THE HAGUE - State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Alexandra van Huffelen and the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) Hanke Bruins Slot will visit Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius and Curaçao. The visit focuses on the slavery past.
The journey starts on Tuesday September 6 on Sint Maarten. The two ministers will talk to residents from different backgrounds about the slavery past and its significance for the future. They also reflect on the fact that the island was hit by Hurricane Irma five years ago.
On Wednesday, Van Huffelen and Bruins Slot will travel to St. Eustatius, where they have planned a historic walk through Oranjestad. They will also talk to the Statia Heritage Commission and visit a school to talk to young people about the slavery past.
In Curaçao, the directors meet young people and experts in the field of the slavery past and they will visit the National Archaeological-Anthropological Memory and the National Archives. The trip will be concluded with a meeting with artists, writers and musicians in which the theme of slavery is central.