In 2022, altogether 183.7 thousand tourists flew to the islands of the Caribbean Netherlands. The number of tourist arrivals by air on Bonaire rose by 55.6 percent relative to the previous year and exceeded the level of 2019, the last year before the coronavirus crisis. Inbound tourism by air on …
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The Dutch government is prepared if another disaster was to happen in the Dutch Caribbean. That is the conclusion of the policy evaluation of article 8 of the Kingdom Relations budget, Reconstruction Windward Islands. The objective of the policy assessment of article 8 was to provide an answer to the question …
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Carl Buncamper of the Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM) held his farewell speech in the last meeting of the outgoing Island Council on Tuesday, March 28. Buncamper has been a member of the Saba Island Council for 16 years. Buncamper ran in six elections. He participated in five Island Council …
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Members of the Department of Community Development, the Public Health Department, Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN) and Mental Health Caribbean (MHC) last week took part in a training provided by Junny Josephina, director of Krusada from Bonaire. Krusada is the organization that runs the women’s shelter on Bonaire. The …
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Are you living on Saba with a child between the ages of 0 and 12 years old? Can you spare a moment to provide your views on childcare services on Saba? On behalf of the Public Entity Saba, Impact Consulting has been requested to conduct an independent study regarding childcare …
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WINAIR announced their cooperation with KLM/ Air France Flying Blue loyalty program, which will take effect on May 01, 2023. With the KLM/Air France Flying Blue program, members will receive mileage awards for travel with KLM/ Air France and its partners. Flying Blue members will be able to accrue and …
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Secretary of State Van Huffelen of the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has appointed Mr. E.E. (Edison) Rijna as special envoy for the Caribbean Netherlands for EU funds, UN funds, and economic relations with Latin America. Mr. Rijna will start his new position on April 18, 2023, and …
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A second tranche of the energy subsidy for low-income households has been made available for the continued support of families on Saba who need help with paying their electricity bills. The energy subsidy has been raised to a one-time 1,300 US dollars per household. The Ministry of Social Affairs and …
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The Council of Ministers agreed to amend the Decree on the basic registration of persons so that Caribbean students can immediately obtain a BSN when applying for student finance via DUO. This is made possible by temporarily registering them as non-residents in the BRP. State Secretary Van Huffelen, of Kingdom …
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The Central Voting Bureau of Saba, chaired by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, during a session on Thursday, March 23 established the final results of the March 15 Island Council and Electoral College elections. The Central Voting Bureau members checked and signed the reports (‘processen verbaal’) of the Voting Bureau Public …
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