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1 week, 3 days ago

Archaeologists discover ancient bone floor in Alkmaar

NL Times

During an excavation in the center of Alkmaar, archaeologists uncovered a rare and mysterious floor made partly from animal bones. The find, located in a building on Achterdam Street, has left experts intrigued, as it is the latest example of a floor type seldom found, even in the province of Noord-Holland. "We were very happy to have the opportunity to …

Bones Bone Floor Archaeologists Bone Floor

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Two explosions in the same street in Heerhugowaard; Driver flees after accident on A4

NL Times

An explosive device went off in the same street in Heerhugowaard two nights in a row this weekend, the police reported. The explosions took place at the front door of several addresses on the Middenweg, in the northeastern part of the Noord-Holland town. Neemt u dan contact op met de politie.https://t.co/ZhRAWv43fl — Politie Eenheid Noord-Holland March 3, 2024 The first …

Driver Heerhugowaard Explosions Took

10 months, 1 week ago

Railworks: Fewer trains running between Amsterdam, Utrecht for 1.5 weeks

NL Times

Far fewer trains will run between Amsterdam Central Station and Utrecht Central Station from today until Saturday, February 24, due to rail works, NS reported. From today until Saturday, February 17, there will be far fewer trains between Utrecht CS and Hoorn/Uitgeest. From Saturday until Monday, there will be fewer trains on the entire route between Amsterdam CS and Utrecht …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers’ protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of …

Dutch Omtzigt

10 months, 2 weeks ago

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? We ask where the talks to form a coalition government go next after Pieter Omtzigt pulls out of the negotiations, sending the other three party leaders into a state of synchronised shock. Meanwhile, the farmers’ protests heat up again, sending thick black clouds of …

Dutch Omtzigt

1 year ago

Hoorn not ready to apologize for its historic ties to the slave trade

NL Times

The municipality of Hoorn said it will not issue an apology for its historic connection to slavery, and also will not officially recognize that past. "As one of the few cities that were represented in the VOC and the, Hoorn was strongly involved in the Netherlands' system of slavery," according to the researchers. When presenting the study, the municipality spoke …

Dutch Slavery Netherlands City City Council Apologize Slave Trade

1 year, 6 months ago

Police searching for missing English man, 20, who fled hospital in Hoorn

NL Times

Authorities in the Netherlands asked people to be on the lookout for a missing 20-year-old British man who was last seen near a hospital in Hoorn. Delafay, known to friends as Taiga Akabane, travelled with his boyfriend to visit an acquaintance, the missing man's sister, Holly Delafay, told Plymouth Live. Holly Delafay said police considered here brother to be a …

Hoorn

2 years, 3 months ago

Body found in Hoorn confirmed to be pregnant Univ. Amsterdam student

NL Times

The Public Prosecution Service has confirmed that the human remains found on Tuesday in Hoorn belong to 22-year-old Sumanta Bansi, who went missing in 2018. She had moved to the Netherlands from Suriname to study and was living with B. and his family in Hoorn when she went missing. Before she went missing, Bansi learned that she had become pregnant …

Her Family Bansi Hoorn

2 years, 3 months ago

Roads will be busier in Amsterdam region due to NS strike: ANWB

NL Times

The ANWB expects it to be busier on the roads around Amsterdam on Monday, partly due to the strike by NS personnel in the northwest of the country. However, it is not assumed that the morning or evening rush hour will be extremely heavy, partly because there will be no rain on Monday, there are still school holidays in the …

Strike

2 years, 10 months ago

More trains back up and running, but some problems remain

NL Times

NS expects most trains to run according to timetables on Sunday, although some routes still might be disrupted due to repair work from Storm Eunice, an NS spokesperson said. Arriva reported that there is no train traffic between Maastricht and Sittard due to storm damage. Due to repairs, there are also no trains between Tiel and Arnhem from 10 a.m. …

Prorail Train Traffic

3 years, 2 months ago

Breakaway councillors form 150 new parties in local councils nationwide

Dutch News

Councillors in almost half of the Netherlands local authorities have broken away from the party they were elected for, and set up their own, in the 3.5 years since the last local elections, according to research by the NRC. The paper has been following 318 of the Netherlands’ 351 local authority areas since 2018 and found breakaway parties were formed …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Breakaway councillors form 150 new parties in local councils nationwide

Dutch News

Councillors in almost half of the Netherlands local authorities have broken away from the party they were elected for, and set up their own, in the 3.5 years since the last local elections, according to research by the NRC. The paper has been following 318 of the Netherlands’ 351 local authority areas since 2018 and found breakaway parties were formed …

Elections Local Parties Breakaway Council Councillors Form 150 Form 150 Councillors Form

3 years, 2 months ago

Wristbands instead of QR codes prove to be a success

NL Times

The nightlife crowd in a number of cities made extensive use of wristbands instead of QR codes to get access to cafés and restaurants, catering entrepreneurs in Breda and Zwolle and the organization Leidens Ontzet said. “Many wristbands were picked, so we are under the impression that they are being used a lot.” They were also in high demand in …

Wristband Coronacheck

3 years, 3 months ago

Decision on removal of colonialist statue in Hoorn put off until after summer of 2022

NL Times

Hoorn will postpone the decision on the fate of the statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen until after the summer of 2022, the municipality announced on Friday. The municipality said they first want to discuss the so-called “city talks” on racism and exclusion before making a decision about the statue. The image of the Dutch East India Company governor has been …

Voc

3 years, 8 months ago

Hoorn to commence with city talks about removal of colonialist statue of J.P. Coen

