Dear editor, Did we choose neocolonialism during the referendum in the early 2000’s? I don’t think so. For anyone who does not know what the word means, the dictionary says the following: “the use of economic, political, cultural, or other pressures to control or influence other countries, especially former dependencies.” Strikes a cord? …

The site KoninkrijksRelaties estimates that the Kingdom Relations portfolio will go to a candidate to be nominated by the PVV. It is not known whether it was someone from the party or someone from outside. Today it was announced that the negotiators of PVV, NSC, VVD and BBB have agreed …

A group of about twenty students from Curaçao, Aruba, Sint Maarten, Bonaire and Saba entered into discussions with Caribbean parliamentarians. They did this during the Inter-Parliamentary Kingdom Consultation (IPKO) that is taking place these days in The Hague. The students shared their experiences and called on parliamentarians to pay more …

Last week, the Island Council and Executive Council participated in a support program to further improve the democratic processes on Saba. Public Entity Saba invited Jeroen van Gool, director of the Wethoudersvereniging, to assist and share his feedback and insights. “It was a fruitful week, highlighting areas of improvement and …

With the official start of the hurricane season, and numerous weather forecasters predicting a more active season in 2024, various stakeholders convened a kickoff meeting on June 7th to discuss several proactive measures in place, in the case of potential storms. The meeting brought together Island Governor Jonathon Johnson, Island …

The Joint Court of Justice held an open house at Saba’s new courthouse in Windwardside on Satur­day to inform residents of its presence and purpose on the island and educate locals about the court’s procedures. St. Maarten-based Judge Gertjan Wouters spoke to the open house’s visitors on a vast number …

The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Wednesday June 12th, 2024 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public Central Committee …

A Mosquito Dunk looks like a small, beige donut that floats on standing water. As the Dunk slowly dissolves, it releases a toxic bacterium to all mosquito larvae species. Mosquitoes lay their eggs directly in standing water or an area known to flood.  While the adult mosquito is a typical …

Parents on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) with children with intensive care needs will soon be able to receive dou­ble child benefit. To this end, Caretaker Minister Carola Schouten for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions launched an Internet consul­tation recently, on the regula­tions that elaborate on this. In the …

Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have set various educa­tional goals for the coming years in their Education Agendas, sent to the Dutch Second Chamber of Parlia­ment on Tuesday, June 4, by Caretaker Minister of Primary and Secondary Ed­ucation Marielle Paul. Al­though this is the first time that Bonaire, St. Eustatius …