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The Labour Inspectorate has carried out various inspections at companies on Saba during the past three weeks. In a total of twenty inspections, three cases were found of foreign workers for whom no work permit had been issued. One construction site was shut down due to an unsafe work situation. …

Thijs Verheul (58) (right) has been appointed as the new general commander of the Dutch Caribbean Fire Department BKCN as of September 1. Verheul’s predecessor, interim gen­eral commander Wouter Zitter (left), has bade farewell to the force. Verheul has more than 25 years of experience in firefighting in the South-east …

National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen plans to introduce free legal assistance for residents of St. Maarten, Curacao and BES-islands. The Ombudsman’s office in The Hague consults on this with the Hague Hoogeschool, partner of the University of Curacao, and will soon offer internships for law students from the islands. In …

Statistics Netherlands (CBS) has generated a new population forecast for the municipalities of the Caribbean Netherlands. This memorandum describes the main results and differences relative to the previous forecast of 2020. This population forecast update includes recent data. This additional information mainly affects the expectations for immigration and emigration. New …