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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The small luxury cruise ship SeaDream II is scheduled to visit Saba on Thursday, December 22. Six more calls of the SeaDream I and II are planned for January, February and March 2023. Guests of the SeaDream II will be able to take an island tour, go on a guided …
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Today a meeting of the Island Council was scheduled to start at 2 pm. This meeting would be a follow-up to the meeting of the Central Committee that was held the previous day. For reasons he explained in an open letter to the Chairman of the Island Council (see below), …
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Dutch banks can, in principle, offer banking services in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, but are faced with legal and practical obstructions, according to Dutch State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen. She stated this in response to written questions of Members of the Second Chamber of …
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