News - Economy & climate

1. Starlink application for satellite communication services concession in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba rejected

   The Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) instructed Starlink in July 2024 to cease offering satellite services on Bonaire, ...

   News item | 11-02-2025 | 15:37

2. Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) issues first self-printed certificates

   Following changes in Dutch legislation, the Authority for Digital Infrastructure has invested in its own certificate printer.

   News item | 19-11-2024 | 17:29

3. Follow-up inspection corona support starts

   In February 2022 a follow-up inspection will take place in the Caribbean Netherlands regarding the corona support measures that ...

   News item | 20-01-2022 | 21:16

4. Higher maximum rates for electricity and drinking water on Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius

   The maximum rates for the production and distribution of electricity and drinking water on Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius will ...

   News item | 21-12-2021 | 18:33

5. Sixth EZK compensation for affected entrepreneurs

   For the sixth time, entrepreneurs in the Caribbean Netherlands can receive a fixed-cost compensation from the Ministry of ...

   News item | 03-08-2021 | 20:24

6. Fifth EZK compensation for affected entrepreneurs

   For the fifth time, entrepreneurs in the Caribbean Netherlands can receive a fixed-cost compensation from the Ministry of ...

   News item | 06-05-2021 | 16:24

7. CBS: Launch National Accounts Survey 2019 in Caribbean Netherlands

   During the next months, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will carry out a survey on production revenues and costs in the Caribbean ...

   News item | 25-02-2021 | 13:45

8. New storage facilities of ‘Bonaire Brandstof Terminals’ guarantee supply reliability

   To structurally safeguard the supply reliability and secure storage of fuels on Bonaire, the Cabinet decided to incorporate the ...

   News item | 28-01-2021 | 19:43

9. Caribbean Netherlands: relatively many temporary workers on Saba

   In 2018, 72 percent of the 15 to 74-year-olds in the Caribbean Netherlands were in paid employment. Bonaire, St Eustatius and ...

   News item | 11-09-2020 | 16:20

10. Relief for companies in tourism industry on St. Eustatius and Saba

    In the aftermath of hurricane Irma, the influx of tourists to St. Eustatius and Saba has decreased. Companies in the tourism ...

    News item | 18-01-2018 | 21:10