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Children’s rights expert Nils Kasberg will be speaking about plans to implement the Rights of the Child, and the establishment of Youth Councils on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba on Radio Statia, CTC Radio, FAB Radio, and Voice of Saba Radio. These programmes will air on the local radio stations …

As is the case with most coastal environments, the marine ecosystem of Saba is under constant pressure. Hurricanes, illegal fishing activities, and global warming form a constant threat to coral, fish, sharks and other marine life. The Saba Conservation Foundation in close cooperation with the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance address …

Commissioner of Culture Rolando Wilson officially opened the gates to Saba’s Carnival Village on Monday evening, writes The Daily Herald. First, many revellers participated in a Lighted Parade, musical entertainment was provided by Nuff Respect Band from St. Maarten thereafter. Carnival continues tonight, Wednesday, with a Caribbean Latin Night, featuring …

On Tuesday, July 26, 2016, the Commissioner of Culture, Rolando Wilson, met with the three Miss Dutch Caribbean contestants, Miss St. Maarten Diandra Marlin, Miss Saba Natalia Peterson and Miss St. Eustatius Sherees Timber, in the Courtroom of the Government Administration Building. The three contestants spoke with Commissioner Wilson about …

On Friday July 22, 2016, the Recycle for Saba Summer 2016 Campaign came to an end. Recycle for Saba is proud to congratulate our four summer interns; Enock Charles, Natasha Klaber, Esther Henry and Görgé Blackman, on a job well done. The campaign proved to be a very busy and …

People in Aruba and Saba get their news from a variety of sources compared to Curaçao, Bonaire and St. Eustatius, which depend more on traditional media such as newspapers, television and radio, writes The Daily Herald. That’s according to a study done on the Dutch Caribbean islands by “Koninklijk Instituut …

Nature conservation organizations in St. Maarten, Saba, Statia and Turks and Caicos will soon start planting structures made from bamboo and rope in their marine parks with the objective to regenerate coral species severely depleted over the last few decades. The focus will be on Elkhorn and staghorn corals, species …

On July 19th Statia’s executive council has been put on a yet more stringent form of financial supervision. The implemented prior financial supervision, imposed on the PLP/UPC government last year, has been extended with a total stop on most new financial obligations, a so-called “verplichtingenstop”. While under the previous supervision …

On 1 January 2016 the population of the Caribbean Netherlands totalled 24,548 inhabitants, slightly fewer than one year ago when 24,593 people were living on the islands. In the past year, the population on St Eustatius diminished, especially after invalid entries were removed from the population register. The population on …

Besides having to pay a salary of more than ten thousand USD per month, it appears that maintaining a State Representative on the BES Islands is a costly affair. This became evident from declarations of the current State Representative for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, which the Dutch Newspaper Telegraaf received after …

Commissioner Rolando Wilson (left), on Wednesday, presented a certificate of appreciation to Willis “Willy” Lucas (right), in the courtroom of the Government Administration Building in The Bottom, writes The Daily Herald. Willis received this token of appreciation for his 20 years of dedicated service to the Island Government of Saba. …

The 2016 Carnival season kicks off on Saba, Saturday, July 23. The weeklong activities will commence with a concert featuring Small Axe Band from St. Kitts and King Beau Beau and the Beaubettes of Dutch St. Maarten. This show is being hosted by C &Cool Cab Productions. The Children’s Parade …

Even before the 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season started, the storms were forming. First there was Alex in January, then Bonnie in late May, then Colin and Danielle in June. Since Danielle’s June 20 formation, there has been calm in the Atlantic. And meteorologist with AccuWeather, Ed Vallee says Sahara dust …

The Saba Triathlon Committee, in their July meeting, set the 2017 date for the iconic Saba Triathlon. The race will be held January 28th, 2017. “We couldn’t be more excited,” said new committee chairman Peter Johnson. “The event brings some world class talent to Saba’s shores, in addition to tourists …

On July 11th -14th, fifteen civil servants of the Public Entity Saba participated in a four day workshop for Soft Skills Training. These skills include customer service, problem solving etc. On the last day of the workshop, the civil servants engaged in a team building exercise, and were separated into …

On July 8th, 2016 a complaint was filed with the police on Saba by three persons who reported fraud or embezzlement. The declarants stated that a man had let them pay for a trip to St. Maarten but that the promised trip never took place. The man against whom the …

The annual general meeting of Windward Islands Airways International Winair shareholders took place at Dr. Claude Wathey Legislative Hall on Wednesday, writes The Daily Herald. Present were the shareholders represented by St. Maarten’s Council of Ministers, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment Director of Aviation Dr. Rob Huyser, Dutch Government …

People from Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are having problems using their credit cards to order products online from certain countries like the United States (US). The reason for this is the lack of information on the constitutional changes since October 10, 2010. The Netherlands Antilles (NA) …

Starting August 1, new Rules of Procedure for the handling of civil cases at the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will come into effect. The Rules of Procedure, which apply to all countries governed by the Joint Court …

At the festive inauguration on July 8th of the new fire station on Bonaire diplomas were also awarded to the participants of the first training specialist officer on duty in the Caribbean Netherlands. Participants from Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Brigade (BKCN) participated in the training. …

