There will be no tolerance policy for soft drugs in the Caribbean Netherlands. That is what Minister of Justice and Security YeOlgoz-Zegerius has decided. A proposed ‘exploration’ into the harmonization of soft drug policy and regulations on the BES islands with that in the European Netherlands has been canceled because …
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Today, State Secretary Van Rij (Finance) has confirmed that the tax-free allowance in the Caribbean Netherlands will be increased by more than 5,000 dollars to 17,352 dollars as of January 1st. Minister for Poverty Policy Schouten had already announced this during the discussion of the SZW budget last month. “With …
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Commissioner of Sport and Public Health Rolando Wilson presented Saba’s new Sports Policy 2022-2025, which was written in consultation with local stakeholders and recently released, to State Secretary of Public Health, Welfare and Sport Maarten van Ooijen on Monday afternoon, December 19, during the state secretary’s visit to Johan Cruyff …
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Members of the Saba community gathered at the Queen Wilhelmina Library on Monday morning, December 19 to witness the historic speech of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte via Livestream in which he offered apologies on behalf of the Dutch State for its role in slavery. After Rutte’s speech, Dutch State …
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The Island Council of Saba and deputies have once again lashed out at the functioning of Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands, a branch of the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport. A few weeks ago, after a conversation with a delegation from Saba, State Secretary Van Ooijen made it appear …
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In a speech this afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized for the actions of the Dutch state in the past: posthumously to all enslaved people worldwide who suffered from that action, to their daughters and sons, and to all their descendants up to the here and now. The prime minister …
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-The position of the National Government Representative for the Caribbean Netherlands will definitely be eliminated. His tasks will be divided among the minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations, the island governors and possibly a disaster management official. Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen confirmed this in …
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The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets facilitates further development of sustainable energy production on the BES islands The Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) has established the 2023 maximum rate for electricity and drinking water on the islands. The ACM does this yearly and ensures that the production …
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Dutch State Secretary of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sport Maarten van Ooijen and his delegation arrived on Saba on Sunday afternoon for a two-day visit. The State Secretary will be present at the special event at the Queen Wilhelmina Library on Monday morning where during a live broadcast of Prime …
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The Island Council approved the 2023-2026 multi-annual budget of the Public Entity Saba on Thursday, December 15. The budget for 2023 totals US $17.5 million which represents an increase of $4.5 million in comparison to 2022. The revenues consist of the free allowance of $16.1 million and $1 million local …
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