Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament Don Ceder of the Christian Union and Raoul White of Groenlinks­-PvdA submitted a motion that urges the Dutch govern­ment to extend the planned small-scale psychiatric de­tention TBS facilities for Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba, to also serve countries Cura­çao, Aruba and St. Maarten. …

Budget cuts are inevitable, includ­ing those in the Kingdom Relations budget. “That, unfortunately, is the reality we live in,” State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Zsolt Szabó said last week during the debate on the budget in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament. He there­fore discouraged motions to release …

The islands in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom are set to receive 24 million euros to increase local food production. The goal is to reduce reliance on costly imports and address high food prices, State Sec­retary for Kingdom Rela­tions Zsolt Szabó said during the parliamentary debate on the budget …

Inflation held steady in Bonaire and Saba during the third quarter of this year, while St. Eustatius saw a slight increase, according to provisional figures released by the Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) on Wednesday. Consumer goods and services in Bonaire were 2.5% more expensive in the third quarter …

According to sev­eral Members of the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament (MPs), al­though the Dutch cabinet deems good governance in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the utmost importance, State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Zsolt Szabo does not set a good example, as the budget cuts break existing agree­ments. …

The man who strangled Saba University School of Medi­cine (SUSOM) student Kavya Guda (24) to death in April 2015 was extradited to Bonaire last Friday to serve his eleven-year sentence for manslaughter. Senad Cejvan is no stranger to being forced to return to the Caribbean Netherlands in handcuffs. The first …

The Dutch Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, has decided to cancel the previously announced subsidy programme aimed at strengthening the sus­tainable economic ca­pacity of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom, State Secretary for King­dom Relations Zsolt Sz­abó informed the Dutch Second Chamber of Par­liament on Friday, Octo­ber 18. “On …

According to State Secretary for King­dom Relations Zsolt Szabó, the Dutch government is spending more money on the Caribbean Netherlands than it may seem from the budget. “I would like to give fur­ther clarification to these figures, as the impression could arise that spending on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba …

Qredits Bonaire has launched a new loan pro­gramme aimed at helping micro and small businesses in Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius (the BES islands) adopt more sustainable practices. The so-called en­ergy loan, available as of Oc­tober 15, offers financing of up to US $50,000 at a 4.95% interest rate. The …

The Public Entity Saba is pleased to announce that the repairs to Fort Bay Road fencing (after the S-curve) have been completed. The project, which began in mid-September, included repairing the steel posts and steel mesh. This repair aimed to maintain the construction of the fencing before damage caused by …