In June, the Public Entity Saba received and approved a proposal for a Gray Water Transportation Service during the dry season for local farmers. The dry season consists of six months from January through June. During a normal dry season, each farmer will receive 2,000 gallons of water per month. …

Following reported local mosquito transmission of zika virus infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) on Thursday issued a zika virus travel notice for St Eustatius. Local mosquito transmission means that mosquitoes in the area are infected with zika virus and are spreading it to people. Because zika …

This week a first case of locally transmitted Zika was confirmed on Saba. It is the second confirmed case, after a first imported case one month ago. Limited risk of complications from Zika Currently, the number of mosquitoes on Saba is relatively low. This reduces the chance of the virus …

The Kingdom Representative Gilbert Isabella has appointed Mr. Boasman once again as the labour mediator for Saba and St. Eustatius. In 2015, Mr. Boasman tendered his resignation to fulfill the function of Minister on St. Maarten. From that time, Mr. Pontilius also got the work areas Saba en St. Eustatius …

According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the CPI-based inflation rate in Caribbean Netherlands fell in Q2 2016, whereas in Q1, inflation on all three islands had risen for the first time since mid-2015. Saba The inflation rate on Saba also dropped to 0 percent in Q2 2016, down from 0.3 percent …

On Friday July 8th 2016, Commissioner Rolando Wilson had a meeting with the interns participating in the Summer Internship Program of the Public Entity Saba. During this meeting Commissioner Wilson discussed his portfolio with the interns, giving an overview of various current and upcoming projects. Also at the meeting were …

The Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) educates its students for continuing education or direct entry into the labor market. As educators, we facilitate the hollistic development of our students and seek to enable them to make the right decisions when they leave the school or the island. In striving toward this …

The Chamber of Commerce of St. Eustatius and Saba held its first joint meeting on Saba. Since its inception in 2010, the Chamber’s Board, represented by three members of Statia and two of Saba, has always held meetings via video-conference, but on this historic occasion, the Statia Board members and …

The studenst of the Saba Comprensive School have taken an active role in the national campagne “WE CAN Young” against violence in relations. ChangeMakers decide individually how to convey the message to their peers. The ChangeMakers came up with a script for a 5 min. clip. They were assisted by Marco Volcy from the …

The Court of First Instance on Tuesday sentenced Police Officer Lenaldo A. Courtar (39) to six months suspended, on three years’ probation, for mistreatment of a minor and of a detainee, and of perjury committed in an official report about the arrest. The case was heard on June 14, during …

The Lions Club Saba held its annual turnover of the Board of Directors. The event was well attended by Lions, family, friends, members of the clergy and members of the Public Entity of Saba, namely Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Commissioner Rolando Wilson and Island Councilwoman Monique Wilson. The evening marked …

On Tuesday July 5th the case, in which an employee of KPCN with the initials L.C. was suspected of two cases of ill-treatment, one of which was the mishandling of a minor and committing perjury was handled by the Court. For all mentioned facts is proven that the employee is …

Recently, the following article was published in USA Today, Travel Section: We came a long way to conquer Skull Island. All the way to the Netherlands, in fact — but only sort of, to the Dutch Caribbean. Tiny Saba, only 5 square miles in size, is a vision of the sea …

The Commissioner of Tourism for Saba, Bruce Zagers paid a three day visit to Sint Maarten to talk to stakeholders in tourism. Commissioner Zagers took over the tourism portfolio on June 1st, and is determined to work together with the tourism industry on Saba to improve tourism on the island. …

On Monday July 4th Gerard van Loo took the oath in his function as the new Chief of Basic Police Care Saba. This swearing in ceremony took place in the presence of the Deputy Chief of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force, Simone Steendijk and Acting Island Governor, Franklin Wilson. Van …

For the first time on Saba, Emancipation Day was publicly recognized with a lecture, film presentation, and interactive discussions on Friday, July 1, at Saba Heritage Center in Windwardside, hosted by Saba Archaeological Center SABARC. Many people came out, including government dignitaries, for this educational event in recognition of Emancipation …

The Benevolent Foundation Saba (BFS) signed a rental agreement with Saba Lions Club for the use of the Eugenius Johnson center to function as an extramural activity center for the seniors of Saba. President of Saba Lions Club Mr. Carl Buncamper and BFS Board of Directors, Dr. Joka Blaauboer signed …

In 2014, Saba Fit, the programme geared towards countering childhood obesity, measured the height and weight of all elementary school children for the fi rst time. Last month the measurements were repeated. The results show that many school children are still overweight. In 2016, 28 per cent had an above …

The Dutch National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen announced on Thursday that he has started an investigation into the pension premiums of a number of (former) St. Eustatius civil servants and teaching employees. The investigation focuses on the non-supplying of information of the St. Eustatius Government to the Caribbean Netherlands Pension …

On Friday July 1st, at the Eugenius Johnson Center, Windwardside, Saba, the signing of a lease took place between Public Entity Saba and the Saba Reach Foundation, with respect to the Sunny Valley Youth Center.   The Sunny Valley Youth Center is located in the capital village, The Bottom, of …