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ST EUSTATIUS   

Statia heads to polls in 2020, meanwhile the Dutch govern

ORANJESTAD – Statia’s inhabitants will head to the polls in one year to choose their island council. The Dutch...

ST EUSTATIUS   

Elections to be held soon? ‘Bring back democracy to Statia’

The Hague – Will state secretary Knops (Kingdom Relations) delay the island council election on Statia once more? The...

ST EUSTATIUS   

‘Patience wearing thin’: Criticism towards Dutch intervention on Statia growing

THE HAGUE – One and a half years after the Hague took over the governing of Statia, criticism is...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Detention under hospital orders (tbs) treatments also not possible on Bonaire, Statia, and Saba

KRALENDIJK – The legal code for Criminal Justice BES has had statutes for detention under hospital orders (tbs) since...

NEDERLAND   BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Not a lot of interest for Senate elections on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia

THE HAGUE – For the first time inhabitants on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia are allowed to vote during the...

ST EUSTATIUS   

One year after the government takeover in Statia: Statians want elections

ORANJESTAD – “We were pushed aside by the Netherlands”, says Lynette Anson-Leerdam passionately. She works as a baker on...

ST EUSTATIUS   

Statia finally gets a new road-system

ORANJESTAD – After more than half a century Statia will finally get a new road-system. The State Secretary for...

BONAIRE   SABA   ST EUSTATIUS   

Rutte about social minimum: a job is better than welfare in the fight against poverty

KRALENDIJK – During a short visit to Bonaire, Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte emphasized that a person who is...

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...

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...

ST EUSTATIUS   

Podcast: ‘I’m afraid I’m going to lose my island’

AMSTERDAM – “The Dutch media spends a lot of time reporting on corrupt politicians on the islands, but pays...

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