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SABA   

Saba opens new medical center but wishes for a new helipad

THE BOTTOM – After almost a year of renovating, Saba with its nearly 2000 inhabitants, will have a new...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Van Ark ‘moved’ by poverty on Bonaire but makes no promises

KRALENDIJK – The State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), Tamara van Ark hopes to present a timeline...

SABA   

High rents leave Sabans with few options

The BOTTOM – The lack of affordable housing remains a major challenge for renters on Saba. “There is no...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Ombudsman to start enquiry into poverty on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia in 2019

The Hague – The National Ombudsman will be conducting more investigations into the functioning of the government in Bonaire,...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Foster children of the BES receive half the financial support compared to those in the Netherlands

KRALENDIJK – If you want to foster a child in one of the Caribbean municipalities, you’ll receive 9 dollars...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Senate not done with social minimum for the BES-islands

The Hague – The Senate will once more be addressing State Secretary Van Ark (Social Affairs and Employment) and...

NEDERLAND   BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Senators annoyed by undetermined social minimum on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia

The Hague – The patience of the members of the Senate are being tested. State Secretary Van Ark (Social Affairs)...

SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Insufficient child allowance for small families on BES-islands

THE BOTTOM/ORANJESTAD – “I believe the Dutch Government should increase the child allowance because grocery stores on Statia are...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Disappointed and bewildered: no social minimum for Bonaire, Saba, and Statia in the upcoming years

The Hague – The Government of the Netherlands has received an additional two years to determine the minimum amount...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Opposition wants the Government of the Netherlands to determine the social minimum

The Hague – How much money does a person on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia need to survive? The opposition...

SABA   

Four weeks to complete metamorphosis at Saba’s airport

THE BOTTOM – Saba’s inhabitants’ proverbial wings have been clipped for four weeks. This is also the case for...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Minimum wage, and social security to increase on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia

The Hague – The residents of Bonaire, Saba, and Statia will see a small net improvement in their economic situation...

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Caribbean Network provides news, current affairs and background information on Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten and the Dutch Caribbean community residing in the Netherlands. With a network of local journalists we monitor developments on the six Caribbean islands of the Dutch Kingdom. The network also keeps abreast with developments amongst the Antillean and Aruban communities in the Netherlands and the political process in The Hague, to the extend it is relevant for the six islands and/or the Caribbean communities in the Netherlands. Caribbean Network is an independent newsagency. ...

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