By Kim Ashley Parkes (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 5:47 pm: |
Hi everyone - please forgive my lack of knowledge on this subject - I am new to this forum - but can anyone tell me what is the current situation about Bonaire potentially Joining Europe (Holland) - I have tried to find detail in the archives but I have failed.
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #589) on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 - 6:49 pm: |
Try this one
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By Kim Ashley Parkes (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Thursday, February 1, 2007 - 7:04 pm: |
Thanks very much for the "link" Brigitte, I will read this with interest.
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By Kim Ashley Parkes (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Thursday, February 1, 2007 - 7:36 pm: |
Hi Brigitte
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #591) on Thursday, February 1, 2007 - 8:58 pm: |
Talks between Holland and the 5 islands to come to an agreement about the new statuts of the different islands started June 2005 and this was supposed to have ended with the Slotverklaring... as explained it has not really, because of Curacao island government changing his mind after the signatures under the slotverklaring. 1.Juli 2007 was the date set for the transission period - if that is possible without Curacao is a big ???? - Talks continue, certainly with the 3 small islands and certainly more is possible for them than for St.Maarten without Curacao ... there will be island elections on all 5 islands in April and the Dutch government is in no rush to do anything about Curacao before that date ... if the people vote out these responsable parties (as they did in the elections for the central government last year) it would make things easier. We just have to wait for April ....
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By Joshua Holman (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Friday, February 2, 2007 - 12:06 pm: |
It's a pity the Curaçao has rejected the autonomy that The Hague has given. If they had problems with the pact, why didn't they raise this with The Hague before last Nov.? To me, this seems politics is placed before people, and that is sad, not just for Curaçao, but for Bonaire and the rest of the Antilles!
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By Kevin Wayne Williams (The Great Escape) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #330) on Friday, February 2, 2007 - 2:06 pm: |
Very few people think that the island government of Curacao is concerned about the welfare of anyone or anybody but the island government of Curacao.
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By Kim Ashley Parkes (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Tuesday, February 6, 2007 - 7:50 am: |
Hi Everyone
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #597) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 11:03 am: |
here a link to the St.Martin Daily Herald with the latest information about the new status of the 3 small islands and St.Marten
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By Carl Pflanzer (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #322) on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 3:38 pm: |
Excellent news.
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #605) on Monday, February 26, 2007 - 1:02 pm: |
An article about joining Europe or not in the St.Maarten Herald
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