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More Island Council Members and Commissioners for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
Eric van der Burg, State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, is moving forward with strengthening the island ...
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Pilot subsidy scheme for monumental residences in the Caribbean Netherlands
The Caribbean Netherlands is going to launch a pilot subsidy scheme for the preservation of monumental residences. In September ...
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State Secretary Van der Burg is visiting the Caribbean part of the Kingdom: focus on governance, security and economic development
Eric van der Burg, State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, will be visiting the six Caribbean islands of the ...
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Start of internet consultation: Omnibus Law SZW 2027
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) will soon publish the law proposal for the Omnibus Law SZW 2027 (Verzamelwet ...
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New CBP BES Committee Member: Jolien Kuitert appointed as of 1 April 2026
The Commission Supervision Personal Data Protection BES (CBP BES) announces that Ms Jolien Kuitert has been appointed as a member ...
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Extension of purchasing power measures and increase in reimbursement for babies in childcare
The cabinet has decided to extend the measures aimed at improving purchasing power and livelihood security in Bonaire, St. ...
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Kingdom Scholarship applications available again starting 1 April 2026
Starting 1 April, students can apply for the Kingdom Scholarship again. With this scholarship, students within the Dutch Kingdom ...
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Fire Service Cooperation between the CAS-BES Commanders
The Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department (BKCN) recently paid a working visit to Sint Maarten for the CAS-BES Commanders’ ...
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Labour Inspectorate Caribbean Netherlands launches information campaign
Due to the growth and changing composition of the workforce across different sectors, the Labour Inspectorate has noticed that ...
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Guadeloupe accepts official Kingdom Relations chair with inaugural lecture
Today, Thursday 12 March, Prof Dr Francio Guadeloupe, Endowed Professor of Public Anthropology of Kingdom Relations, held his ...
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Healthcare institutions on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba are going live with Electronic Client File
In March, healthcare institutions on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba are going live with an Electronic Client File (ECD). The ...
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Fifteen Royal Netherlands Marechaussee recruits complete first phase of training and begin next stage
On Friday, 6 March, fifteen recruits of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee completed the first phase of their training, a ...
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Acting Kingdom Representative Calls for Integrated Approach to Selibon Lagun
The Acting Kingdom Representative (wRv) is calling for a large-scale, integrated approach now that he has been forced to end his ...
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Leiden University is starting follow-up research into sexual health and intimate relationships in the Caribbean Netherlands
Professor Ton Liefaard and Professor Judi Mesman from Leiden University visited Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in the week of 16 ...
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Call open: new round of Museum Grants
The new round of Museum Grants is now open for applications. This programme facilitates research that contributes to ...
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Issues with Child Benefit Payments
Due to an issue, the child benefit payment at the end of February was not processed correctly. As a result, some people received ...
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Caribbean students better prepared for their move to the Netherlands
The Education Executive Agency (Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs, DUO) is to visit the Caribbean region from 9 to 27 March to open ...
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CBS: Launch of the 2024 National Accounts Survey in the Caribbean Netherlands
In the coming months, the annual business survey for the 2024 reporting year will be conducted on the islands of the Caribbean ...
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