The Bottom, Saba – On August 18th, the Long Haul Grill B.V., located in the Windwardside on Saba, received the very first Operational Permit (‘exploitatievergunning’) in the history of the Dutch Caribbean Islands. This Operational Permit was granted to the Long Haul Grill by the Governor of Saba, following their …

Commissioner Rolando Wilson will be traveling to Bonaire on Sunday for an official working visit to the island. On Monday morning, he will be paying an official visit to the medical facilities of Fundashon Mariadal, to be followed by a meeting with the Executive Councils of Bonaire and St. Eustatius. …

The Saba Government and Commissioner of Tourism Bruce Zagers are looking at a number of changes to the Tourist Bureau, the Harbour Office, the airport, the Tourism Committee and the taxi services in order to make the Saba Tourism Action Plan 2016-2018 a success. The Tourist Bureau will take a …

Restaurant Week Saba, a recurring culinary event with the intention of spotlighting the local restaurants, and encouraging all inhabitants and tourists of Saba to dine out and enjoy the good food the island has to offer, will start this Sunday, and last until September 11. For eight belt-busting days, food …

On two of the three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands the value of the Goss Domestic Product (GDP) increased in 2014, Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS) reported on Tuesday. On Bonaire the increase was 4.1 per cent, and on Saba 1.8 per cent. According to CBS, St Eustatius was the …

“It goes without saying that the people of Saba can be proud of the achievement accomplished here today,” said Saba Electric Company (SEC) NV’s Managing Director Charles D. Johnson at the opening ceremony of Elmer Linzey Solar-Diesel Power Plant on Monday. This milestone in the realization of reliable, durable, safe …

Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp pledged his support for business people on Saba at the end of his two-day visit on Monday. “Entrepreneurs do not have it easy on Saba due to the small scale on the island, and also because of its difficult connections with St. Maarten and …

Residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba still have little or no access to Dutch TV programmes. Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Roelof van Laar of the Labour Party PvdA wants clarity. Van Laar submitted written questions to Acting Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations …

The number of visitors to Saba has declined over the past years, which is the reason for the Saba Government and Tourism Commissioner Bruce Zagers to assume a hands-on approach to boost the visitor figures. The result is the Tourism Action Plan 2016-2018, a copy of which was presented to …

As an employee it is possible you may not know your rights and obligations. The same applies for the employer. The Social Affairs and Employment Unit establishes that there is obscurity regarding the BES Labour Law code 2000. It is important that both employers and employees expands their basic knowledge …

As part of the investigation in the Hector case, concerning the death of the female student on Saba in April 2015, an arrest was made on August 17th, 2016. The arrest, at the request of the public prosecution office Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (BES), was carried out by the …

The official opening of Saba Electric Company’s (SEC’s) new Elmer Linzey power plant is a “wonderful occasion,” because the new plant is a “success story,” as it serves all four goals of the national energy policy, Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp said Monday. Before an audience comprising Members of …

On Sunday August 28th Minister of Economic Affairs, Mr. Henk Kamp, and delegation arrived on Saba as part of a 5 days working visit to the Caribbean Netherlands. Shortly after his arrival on Saba the Minister held a meeting with island Governor, Jonathan Johnson. Sunday’s activities further included a special …

In the context of enforcement the Labor Inspection conducted 38 inspections in the construction sector in the Caribbean Netherlands, during the period from January 2015 through July 2016. At 30 inspections the Labor Inspection issued a written warning 29 times and once it drew up an official report. At 8 …

More than half of Dutch university courses are taught entirely in English, the Volkskrant said on Friday. The paper looked at 1,632 different degree courses at the country’s 13 universities and found 60% are now in English. When it comes to master’s degrees, just 30% are taught in Dutch and …