Curaçao’s Civil Affairs Department hosted the twice yearly gathering of the Dutch Caribbean Platform for Personal Information Services PIVA November 9-11. Among the participants were representatives from the population registries of Aruba, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius, Saba and the Dutch Government, who discussed a joint strategic vision, their work and …

The home of Lillian Leverock in St. John’s, Saba, was destroyed by fire Wednesday, around 3:00pm, writes The Daily Herald. Although members of the Fire Department were on the scene very quickly, the house was fully engulfed by the time they arrived and there was little they could do other …

“Sharks Demystified; Saba, Statia and St. Maarten,” a film about the conservation of sharks on St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba filmed by Chizzilala, was named the top documentary from a pool of 30 entrants at the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) meeting held recently in Panama City, Panama. …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday unanimously approved the Caribbean Netherlands Electricity and Potable Water Law, writes The Daily Herald. This law proposal regulates the production and distribution of electricity and drinking water in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. It aims to achieve dependable, sustainable and affordable …

There are another five elementary schools, one school for secondary education, two expertise centres education care and one institution for social opportunity pathways for the young (SKJ) in the Caribbean Netherlands which achieved basic quality. This was established by the inspectors of the Education Inspectorate’s Caribbean Netherlands team following quality …

Sheritsa Oleana of Saba, Joel Tellez from the United States (US) and Mandy Zamani (US) have emerged as the finalists in the 2015 Saba Idol “Sabaoke” competition after Friday’s semi-final performances held in Scout’s Place. The finale of the competition, which is in its twelfth year, will take place on …

Caribbean Netherlands graduates of the vwo, havo and mbo-4 programmes received a letter last week from Minister Jet Bussemaker of Education, Culture and Science [Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (OCW)]. The letter contained important information about the choice of study, registration at higher education institutions and Studiefinanciering. In the letter the …

The solar panel park in St. Eustatius which will make twenty per cent of the electricity that is produced on the island sustainable should be completed in March 2016. A similar park is planned for Saba. In the meantime, research proceeds in Saba to generate geothermal energy. Dutch Minister of …

A group of approximately 20 persons, including Canadian and American veterans, current serving members, students and Dean Michael B. Laskowski of Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) commemorated Remembrance Day/Veterans Day at SUSOM’s gazebo on Wednesday, November 11, writes The Daily Herald. Island Governor Jonathan Johnson had a prior commitment …

The amounts of the water and electricity tariffs in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, and the energy subsidy of the Dutch Government dominated the debate in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on the Caribbean Netherlands Electricity and Potable Water Law Thursday evening. This law proposal, which regulates the …

Two new prosecutors have been appointed at the Prosecutor’s Office of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Recently, the work of Prosecutor Marleen Overmeer has been taken over by Antoinette Doedens and Henk Jan Starrenburg. Overmeer has been handling criminal cases on Statia and Saba for the past five years. Since …

Island Governor of Saba Jonathan Johnson has decided to install an Advisory Committee to advise the Island Government on their input for the constitutional evaluation, which was received last month. The Committee, consisting of Chairman Governor Johnson and members Chris Meijvogel, Will Johnson, La-Toya Charles, Alida Heilbron and Franklin Wilson, …

PUBLIC NOTICE The Island Council of the Public Entity Saba hereby cares to inform the general public as follows: In the Public Island Council meeting on Tuesday November 10th, 2015 the following Island Council decisions were made in accordance with the Finance Law Public Entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba …

The objections of the Executive Council against the imposition of administrative and financial supervision have been declared unfounded, Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated in a letter to the Executive Council on Friday. The Minister’s decision was based on the findings of the advisory committee, which …

Saba University School of Medicine’s South Asian Student Society (SASS) celebrated Diwali Saturday evening, at Princess Juliana sports field The Bottom. Diwali is the Hindu Festival of Lights, observed in November. It is particularly associated with goddess of prosperity Lakshmi, and marks the beginning of the fiscal year in India. …