The National Ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen and the Dutch Children’s Ombudsman Margrite Kalverboer will visit Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba this month. Van Zutphen and Kalverboer will first visit Bonaire, on November 17 and 18, then Saba, on November 20 and 21, and finally St. Eustatius on November 23 and …

“The HR Policy Manual is the Holy Grail for SEC [Saba Electric Company N.V. – Ed] employees,” said SEC Supervisory Board Chairman James R. Hassell, on Thursday, at the official presentation of the newly established labour agreement to SEC’s employees. “It is a document for the employees, by the employees,” …

The next publication of Saba writer Angie Ignacio will be a children’s picture book. Baby Toucan touches on relevant topics such as adoption, discrimination and making friends despite differences with others. “Being adopted as a child gave me insights I now want to share with adopted kids, and their parents …

Altair, from St. Barths, was crowned champion of the 9th edition of the Budget Marine Wahoo tournament Sunday. Altair jumped out to an early lead landing 11 wahoo for a total of 427.2 pounds of fish, Saturday. Sunday Altair only added four more wahoo to the tally for 528.2 pounds. …

Local airline Windward Islands Airways Winair hosted a cocktail reception in honour of its 55th anniversary at Sonesta Maho Resort and Casino on Friday evening. Governor Eugene Holiday, Prime Minister William Marlin and Member of Parliament Theo Heyliger were among the guests at the event. Managing Director Michael Cleaver said …

The ex-Chief of Police in The Netherlands, Gerard Bouwman, states in a report that the police on the BES islands has an integrity problem. The police in the Caribbean Netherlands has been guilty of non-integer behavior for many years. This concerns the private use of official cars, unauthorized claiming and …

In a press release the police on Saba announced that on Thursday, November 3rd  a man with initials M.P. was arrested at his home for violating the Opium Act.

World Sight Day, which was observed on October 13, was marked on Saba with a series of free glaucoma tests offered by Saba Lions Club together with Eye Care Optical, Body, Mind and Spirit, Saba Healthcare Foundation, and the Public Health Department from October 15 to 22. Some 58 persons …

The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard intercepted a transport of illegal immigrants in the vicinity of St. Maarten and Saba. The immigrants have been handed over to the Police and Immigration. The Coast Guard ship Poema stopped a sailing vessel between St. Maarten and Saba on October 31. During the inspection …

iLanders is a project that aims to stimulate young professionals with a Caribbean Netherlands heritage, who live overseas, to return to their roots. With their recently acquired knowledge and competences, iLanders can provide new impulses to the social and economic development of our islands. Last month RCN has welcomed its …

Saba and surrounding sea did not win one of the three awards of the Most Beautiful Nature Area of the Netherlands. In fact, Saba came out last of the thirteen nominees with a mere 2,666 public votes. The Dutch Wadden Area, the Veluwe and National Park Hollandse Duinen (dunes) were …

During October a multidisciplinary hurricane exercise took place on Saba. The Emergency Services and Safety partners trained together with the Dutch Military, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and the Dutch Weather Services, KNMI. The goal of the exercise was to improve cooperation between various partners. Unfortunately, this year, a …

On October 10th, it was announced that Saba was nominated to be a part of the “Most Beautiful Nature Area of the Netherlands” elections. Over the past few weeks, the voting period was in progress, and the nature areas’ representatives encouraged the public to vote. These efforts included press releases, …

The Dutch citizens have elected the Wadden Sea area, the Veluwe and the Dutch dunes as the most beautiful areas of the Netherlands. The professional jury added the Biesbosch delta and Haringvliet as a fourth winner to the three areas chosen by citizens. In the Dutch TV program “De wereld …

The Saba Female National Team will participate in the World Championship Qualification Volleyball Tournament on St. Maarten this weekend. The Commissioner of Sports and Culture was at the airport to wish them well. Jarmila Berkel ,Christina Hassell, Movida Williams, Joyann Robinson, Sheritsa Oleana, Aureanna Nation, Erica Hassell, Nakeisha Leverock and …