The Daily Herald reports that the Dutch Labour Party PvdA is willing to give its consent to a law that will specifically regulate the residency of deprived, poorly educated, criminal persons from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten in the Netherlands and not target all new immigrants from the islands. This …

The Kingdom Youth Parliament (KYP) is the initiative of the Committee Kingdom Relations, the National Committee 200 years Kingdom and five enthusiastic young people: the KYP ambassadors. The Netherlands and the six Caribbean islands have had a long and special bond with each other for many years, yet we know …

Children’s rights and economic cooperation will head the agenda of the upcoming Kingdom Conference on Aruba on April 2, writes The Daily Herald. The Dutch government considers these two topics of importance to discuss with the overseas partners, countries Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten. Representing the Dutch government at this …

The Daily Herald writes that the initiative law proposal of Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman is on the agenda today, Wednesday, after last week’s delay in handling the law proposal to regulate the residency of new migrants from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten. The …

The Daily Herald writes that conservation ecologist Adrian Delnevo visited Saba early March to conduct research with Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) on the red-billed tropicbird and Audubon shearwater, also known as the wedrego, named after the sound it makes. Delnevo is a regular visitor to Saba and St. Eustatius and …

The Daily Herald writes that Curaçao, St. Maarten, Aruba and the BES-Islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) are doing very little to fight corruption. However, Aruba could serve as an example for Curaçao and St. Maarten on how to combat international drug trafficking, according to the US International Narcotics Control …

A cross section of over 125 women from the community turned out to attend the International Women’s Day Celebration on Saturday. An affair for women only, the reception was hosted at the Island Governor’s Residence Jonathan Johnson. The theme of this year’s Women’s Day was “Inspiring Change” Island Governor Jonathan …

The Daily Herald writes that the Chamber of Commerce (CoC) and Industry of St. Eustatius and Saba issued a press release following a tax information session held at the Saba Tax Department office on Tuesday, March 4. The “customer panel” discussions were facilitated by the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Department BCN …

The Caribbean Netherlands portfolio will again become an affair of the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament. This writes The Daily Herald. The Permanent Committee for Home Affairs on Thursday, approved in principle a proposal by Member of Parliament (MP) Ronald van Raak …

The Commission’s monitoring of the Data Protection BES islands Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba is April 1, 2014 started with a chairman and two members . Mr G.A.E. Thode is President of the Commission , which must ensure that the processing of personal data complies with the Data Protection …

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will host a two-member team from Saba Comprehensive School for a threeday visit from 10-13 March, writes The Daily Herald. The members of the team are Constance Patricia Clement, Deputy Principal and Department Head of the Academic Stream, and Jill Yearwood, Career Guidance Counsellor at …

The Daily Herald writes that the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights in an advice to the Dutch Government stated on Thursday that constitutional evaluation of the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in 2015 should include the guarantee of a minimum level of human rights with focus on a …

The Daily Herald writes that Law firm Van Eps Kunneman Van Doorne is launching a specialised team in Governance, Risk and Compliance. The firm engages Robbert Kroon of The Galan Group as Counsel for this purpose. Together with Frank Kunneman, Kroon will be the face of the new practice group. …

There is a lot of organised serious crime on the islands and to combat such the Public Prosecutor’s Office is to push the envelope, new Attorney General for Curaçao, St. Maarten and the BES (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) Guus Schram told the Amigoe newspaper. After his official swearing in …

The Daily Herald writes that the much-anticipated handling of Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman’s law proposal to regulate the residency of new immigrants from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten was postponed at the last moment Wednesday evening. The plenary handling in the Second Chamber …