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1. First application time slot subsidy for initiatives slavery past opens

   The first application time slot subsidy for the new Subsidy regulation for Social initiatives trans-Atlantic slavery past for the ...

   News item | 11-08-2025 | 16:10

2. Reclassering CN launches campaign on juvenile criminal law: “Making mistakes is easy. coming back stronger is power.”

   In the first week of August, the Stichting Reclassering Caribisch Nederland is launching a campaign to better inform young people ...

   News item | 07-08-2025 | 15:00

3. Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department introduces new operational uniform

   As of Monday, 4 August, all firefighters of the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Department (BKCN) on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba ...

   News item | 06-08-2025 | 14:21

4. Start consultation bill Housing Act BES

   On 5 August 2025, Minister Mona Keijzer of Housing and Spatial Planning launched the internet consultation for the Housing Act ...

   News item | 05-08-2025 | 17:19

5. First visit of State Secretary Van Marum to St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao

   State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations Eddie van Marum will pay a working visit to St. Maarten, Aruba and Curaçao ...

   News item | 04-08-2025 | 17:14

6. Great interest in Caribbean PhD scholarships: 126 candidates advance to next round

   The PhD scholarship programme of the NWO (Dutch Research Council) Caribbean Research programme has been received with enthusiasm: ...

   News item | 31-07-2025 | 17:10

7. Girls on Bonaire and Saba are bullied more than boys

   Girls on Bonaire and Saba in particular were more likely to be bullied than boys in 2024. Boys and girls who were bullied said ...

   News item | 24-07-2025 | 17:03

8. Commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee visits the island Governor of Bonaire

   The commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, Lieutenant General Annelore Roelofs, recently paid a visit to the Island ...

   News item | 23-07-2025 | 22:56

9. Inflation eases in the Caribbean Netherlands

   Consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 5.3 percent more expensive in the second quarter of 2025 than one year previously. In ...

   News item | 23-07-2025 | 18:35

10. 5x 200 kilometers completed: JICN staff achieve an outstanding feat!

    Five staff members from the Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands(JICN) successfully took part in the world-renowned ...

    News item | 22-07-2025 | 23:11