Last year the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) officially launched the project “Monitoring for Bird Biodiversity Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean.” This initiative, supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality (LNV), aims to equip local nature management organizations on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. …
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Commissioner Eviton Heyliger and Policy Advisor Courtney Hassell recently travelled to Brussels to attend the twentieth Overseas Countries and Territories-European Union (OCTs-EU) Forum, which took place February 26-29. The forum takes place annually and is the highest-level instance of dialogue that brings together representatives of the OCTs, member states and …
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TheEuropean Union (EU) must do more to contribute to the development of overseas countries and territories (OCTs), particularly in terms of sustainability and innovation. Caretaker State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Alexandra van Huffelen emphasised this in her speech at the annual high-level meeting of the Forum for Overseas Countries and …
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Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will have permanent representation in The Hague and will be involved earlier in making policy and legislation. The principle of ‘comply or explain’ remains the starting point for policy and there will be different levels of financial supervision for the islands. This will enable customisation …
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The Saba Reach Foundation is evolving as it strives to develop itself into an organization modeled after similar European Nederlands ‘social work organizations.’ In the past, Saba has had an insufficient offering for citizens who have a distance to the labor market. As a result of this insufficiency, The Saba …
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During the second half of February 2024, a small delegation from Saba visited The Hague, engaging with several ministries and organizations about the most relevant issues impacting Saba. Joining Commissioner Bruce Zagers on this visit was Island Secretary Bram Streppel, Head of Policy and Project Bureau Nicole Johnson, Airport Manager …
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Windward Islands Airways International WINAIR and Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) are reaping remarkable success with their collaborative Day Trip Specials. Since its launch just a month ago, the programme has already secured over 500 bookings, signalling a strong demand for island-hopping adventures. The Day Trip Specials offer special fares …
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Caretaker State Secretary of Kingdom Relations Alexandra van Huffelen is positive about the recommendations recently made by the Public Administration Council ROB, which found that the revision of the administrative and financial relations with the Caribbean Netherlands requires more than just a few technical adjustments. The state secretary sees the …
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The youth group of Saba’s St. Paul’s Conversion Roman Catholic Church went on an exchange visit to St. Maarten and Anguilla last week. According to the group’s leaders, the trip’s purpose was to give young Sabans a different experience of giving back to others. In St. Maarten, the group volunteered …
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Of the 100 million euros the Dutch government made available for projects commemorating and remembering the history of slavery, 33.3 million will go to the six Caribbean islands of the Kingdom, caretaker State Secretary of Kingdom Relations, caretaker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Hugo de Jonge and Minister …
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