Victims of violent crimes in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be able to get a compensation from the Dutch Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund (Schadefonds Geweldsmisdrijven) by mid-2018. Dutch Minister of Security and Justice Ard van der Steur announced this on Thursday during his working visit to Bonaire. The Minister …

Survivors or victims of violence in the Caribbean Netherlands will be able to claim compensation from the Schadefonds Geweldsmisdrijven (Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund) in the future. The Minister of Security and Justice, Van der Steur, announced this today during his working visit to Bonaire. “This is an important step to …

The Dutch Parliament delegation that took part in the Caribbean Netherlands summit in Bonaire on Monday is supportive of setting up a special provision for persons in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba who require special assistance. The Netherlands has such an arrangement called the Social Support Law (“Wet maatschappelijke ondersteuning” …

Queen’s Gardens Restaurant, located in Troy Hill on Saba, has been nominated for USA Today’s “Best Restaurant in the Caribbean” competition. The competition will last for the month of January, with the last voting day being January 30th when voting will close at noon ET. Readers have the opportunity to …

For the second time in a row St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba are uniting forces at the annual Holiday Fair (“Vakantiebeurs”) in Utrecht this entire week. With a combined, large booth, the three Windward Islands aim to get more attention of visitors to Europe’s largest tourism trade fair. Last …

Thursday January 12 is the official installation of José Rosales as Chief of the Police Force Caribbean Netherlands (Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland). To get to know him better, a video production has been produced about the person and professional José Rosales.   RCN

The Caribbean Netherlands summit on poverty in Bonaire on Monday took place with the delegations of the Netherlands, Bonaire and Saba. Saba Commissioners Bruce Zagers and Rolando Wilson were absent with good reason with the island well represented by Island Secretary Tim Muller and two advisors. St. Eustatius reportedly was …

Commissioner of Tourism Mr. Bruce Zagers and Director of Tourism Mr. Glenn Holm will be representing Saba at the Vakantiebeurs, which is located in Utrecht, The Netherlands and is the largest annual travel fair in the Netherlands. The show will occur from January 10th until January 15th 2017. During the …

Princess Juliana International Airport SXM and the Police Force of Sint Maarten (KPSM) have successfully implemented an automated border control (ABC) clearance e-Gates solution at the Immigration zone of the Airport. The system was installed early this year.   In fulfillment of the organisations’public/private partnership, the introduction of e-Gates is just one of many initiatives to be implemented that are …

 At the request of RCN Student grants, a service agreement is signed between the head of the health service office and the director of NNAM BV (Noord-Nederlandse Assurantiemakelaars BV). The slogan is ‘your health costs… our care!!’ As from 1 August 2012, this agreement creates the possibility for all students from …

Before heading back to the Netherlands, Orange Grove will be giving one last show in the Dutch Caribbean on Saba on Sunday, January 8. The band’s very first performance on the “Unspoiled Queen” will be taking place at Tropics Café in Windwardside, starting at 4:00pm. Saba’s DJ Kevin Hassell will …

The first bay born on Saba in 2017 is Jayla Jahrianna Leslian Hassell, 6 lbs. The baby girl was born on Monday morning January 2nd at the A.M. Edward’s Medical Center at 9.23 AM in The Bottom to Ms. Julissa Hassell and Dwayne Johnson.  Dr. Gijs Koot and nurse Naomi Wilson …

The Dutch heritage organisation Heemschut has asked the Island Government  to look into ways to better protect heritage and to integrate heritage more in other policy fields. They suggest that Bonaire en Sint-Eustatius could be an example for Saba for  how better protecting the island’s heritage. This is key for the future …

From the 14th to 19th of November 2016, the Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) hosted bird expert Dr. Adrian Delnevo to lead a bird identification training. Bird watching has become a multi-billion dollar industry in the Caribbean alone, from which the SCF hopes Saba can benefit. With the intent to take …

Coral reefs are home to more than 1 million species on this earth. They are some of the oldest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Reefs are also extremely important for the economy; they protect shorelines from waves and storms that cause flooding and erosion, support commercial and subsistence …