St. Martin’s connection to the regional conservation community just grew a little bit closer. Local non-profit association Les Fruits de Mer recently became the first institutional member of BirdsCaribbean in…
Category: Islands’ News
Reception and guidance of students from The Caribbean Netherlands this year by Foundation BESST
Students from The Caribbean Netherlands who will start a study in The Netherlands, will this year be received and guided by a new foundation BESST. (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba Students).…
Strict Enforcement of the Law for Visitors and Residents
The Director of the Immigration and Border Protection Service (IBP) is announcing to visitors and residents that the organization is implementing an increase in controls and stricter enforcement of its…
Control Unit Carry’s out General Traffic Control
The Control Unit of the Inspection Department Ministry Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT), carried out traffic controls during a three day stretch on May 18th, 19th and 22nd,…
Ministers Plenipotentiary Fleming-Artsen visits the Mayor of The Hague
– Minister Plenipotentiary, Hon. Josianne Fleming–Artsen on Wednesday met with the Mayor of the City of The Hague, the Netherlands Jozias van Aartsen. The one hour meeting between Minister Fleming-Artsen…
Arrests
On Saturday May 30th , the patrol of KPCN on Saba was called to a bar/restaurant located in Windwardside for a problem between a couple. At the arrival of the…
CBS: Size of economy on Saba and St. Eustatius for 2012 has been definitely determined
The size of the economy, measured by the gross domestic product (gdp), of Saba amounted to well over USD 42 million in 2012; gdp of St. Eustatius amounted to well over…
Kick-off Caribbean Netherlands week
This year the Caribbean Netherlands week, CN-week, takes place from June 8th until June12th in The Hague. Members of the Executive Councils and official representatives from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and…
Control Unit Conducts Five Hour Special Control of Public Transportation
On Saturday, May 30th officers from the Control Unit of the Inspection Department Ministry Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications (Ministry TEATT), conducted a five hour special control on public transportation…
Minister of Education and Youth Affairs Bourne-Gumbs reports on Child Rights in Geneva
On May 27, 2015, the Committee on the Rights of the Child considered the fourth periodic report of the Netherlands on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on…