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1. Speech Kingdom Representative on Commemoration of the Dead Bonaire May 4, 2024

   Today we have gathered here to commemorate the victims of the Second World War and other conflicts and peacekeeping operations.

   News item | 06-05-2024 | 06:30

2. BKCN firefighters honored on International Firefighters Day

   While the 4th of May is National Remembrance Day it is also International Firefighters Day. On this specific day fire departments ...

   News item | 03-05-2024 | 22:39

3. Kingdom Relations Committee pays working visit to Caribbean

   From Sunday 5 May to Thursday 9 May 2024, the Kingdom Relations Committee of the House of Representatives of the States General ...

   News item | 03-05-2024 | 00:00

4. Almost 300 laws apply to the Caribbean Netherlands

   For residents on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba it is often not clear which legislation applies to the islands. Former Member ...

   News item | 26-04-2024 | 21:22

5. Inhabitants Caribbean Netherlands better protected against discrimination

   The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of Minister De Jonge (Interior and Kingdom Relations), agreed to send the Equal ...

   News item | 26-04-2024 | 20:35

6. Law proposal for modernisation of social security in the Caribbean Netherlands

   In view of the pursuit of equality and the promotion of social and economic security, it is necessary to modernise the social ...

   News item | 26-04-2024 | 16:19

7. Bonaire mortgage guarantee extended to homes up to $305,000

   More buyers can now apply for a mortgage with a Bonaire mortgage guarantee (BMG). As of May 1^st, 2024, the ceiling will be raised ...

   News item | 26-04-2024 | 15:36

8. Strengthened basic rules and more money for childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands

   On Tuesday the 23^rd of April, the Second Chamber voted positively on the law proposal Childcare BES. In this law proposal, the ...

   News item | 23-04-2024 | 00:00

9. Concrete steps after apologies for the slavery past

   A low-threshold subsidy scheme for social initiatives. Free of charge name change for descendants of enslaved people in both the ...

   News item | 22-04-2024 | 00:00

10. Further increase of minimum wage and social benefits Caribbean Netherlands as of the 1st of July 2024

    From the 1^st of July 2024, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) will be increasing the statutory minimum wage on ...

    News item | 22-04-2024 | 00:00