News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
Kralendijk- The Board of the Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) has decided to dismiss the corporation's General Manager, Maurice Adriaens. The popular GM received a dismissal letter giving two months notice, as his contract prescribed. He was however relieved … [Read more] about TCB Board Dismisses Maurice Adriaens
The Dutch Newspaper NRC has written an extensive article on the situation on St. Eustatius, now that they island is directly governed by The Hague. The newspaper contemplates the question if there has been progress on the island, since the Dutch takeover. … [Read more] about Dutch NRC-paper: “How is St. Eustatius Doing Now That The Hague is in Charge”?
Oranjestad- A whole lot of things need to happen before the democratic system on St. Eustatius can be fully restored, including the election of Island Council and reinstatement of the Executive Council. This much could be understood from the interview with … [Read more] about Stegers: Many Conditions for Elections to Take Place
Kralendijk- Recently, Island Governor Edison Rijna of Bonaire received the first copy of the book 'De WolBES and FinBES in simple language from the hands of state secretary Raymond Knops, in the presence of the author Els Boers. The book was made possible … [Read more] about WolBES and FinBES Now Available in ‘Simple Language’
Oranjestad, Aruba- The current secretary of the Advisory Council of Aruba, Ms. Hellen van der Wal will become a member of the Board of financial supervision Aruba (CAft) as per August 1st, 2018. Van der Wal has been nominated by Aruba and will succeed the … [Read more] about Hellen van der Wal New Member Board of Financial Supervision Aruba
Oranjestad- Politician and member of the Democratic Party in St. Eustatius, Koos Sneek, has written a letter to State Secretary Raymond Knops in which he raises quite some points of concern. The letter of Sneek can be considered as somewhat surprising as … [Read more] about Koos Sneek Writes Critical Letter to Knops
By RenĂ© Zwart The Hague - "We need a drastic change of course," says State Secretary Raymond Knops of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in response to the report of the National Criminal Investigation Department on the administrative abuses observed on … [Read more] about Knops Demands Drastic Change in Course at DROB
By Rene Zwart The Hague - The Caribbean Netherlands Healthcare Insurance Agency (ZVK) cannot prove the 'legality' of tens of millions that it has spent providing healthcare to the inhabitants on the three BES-islands. This is noted by the Dutch Audit … [Read more] about Legitimacy 58.5 Million in Healthcare Expenditures ‘Not Proven’
By Harald Linkels In an article dated yesterday, May 8, the Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant wrote about the situation on St. Eustatius, the work of Mike Franco and the opinion of some citizens whom the paper interviewed in the process of writing the article. … [Read more] about Clyde van Putten: Holland Will Regret Decision
By Harald Linkels Editorial Although it is first and foremost the current Executive Council of Bonaire which should be blamed for creating a totally unnecessary administrative crisis at the airport in Bonaire; the way in which State Secretary Knops has … [Read more] about Knops’ Handling of Appointments to BOD at Flamingo Airport Unfortunate