The second meeting of the Dutch Caribbean Evaluation task force, chaired by Commissioner Edsel Winklaar of Bonaire, was held on Bonaire on Tuesday, writes The Daily Herald. The task force has continued the discussion on the terms of reference of the constitutional evaluation instruction with reference to the information of …

Permanent Exhibitions of Dutch & other Antiques on Saba Press-Release April 14, 2014 A new private initiative of permanent exhibitions – kind of a private  but real museum – has been opened on Saba. The collections are not from Saba but from the Netherlands and are definitely unique for the whole …

Consumer price index (CPI) Caribbean Netherlands, first quarter (Q1) published by RCN Caribbean Netherlands inflation rises Inflation was up on all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands in the first quarter of 2014. On Bonaire it was 1.3 percent, on St Eustatius 2.5 percent and on Saba  1.4 percent. Inflation …

Friday, April 14th,  three customs officers took the oath in front of Mr. A.R. Bermudez, director of B/CN. The officers Almeida, Schrijvers and Wingerden recently have been seconded temporarily on the three islands, Bonaire, Saba and Statia.  Source; RCN  

During a recent working visit to the Netherlands, St Maarten Minister of Tourism and Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (TEATT) Ted Richardson met with Dutch Minister of Interior and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk. Also present was St. Maarten Minister Plenipotentiary Mathias Voges. This writes The Daily Herald. According to a …

The Daily Herald writes that the Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk has sent a proposal to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament to take away the rights of residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba who do not have Dutch nationality to vote in …

The Daily Herald writes that since early April, Expertise Center Education Care EC2 implemented a multi-media autism awareness campaign on Saba, including a presentation by behaviour coach Connie Adkins in St. John’s. Wednesday’s event targeted parents, teachers, students, caregivers and guardians in particular. It was part of similar efforts such …

Commissioner Johnson says That Islands Are Ready to Set Their Own Priorities. “If the Dutch government says they are ready to allow us to set our own priorities I want the Kingdom to know that we are ready to do so,” Commissioner of Constitutional Affairs, Chris Johnson said ahead of …

Two out of three persons ages fifteen and older in the Caribbean Netherlands drank alcoholic beverages last year. Heavy and excessive drinkers are most abundant in St. Eustatius, according to a survey carried out by Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) as reported by The Daily Herald. The survey showed that …

The Daily Herald writes that the appointment of a new National Government Representative for the Caribbean Netherlands was the source of a heated debate of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament with Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Thursday. At the start of the general …

The Daily Herald reports that a leading U.S. hurricane forecasting team expects that the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season is to be quieter than normal, with a below-average number of storms and hurricanes. Forecasters at Colorado State University (CSU) predicted this year’s season will see nine tropical storms, three of which …

The Dutch tax system needs a radical overhaul to remove the plethora of tax incentives and focus instead on raising money for the treasury, according to the ruling VVD. There has been explosive growth in the number of financial stimuli to encourage people to install solar panels, drive electric cars …

The Daily Herald writes that new National Government Representative (Rijksvertegenwoordiger) for the Caribbean Netherlands will be able to take action when things are going wrong in the coordination of tasks between The Hague and the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The term “pulling the emergency brake” was …

On Wednesday around 8:00pm, a diver who had the bends was transported by the Medevac helicopter from Saba to Statia where he was placed in the hyperbaric Chamber on the Statia Responder. Harbour Master Austin van Heyningen said he received a call around 7:30pm from the Marine Department William de …

Lions and Leos from Saba, St. Eustatius and Anguilla ventured to St. Maarten over the weekend to join the local Lions and Leos for the second Lions Zone advisory meeting that was chaired by Zone Chairman Franklin Wilson, who hails from the Saba Lions Club. This reports The Daily Herald. …