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Successful pilot year for Famia Fuerte will be continued in 2026
Following a successful pilot year in 2025, a decision has been taken to continue the Famia Fuerte project in 2026. Famia Fuerte ...
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BSN pick-up weeks successful: 11,463 letters collected
The BSN pick-up weeks, which took place at the end of last year, were successful. From 11 November up to and including 4 December ...
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Open Day Cervical Cancer Screening a success
On Wednesday 21 January, the Population Screening Programme Caribbean Netherlands organised an Open Day for cervical cancer ...
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Inflation down on Bonaire and Saba, up on St Eustatius
Consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 2.8 percent more expensive in the fourth quarter of 2025, year on year. Inflation in ...
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Registration for DCRW2026 now open
On 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24 of June 2026, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) will organise the fifth Dutch Caribbean Research Week ...
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CBP BES organizes symposium on digital data and privacy within the Kingdom
In the context of Data Privacy Day, the Commission Supervision Personal Data Protection BES (CBP BES) highlights the importance ...
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Royal Netherlands Marechaussee extra visible on the roads due to training
From Monday 12 January to Friday 6 February 2026, the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar) will be extra visible on the public ...
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Minister of Justice and Security pays working visit to Saba and St. Maarten
The Minister of Justice and Security of the Netherlands, Foort van Oosten, is paying a working visit to Saba and St. Maarten from ...
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Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department strengthened with 12 new Basic Instructors
On 12 December 2025, the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department (BKCN) welcomed twelve new instructors. The firefighters ...
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ACM gives additional consideration to sustainability when setting maximum tariffs for electricity and drinking water in the Caribbean Netherlands
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has set the maximum tariffs for electricity and drinking water on ...
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Unions and RCN make further agreements regarding the ongoing collective labour agreement
On Thursday, 18 December 2025, the trade unions in the sector consultation (ABVO, ACOM, NAPB and STrAF) and the director of RCN, ...
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Assessment of pre-proposals for Caribbean PhD Scholarships now started
The assessment process for the Caribbean PhD Scholarships has officially started. There has been considerable interest in the ...
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VOG requirement for employees working with travel documents
The Cabinet wants all employees of municipalities and of public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba who work with passports ...
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Trainees at BKCN have successfully completed the first block of the ‘Manschap A’ training course
Trainees at the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department started the ‘Manschap A’ training course on 1 September 2025. After a ...
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Public Entities and Ministries sign a sustainable approach to combating violence against women, domestic violence, and child abuse
Yesterday, the public entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba, and the Ministries of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS), ...
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Over 8 in 10 school students plan to leave the Caribbean Netherlands
Over 80 percent of school students in the Caribbean Netherlands want to live somewhere else after they finish secondary ...
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ZJCN appoints Melissa Arias as Interim Head of Healthcare
Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (is proud to announce that Melissa Arias has been appointed Interim Head of Healthcare with ...
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Bold Choices Needed to Address Migration and Aging on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba
The growing migration and aging population on the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba are having major consequences for ...
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