Winair is pleased to announces direct service to Curacao, Santo Domingo, and Haiti, commencing February 26, 2018. “We will offer daily service to Curacao, five flights per week to Santo Domingo – Dominican Republic, two flights a week to Port au Prince – Haiti,” the airline announced on Wednesday. “These …
Read More »Central Government commissioner St Eustatius appointed.
Today, state secretary Knops (Kingdom Relations) has appointed Marcolino (Mike) Franco as central government commissioner of St Eustatius. Knops appointed Mervyn Stegers as deputy commissioner. Last Tuesday, the House of Representatives and the Senate adopted a bill providing for an administrative intervention in St Eustatius (‘Statia’). The government commissioner will …
Read More »Lions Club donates six tablets to elderly
The Saba Lions Club on February 5 donated six tablets to the Love and Independence For Elders (LIFE) programme and the Henry Carlyle Every Home for the Aged. The donation is the result of the combined efforts of corporate citizens, the Saba Lions Clubs and the Client Council of the …
Read More »Van Putten wants UN peacekeepers to assist Statia against Dutch ‘state sponsored terror’
Island Councilman Clyde van Putten has filed a request for assistance to the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (COPPAL) in the matter between the island and the Kingdom Government. The Dutch Parliament passed an emergency legislation on Tuesday that will dissolve St. Eustatius’ Island …
Read More »Parliament unanimously approves state intervention in St Eustatius
A law providing for administrative intervention in St Eustatius was adopted today by the House of Representatives and the Senate. On Wednesday morning the State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Raymond Knops, will fly to the island to explain the decision to government officials, the island council and …
Read More »Statia: The Report of the Committee of Wise persons (in English)
The report of the Committee of wise persons concerning the situation on Statia is now available in English. The report is split into two parts. The second part contains the Annexes to the report. (840 KB) 15 MB Deliverables to the Second Chamber
Read More »Statia: Government response to the report by the Committee of Wise Persons
To the Chair of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands In view of the concerns surrounding the state of governance of the public body St Eustatius, on 24 May 2017 the then Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations requested a Committee of Wise Persons (‘the Committee’) to conduct an investigation into the …
Read More »Direct intervention in Statia pure necessity, says Knops
The situation of lawlessness, the mismanagement, both administratively and financially, and the level of intimidation that the current St. Eustatius Government has displayed is totally unacceptable and required intervention by the Dutch Government, according to State Secretary of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Raymond Knops. The Dutch Government submitted a …
Read More »Second Chamber supports direct intervention in Statia
A vast majority of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament expressed support for the law proposal for a direct intervention in the St. Eustatius Government, sending home the Island and Executive Councils as a result of what has been termed as “gross negligence.”. The Second Chamber’s Permanent Committee for …
Read More »Lt. Governor Johnson meets with politicians in The Hague
Last week Island governor, Jonathan Johnson, visited the European part of The Netherlands. During his visit, he had an introductory meeting with the new Minister of Justice and Safety, Mr. Grapperhaus, to discuss issues such as enforcement, drugs, and domestic violence. The governor also met with State Secretary, Mr. Knops, …
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