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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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Stronger Together: Crisis Management and Communication Week Curaçao 2025
Last week, crisis management and crisis communication were the main focus during an intensive program on Curaçao. More than one ...
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Internet consultation: Minimum wage for 15-year-olds on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
The Law Minimum Wages BES (Wet minimumlonen BES) is being amended to ensure that young people aged 15 and over on Bonaire, St. ...
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New Minimum Wage, Child Benefit, and Social Security Benefit Amounts in the Caribbean Netherlands as of 1 January 2026
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment will adjust the amounts for minimum wage, child benefit, and social security ...
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New category subsidy for initiatives Slavery Past
The first timeslot of a new category of the Subsidy regulation for Social initiatives trans-Atlantic Slavery Past for the ...
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NCDR Autumn Conference 2025: Bridging Distances, Redefining Equality: Towards a Shared Future
The National Coordinator against Discrimination and Racism (NCDR) reflects with great satisfaction and gratitude on the ...
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RDI grants concession contract to Starlink for satellite services on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
The Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur, RDI) has granted Starlink a concession to ...
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Four countries of the Kingdom step up to strengthen public health, mental health services and crisis preparedness
The Ministers of Health of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten, together with the State Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Welfare ...
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Selibon Lagun Landfill to Close by End of 2028 - Concrete Agreements for Improving the Situation at Selibon Lagun
The Selibon Lagun landfill on Bonaire will close definitively by the end of 2028, and the Executive Council of Bonaire will ...
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