The annual general meeting of Windward Islands Airways International Winair shareholders took place at Dr. Claude Wathey Legislative Hall on Wednesday, writes The Daily Herald. Present were the shareholders represented by St. Maarten’s Council of Ministers, Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment Director of Aviation Dr. Rob Huyser, Dutch Government …

People from Curaçao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are having problems using their credit cards to order products online from certain countries like the United States (US). The reason for this is the lack of information on the constitutional changes since October 10, 2010. The Netherlands Antilles (NA) …

Starting August 1, new Rules of Procedure for the handling of civil cases at the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will come into effect. The Rules of Procedure, which apply to all countries governed by the Joint Court …

At the festive inauguration on July 8th of the new fire station on Bonaire diplomas were also awarded to the participants of the first training specialist officer on duty in the Caribbean Netherlands. Participants from Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands Fire Brigade (BKCN) participated in the training. …

In June, the Public Entity Saba received and approved a proposal for a Gray Water Transportation Service during the dry season for local farmers. The dry season consists of six months from January through June. During a normal dry season, each farmer will receive 2,000 gallons of water per month. …

Following reported local mosquito transmission of zika virus infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions (CDC) on Thursday issued a zika virus travel notice for St Eustatius. Local mosquito transmission means that mosquitoes in the area are infected with zika virus and are spreading it to people. Because zika …

This week a first case of locally transmitted Zika was confirmed on Saba. It is the second confirmed case, after a first imported case one month ago. Limited risk of complications from Zika Currently, the number of mosquitoes on Saba is relatively low. This reduces the chance of the virus …

The Kingdom Representative Gilbert Isabella has appointed Mr. Boasman once again as the labour mediator for Saba and St. Eustatius. In 2015, Mr. Boasman tendered his resignation to fulfill the function of Minister on St. Maarten. From that time, Mr. Pontilius also got the work areas Saba en St. Eustatius …

According to Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the CPI-based inflation rate in Caribbean Netherlands fell in Q2 2016, whereas in Q1, inflation on all three islands had risen for the first time since mid-2015. Saba The inflation rate on Saba also dropped to 0 percent in Q2 2016, down from 0.3 percent …

On Friday July 8th 2016, Commissioner Rolando Wilson had a meeting with the interns participating in the Summer Internship Program of the Public Entity Saba. During this meeting Commissioner Wilson discussed his portfolio with the interns, giving an overview of various current and upcoming projects. Also at the meeting were …

The Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) educates its students for continuing education or direct entry into the labor market. As educators, we facilitate the hollistic development of our students and seek to enable them to make the right decisions when they leave the school or the island. In striving toward this …

The Chamber of Commerce of St. Eustatius and Saba held its first joint meeting on Saba. Since its inception in 2010, the Chamber’s Board, represented by three members of Statia and two of Saba, has always held meetings via video-conference, but on this historic occasion, the Statia Board members and …

The studenst of the Saba Comprensive School have taken an active role in the national campagne “WE CAN Young” against violence in relations. ChangeMakers decide individually how to convey the message to their peers. The ChangeMakers came up with a script for a 5 min. clip. They were assisted by Marco Volcy from the …

The Court of First Instance on Tuesday sentenced Police Officer Lenaldo A. Courtar (39) to six months suspended, on three years’ probation, for mistreatment of a minor and of a detainee, and of perjury committed in an official report about the arrest. The case was heard on June 14, during …

The Lions Club Saba held its annual turnover of the Board of Directors. The event was well attended by Lions, family, friends, members of the clergy and members of the Public Entity of Saba, namely Island Governor Jonathan Johnson, Commissioner Rolando Wilson and Island Councilwoman Monique Wilson. The evening marked …