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Minister Jacobs visits the Carnival Vista with the students and staff of NIPA
Minister Jacobs alongside the culinary art students and faculty of the NIPA visited the Carnival Vista cruise vessel on Thursday, November 24th. The visit was an educational visit for the…
Presentation APIS (Advanced Passenger Analysis Information System)
Under supervision of Chief Commissioner Denise JACOBS, the immigration department has recently fallen under the Police and they are fully operationable. Like the other parts of the Police, the aim…
Short term/ Long Term Traffic Solutions for the Season
As the high tourist season is here and Christmas is just around the corner, I would like to advise both the Dutch and French Governments to start implementing short and…
Youth & Morals Department give presentation on Nudes/Sexting
In connection with the recent set of “nudes” that have been circulating on the island, the department of Youth & Morals together with the CPO Richards started a project to…
Emergency Committee lifts Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Zika but requires a long-term response
The fifth meeting of the Emergency Committee (EC) on Zika and microcephaly convened by the Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) regarding microcephaly, other neurological disorders and Zika…
‘Samenwerkende Fondsen Cariben’ (Cooperating Foundations for the Dutch Caribbean) congratulates the Dutch Caribbean finalists for the ‘Appeltjes van Oranje’ (Apples of Orange).
For the first time ever have Sint Maarten and Saba gone through to the finals of the ‘Appeltjes van Oranje’ (Apples of Orange) prize, hosted by the Oranje Fonds in…
Fostercare Day Bonaire 2016
Last Saturday, November 19th , the traditional Fostercare day had been held. This year the theme was “The Olympics”. On this day, the focus was on the importance of foster…
Prime Minister William Marlin temporarily suspends the Council of Ministers Press Briefing for two weeks
As of this week, Prime Minister William Marlin via the Department of Communication (DCOMM) has suspended the Live Weekly Council of Ministers Press Briefing for the period of November 23rd…
Exhibition artworks detainees JICN “Arte Pintura i Obra di Man JICN 2016” on Sunday, November 27th
On Sunday, November 27th 2016, from 1:00 to 5:00 PM, artworks made by inmates of the Correctional Institution Caribbean Netherlands (JICN), location Bonaire will be exhibited in the Sentro Deportivo…