Vote for Saba as the  “Most Beautiful Nature Area of the Netherlands”! Saba, with the highest point in the Netherlands, Mt. Scenery, and its surrounding waters has been nominated for the “Most Beautiful Nature Area of the Netherlands” elections. Mt. Scenery’s Elfin Forest has an exotic, even mystical aura, with …

Preparation for the celebration of the 41st anniversary of Saba Day on December 2, is “now in full swing,” announced Saba Culture Commissioner Rolando Wilson on Thursday afternoon. A detailed programme for the official ceremonies and celebration is being finalized. This year’s theme for Saba Day is “Hold My Memories …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday adopted two motions with the aim to alleviate poverty in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba through the establishing of a so-called child bound budget (“kindgebonden budget”) and setting a social minimum that is based on the cost of living. The Labour …

The First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, the Senate, on Tuesday approved the proposal to amend the Dutch Constitution to secure the constitutional position of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The law proposal to establish an Electoral Council (“Kiescollege”) was also approved, which means that residents of the islands will …

On Monday October 24th at approximately 11.30 AM Police on Saba received a report of a loud explosion in a residence on Samuel Charles street no. 8 in The Bottom.  Police and Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.  The Fire Department entered the dwelling and concluded that the loud …

The Haitian community on Saba, together with Saba Red Cross team, held a donation drive on Saturday to collect goods for the survivors of Hurricane Matthew, which killed more than 800 people, and left many homeless and without basic necessities. The Haitian community representatives plan to personally see that items …

So-called air-soft guns will no longer be permitted on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES-islands) effective January 1. The reason is that they look too much like the real thing and can effectively be used in robberies. Customs has already been confiscating these items brought in at the airport and …

On October 3rd and 4th the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in cooperation with the Dutch Elasmobranch Society, organized an expert meeting on the management of sharks and rays in the Dutch Caribbean on the island of Bonaire at which more than 25 people from science, policy, fishermen, NGOs, control and …

The Executive Council is releasing a disaster preparation smartphone app. The app contains, for example, information on what to do during various disasters, how to prepare for the disasters and emergency numbers. Before, during or after a disaster, the app will have the latest information from the Public Entity Saba …

Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem promised on Wednesday that he will look into the possibilities to keep open the automatic teller machine (ATM) of the Windward Islands Bank (WIB) in The Bottom, Saba. The Minister stated this in response to written questions submitted by Members of the Second Chamber of …

With immediate effect, Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices will not be permitted in checked or carry-on baggage and may not be carried on board any Winair flight, according to a statement from the airline on Tuesday. Customers travelling with this device will not be permitted to travel. The phones also cannot …

Minister Ronald Plasterk intends to give more attention to maintenance costs of projects in Caribbean Netherlands. He promised this during the discussion of the budget for Kingdom Relations. Questions about the tackling of poverty remained largely unanswered, because this is a responsibility of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment. CDA MP …

The trajectory to achieve full independence for Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten should be completed. The Dutch Government should approach the United Nations (UN) to discuss this. The liberal democratic VVD party and the Socialist Party (SP) made this call during the second day of the handling of the 2017 …

A service level agreement was signed on Saba between St. Maarten Laboratory Services (SLS) and Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) on September 30 in presence of the Supervisory Board of SHCF. The service level agreement between the two organizations will enhance the SHCF’s laboratory quality and services provided to the …

There was little change in the number of tourists visiting Saba and St Eustatius in 2015, compared to the previous year. Some 11 thousand tourists landed at St Eustatius’ airport: 2 thousand day tourists and 9 thousand tourists who stayed overnight. Of the latter, 41 percent spent more than a …