News - Infrastructure & Water Management

1. Galileo ground station on Bonaire officially handed over to European Union

   A special moment took place on Bonaire today, the 28th of November, with the official handover of the first Galileo Sensor ...

   News item | 28-11-2024 | 19:28

2. Amendment Aviation Act BES in consultation

   The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) is preparing an amendment to the BES Aviation Act. This amendment ...

   News item | 13-06-2024 | 00:00

3. 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

4. Inspections Caribbean Netherlands: diverse and intensive

   Hazardous Substances Inspectors of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) fly to the Caribbean Netherlands on a ...

   News item | 16-12-2021 | 22:12

5. Internet consultation on environmental legislation for businesses

   Reactions on the draft Establishment and Activities decree BES can be submitted until the 8th of November through the internet ...

   News item | 28-10-2021 | 22:45

6. Construction of Galileo Sensor Station Bonaire transferred to Rijksvastgoedbedrijf

   Recently gave Island Governor Edison Rijna and outgoing Minister I&W, Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, the go-ahead for the process of ...

   News item | 05-08-2021 | 17:27

7. Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management visits Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba

   Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management will pay a working visit to Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba ...

   News item | 09-07-2021 | 17:02

8. The ACM sets maximum tariffs for distribution of electricity in the Caribbean Netherlands

   The Authority for Consumers and Markets ( Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM)) has set the maximum tariffs for the distribution of ...

   News item | 01-07-2021 | 17:46

9. Tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

   In 2020, tourism in the Caribbean Netherlands was heavily impacted by the measures and flight restrictions due to the coronavirus ...

   News item | 02-03-2021 | 16:03

10. Over 60 percent fewer air passengers in the Caribbean Netherlands

    In 2020, nearly 183 thousand air passengers travelled to and from the airports of the Caribbean Netherlands. This is 60 percent ...

    News item | 23-02-2021 | 16:20