Policyholders of the BES (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba) Sickness Cost Insurance Office ZVK who are referred abroad for medical and/ or super specialist care as of now will be transported with special charter flights from Bonaire to Curaçao and Aruba. The flights will be provided by EZ-Air airline for …

In 2016, 15,836 people in the Netherlands were diagnosed with some form of skin cancer making it the most common form of cancer in the country, according to new figures out on Friday. The rise of 1,100 over the year is partly due to increased exposure to UV rays, Dutch …

Civil servants working or travelling  in the Caribbean part of the Kingdom are temporarily not allowed to fly with Inselair for business trips. Questions were raised about the safety of this  airline. At present there is no clear picture of the flight safety of the aircraft of InselAir. Therefore it …

As of March 1, judges in the Caribbean territories of the kingdom of the Netherlands will be able to request preliminary rulings in tax cases at the High Court in The Hague. This concerns the Courts of First Instance of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius …

Eight civil servants left St. Eustatius on Wednesday morning to attend a workshop on public policy writing on Saba. Director of Planning and Infrastructure Roy Hooker said the Directorate of Economy and Infrastructure requested the training under the European Union’s programme for medium- and small-sized businesses EU-COSME. The programme was …

On Monday, January 30th a traffic control  was held in the morning hours on the Lambert Hassell Road. A total of 68 motorized vehicles were checked, of which 56 family cars, 9 trucks and 3 motorcycles. There were 17 fines issued for, among others, driving without insurance, no turn signal, …

Personal payments to the Caribbean Netherlands Tax Office (Belastingdienst Caribisch Nederland) on Saba have now become possible at RBC Royal Bank. In anticipation of the proposed closure of the Windward Islands Bank’s branch on Saba, the Tax Offi ce has opened a bank account at RBC Bank on Saba, the …

On Saturday January 28th 2017 the 10th edition was held of the Saba triathlon ‘where even the swim is uphill’. The overall winner of the triathlon was Gregory Pigeon, who won out of 60 participants from St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Eustatius, USA, Canada and the Netherlands, who took the …

Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) proudly introduced one of its visiting specialists, Nurse Suzette De Cuba. Together with SHCF healthcare professionals, she will open the Weekly Diabetic Clinic at A.M. Edwards Medical Centre. The first Diabetic Clinic was held in September 2016 under the supervision of island physician Dr. Gijs …

Dr. Emiko Bird-Lake is Saba Health Care Founda- lease issued Monday. tion’s (SHCF’s) new visiting cardiologist. As of January 24, patients have been able to make use of her services at SHCF. Dr. Bird will be visiting monthly at A.M. Edwards Medical Center and will be seeing patients whom are …

The Windward Islands Bank will close its Saba Branch effective January 31st, but the ATM services remain. Kindly note that the following products and services will be maintained either directly or administered through WIB Bank branches in St. Maarten and St. Eustatius: The ‘Point of Sale’ terminals (also known as …

Saba will be hosting its 10th edition of one of the toughest short triathlons on Saturday January 28th 2017. This year 60 participants have registered for the triathlon from Saba, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Eustatius, USA, Canada and the Netherlands. During the triathlon there will be individual participants, as …

Corail Helicopteres Caribbean had the honour of being the first commercial helicopter to land in Saba last Friday since the green light had been given by the Dutch Government a little over a week ago. Airport Manager Maegan Hassell, Acting Airport Chief Marcel Peterson and Island Secretary Tim Muller were …

As of January 26th, a tryout with the new operational uniform will be executed by the het Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland  on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. It is a uniform like that of the Police in the European Netherlands. This means that several employees of the Korps Politie Caribisch …