News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK- The Directorate of Supervision and Enforcement will carry out price controls to determine the extent to which agreements made about Bon Kompra Plus, or the so-called 'basic basket,' are being adhered to. Bon Kompra Plus is an initiative that came about at the request of the consumer organization UNKOBON. Now that a significantly higher minimum wage is set to take effect next year, the OLB wants to prevent a price explosion ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- St. Eustatius is the first island in the Caribbean Netherlands to participate in UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative (CFCI). Island Commissioner Reuben Merkman received Sacha Bökkerink, Head of Advocacy and Programmes of UNICEF the ... Lees verder
THE HAGUE - A study conducted by the Inspection for the Environment and Transport (ILT) on behalf of State Secretary Vivianne Heijnen (Environment) concludes that improvements are urgently needed in the areas of permit issuance, supervision, and enforcement ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) will this year, commissioned by the State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, at the request of the public body Bonaire, carry out a baseline measurement of all licensing, ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- Interim Governor Reynold (Nolly) Oleana is not prepared to lead the investigation, in accordance with the motion that was passed in the Island Council on that subject last week. Oleane stated in Tuesday evening's Island Councile Meeeting, which ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Former registrar of the Island Council of the Public Entity Bonaire, Willem Cecilia, does not think it is appropriate to conduct a so called Island Council Survey to investigate the administrative integrity with regard to the issue of permits and ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK, The Law Enforcement Council (Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving) is critical of the fight against corruption in the Caribbean Netherlands, especially on Bonaire, and wants governments to pay more attention to a number of elements, in view of the ... Lees verder
Oranjestad- In a scathing letter to the media on Thursday afternoon, Council lady Adelka Spanner (DP-Statia) denounced the sending out of a 'fake' letter by the PLP and Sneek Fraction to the parliament of St. Maarten. With their action, Spanner asserts, ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Island Council of St. Eustatius this morning was quite critical about Board Appointments which have taken place over the past months at various government-owned companies on the island. Councilman Van Putten, as is often the case, was most ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - Yesterday, Tuesday, October 5, 2021 a chief police officer was convicted by the Joint Court of Justice on St. Eustatius for human smuggling and forgery. The officer in question had arranged for a woman from the Dominican Republic to be brought to ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- Bonaire's Commissioner of Finance calls the College of Financial Supervision (Cft) 'inconsistent'. According to Thielman, certain decisions about the 2022 budget were inititially discussed with or even suggested by Cft, only to be critized later on ... Lees verder
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- According to Government Commissioners Alida Francis and Claudia Toet, there has not been any budget overrun when it comes to either special allowances, or the salary payments to Government Commissioners Marnix van Rij and Alida ... Lees verder
Oranjestad, St. Eustatius- The 5 members of Statia's Island Council have presented a document to State Secretary Raymong Knops, with a proposed timetable for the return to full democracy on the island. The document, signed by all IC members of the 3 ... Lees verder
Kralendijk- More than a year after Data protection Authority BES (CBP BES) conducted an assessment into the privacy risks at the MCB on Bonaire, the Institution now fully complies with the privacy norm. According to Privacy watch dog, CBP BES, the MCB has ... Lees verder
By Dick Drayer The investigation into possible violations of integrity at the Board for Financial Supervision (Cft) will be wrapped up smoothly, as far as President Raymond Gradus is concerned. We are to believe that violations of integrity -even excessive ... Lees verder