News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - According to the State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Affairs (BZK), a lot of work still needs to be done when it comes to combating poverty, but also to eliminating the differences in the level of facilities between the European and ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- Dutch State Secretary for Justice and Security Eric van der Burg closed off his visit to Saba late Wednesday afternoon. On the program were a series of meetings that mostly focused on matters relating to border control. The state secretary had a ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- Dutch State Secretary of Justice and Security Eric van der Burg arrived on Saba late Tuesday afternoon, April 11 for an introductory visit. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and Interim Island Secretary Henk de Jong were at the airport to welcome ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- A recent inquiry by the acting Kingdom Representative (“waarnemend Rijksvertegenwoordiger”) into the purchase of material by the Public Entity Saba from a civil servant showed that there is friction within the current legal framework. In ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Union Patriótiko Bonaire (UPB) and the Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano (MPB) signed an agreement on Wednesday afternoon to form a new coalition that will govern the island. In the news Executive Council, the UPB gets two deputies and the MPB ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- According to a jointly issued statement, the Union Patriótiko Boneriano (UPB) and the Movementu di Pueblo Boneriano (MPB) have jointly concluded that Bonairean society benefits most from stability and continuity. The parties therefore say that ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - In a press release sent out on Sunday evening, the Movementu di Pueblo Bonariano (MPB) confirms that it is currently committed to a continuation of the current coalition with the Union Patriotiko Boneriano (UPB). The Blue Party says it came to ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The five members who will make up the incoming Island Council – three from the Progressive Labor Party (PLP) and two from the Democratic Party (DP) took the oath on Wednesday, March 29 March 2023. The new legislature’s term of office will ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- The new Saba Island Council 2023-2027 was installed on Wednesday, March 29. Five new members of the Island Council, Saskia Matthew, Hemmie van Xanten, Rolando Wilson, Elsa Peterson and Vito Charles, were sworn in, as well as two new members of the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The employees of the Public Entity Bonaire (PEB) had to take note of the departure of 'their' Lieutenant Governor Edison Rijna through the Dutch media yesterday morning. The news was first published on a Dutch news site. Only about an hour ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK/NEW YORK - At the launch of the International Panel on Deltas and Coastal Areas (IPDC) at the UN Water Conference in New York, Lieutenant Governor Edison Rijna argued that small island states should receive more support from large countries in order ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Friday, the Democratic Party Bonaire (PDB) invited colleagues from the green party, UPB, to sit down to discuss the possibilities for a new Executive Council. The PDB previously made an attempt to sit down with the UPB, but that invitation ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On Thursday morning, the result of the island council elections of March 15 was officially announced in the Passangrahan. A total of 10,524 people cast a vote, with 10,232 valid votes, 118 blank votes and 174 votes that were marked as ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- The Central Voting Bureau of Saba, chaired by Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, during a session on Thursday, March 23 established the final results of the March 15 Island Council and Electoral College elections. The Central Voting Bureau ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Political Parties M21 and the Democratic Party Bonaire (PDB) have signed an agreement to cooperate. The parties see several similarities between the programs with which they entered the elections. Both parties are also of the opinion that the ... Lees verder