News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - Maarten van Ooijen, the State Secretary for Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), will make a working visit to Bonaire and Curaçao from the 5th to the 10th of June. As well as the annual four-country meeting, the most important topics during the scheduled visits and meetings will be healthcare, youth care and the slavery past in relation to health in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom. Bonaire On Tuesday 6th of June, Mr. Van ... Lees verder
THE HAGUE - The Boards of financial supervision recently visited the Netherlands to engage in crucial discussions regarding sustainable public finances. During their productive meetings with government officials, audit institutions, and legislative ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On the 25th and 26th of May 2023, the Public Entity of Bonaire, in cooperation with the central government, is organizing the work conference called “Samen Tegen Armoede” ('United Against Poverty). During this work conference, the next step will ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Former union leader and advisor to the General Federation of Bonairean Workers (AFBW) is urging residents of the island to fly the Dutch flag upside down until the Dutch Cabinet finally establishes an acceptable social minimum. The battle to ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Franc Weerwind, the Minister for Legal Protection, will be making a working visit to Bonaire, Aruba and Curaçao from the 21st to 27th of May. The visit is primarily intended as an introduction. Mr. Weerwind will visit various organizations in his ... Lees verder
SCHIPHOL- KLM says they are very happy to announce that the airline now uses newly acquiered electric pushback trucks for their Boeing 737 and Embraer aircraft at homebase Schiphol. “Electrification is an important step to reduce certain emissions. ... Lees verder
THE HAGUE/ORANJESTAD- The cabinet intends to assign a maximum of €19 million to the Public Entity of St. Eustatius so that The Cliff on the harbor side of the island can be stabilized. This intention was expressed in the Spring Memorandum ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - On May 9, 2023, the Minister of Climate and Energy, drs. Rob Jetten, along with his delegation, visited the mangroves of Bonaire in Lac Bay. The Mangrove Maniacs and the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) provided a tour and emphasized the ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD/THE HAGUE- A nine-member delegation from various sectors of Statia’s cultural industry are currently in the Netherland to network, create new opportunities, explore funding options and seek inspiration. The trip is seen as an important step ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- The Netherlands will strengthen the cooperation with Aruba and St. Maarten in the field of renewable energy. The countries agreed on this today during the first Caribbean Climate and Energy Conference (CCEC), which will take place in Aruba from May ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- State Secretary for Kingdom Relation and Digitization Alexandra van Huffelen has arrived in Statia for a brief working visit. The state secretary arrived here on Wednesday evening 19 April 2023 from Saba and was met at the harbour by ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Public Entity Bonaire (PEB), together with the inhabitants of the island, will have to make decisions about the spatial zoning on the island. This can be deduced from answers by Alexandra van Huffelen, in an interview with Aimed Ayubi ... Lees verder
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 HAGUE/ORANJESTAD- The Government of Sint Eustatius wants to develop into an island with a high level of well-being where all citizens are healthy have equal opportunities to grow and develop (further). This can be read in a letter sent by State Secretary ... Lees verder