Governance of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba

Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba are each governed by an island authority and by Dutch central government. The islands are public bodies of the Netherlands, similar to municipalities. Unlike municipalities in the Netherlands, however, the Caribbean islands

BES Maritime Management Act | Infrastructure & Water

On October 2010 the Law maritime management BES entered into force for the management of the waters around Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, following the National ordinance on maritime management. The Insular ordinances have not been changes.

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius, The BES Islands

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (usually called Statia) are the Caribbean Netherlands, although the term ''Caribbean Netherlands'' is often used loosely to refer to all of the islands in the Dutch Caribbean. They''re also known as the BES Islands, for obvious reasons.

Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire (including the islet of Klein Bonaire) is one of the Leeward Antilles and is located close to the coast of Venezuela. Sint Eustatius and Saba are in the main Lesser Antilles group and are located south of Sint Maarten and northwest of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Webinar: Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba in International

This webinar will discuss the role of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius & Saba in the changing geo-economic landscape as well as challenges and opportunities to expand cooperation with key partners in priority areas like connectivity (digital, by air and sea), climate change adaptation and mitigation, food security and economic diversification.

Caribbean Netherlands

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The Caribbean Netherlands is a geographic region of the Netherlands located outside of Europe, in the Caribbean, consisting of three special municipalities. These are the islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba, as they are also known in legislation, or the BES islands for short. The islands are officially classified as public bodies in the Netherlands and as overseas territories of the European Union; as such, European Union law does not automatically apply to them.

An analysis of natural hazard and disaster management

namely Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, face the risk of the occurrence of natural hazards. Such natural hazards require proper disaster management and disaster governance aimed at increasing the resilience of the islands and reducing disaster risk.

Netherlands BES Islands

The responsibility for emergency response in the BES Islands is allocated to either the Lieutenant Governor or Harbourmaster of Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba, with IenM assuming overall responsibility for all incidents. Each island operates its own emergency response team (ERT) chaired by the Harbourmaster.

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius, The BES Islands

Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (usually called Statia) are the Caribbean Netherlands, although the term ''Caribbean Netherlands'' is often used loosely to refer to all of the islands in the Dutch Caribbean. They''re also

Special tax regime for the BES Islands

Since the dismantling of the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands is also responsible for the tax system at Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, called the BES Islands. On January 1, 2011 the Netherlands introduced a tax regime for the BES Islands which is different from the regime in the Netherlands, by introducing a flat-tax regime and a 0%

News | Public Entity Saba

As of April 1st, 2024, IAB BES (BES Establishment and Activities Decree) has gone into effect. The decree is concerned with the protection of the environment in the public entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. It is aimed at the environmental impact of activities carried out by businesses.