There is some positive news for the people of St. Eustatius and Saba in today’s edition of The Daily Herald. They had not received The Daily Herald since it was first published after the passage of Hurricane Irma on Friday, September 22, due to flight complications. Temporarily, we have made …

The people on Saba had not received The Daily Herald since it was first published after the passage of Hurricane Irma on Friday, September 22, due to flight complications. The Daily Herald has been so kind as to offer temporary PDF files on their website so that we can freely …

A further reduction of the elderly pen­sion of former civil servants and retired teachers in Bo­naire, St. Eustatius and Saba planned for 2018 might be off, due to the improved cov­erage degree of the Carib­bean Netherlands Pension Fund PCN. Dutch caretaker Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk …

St. Maarten’s national airline Windward Islands Airways Interna­tional Winair relocated its aircraft to St. Vincent prior to Hurricane Irma and cur­rently the fleet is operating from St. Kitts, as fuel and security for their aircraft are not yet present in St.Maarten. The airline has performed more than 60 relief flights …

Hurricane Irma dealt a severe blow to Princess Juliana International Airport SXM on September 6, conservatively estimated in the tens of millions of dollars, according to a first-hand assessment of the damage. omplete recovery is expected to take 35 weeks. Minister of Aviation Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher told The Daily Herald this …

The RCN Unit of Social Affairs and Labour will, in regard to the results of  hurricane Irma, take several temporary measures for a number of groups of inhabitants of Saba and St. Eustatius, and evacuees of St. Maarten. The measures concern the right to assistance and child benefit and in …

Kingdom Representative Gilbert Isabella visited St. Eustatius and Saba last weekend. The purpose of the visit was to take note of the situation on the islands after the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. Isabella arrived on St. Eustatius on Friday, September 22th, the first stop of his visit to …

Consumer prices in St. Eustatius and Saba increased by respec­tively 17 and 25 per cent since they became Dutch public entities almost seven years ago, but it is a myth that this rise was caused by factors such as transporta­tion and electricity cost, the tax burden and the super­market margins. …

Grand Case Airport is open again for commercial flights, just over two weeks after the passing of Hurricane Irma. Since Irma the airport has only been open for military or evacuation flights. Friday was also the last day for humanitarian flights to leave St. Martin from this airport. New Airport …

The con­stitutional embedding of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba is one step closer with the recent go-ahead of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament to amend the Dutch Constitution. The day before Hurricane Irma struck the Windward Islands, the Second Chamber met in a plenary setting to discuss the …

Message from Dominica:  It’s 4 30am and I Just spoke with Prime Minister Skerrit via Satellite phone. He and family are fine. Dominica is not!! Tremendous loss of Housing and Public buildings. The main general hospital took a beating. Patient care has been compromised. Many buildings serving as shelters lost …

TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 18 Date: Wednesday September 20, 2017 Time: 06:44 local time Weather conditions are still extreme. Residents of Saba are advised to remain inside.  Saba is still experiencing wind and rain from hurricane Maria. So far no hurricane Maria related injuries have been reported to police or …

The Dutch economy may be flourishing but not everyone is feeling the impact of economic growth sufficiently, king Willem-Alexander said in his traditional speech to mark the opening of the parliamentary year. ‘More people are finding work. More people are buying homes. Businesses are investing more. And after a number …

In principle all funds that are collected in the Netherlands by the Red Cross are destined for St. Maarten, minus the organisational costs which are kept at a bare minimum, more or less at 7 per cent. The Netherlands Red Cross stated this in response to concerns expressed by citizens …

Listen to the latest address of the Lieutenant Governor, Jonathan Johnson, to the Saba residents:   TROPICAL CYCLONE BULLETIN NO. 12 WARNING MESSAGE NO. 7 Date: Tuesday September 19, 2017 Time: 04:54 local time Watches/warnings: The Strike Phase of the Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch continue to be …