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1. Slavery past central during visit of Minister Bruins Slot and State Secretary Van Huffelen to Caribbean part of the Kingdom

   Hanke Bruins Slot, Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK), and Alexandra van Huffelen, State Secretary for Kingdom ...

   News item | 01-09-2022 | 00:00

2. Correctional institutions in the region share knowledge and experience through exchange program

   Prison officers from Sentro di Detenshon i Korekshon Korsou (SDKK) on Curaçao, Korrektie Instituut Aruba (KIA) on Aruba and the ...

   News item | 29-08-2022 | 22:42

3. The 2nd round of Cervical Cancer screening for women ages 50 to 60 years will start on St. Eustatius on Monday

   This year women aged 50-60 years on St. Eustatius are encouraged to  participate in the cervical cancer screening program. 49 ...

   News item | 23-08-2022 | 00:00

4. Royal Netherlands Marechaussee makes two arrests on suspicion of forging travel documents

   The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee, KMar) arrested two travelers at Bonaire International Airport (BIA) ...

   News item | 05-08-2022 | 00:00

5. CBP BES continues monitoring application of privacy legislation

   The data protection authority BES (CBP BES) continues with the execution of its statutory task, the control of the application of ...

   News item | 01-08-2022 | 00:00

6. Dutch healthcare insurance for Caribbean Netherlands students one step closer

   As a result of recently adapted legislation, students from the Caribbean Netherlands will have more possibilities to apply for ...

   News item | 27-07-2022 | 17:20

7. Start consultation on modernization of social security in the Caribbean Netherlands

   It is necessary to modernise social security in the Caribbean Netherlands. With this as point of departure, Minister Carola ...

   News item | 25-07-2022 | 19:51

8. Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands rising further

   In Q2 2022, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 9.4 percent more expensive than one year previously. The inflation rate ...

   News item | 21-07-2022 | 17:42

9. Care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and ZJCN

   The care agreement between Eye Care Optical Saba and Care and Youth Caribbean Netherlands (ZJCN) is in full force under the same ...

   News item | 06-07-2022 | 22:53

10. Caribbean Netherlands: purchasing power gains in 2020

    In 2020, the population of the Caribbean Netherlands saw gains in purchasing power again. On Bonaire, the year-on-year increase ...

    News item | 04-07-2022 | 20:18