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1. Maritsa Silberie new head of OCW department at Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland

   Maritsa Silberie will become department head of Education Culture and Science Caribbean Netherlands (OCW) at Rijksdienst ...

   News item | 31-01-2024 | 00:00

2. NWO Funding scientific and scholarly research in Caribbean part of the Kingdom now structural

   Since last year, the Dutch Research Council (NWO) has received an annual structural amount of €2,500,000 from the Ministry of ...

   News item | 30-01-2024 | 20:12

3. International Customs Day celebrated in Suriname this year

   The World Customs Organization (WCO) has declared the 26^th of January as 'International Customs Day' and this day is celebrated ...

   News item | 30-01-2024 | 18:27

4. Papiamento on Bonaire now officially recognised under the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages

   Papiamento is officially recognised by the central government. To this end, expertise and input was provided from the Public ...

   News item | 29-01-2024 | 20:47

5. Visit of Minister Mariëlle Paul to the Caribbean Netherlands

   Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Mariëlle Paul, will visit Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius from the 30th of January ...

   News item | 25-01-2024 | 20:52

6. Inflation up on Bonaire down on St Eustatius and Saba

   In Q4 2023, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.2 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate ...

   News item | 24-01-2024 | 18:13

7. Flights over Bonaire for aerial photos and altitude measurements

   On Saturday, the 20th of January, flights over Bonaire will begin with the aim of taking high-quality aerial photos of the island ...

   News item | 19-01-2024 | 00:00

8. Successful meeting about judicial cooperation with Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten

   The biannual Four-Party Judicial Consultation (JVO) took place on the 17th of January 2024, and was attended by the Dutch ...

   News item | 18-01-2024 | 14:03

9. Open Day Cervical Cancer Screening

   On Thursday January 25^th, Population Screening Caribbean Netherlands is organising an Open Day at Fundashon Mariadal as part of ...

   News item | 16-01-2024 | 19:16

10. Foundation laid for more affordable homes in the Caribbean Netherlands

    Major steps have been taken in the past year in realizing more affordable homes and reducing the cost of housing on Bonaire, Sint ...

    News item | 15-01-2024 | 17:50