The Dutch Second Chamber of Parlia­ment on Tuesday adopted two motions for the Ca­ribbean Netherlands. One concerned the incidental versus structural funding and the other was about new legislation for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to tackle sexual violence and transgressing behaviour. Member of Parliament (MP) Joba van den Berg …

An inde­pendent evaluation has shown that the reliability and sustainability of elec­tricity and drinking water in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have largely improved in the past years. The opin­ions differ over whether af­fordability has improved. Dutch Minister for Energy and Climate Rob Jetten stated this in a letter that …

The Executive Coun­cil recently received confir­mation from State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen that the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Office has granted a postponement to Saba residents for filing their income tax return until July 17. In addition, the period for companies to submit their collective wage …

Ronald Zwarter will hand over his duties as Deputy Chief of Police and Head of Operations of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN to his successor on August 14, 2023. Zwarter started working with KPCN on October 1, 2019, coming from the Northern Netherlands Leadership Unit. After a period of …

Saba marked the start of the Commemoration Year of the Slavery Past on Satur­day, July 1, with a well-attended Emancipation Day event with a number of speakers and a range of performances. The event’s theme, “Libera­tion through healing”, was most fitting, said Commissioner of Culture Eviton Heyliger. “Al­though healing hundreds …

The Chris­tianUnion (CU) and the Democratic Party D66 in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament last week submit­ted a motion that seeks to implement new legislation in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to tackle sexual violence and transgressing behaviour. Member of Parliament (MP) Mirjam Bikker of CU sub­mitted the motion …

As of 15th of July 2023, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee will monitor illegal residence on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius more strictly during exit checks. The immigration chain of the Caribbean Netherlands, consisting of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Immigration & Naturalization Service Caribbean Netherlands (IND CN), Social Affairs & Employment …

Dutch State Secretary for King­dom Relations and Digi­tisation Alexandra van Huffelen arrived in St. Maarten on Thursday. St. Maarten is her first stop on a trip to five Dutch Carib­bean islands, which ends on July 4. The state secretary will visit Saba after St. Maarten, followed by St. Eustatius, then …

The Saba Tourism Bureau, in collaboration with the French St. Martin Tourism Office, recently organised a familiarisa­tion trip as part of the St. Martin Fly-in Travel Agent Event that also aimed at showcasing the beauty and hospitality of the neigh­bouring islands. The St. Martin Tourism Of­fice hosted 73 travel agents …

The ratio be­tween the structural financing for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES islands) by means of the free allowance and the incidental, project-based funding is completely out of proportion, and that needs to be fixed, finds Member of the Second Chamber of Dutch Parliament Joba van den Berg of …