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Politicians on Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba doubt there is enough political will in the Netherlands to fight poverty on those islands. A commission of inquiry recommended on Friday that the minimum wage and social benefits be increased on the Caribbean islands. "First see, then believe," is the initial reaction of council member Clyde van Putten of the ruling PLP party on St. Eustatius. ....
[A post by Peter Jordens.] Maureen O’Hare of CNN reports that the world’s shortest commercial runway, a 400-meter-long strip at Juancho E. Irausquin Airport on the Carribbean island of Saba, has been named the world’s most scenic airport approach in a global survey conducted by PrivateFly, a booking platform for private jet charters. “Flying into… ....