News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Oranjestad- During the past weeks, a number of initiatives have been started on St. Eustatius from within the Directorate of Public Affairs and Support (DPO), which includes the departments of Personnel Affairs, Finance, and ICT, in close cooperation with AFAS … [Read more] about Statia Government makes progress with AFAS-implementation
Oranjestad- The Government of Sint Eustatius says it has run out of patience with what it calls the “recalcitrant, unlawful and neo-colonial attitude” of the Dutch Government. This is stated in a press release from PLP-leader Clyde van Putten. Van Putten … [Read more] about Statia may want Holland thrown out of United Nations
Kralendijk- As of 2017 the Dutch Cabinet has made 1 million euro extra a year available to give all children on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius opportunities. In total 550.000 euros was made available for Bonaire, 250.000 euros for St. Eustatius and 200.000 … [Read more] about Much interest in “opportunities for all children” subsidy scheme
Yesterday Stenapa welcomed Kingdom representative Gilbert Isabella. He met with the management team and the president of the board to talk about specific conservation issues affecting the island. Jobo then gave a short demonstration on how to bead an iguana. … [Read more] about Kingdom representative Gilbert Isabella visits Stenapa Statia
On an annual basis, prices of goods and services rose by approximately 2.6 percent on St Eustatius in Q2 2017. St Eustatius has the highest inflation rate of the three islands in Caribbean Netherlands. According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), consumer prices … [Read more] about CBS: Prices St Eustatius show highest growth rate
Oranjestad- In a letter to the Joint Court of Aruba, Curacao, and St. Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, dated Wednesday July 5th, the lawyer of Julian Woodley in his capacity as act. Island Governor of St. Eustatius has informed that their client … [Read more] about Act. Island Governor Woodley to appeal verdict
Oranjestad/The Hague- Minister of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Affairs in a letter dated today, July 5th, 2017 with little or no ceremony simply rejects the governing coalition's wish for (more) autonomy for St. Eustatius. The letter, addressed to the … [Read more] about Plasterk dismisses coalition’s Autonomy claim
Oranjestad- From July 13th until July 21st, the so called 'Committee of Wise men' will, for the first time, be present on Eustatius. The committee says it intends to conduct interviews with a selection of Island Council members and civil servants of the Public … [Read more] about Committee of ‘wise men’ to pay first visit to Statia
Oranjestad- According to information fromt he Public Prosecutor’s Office, a male suspect, J.C.S.S. was presented today before the investigative judge on St. Eustatius. He is the suspect in the murder/homicide-case on Sint Eustatius of his partner. The … [Read more] about Murder/Homicide suspect presented before judge today
Oranjestad- The Public Prosecutor's Office in a statement issued this afternoon says that a suspect is in custody after a complaint was filed at the Police Force Caribbean Netherlands (KPCN) in St. Eustatius for rape and indecent assault. The case is under … [Read more] about Police on Statia have detained suspect in rape-investigation