On Sunday, February 12th a theft in a home on the Upper Mountain Road was reported. Here, among other items, a ladies watch of the Michael Kors brand, clothing and cash were taken. The theft took place between Friday, February 10th  around 9 PM and Saturday, February 11th,  around 3 …

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Former Dutch National Police Chief Gerard Bouman submitted more than 23,000 euros in declarations for air travel, lodging and local transportation as part of an advisory job at the Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN in 2016. These expenses were extra to his annual salary of 185,000 euros. Dutch Minister of …

Maaike De Waal and other archaeologist have published a book ‘Managing Our Past Into The Future – Archaeological Heritage Management in the Dutch Caribbean‘. A chapter of this book describes the creation of predictive map of potentially valuable archaeological sites. This  fits well in the system of Dutch heritage management. This has set as …

Saba’s Juancho Yrausquin Airport has been nominated on this year’s shortlist of the Most Scenic Airport Landings poll of the PrivateFly.com booking website for private jets. Commissioner of Tourism Bruce Zagers encouraged everyone to vote. Annually, PrivateFly.com, a United Kingdom (UK) based global booking service for private jet charter and …

The grade four class of Sacred Heart School on Saba has been learning all about different rights. They had a lot of questions about current social issues, including many of the protests currently being held in the United States. The children wanted to have their own little protest about some …

Two men were arrested on Saba over the weekend for violation of the Opium Law BES, the Prosecutor’s Office reported Thursday. A man with the initials M.M., who was born in the Dominican Republic, had about 50 grams of cocaine and crack in his possession when he arrived on Saba. …

The Island Receiver of the Public Entity Saba made known that the deadline for payment of the 2017 vehicle road tax has been set for March 15. All vehicle owners can purchase control stickers at the Island Receiver’s Office starting from January 3. The Island Receiver’s Office is opened on …

Continuation of the monitoring of the nests of the redbilled tropicbird in Saba and the removal of feral cats is of vital importance to prevent future extinction. Despite these recommendations by scientists, not enough is currently being done to protect the local breeding sites of this extraordinary seabird. The message …

SEO Amsterdam Economics at the request of the Dutch Ministry of Economics conducted a study on the telecom and TV market in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES). The three islands have the status of special overseas municipalities known as the Caribbean Netherlands and fall under the realm of Dutch …

Responding to the announced increases in social support for residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Commissioner of Social Affairs Rolando Wilson said the increase would still not be enough for those residents on Saba who are most in need. From March 1, social support on Saba will increase from …

Some sixtyfive students and young professionals of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire and Saba attended the “Connecting back home” event in The Hague on Saturday to meet up with employers and organisations from the islands. The successful and inspiring event was organised by WeConnect Foundation, an organisation with an educational …

In total 28 parties have made the final cut and will appear on the ballot box for the March 15 general election, the Electoral Council said. Three among the shortlist of 31 political parties failed to come up with the required 11,250-euro deposit, and are not allowed to take part …

A change in the law per January 1st, 2017 makes it possible for persons who have an Old Age or who collect a Window & Orphan Pension and who live in care institutions to receive pocket – and clothing allowance. From now on, the complete Old Age pension or Window …

The Child Protection Agencies of the Dutch Caribbean and Judges of the Joined Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba held a one-day conference on St. Maarten, entitled “The Child as Focus of Attention in the Caribbean, Together, We are Stronger”. The conference was …