News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
ORANJESTAD - Hugo Rondei and Tirene Lopes took the oath of office on Monday 26 September as extra ordinary officers of police in the directorate of Economy, Nature and Infrastructure (ENI). Rondei and Lopes will be working in the unit Licences, Supervision and Enforcement. Rondei will have responsibility for building inspection and Lopes for Economy & Nature Police Inspector José Regales presided over the ceremony in the presence of ... Lees verder
Drs T.J (Tim) Muller MBA will become the new director and quartermaster of Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. This was announced by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK). The appointment will take effect per 1 December 2022. The Rijksdienst ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The St. Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation along with its partners, the social affairs department and the New Challenges Foundation, is organizing the certification program through the Aquila Center for Cruise Excellence. Organizers are ... Lees verder
Please allow me some space in your well read new publication to highlight a scenario that is taking place on Statia at this time. In February 2018, the Dutch National government in The Hague intervened on the island of St. Eustatius, because of alleged ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Just like was already communicated on both Bonaire and Saba, low-income households in Statia are also being offered support to shield them from soaring energy prices. The Ministry of Social Welfare and Employment in the Netherlands has agreed a ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- PLP Councilman Clyde Van Putten says the Island Council has taken absolutely no decision on the sales price of the houses at Gold Rock, and that any discussion as to the prices of these houses has to be considered premature. “I find it important ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - The Dutch Research Council (NWO) is setting up a network organization with anchor points on the six islands of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, based on an advisory report published in 2021. The network organisation is called the Dutch Caribbean ... Lees verder
Better services provided by banks. Easier access to a notary. These are two of the topics that the task force Bottlenecks Caribbean Netherlands is working on. State Secretary Alexandra Van Huffelen of Kingdom Relations and representatives of the public ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Governmen of St. Eustatius deniesd that animals shot through the Roaming Animal Control programme are routinely dumped in a special disposal site. Government is referring to images which were circulating on social media last Friday, of meat ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD - State Secretary for Kingdom Affairs, Alexandra van Huffelen says that there are still three major steps to be taken on St. Eustatius. "Firstly, the island will receive Commissioners back in the second half of this year. Then there will be ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The St. Eusatius Health Care Foundation has signed a letter of intent with Dr. Dorette Courtar from the My Health clinic to joing the Foundation. The letter of intent was signed on the 2nd of September, between Dr. Courtar and the SEHCF Interim ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- On Saturday, the 3rd of September, a 34-year-old man with initials C.J.N.I. was arrested on St. Eustatius for assault with a weapon and attempted murder. The suspect assaulted a woman with a hammer. The woman was taken to hospital by ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Board of the Court of Audit St. Eustatius recently paid their first working visit to St. Eustatius from August 29th to September 2nd. The new members, appointed in March 2022 of this year, conducted interviews with civil servants, several ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The home for the elderly on St. Eustatius, the Auxiliary Home, has celebrated its 25th anniversary. Government Commissioner Alida Francis and acting Government Commissioner Claudia Toet were present to celebrate the anniversary. Francis in ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD/KRALENDIJK- The branch of Windward Island Bank (WIB) in St. Eustatius per november 1, 2022 will stop being a branch of the Windward Island Bank St. Maarten, and will continue as a branch of Maduro & Curielsbank Bonaire N.V. While both banks ... Lees verder
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