Thursday, September 29, 2011

Royal family arrives in St. Maarten Nov 3

THE HAGUE--Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, her son Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and his wife Princess M�xima will arrive in St. Maarten on November 3 for a four-day visit to the three Windward Islands.

The programme in St. Maarten on Thursday, November 3, includes a visit to the Mental Health Foundation, Emilio Wilson Park, Sundial School and a cultural festival at Clem Labega Square in the evening.

As is customary when visiting one of the overseas countries in the Kingdom, Her Majesty and her delegation will meet with the Governor, the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers.

Friday morning, November 4, the delegation will go to St. Eustatius and will be present at the opening of the new sports facilities at The Field, visit the Chapel Piece centre for the elderly and the Botanical Gardens.

In the evening there will be a cultural festival at Historical Foundation Museum. Earlier in the day, the Queen and her delegation will meet with the Lt. Governor and members of the Executive and Island Councils.

The royal delegation will have a full programme in Saba on Saturday, November 5. On the programme is a visit to the new Comprehensive Technical Centre, the Child Focus Foundation, Eugenius Johnson Community Centre, the harbour, the home for the elderly and hospital, Cruyff Court and Saba University School of Medicine.

The meeting with members of the Saba Executive and Island Councils will take place in the form of a lunch. Saturday late afternoon, the royal delegation will returns to St. Maarten for a reception to be hosted by Governor Eugene Holiday. The delegation will leave for the Netherlands on Sunday, November 6.

Queen Beatrix, the Crown-Prince and Princess will start their visit to the Dutch Caribbean in Aruba on October 28, where they will attend a multi-cultural music festival at new Linear Park, after meetings with the Governor, Prime Minister, Council of Ministers and Parliament.

The programme in Aruba on Saturday includes a visit to the Arikok nature park, the renovated Yuwana Morto district and a women's shelter. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander will be key note speaker at the Green Aruba Conference.

On October 31, the delegation is in Bonaire where they will visit the culture park and educational facility Mangazina di Rei and the nature area Lac Cai. Princess M�xima will open the building of the Youth and Family foundation.

On November 1 and 2, the delegation will be in Cura�ao. On the programme are, among other activities, a visit to Princess Margriet School, Academy Hotel, the IFE nursing school, the Seru Fortuna district and Banda Abou. A cultural festival will take place at Brionplein on November 1.

Source: http://www.thedailyherald.com/islands/1-islands-news/21018-royal-family-arrives-in-st-maarten-nov-3-.html

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