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On Tuesday, July 2, the new Dutch cabinet, led by Prime Minister Dick Schoof, was …
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Emancipation Day celebrations took center stage at the Princess Juliana Sports Field
Emancipation Day celebrations took center stage yesterday at the Princess Juliana Sports Field, highlighting powerful …
Read More »Premiere of Leerorkest Saba
On June 28th, the Princess Juliana Sports Field buzzed with excitement as around 40 students …
Read More »Vito Charles, presented speech on Emancipation and the Commemoration of the History of Slavery in Amsterdam
Vito Charles, Chairman of the Committee for Emancipation and the Commemoration of the History of …
Read More »New Visitor Entry Tax Rules in Bonaire Effective July 1, 2024
Starting July 1, 2024, new regulations for the Visitor Entry Tax, commonly referred to as …
Read More »Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management Announces Additional Subsidy to Reduce Water Costs
The Public Entity Saba is excited to announce a significant initiative to make water more …
Read More »Notice: Temporary Uniform Change for Dutch Caribbean Police Force
From July 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024, officers of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force …
Read More »New state secretary aims to “optimise” kingdom relations
Zsolt Szabó, the upcoming state secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation, aims to work towards …
Read More »Maximum BES electricity rates to decrease slightly
Households in the Caribbean Netherlands will get slightly lower electricity bills from July 1, due …
Read More »Former “Scout’s Place” now officially dubbed “Scenery Hotel”
During a special ceremony at the newly renamed Scenery Hotel, various stakeholders gathered to celebrate …
Read More »VNG launches Caribbean Desk for BES islands
The Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and the Association of Dutch Municipalities …
Read More »Vernisha Robinson received her Marechaussee beret
Vernisha Robinson received her Marechaussee beret. The class of students of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee …
Read More »Emancipation Day and Community Events
In recognition of Emancipation Day, July 1st is a civil servant holiday, and all government …
Read More »Many BES referrals to 3 bigger islands
A large portion of medical treatments that cannot be performed on Bonaire are conducted on …
Read More »The Island clean-up is on its way
A huge thank you to our volunteers this morning at Fort Bay for participating in …
Read More »Curacao blocks extra flights by Winair between St. Maarten and Curacao
Winair wants to operate four extra weekly flights between Sint Maarten and Curaçao, but the …
Read More »Rules for residency permits change on July, 1st
New rules for residency and work on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will come into …
Read More »Ex Saba Commissioner Chris Johnson is returning to Saba
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kingdom Relations bids a heartfelt farewell to Chris Johnson, …
Read More »Minimum wages from July 2024 increase 5.8%
Van Huffelen: Coordination of policy for Caribbean Neths. has improved
The coordination of Dutch ministries in The Hague for policies for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and …
Read More »Multidisciplinary inspections on Saba and St. Eustatius did not result in fines
In recent weeks, comprehensive multidisciplinary inspections were conducted at the ports of Saba and St. …
Read More »Saba intensifies collaboration to achieve coral restoration
Saba is making significant strides in coral reef restoration through a variety of initiatives. Recently, …
Read More »Saba soars in Special Olympics Bocce
From June 14th to June 16th, Team Saba represented by Nicolas Bautista, Nacio Zaegers and …
Read More »Saba Island Cleanup 2024: June 24 – June 28
Saba’s annual Island Cleanup 2024 will take place from June 24th to June 28th. The …
Read More »Saba supermarket received a fine for selling vaping devices
On Monday June 10th, enforcers of the Public Entity Saba handed out a fine to …
Read More »Team Saba wins gold medal on Special Olympics
The Special Olympics National Games are the largest multi-sport event for people with intellectual disabilities …
Read More »Maritime Institute Saba.
Seafaring on Saba can be traced back to a long tradition dating back to before …
Read More »Ferenc Zsolt Szabo (62) will be the State Secretary for Digitalization and Kingdom Relations on behalf of the PVV
VVD member Ferenc Zsolt Szabo (62) will be the State Secretary for Digitalization and Kingdom …
Read More »Winair and Air Caraïbes renew their interline agreement
Winair and Air Caraïbes have announced the renewal of their interline agreement. The airlines say …
Read More »Consultation open on BES Aviation Act amendment
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management IenW is preparing an amendment to the BES …
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