The Daily Herald writes that Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated on Friday that the low turn-out for the European elections on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in May this year is a source of concern. He wants a more effective information campaign for the …

Statia’s Executive Council approved on Wednesday, the publication of the side jobs of the members of the Committee for Financial Supervision for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. This writes The Daily Herald. The publication of the additional functions that CFT members Age Bakker, Sybilla Dekker and Hyden Gittens have conforms …

The Daily Herald writes that the organisation of Dutch senior experts PUM received a subsidy from the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations in The Hague to assist entrepreneurs in the Caribbean Netherlands. A special introductory meeting was held at Captain Don’s Habitat in Bonaire, but the programme is …

Update: The press conference of Commissioner Johnson is now available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7aRtHrEFvw Original article: On Friday, Commissioner of Education, Chris Johnson held a press conference on the ongoing developments at the island’s sole secondary institution, the Saba Comprehensive School, to address the concerns of the community. On Monday September …

Dear reader, On request of GIS Saba, the press release that was published today has been replaced by a new one that you can read here.    

In a letter to the Second Chamber Minister Schippers writes that a new contract for a new helicopter has been made. She concludes: “After evaluation of the bids on price and quality, the contract is awarded to National Helicopters. It is a so-called Bell 430 placed next to the existing …

Today, the Commissioner of Education of the Public Entity Saba, Chris Johnson, has made his letter to the Saba Educational Alliance public. Its contents are depicted below: Dear Members of the Saba Educational Alliance (in oprichting) and to all others addressed, Please be informed that I am in receipt of …

On 16 September 2014, the King delivered the Speech from the Throne. The speech sets out the government plans for the coming year. Members of the States General, In the summer of 2014 freedom and security once again proved vulnerable – even in this part of the world, even in …

The website Caribisch Netwerk reports today that, according to the 2015 budget published yesterday, the Dutch Caribbean will receive 258 million euros. This is an increase of 6 million euros with respect to the 2014 budget. The largest sums are earmarked for health care, education and social affairs. The expected …

The focus in year 2015, when it comes to Kingdom Relations will be on the evaluation of the constitutional relations that went into effect on October 10, 2010, stated Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Tuesday, the day of the presentation of the 2015 budget. For …

Traditionally, on the 3rd Tuesday of September the King opens the new year for the Houses of Representatives. Subsequently, the finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem,  presents  in the the financial outlook for the next year. “Cautious concerning additional spending, the burden on citizens and businesses, and statements about the future,” said …

The Daily Herald reports today hat at the close of the two-day Strategic Conference held at the CNSI office in Satia, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed between the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for St. Eustatius and Saba, the Executive Councils of Saba and St. Eustatius, Saba Business …

The Daily herald reports today, that St. Eustatius has received a no-go from the Dutch Government to its original request for a formal declaration regarding the status of the American University of Statia Medical School Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science Jet Bussemaker last week informed the Second Chamber …

An informative talk on tax was given by Jaap Rutger Kos, a tax lawyer at KPMG Meijburg Caribbean, during the Strategic Conference held on St. Eustatius, which was attended by people from Saba, Statia and Bonaire. The Strategic Conference was organised by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for St. …

The Daily Herald writes that Socialist Party (SP), together with the Saba Labour Party (SLP), is questioning the move by Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Edith Schippers to partly remove physical therapy from the health insurance package in the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba …