A cautious majority appears to be emerging in the House of Representatives in favor of not postponing the expansion of the Executive Councils and Island Councils in the Caribbean Netherlands until 2031. The most outspoken party is the Christian Union, which, with Don Ceder, has the only member of the …
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Residents and businesses in the Caribbean Netherlands will be able to file their 2025 income tax returns starting Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Returns may be submitted either online or on paper. The Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland has, in recent years, expanded its digital services, allowing both individuals and businesses to file …
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The remuneration of administrators and representatives in the Caribbean Netherlands must be increased simultaneously with the expansion of the Executive Councils and island councils. Member of Parliament Don Ceder (Christian Union) has submitted an amendment to this effect. On Wednesday, the House Committee for Kingdom Relations will reopen the budget …
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The uncertainty surrounding whether the Executive Councils and Island Councils in the Caribbean Netherlands will be expanded in 2027 was not dispelled today in the debate between the House of Representatives Committee for Kingdom Relations and State Secretary Erik van der Burg. The House is torn between, on the one …
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Dutch State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Kingdom Relations and Decisive Government is closely monitoring the implementation of equal legislation in the European and Caribbean Netherlands, the well-known “comply or explain” principle. “Sometimes there are also good reasons for an exception. (,..) But the basic principle is that we will …
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Athletes from across the region took part Saturday morning in the annual Saba Triathlon, an event that once again combined sport with the island’s distinctive terrain and strong community involvement. Participants completed a course consisting of swimming, cycling and running across various parts of the island. Volunteers and local organizations …
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Dutch coalition partner D66 is demanding solutions for a structural lack of personnel in the police and law enforcement system on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (so-called BES). The questions follow a call from their Island Governors to the House of Representatives and the Senate of Parliament and the new …
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Koninkrijksrelaties.nl reported the following: What concrete steps has the government taken or planned to better protect residents of the Caribbean Netherlands from crime, among other things? Member of Parliament Heera Dijk (D66) wants to know this from State Secretary for Kingdom Relations Eric van der Burg and Minister of Justice …
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The new cabinet must take urgent measures to improve the safety of citizens on the BES islands. This is the message from the governors of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba in an urgent message addressed to the House of Representatives and the Senate. “The desired and acceptable level of legal …
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The Dutch Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has launched the 2024 National Accounts Survey in the Caribbean Netherlands, as part of its annual business survey aimed at mapping economic developments on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In the coming months, businesses across the three islands will be contacted to participate …
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