The website Koninkrijk.nu reports that MP Ronald van Raak is of the opinion that the population of St. Eustatius should now press ahead and hold a referendum. The Member of Parliament for the Socialist Party is thus responding to the results of the election  of last Wednesday. There the population …

The first ever Pink Ribbon Cocktail Party was held Saturday evening on Saba. This event was a part of a number of events organized by Patricia Charles-Nation in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month.   Attendees participated in several games and had a chance to win prizes, such as best dressed male, female …

The first ever Pink Ribbon Cocktail Party was held Saturday evening on Saba. This event was a part of a number of events organized by Patricia Charles-Nation in honour of Breast Cancer Awareness month.   Attendees participated in several games and had a chance to win prizes, such as best dressed male, female …

aptain Roger Hodge has retired after thirty years of service with Winair. Hodge began his career with Winair in 1990 and continued until his retire­ment this year. He served in Winair’s flight department, beginning as a first officer and progressing through the ranks quickly to be­come the company’s most senior …

Four persons have tested posi­tive for COVID-19, bring­ing the active cases up to 57. The total number of the country’s confirmed cases is now 784. Of the active cases, the Collective Prevention Ser­vices (CPS) is currently monitoring 50 persons who are in home isolation. There are 125 persons who are …

The Island Council of Thursday, October 22, unanimously approved the Island Ordinance to ban single-use plastic. Businesses are given four months to seek alternatives before the ordinance goes into effect, starting January 1, 2021 with a ban on plastic bags, followed by the prohibition of other plastic single-use articles in …

The Ministry of Public Health, Social Development and Labor VSA has reported twenty-one additional re­coveries from COVID-19 as of Thursday, October 22. However, seven new positive COVID-19 cases were also recorded. This )rings the total number of active COVID-19 cases to 52. The total number of confirmed cases for St. …

In the past weeks, the Outbreak Management Team (OMT) has discussed the possibility of opening for long-stay visitors, and the official date is Sunday, November 1st, 2020. As of this date, Saba will be open to visitors from any location if they can stay for longer than two weeks. Considering …

Seven more persons have tested positive for CO­VID-19; however, with confirmed recovery of six persons this brings the total number of ac­tive cases to 66. The total number of the country’s confirmed cases is now 769. Of the active cases, Col­lective Prevention Ser­vices (CPS) is currently monitoring 59 persons in …

Despite massive delays in vote-counting, Progressive Labour Party (PLP) is the big winner in St. Eustatius’ first Island Council election since the Dutch government took over the island administration in February 2018, netting a total of 815 votes based on the preliminary results. Headed by new leader Rechelline Leerdam, who …

In Q3 2020, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.8 percent cheaper than one year previously. Prices also decreased on St Eustatius and Saba, by 3.3 percent and 1.6 percent year-on-year respectively. For all three islands, these were the largest price decreases measured since Statistics Netherlands (CBS) introduced these …

On Wednesday the 21st of October, the proposal to amend the Electricity and Drinking Water (BES) will be open for consultation. In the summer of 2019, the proposed amendments were already consulted extensively. With the outcomes of the first consultation round, the proposal has been modified. Only the part of …

Six persons have tested posi­tive for COVID-19, in­creasing the total number of active cases to 65. The total number of the country’s confirmed cases is now 762. Of the active cases, Col­lective Prevention Services (CPS) is currently monitoring 57 persons who are in home isola­tion. There are 85 per­sons in …

In the month of November Statistics Netherlands (CBS) will be conducting a Student Survey on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius regarding the lives of young people in the Caribbean Netherlands. CBS carries out this study in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS). This study sets out to …