Will Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius succeed in producing food themselves? The Dutch government in The Hague is of the opinion that the local governments in the Caribbean municipalities should do their best to support this. The islands are still dependent on expensive imports of, for example, meat, fruit and …

On April 2nd , 2018 Police Officer Wingrove Baker was officially promoted to Inspector for Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland and on April 21st 2018 his stars were officially pinned on his shoulders. The promotion was honored by Inspector Baker’s family, friends and colleagues. Present to officially recognize the promotion with …

King Willem-Alexander celebrates five years on the throne on Friday. He is more popular than ever, according to the annual ‘royalty survey’ carried out by current affairs show EenVandaag. Some 85% of the programme’s 25,000 strong panel said they had confidence the king is doing a good job, up from …

On April 21, 2018 the Chess Clubs of Child Focus Foundation Saba C.N. and St. Dominic High School Sint-Maarten met for the third annual Chess Tournament. This year’s winner is Leroy Goocharran of team Saba. The second place went to Edward Zeagers of team Saba and Third Place went to …

In Q1 2018, Saban prices of goods and services were on average 2.9 percent up year-on-year, versus 2.5 percent in Q4 2017.  The price increase is caused by price developments of a wide range of product groups. Food, clothes and household appliances, among others, went up in price compared to …

Some 1,000 ex-students live in the  Caribbean Netherlands and have received student grants from the Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) in the Netherlands. They were often insufficiently aware of the repayment possibilities of their student debt. Some therefore had to deal with a bailiff. In order to deal with the debt …

From April 29th until May 2nd, Minister Ferdinand Grapperhaus of Justice and Security and State Secretary Raymond Knops of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, will visit St. Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten. For Minister Grapperhaus this is a first acquaintance with the Windward Islands. The visit mainly focuses on the …

KPCN will introduce the new operational uniform on Bonaire on April, 30th. Bonaire has the scoop, Saba and St. Eustatius will follow in the third quarter of this year. The basic color of the new uniform is dark blue, with yellow stripes in the outerwear. The uniform comes also with …

For years, James “Crocodile” Johnson talked about reestablishing the trails that were used by previous generations of Sabans to get to their farms on the slopes of the mountain. In those days, men and donkeys did the backbreaking work of bringing home bananas, tanyas, cristophenes, cabbage, pumpkin and much more. …

A group of Dutch mosquito researchers of Naturalis Biodiversity Center and Leiden University has arrived on Saba. In the past two weeks, the team of five students and two scientists have also visited St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. The main aim of this project is to determine which mosquito species …

The Dutch quality newspaper Algemeen dagblad published an interview with Island Secretary Tim Muller. Before accepting the post on Saba he has been working in high level positions in The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. In the article he expresses his love for Saba and respect for the residents. Saba is …

On Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, the students at Sacred Heart School on Saba who are attending teacher Helen’s class again enjoyed the self-defense class at the Peter. L. Granger Sports Auditorium. This special event took place in connection with Autism Awareness Month. The students learned several self-defense techniques and they had a …

A fire occurred Saturday night at a home in The Bottom on Saba. Members of the Fire Department, the Police and representatives of the Public Entity Saba were present at the scene on Fort Bay Road. The Fire Department evacuated surrounding houses and got the fire under control. There were …

During the Inspectorate of Education’s last visit to the Caribbean Netherlands (CN) in March 2018, the number of schools and educational institutions which achieved basic quality increased again. 20 out of 21 schools and educational institutions in the CN now have achieved basic quality. This time on Bonaire basic quality …

Dutch doctors believe that they have found a more successful way to treat people with skin cancer, according to newspaper the Telegraaf on Friday. It reports that doctors from the Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (AVL) cancer institute in Amsterdam, who registered 50 of their melanoma patients for an international study, say …