Earlier this year, Spotify became available in more than 80 markets around the world, with several in the Caribbean. Today, we’re excited to share that Spotify is now available to even more users and creators in the Caribbean, including French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Bonaire, Saint Eustatius, Saba, and Sint Maarten. By expanding listening around the world, Spotify can connect more fans …

On Wednesday, September 22nd, the Queen Wilhelmina Library started its Book Start program. Book Start is a program to stimulate reading and is based on the principle that children who have books read aloud to them as a baby experience more pleasure in reading and are more motivated to learn …

In June 2021, the Expertise Center Education Care Saba (EC2) was presented with the prestigious Appeltje van Oranje award for their work on supporting the Mental Strength of students, through their approach called “Ways to Wellbeing”. The EC2 was one of three awardees for 2021 and the only Dutch Caribbean …

The Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland has created a CRIB number for all residents in the age between 0 and 67. (Centraal Registratie Informatie Belastingplichtige). These personal numbers are sent by letter to everyone who is registered in the population administration of Bonaire, Saba or Sint Eustatius, and who falls within this …

The Saba Island Council on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, adopted a motion that seeks to end the problematic banking situation for Saba residents and entrepreneurs. The motion requests the Executive Council to initiate talks with the Dutch Government to create a level playing field between the people on Saba, Bonaire, …

The Island Council wants the new Dutch Government to see the establishment of a social minimum based on the actual cost of living included in its coalition agreement. The Island Council on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, adopted a motion that asked the ‘formateur’ and the political leaders working on a …

The Dutch government has allocated 399.2 million euros in ex­penditures for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in 2022. The Dutch government expects to have collected 151.3 million euros in taxes in the Caribbean Nether­lands by the end of 2021. Figures of the 2022 draft budget, which was present­ed to the …

The Dutch government, under the bud­get Kingdom Relations, in­tends to spend in total 376.3 million euros for the Dutch Caribbean in 2022, of which the largest part, 201.5 million euros, is allocated to debt re­organisation and loans. Also earmarked in the draft 2022 Kingdom Relations budget are: 80.4 million eu­ros …

King Willem-Alexander during his Throne Speech on Budget Day Tuesday, spoke about the importance of seeking consensus within the Dutch Kingdom. As is customary, the king dedicated some attention to kingdom relations in the annual speech that he traditionally reads on the occasion of the formal opening the new working …

The Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sports invited representatives from the BES islands to join a week-long training program hosted at the prestigious Papendal Sports Center in the Netherlands. This program aims to inspire professionals in the field of sports and equip them with the tools and skills to expand …