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Many residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are struggling to make ends meet. The government is well aware of this and earlier this year measures to improve the situation were already announced. Today another significant step was taken: the expenses for employers in the Caribbean Netherlands will decrease over …

Soil investigation for the renovation of the Fort Bay Harbor started recently. Geotron, a Dutch company experienced in geotechnical surveys with experience in the Caribbean region is carrying out the investigation. Geotron will determine the soil composition in the harbor by drilling cores from designated locations in the sea bottom. Supervising …

Police report of Friday, September 14th until Monday, September 17th 2018 On Sunday, September 16th , around 7 PM, an accident with a motorcycle took place on the E.A. Johnson Road on Saba. The driver of a motorcycle lost control over the motorcycle and fell. The victim was taken to …

The educational foundation WeConnect in a joint effort with their partner Asosiashon Mediko di Antias (Association Medics of the Antilles) will be organizing the Care Caribbean Meet-up on Saturday November 24th of 2018. On this day several health institutions and healthcare professionals will come together at the World Trade Center …

Where is the social minimum for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba? Members of the opposition parties in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament didn’t get an affirma­tive answer to that question dur­ing a debate on Thursday with State Secretary of Social Affairs and Employment Tamara van Ark and State …

Eight employees from the Public Entities Bonaire, St. Eu­statius and Saba are following an internship programme at the Work and Income Depart­ment, reintegration company DZB and the City Bank of the Municipality of Leiden, the Netherlands. The aim of the exchange, which started Mon­day, is to increase knowledge about job …

The Public Entity Saba has made the deci­sion not to cease any gov­ernmental services today, Thursday, and Friday, due to the passing of tropical Storm (TS) Isaac. Saba’s Disaster Manage­ment Organisation met on Friday and Monday, and based on weather informa­tion did not see the need to take measures at …

The Neth­erlands Human Rights Council has warned against an increasing fatalism among the poorer seg­ment of the population of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Concrete action of the Dutch government is needed to improve the standard of living on the is­lands and to raise the social minimum. “People who are …

The Saba government has called the approach of the Dutch government to tackle poverty and raise people’s income in the Caribbean Netherlands a “step in the right direction,” but says quick, additional actions are needed to make things better for the people. The recent research report for a benchmark social …

Royal Netherlands Meteo­rological Institute KNMI issued a tropical cyclone bulletin pertaining to Hur­ricane Isaac, stating a code yellow warning was in ef­fect from Monday. Hurricane Isaac is ex­pected to pass 220 to 240 kilometres (140-150 miles) south of Saba and St. Eu­statius on Thursday, Sep­tember 13. Track and devel­opment are …

The Public Entity Saba, Saba Conservation Foundation, SABARC and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries held town hall meetings Monday and Tuesday, August 20th and 21st to inform the public of a proposal to establish a Saba National Park. Mount Scenery is one of the most unique places in the …

The Caribbean Netherlands Police Corps completed its trial of a hosted turnkey solution by Motorola Solutions in collaboration with their partner Critical Communication Caribbean (C3) that provides access to public safety mobile applica­tions. “Inhabitants of Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius (BES) have benefited from this suite of public safety applications …

A huge boulder came down above the new SEC building. Police, Fire Department and Public Works were on the scene. Motorist are advised to exercise caution if heading down to the Fort Bay. GIS

On the initiative of an employee this year , Youth Care and Family Supervision Caribbean Netherlands (JGCN) dwelt on the Day of the Youth Professional within the Caribbean Netherlands, with on St. Eustatius and Saba a successful scoop on August 28th and 30th. On these days, attention was paid to …

September 9th – 23rd, a team from Playdale will be on Saba to install new playgrounds. Together with local contractors and public works, they will build up new playgrounds in three locations: The museum ground in the Windwardside, St. John’s and the Wilhelmina Park in The Bottom. All three locations …

Dear all, Please see the attached invitation to a CCM on Thursday September 13, 2018 as well as an invitation to a public Island Council meeting on Tuesday September 18th, 2018. The Central Committee of the Public Entity Saba will meet on Thursday September 13th, 2018 at 10:00 am at …

On Friday, August 31st , around 10 PM a maritime accident took place in Fort Bay, the port of Saba. A boat that wanted to leave the port collided with another boat that was moored in the harbor, and sailed away. The boat that was collided into had damage on …

The Law Enforcement Council con­cluded in a recent report that crime victims in Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba have fewer rights than victims in the Netherlands. Harmonisation of these rights is needed. The Law Enforcement Council already assessed the system of providing as­sistance to victims in the Caribbean Netherlands in …

Dutch Minister of Justice and Se­curity Ferd Grapperhaus stated this week that a coastal radar system for St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba will only be installed in 2021, and not sooner as the Law Enforcement Council would have liked to see. The Law Enforcement Council (“Raad voor de Rechtshandhaving”) …

The IT teacher Sundiata Lake and Remedial/Special Ed. teacher Helen Hassell at SHS on Saba have introduced a new software of communication for this school year 2018-2019. The software uses an app by AssistiveWare called Proloquo2go. It is for students with Autism, Down Syndrome, and any other special need students …

