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The Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland (KPCN) annouced that mrs. Suchita Peeters is the new staf member of the Victim Support Office since June 16th. Together with Michel Jansen she will take care of victims of criminal offences and traffic accidents.
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Wilders links with anti-gay and anti-voting rights for women party
‘Anti-gay, anti-women Polish party links up with Wilders in Europe’ Right-wing Polish party KNP has agreed to link up with Geert Wilders’ PVV and France’s Front National in forming an anti-EU group within the European parliament, Trouw reports on Thursday. The party opposes same sex marriage and wants the use and …
Read More »Hurex disaster exercise
The Royal Dutch Navy and Royal Marines held their annual Hurricane Preparedness Exercise “Hurex” simulation in Windwardside on Monday morning, as is reported in The Daily Herald. The complex disaster scenario involved a severe car accident with two wrecked vehicles and an electricity post crashing onto one vehicle in the …
Read More »Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform founded
St. Eustatius Monuments Foundation (SEMF) became one of the founding members of the Dutch Caribbean Heritage Platform when its director Walter Hellebrand signed the agreement for this new cooperation last week in Curaçao, together with representatives of heritage foundations from Aruba, Curaçao, Bonaire and St. Maarten. This reports The Daily …
Read More »No consultation with islands on foreigners’ voting rights
The Daily Herald writes that the Dutch Government so far has not found it necessary to consult the governments of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba about finding practical solutions to securing the voting rights of non-Dutch residents in the Caribbean Netherlands. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald …
Read More »Abolition Dutch slave trade commemorated
The Daily Herald writes that the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade and transport 200 years ago was commemorated in Middelburg, Zeeland, the Netherlands on Saturday. Some 300 persons attended the solemn commemoration, including Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk and Ministers Plenipotentiary Marvelyne Wiels of …
Read More »Lions induct four new members
The Daily Herald writes that the Lions Club held its annual induction ceremony on Saturday evening at Eugenius Johnson Center in Windwardside. The opening remarks were held by Master of Ceremony Franklin Wilson with the meeting called to order by current club President Glenn Holm. Following the singing of the …
Read More »Plasterk: islands should have realistic expectations
“We must have realistic expectations”. That was the message of Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk at the informal opening of the Caribbean Netherlands Week in The Hague on Monday. The Daily Herald writes this. “This will be an important Caribbean Netherlands Week since it will …
Read More »Joint complaints committee for health providers
Eight health care providers from St. Maarten, Saba and Eustatius have chosen to share a complaint regulation and are working together to establish a joint Complaints Committee that is suitable to effectively handle complaints from patients of their institutions fairly and without bias. This writes The Daily Herald. These health …
Read More »Nataly Linzey one of the Pearl Award winners
Three Windward Islanders won a Dutch Caribbean Pearl Award in Rotterdam on Saturday: Nataly Linzey, Shirma Rouse and Quinsy Gario. This writes The Daily Herald. Linzey won in the category Student Pearl, Rouse in the Music & Entertainment category and Gario in the category Community. The Most Outstanding Pearl, the …
Read More »Multi-annual programme as theme in CN Week
The Daily Herald writes that the multiannual programme for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be one of the highlights of the Caribbean Netherlands Week which starts in The Hague today, Monday. The multi-annual programme for the islands is important, said Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald …
Read More »Certification of new job trainers
The Daily Herald reports that new series of two-day Competency Basic Training (CBT) workshops this month have resulted in the certification of several new job trainers, said local adviser and trainer of the Caribbean Netherlands Council for Education and Labour Market ROA-CN Cerissa Steel. She congratulated Saba Reach Foundation’s La- …
Read More »Borrowing by islands may become possible
The Daily Herald writes that capital investments for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba may become a possibility in the near future. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk promised to take this up in next year’s constitutional evaluation. The minister stated this in response to a request …
Read More »Landslide shows that more monitoring is needed
The Daily Herald writes that five geologists from universities in Amsterdam and Utrecht took a boat trip earlier this week, to survey the results of a landslide that occurred on the leeward side of the island in the vicinity of Tent Bay. Also in the boat were Commissioner of Environmental …
Read More »Neonatal screening in health insurance
A decree is being prepared to introduce the standard medical screening of newborn children on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba on January 1, 2015. Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Edith Schippers sent the decree proposal to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday to adopt …
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