BES Reporter writes that there has been concern during the New Year’s celebration over the display of weapons by at least one off-duty officer of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN), who pulled out his service weapon in an entertainment venue in the early morning of January 1. Reportedly, there …

Residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (the BES islands) will receive a postal code in 2026. “Unfortunately, a quicker implementation is not possible because the postal code is not separate from the address registra­tion,” said Dutch caretaker State Secretary of Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen. The necessary …

The restart of Air Antilles, which was declared bankrupt a few months ago, is taking longer than expected. The Guadeloupe-based airline now believes that flights can only start at the end of the first quarter, instead of early 2024. The restart, led by French holding company Cipim and the government …

Pensions will be paid out today, December 29, at the Post Office between 10 am and 1 pm. The post office manager would like to wish all a very Happy New Year and would like to remind the public that the post office will have irregular hours the first week …

  The community of Saba can again look forward to a professional fireworks display at the airport this year. The annual fireworks show will occur on Thursday, December 28, at 7:00 pm. The event is especially for families, children, and the elderly who otherwise might not see the fireworks display …

Today the tender for the construction of Black Rocks Harbor on Saba was published on TenderNed. At the end of October, the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management granted the permit for the operation and construction of the new harbor. The permit was available for public inspection until early December. …

The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of State Secretary Van Huffelen (Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation), has endorsed the bill to introduce the Citizen Service Number (BSN) and digital government login tools in Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba. The law aims to strengthen the digital government and society in the …

WINAIR is delighted to announce the fulfillment of its commitment to the Dutch Government by making the final payment towards the USD 4,500,000 loan received during the challenging period of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This significant milestone marks a moment of gratitude towards the Dutch Government for the invaluable support provided. …

On Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16, the Public Entity Saba’s reforestation project hosted its first mango tree grafting class as part of the local food production component of the project. The goal of this class was to inspire and empower island residents to start producing their food by …

Since the 10th of October 2010, the islands Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba are known as the Caribbean Netherlands and are public entities of the Netherlands. Since this new constitutional status, the Dutch government is responsible for taxation and fiscal policy. Therefore, a new tax system was introduced in 2011, …