NL Times

The municipality of Hoorn will start with city talks on Monday to discuss the matter of the statue of J.P. Coen on the Roode Steen. Conversations are said to take place on streets, through podcasts, talk show conversations, and vlogs, which aim to form a debate about an "inclusive city." Still, as far as the mayor is concerned, it goes …

City Statue Talk Coen Voc Hoorn

3 years, 8 months ago

Car crashes into Hoorn home knocking residents off their couch

NL Times

A car ploughed into a house at Gerard den Brabanderhof in Hoorn in an incident that occurred on Sunday evening. According to the police, a driver lost control of the vehicle around 9:25 p.m. while navigating a curve. Though they were sent flying from one room of the home to another, there were no injuries though those involved were “quite …

Hoorn

3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus cases increase by 7% overall but down in elderly population

Dutch News

Coronavirus infections have increased for the second week running, but the rise was partly the result of wider testing, according to the public health agency RIVM’s latest weekly update. Susan van den Hof, head of the RIVM’s Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Surveillance, told NOS: ‘This looks like the beginning of the third wave, because the number of new …

Increase Rivm

3 years, 11 months ago

Makers of Sophia the social robot are planning a mass rollout as pandemic offers new opportunities

Live Mint

"Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly," Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong Kong. Hanson Robotics, based in Hong Kong, said four models, including Sophia, would start rolling out of factories in the first half of 2021, just as researchers predict the pandemic will open new opportunities for the …

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4 years, 3 months ago

Citizens' initiative to move colonialist statue in Hoorn scrapped, but included in 'city talks'

NL Times

A citizens' initiative to move the statue of J.P. Coen in Hoorn was scrapped in a city council meeting on Tuesday evening, but the city council agreed to add this initiative to the agenda for previously announced "city talks" about the statue and racism and discrimination in Hoorn. In June, the statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen provoked fierce protests against …

City Statue Voc Hoorn Scrapped City Talks

4 years, 4 months ago

Video: Large crystal meth lab found hidden underground

NL Times

Police in Monfoort, Utrecht discovered a crystal methamphetamine laboratory hidden in an unusual area on Thursday. The illegal setup was constructed inside six linked sea containers which were hidden underneath a large pile of clay used to reinforce dykes. Four kilograms of raw crystal methamphetamine with a street value of approximately 350 thousand euros were found at the scene, along …

4 years, 5 months ago

Police prepare for rioting at banned Hague anti-lockdown protest

NL Times

The anti-lockdown group Viruswaanzin is set to go ahead with a planned demonstration on the Malieveld in The Hague on Sunday despite the protest having been banned by the municipality, the group's leader Willem Engel has asserted. While the demonstration itself was largely peaceful, with many largely ignoring social distancing rules, there were incidents of rioting in The Hague following …

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4 years, 6 months ago

12 arrests after protests against Dutch East Indies statue in Hoorn

NL Times

Skirmishes after a largely peaceful protest in Hoorn led to a dozen arrests near the statue of a controversial figure in Hoorn. A few hundred people attended the demonstration against a statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, a 17th century officer who mercilessly used violence against indigenous peoples to take control of the spice trade for the Dutch East India Company. …

Dutch Statue Coen Hoorn

4 years, 6 months ago

12 arrested after riot police called in, following controversial statue demo

Dutch News

The riots in Hoorn on Friday evening which led to 12 arrests were mainly the work of a group of outsiders who had come to the town to cause trouble, Jan Nieuwenburg, the town’s mayor, said on Saturday. Demonstrations for and against a controversial statue on the town’s main square passed off peacefully at separate locations outside the town centre …

Town Coen

4 years, 6 months ago

12 arrested after riot police called in, following controversial statue demo

Dutch News

The riots in Hoorn on Friday evening which led to 12 arrests were mainly the work of a group of outsiders who had come to the town to cause trouble, Jan Nieuwenburg, the town’s mayor, said on Saturday. Demonstrations for and against a controversial statue on the town’s main square passed off peacefully at separate locations outside the town centre …

Town Coen

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Archaeologists discover ancient bone floor in Alkmaar

Two explosions in the same street in Heerhugowaard; Driver flees after accident on A4

Railworks: Fewer trains running between Amsterdam, Utrecht for 1.5 weeks

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

DutchNews podcast: The Empty Chair Carousel Edition

Hoorn not ready to apologize for its historic ties to the slave trade

Police searching for missing English man, 20, who fled hospital in Hoorn

Body found in Hoorn confirmed to be pregnant Univ. Amsterdam student

Roads will be busier in Amsterdam region due to NS strike: ANWB

More trains back up and running, but some problems remain

Breakaway councillors form 150 new parties in local councils nationwide

Breakaway councillors form 150 new parties in local councils nationwide

Wristbands instead of QR codes prove to be a success

Decision on removal of colonialist statue in Hoorn put off until after summer of 2022

Hoorn to commence with city talks about removal of colonialist statue of J.P. Coen

Car crashes into Hoorn home knocking residents off their couch

Coronavirus cases increase by 7% overall but down in elderly population

Makers of Sophia the social robot are planning a mass rollout as pandemic offers new opportunities

Citizens' initiative to move colonialist statue in Hoorn scrapped, but included in 'city talks'

Video: Large crystal meth lab found hidden underground

Police prepare for rioting at banned Hague anti-lockdown protest

12 arrests after protests against Dutch East Indies statue in Hoorn

12 arrested after riot police called in, following controversial statue demo

12 arrested after riot police called in, following controversial statue demo