The Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday adopted two motions for the Caribbean Netherlands. One concerned the incidental versus structural funding and the other was about new legislation for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to tackle sexual violence and transgressing behaviour. Member of Parliament (MP) Joba van den Berg …
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Saba, Bonaire, and the Netherlands on Wednesday, July 5, signed the Education Agenda which aims to further improve the quality of education on the two islands. Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Robbert Dijkgraaf, Saba Commissioner of Education Eviton Heyliger and Bonaire Commissioner of Education Jolinda Craane signed the …
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An independent evaluation has shown that the reliability and sustainability of electricity and drinking water in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have largely improved in the past years. The opinions differ over whether affordability has improved. Dutch Minister for Energy and Climate Rob Jetten stated this in a letter that …
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Hans van de Velde becomes the new CEO of Winair on Sint Maarten. The Dutchman succeeds Michael Cleaver, who served the regional airline for 12 years. Van de Velde will board a plane in the coming week to settle on Sint Maarten with his family. The Supervisory Board and …
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In the Caribbean Netherlands, private individuals will not be encouraged to purchase solar panels. According to Minister for Climate and Energy Rob Jetten to the House of Representatives today, the Central Government prefers the central generation of sustainable energy on the islands. “Decentralized sustainability (such as solar panels on the …
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The Executive Council recently received confirmation from State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitisation Alexandra van Huffelen that the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Office has granted a postponement to Saba residents for filing their income tax return until July 17. In addition, the period for companies to submit their collective wage …
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PUBLIC NOTICE The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public that there will be a public Central Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023 at 2:00 pm The agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Public …
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Ronald Zwarter will hand over his duties as Deputy Chief of Police and Head of Operations of the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN to his successor on August 14, 2023. Zwarter started working with KPCN on October 1, 2019, coming from the Northern Netherlands Leadership Unit. After a period of …
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Saba marked the start of the Commemoration Year of the Slavery Past on Saturday, July 1, with a well-attended Emancipation Day event with a number of speakers and a range of performances. The event’s theme, “Liberation through healing”, was most fitting, said Commissioner of Culture Eviton Heyliger. “Although healing hundreds …
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The ChristianUnion (CU) and the Democratic Party D66 in the Dutch Second Chamber of Parliament last week submitted a motion that seeks to implement new legislation in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to tackle sexual violence and transgressing behaviour. Member of Parliament (MP) Mirjam Bikker of CU submitted the motion …
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