After having performed hurricane exercises in the other Dutch Caribbean Windward Islands, writes The Daily Herald, the Royal Netherlands Navy arrived on Saba to hold a series of public events at Fort Bay Harbour on Tuesday. From 9:00am to 1:00pm more than 400 visitors attended the public events organized by …

Democratic Party D66 (D66) and the Christian Union (CU) are not in support of the law initiative of Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the liberal democratic VVD party, writes The Daily Herald. The CU thinks that it creates inequality among the citizens of …

The Daily Herald reports that the law initiative of Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the liberal democratic VVD party to regulate the permanent residence of people from Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten in the Netherlands appears to have the support of at least …

DutchNews writes: The Netherlands has fallen three places to number eight in the latest World Economic Forum ranking of the world’s most competitive economies. In the 2012 edition, the Netherlands had risen two places to number 5, much to the satisfaction of government ministers. Erasmus university professor Henk Volberda, who …

NTR Caribisch netwerk writes: “Trust in the independence of the Kingdom Representative is important. Eventually it matters that the administrative system functions.” That said Minister Ronald Plasterk of Kindom Relations during the question time in the Second Chamber, today. The Minister investigates the functioning of Kingdom Representative Wilbert Stolte because …

The Dutch newspaper Het Parool reports that Ronald Plasterk, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations has no doubts about  the integrity of Wilbert Stolte, the Kingdom Representative on Bonaire. Following a recent publication in NRC Handelsblad, the crisis arose after the arrival of Stolte in May 2011. At present, …

Also the Daily Herald writes about the position of Stolte that the Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk didn’t heed the advice of former Dordrecht Mayor Ronald Bandell to replace National Government Representative for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba Wilbert Stolte. The Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad …

Yesterday the RCN launched a photo contest with the theme “This is THE place”, a cross-border photo contest for all citizens of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba.On November 16th, 2013 a unique and cross-border photo exhibition will be opened on Bonaire, and this exhibition will simultaneously be shown on St. …

Windward Islands People’s Movement (WIPM) Chairman of the Central Committee Rolando Wilson released official responses to several questions received via the Executive Council, writes The Daily Herald. Interim Manager of the Government Building Agency Fleur Lagcher answered in a letter dated August 12, questions about when new plans for the …

In the The NRC  from August 31, 2013 can be read that  Minister Plasterk from Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations has not acted upon an advice in January, to replace the Kingdom Representative on Bonaire. The Minister received the advice from Ronald Bandell, former mayor of Dordrecht. Bandell, on the …

Recently the Ministry of Waterways and Public Works (Rijkswaterstaat) has stationed two so-called current busters in the harbor of Kralendijk Bonaire. The current buster can be used to collect oil during oil spill at sea. The spilled oil can then be pumped up and drained. The delivery of the material …

The Daily Herald writes what the Consultative Body of Dutch Caribbean persons in the Netherlands OCAN stated in a lengthy letter of objection to the Second Chamber on Thursday.: The “racial” law proposal of Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament André Bosman of the liberal democratic VVD …

The number of people in the Netherlands claiming welfare benefits (bijstand) reached 400,000 by the end of June as 21,000 people joined the ranks of the long-term unemployed. In 2012 as a whole there were 12,000 new claims. Welfare benefits are paid to people with few assets and kick in …

The Catholic Youth of the island led by Living Water Community sister Jenni Jennings held a thanks giving event Sunday evening August 25, for all those who spiritually and financially supported the Youth’s trip to Trinidad in July, as reported in The Daily Herald. The youth performed a song and …

The Department of Youth Affairs – writes the Daily Herald –  will be hosting a Youth Round Table Conference on September 26 at the Westin St. Maarten Resort and Spa under the theme: “Youth – the key to social enhancement”, writes the Daily Herald. The closing ceremony will be held …