By Otti Thomas The new Dutch government is at­tentive to the entire King­dom, including the Carib­bean countries and munici­palities. This was evident from Prime Minister Rob Jetten’s remarks after the first Kingdom Council of Ministers RMR meeting and an online explanation provided by State Secretary Eric van der Burg of …

Dutch State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Kingdom Relations and Decisive Government will visit Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao in April. A month later, he will tour St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba. The new state sec­retary announced this on Friday during the first online press conference with Caribbean media. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …