige eilanden) was altered to allow for a limited autonomy for the colony ...
Curaçao, [a] officially the Country of Curaçao (Dutch: Land Curaçao; [10] Papiamentu: Pais Kòrsou), [11] [12] is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, specifically the Dutch Caribbean region, about 65 km (40 mi) north of Venezuela.
The ABC islands is the physical group of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao, the three westernmost islands of the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea.These islands have a shared political history and a status of Dutch underlying ownership, since the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 ceded them back to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as Curaçao and Dependencies from 1815.
The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen, pronounced [ˈneːdərlɑntsə ʔɑnˈtɪlə(n)] ⓘ; Papiamento: Antia Hulandes), [2] also known as the Dutch Antilles, [3] 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.
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The cabinet was sworn in on 7 June 2013, and was characterized as a "political" cabinet, set to complete the full term of parliament. [1] The cabinet is based on a majority in the Estates of Curaçao of the parties PS, PAIS and PNP, as well independent member Glenn Sulvaran (formerly PAR) [2]
Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Rubina (Rubia) Bitorina Irene Dick [34] PS: 31 December 2012-August 2013 27 December 2013 Minister of Social Development, Labor and Welfare Jeanne Francisca: PS: 7 June 2013 Minister of Traffic, Transport and urban Planning Earl Winston Balborda: PNP: 31 December 2012 Minister Plenipotentiary ...
Curaçao is responsible for their own government, education and laws, however foreign relations are handled by the Kingdom. [1] The Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao is a member of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The council meets at least once a month to discuss matters concerning the Kingdom which include ...