Samantha Dixon 🇦🇺

Sam has over six years experience writing about life in the Netherlands and leads the content team at DutchReview. She originally came to the Netherlands to study in 2016 and now holds a BA (Hons.) in Arts, a BA (Hons) in Journalism, and a Masters in Teaching. She loves to write about settling into life in the Netherlands, her city of Utrecht, learning Dutch, and jobs in the Netherlands — and she still can’t jump on the back of a moving bike (she's learning!).

Fewer new expats: coronavirus halves Dutch immigration

Dutchies in and foreigners out — that's the result of coronavirus on Dutch migration. New data from the Statistics Netherlands shows in the weeks...

Coronavirus has slammed the economy: will consumers pay the price?

A gradual loosening of the coronavirus measures was announced last week. For the economy, that's good news: many shops are allowed to reopen, contact...

One dead after residential area rocked by gunfire in Rotterdam

A person is dead after being shot on the Bergselaan in Rotterdam last night. While the victim is unknown, one local resident reported hearing...

Coronavirus update: 63 more deaths as government prepares to relax measures

The latest coronavirus figures for the Netherlands have been released by the RIVM. The number of hospitalizations remains lower than in recent weeks, with...

What do the experts have to say about the easing of the intelligent lockdown? 

The Dutch government announced a gradual relaxation of the coronavirus distancing measures last night. As the Netherlands whirrs and hums its way to a...

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