The film Rights to Healthy Food by Quinten van Drunen, Jenee Matthew, Elisey Richardson, Ruegenne Matthew was announced as the winner of the Children’s Rights Film Festival on Saba on Saturday, October 10th. Since early this year children of the Sacred Heart School and the Saba Comprehensive School have been …

As of 2020, retirees living in the BES islands no longer have to submit the annual life certificate to the Pensioenfonds Caribisch Nederland (PCN) This annual life certificate used to be necessary to prevent that the pension benefit was paid out for too long after a retired participant had passed …

As of 2020, retirees living in the BES islands no longer have to submit the annual life certificate to the Pensioenfonds Caribisch Nederland (PCN) This annual life certificate used to be necessary to prevent that the pension benefit was paid out for too long after a retired participant had passed …

Can Sustainable Tourism Save the Dutch Caribbean?  The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently published a special edition of their free digital newsletter BioNews about the importance of designing and implementing sustainable tourism practices within the Dutch Caribbean. The idea is to promote sustainable practices on each of the islands to help conserve …

Ten per­sons have tested positive for COVID-19; however, a confirmed recovery of twelve persons reduces the total active cases to fifty. The total number of the country’s confirmed cases is now 729. Of the active cases, Col­lective Prevention Services (CPS) is currently moni­toring 47 persons who are in home isolation. …

The Min­istry of Public Health, Social Development and Labour VSA has reported 13 addition­al recoveries from COV1D-19 as of Tuesday, October 13. However, nine new positive COVID-19 cases were also recorded. This brings the total number of active COV1D-19 cases to 52. The total num­ber of confirmed cases for St. …

It has become an annual tradition: the PVV, in the discussion of the budget for Kingdom Relations, argues for breaking ties with the Caribbean countries of the Kingdom and a very large majority in the House of Representatives, which then rejects the idea. This is how it happened today with …

Trends in the Netherlands offers important data on the economy and society of the Caribbean Netherlands. This year this is a special edition, as it is 10 years ago that Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius became special municipalities of the Netherlands. Statistics Netherlands (CBS) therefore also has been producing statistics …

Three organizations on Saba have received funding to assist vulnerable, needy persons during the COVID-19 crisis, Commissioner Rolando Wilson of Social Domain proudly announced on Tuesday. The Public Entity Saba, through the Department of Community Development, has approved the request of financial assistance for three local organizations. The Sacred Heart …

Ten ad­ditional persons have re­covered from COVID-19 thus reducing the total active cases to 56. The total number of confirmed cases remains at 710. The Collective Preven­tion Services (CPS) is currently monitoring 52 persons in home isola­tion. There are now 128 persons in quarantine. The number of per­sons recovered since …

BES Reporter writes that on October 8, a Saban man (35 years old) appeared at the Court of First Instance. The man had imported, along with another, 100 grams of cocaine and 464 grams of marijuana via a cargo boat from Sint Maarten to Saba on August 12, 2020. He …

The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN recently arrested a man K.W. and a woman M.J. on drug charges. Police arrested W at Fort Bay harbour on Wednesday, Sep­tember 30, for violating the Opium Act BES. The man’s car and a quantity of undisclosed drugs were confiscated for in­vestigation. Later that …

Since September 15th , the office of the Belastingdienst Bonaire, has been closed to the public due to a number of positive corona cases. From then until now, the Belastingdienst has remained accessible via telephone number 715 8585 and the e-mail address helpdesk@belastingdienst-cn.nl. Because people could not physically go to …

Saba has benefited enormously from the direct relationship with the Netherlands, and there have been many improvements since Saba became a public entity on October 10, 2010. However, there are a number of issues that require urgent attention from The Hague, stated Saba Commissioner Bruce Zagers in a letter that …

As of October 10th, there were four (4) persons who tested positive for COVID-19; bringing the total active cases to sixty- three (63). The total number of confirmed cases is now seven hundred and seven (707). The Collective Prevention Services (CPS) are monitoring sixty- one (61) people in home isolation.  …