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Economic contraction on Bonaire and Saba in 2017
In 2017, the volume of gross domestic product (GDP) declined on Bonaire and Saba, by 1.3 and 1.4 percent respectively. On St ...
RCN Communication provides training in Curaçao
At the request of the government of Curaçao, two employees of the RCN communication department provided a training last week to ...
Extra AOV for elderly people with a low income
From January 1st 2020, the old age pension (Algemene Ouderdomsverzekering, AOV) will be supplemented for elderly people with a ...
Four-Country Consultation Education, Culture and Science now annually
The ministers of Education, Culture and Science of the Kingdom held a ministerial Four-Country Consultation for the second time ...
Child Protection Board on working visit in the CN
At the invitation of the Guardianship Council Dutch Caribbean, the Child Protection Board (RvdK) is on working visit on Bonaire ...
47 Applications filed with Schadefonds CN
Since April 1st, 2019, victims of violent crime on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are eligible for a one-off compensation ...
Minimum wages and benefits increase as of January 1st, 2020
Income in the Caribbean Netherlands continues to rise as of January 1st, 2020. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment ...
New MBO training must reduce scarcity of IT specialists
On Thursday, October 31st , a meeting took place on Bonaire with governments and the business community about an MBO ICT training ...
Temporary nuisance due to demolition of former prison
On Monday, October 28th, the demolition of the former Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands (JICN) started. The ...
Prices on Bonaire 1.2 percent up
In Q3 2019, consumer prices on Bonaire were 1.2 percent higher than one year previously. Prices also rose on St Eustatius and ...