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Speech of the acting Kingdom Representant, Jan Helmond at the Remembrance day ceremony
Ladies and gentlemen, Last year, when we had gathered here as a select committee to commemorate 75 years of freedom, I ended my ...
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 ...
Caribbean Netherlands: more births in 2020
Last year, 818 new inhabitants were added to the population of the Caribbean Netherlands. This was mainly due to foreign ...
Caribbean Netherlands: half of companies use emergency package
As of March 2020, a package of emergency measures has been in place in the Caribbean Netherlands to tackle the economic ...
BKCN pulls out with crashtender
In the afternoon of Thursday, the 15th of April, one of the crashtenders of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department (BKCN) can ...
Child safety in the Caribbean Netherlands is better organised
The safety of children always comes first. Especially within a family. That must be clear, both in the European Netherlands as in ...
DUO continues provision of extra online public information for the Caribbean region
Late last year Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO; Education Executive Agency) organised an online public information campaign for ...
Financial support for childcare on Bonaire
Childcare organisations and host parents will receive financial compensation until the 1st of July, 2021, if they have to close ...
BOPEC employees receive severance pay
The RCN unit of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) has paid severance pay to 52 employees of BOPEC. Severance pay or ‘cessantia’ ...
Reinforcement of the rental market on Bonaire
Today the Senate approved the introduction of the Caribbean Netherlands Rental Market Measures Act for Bonaire. The law appoints ...