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Starting July 1, 2024, new regulations for the Visitor Entry Tax, commonly referred to as …
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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 …
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