The Caribbean Netherlands Healthcare Insurance Office (Zorgverzekeringskantoor Caribisch Nederland, hereinafter ZVK) has made several provisions in connection with the imminent closure of the Saba airport for the renovation of the airstrip in the period from September 10th to October 9th, 2018, in order to ensure the continuity of medical referrals …

A new medical specialty Ophthalmology (Eye Care) will be available at SMMC as per September 3rd 2018. This is in line with St. Maarten Medical Center’s (SMMC) continuing mission of providing ‘Quality Care, Close To Home’, A team of 8 qualified Eye Specialists have been recruited from Suriname and Holland and …

Windward Is­lands Airways International Winair had a loss of about one million euros in 2017 due to Hur­ricanes Irma and Maria. Hurri­cane Irma caused great damage to the airline’s headquarters and hangar and there was a drop in passenger transport in the last quarter of 2017. Dutch State Secretary of …

Tourism Minister for St. Maarten the Honourable Stuart Johnson travelled to Saba on Monday for several meetings to discuss the solidifying of St. Maarten’s hub function relationship with its neighbouring partner and foster joint venture marketing initiatives with the two islands. The Minister will visit other neighbouring islands as part …

EJL Ser­vices, the managing com­pany of Statia Waste Solu­tions, will be offering tech­nical support to recyclers on Saba, said its owner Jeffrey Lewis. Statia Waste Solutions handles the gar­bage pickup and the waste management plant in St. Eustatius. Lewis said they are work­ing on a cooperation in which he could …

The transport of raw materials for the renovation of the airport runway is scheduled to be finalized sooner than anticipated. Contractor Saba Roads and Construction plan to have all raw materials for the production of concrete, except water, stored at the airport within the next week and a half. In …

The Ministry of OCW (Education, Culture and Science) in the Caribbean Netherlands wishes all students and education personnel an instructive and successful new school year.

Health Insurance Office ZVK will be organiz­ing a town hall meeting at Sunny Valley Youth Centre in The Bottom on Wednes­day, August 29. The meeting is being orga­nized as a result of several agreements made between ZVK and the Public Entity Saba and will highlight the general health insurance and service. …

Preparations have started to replace and relocate the current waste burner on Saba. The new location will be Tumble Down Land, an area below the Saba Electric Company (SEC) power plant, west of Fort Bay Road. The main reason for this operation is to solve the smoke issue in the …

The public entity Saba is making progress with preparations for the complete renovation of Fort Bay Harbour. Work behind the scenes continued while the Saba government was seeking additional funding, advice and support from the Dutch government. A sub-soil investigation and coral relocation will start shortly, and a project manager …

The Planning Bu­reau, contractor Saba Roads and Commissioner Bruce Zagers met Thursday at Cove Bay to discuss a so­lution for the pond and the incoming seaweed. The sargassum seaweed continues to plague not only Saba but the entire region and the problem seems to be getting increas­ingly worse. Completely preventing …

The Public Entity Saba, Saba Conservation Founda­tion, SABARC and the Ministry of Economic Affairs would like to invite the community to a Town hall about the establishment of a Saba National Park. The proposed National Park will encompass approximately one third of the island and aims to protect the culture …

Simon Wilson will start as Roman Catholic priest in St. Eustatius from September 8. He had been residing in Saba during the past period, but there is currently a vacancy in Statia. The popular pastor in Curacao, who also worked in St. Maarten was sent on a sabbatical by the …

In­terExpo Caribbean NV in Curacao will organise its 27th trade mission “Connecting sustain­able businesses from the King­dom of the Netherlands, Carib­bean region and Suriname” to St. Maarten on November 27 and 28 Trade mission partici­pants will make business visits to Saba on November 29 and to St. Eustatius on November …

The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT has complimented the public en­tity Saba for yet again achieving a positive result in its financial management. For the fourth time in a row, the island’s annual account, in this case the 2017 finan­cial statements, received an un­qualified audit opinion for both trustworthiness and …

Former politician Will Johnson continues his fight for an equal general old-age pension on the island. In his fight for an AOV pension equal to the Dutch AOW state pension Johnson is being assisted in his quest by lawyer and former politician Michiel Bijkerk from Bonaire. Johnson’s fight is not …

During this month the Caribbean Neth­erlands Police Force in col­laboration with the BES (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) Prosecutor’s Office is starting alcohol controls for motorists. This will first be done on Bonaire, with the intention to make citizens aware of their responsibility in traffic. The police regularly stop motor vehicle …

PCN would like to inform all persons on SABA that there will be no work visit in the month of September. PCN representative Ingra Bennett will be on Saba again on Monday October 15, 2016. All persons interested in meeting with her can make an appointment by calling 4166860 or email saba-office@pensioenfondscn.com. PCN  

SXM Airways, Sint Maarten’s youngest airline is now also able to execute flights to Saba. In order to get certified for operating to Saba Juancho Irausquin Airport, the airline had to file a request with both the transportation department in The Netherlands (ILT) as with the local aviation authorities in …

A 28-year old man from Saba was sentenced by the Court in Bonaire to twelve months, three of which were suspended, on three years probation, for stabbing a man during a funeral procession on St. Eustatius on March 13. Kyle Wycliffe Rawlins stood trial recently, his lawyer Marlon Hart informed The Daily …