Van Ark ‘moved’ by poverty on Bonaire but makes no promises
Ombudsman to start enquiry into poverty on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia in 2019
Foster children of the BES receive half the financial support compared to those in the Netherlands
Podcast: ‘I’m afraid I’m going to lose my island’
Political parties on Statia disappointed by delayed elections
Statia Day: Islanders celebrate with mixed feelings
Senate not done with social minimum for the BES-islands
Senators annoyed by undetermined social minimum on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia
Insufficient child allowance for small families on BES-islands
Disappointed and bewildered: no social minimum for Bonaire, Saba, and Statia in the upcoming years
Opposition wants the Government of the Netherlands to determine the social minimum
Minimum wage, and social security to increase on Bonaire, Saba, and Statia