Bonaire Bonaires referendum paves way for the Island Council has unanimously called for the holding of a referendum on the political future of the island. The United Nations, the Council requests the island on the list of non-self governing territories . That is a list of areas that are not an integral part of a country, but not independent. Examples are the British Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar and French New Caledonia. Bonaire has about 17,500 inhabitants. Since October 10, 2010, as well as Sint Eustatius and Saba, Netherlands a particular public body, similar to a municipality. On Bonaire is increasingly less happy with that status, mainly because of the skyrocketing prices and the laws and regulations on Dutch thrust. This is according to the Bonaireans insufficient account of the local situation and the lower income of the population. A Committee of the Island Council will now get started with the holding of a referendum and bends over the exact contents. The Council then decides whether the referendum will be held. The Dutch Government has already indicated that the BES Islands right to self-determination. An evaluation of the constitutional position of the three islands is scheduled for 2015. (Translated by Bing)
Posted on: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 22:30:08 +0000
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