King Willem-Alexander focused on economic recovery in his speech to parliament on Tuesday, but also spoke of  the ‘integrated approach’ needed to tackle the refugee crisis which is ‘creating tensions within Europe.’ The king’s speech, which is written by ministers, marks the start of the new parliamentary year and outlines government …

On August 1 of this year the complaints procedure for schools in the Caribbean Netherlands (CN) came into effect. This means that each school funded by the Kingdom Government now adheres to a standard procedure for handling complaints by parents, pupils and personnel and that a central Complaints Committee(Complaints CommitteeCaribbean …

Kingdom Representative Gilbert Isabella welcomed students of Saba and Statia at the official residence on Thursday September 10th. These young people currently live on Bonaire and for most of them this is “new” and far from home. The students and the Kingdom Representative talked in an informal atmosphere (during a …

Dear Editor, My husband and I are back, safe and sound! We would like to thank the Police Department, the Fire Department, the Saba Conservation Foundation, Dutch marines and all other people who were trying to find us and prayed for our safe return. We heard you were all very …

On September 9th , 2015 in the evening, a hotel owner came to the police with the announcement that two hotel guests had not returned from the Sandy Cruz Trail. The hotel owner was worried about the man and the woman who were regular guests and who also had a …

The Executive Council of Saba is working on a framework policy on how the Public Entity will deal with prescriptive rights of landowners on Saba. In order to develop the framework with a proper legal structure, lawyers from the law firm VanEpsKunnemanvanDoorn has been retained to draft the policy. No …

Update: The integral text of the proposed law is available in Dutch. Click here to download. ————– If the Dutch Parliament gives consent, parents with children under eighteen years of age on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba can benefit from child allowance as of next year. From this, especially low-income …

Initiated by the SLP fraction, MP Van Raak (SP) submitted questions to Minister Plasterk regarding the water shortage on Saba. The questions and answers are as follows: Questions of MP Van Raak (SP) to the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations about the water shortage on Saba. (submitted July …

“Spectacular” or “scary” landings are a popular international media topic for the immediate region, and recently the airports of St. Maarten, St. Barths and Saba were featured as three of just six of the “scariest airport runway landings in the world” by high-visibility technology news outlet BRG. Only Nepal’s Lukla …

Saba’s amazing cloud forest is a great source of inspiration for local artist Heleen Cornet. Enjoy this video  that gives you an impression of her work and the way she lives on this beautiful peaceful island. The video was made made by our local Chizzilala productions. Paintings of Heleen Cornet are …

Dutch State Secretary of Economic Affairs Sharon Dijksma sees the potential to revive and further grow Saba’s agricultural sector, writes The Daily Herald. This possibility was a key topic discussed with Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and the Saba Government this week while she was on a working visit to the …

On Tuesday September 1st Kingdom Representative Isabella presented the Plan of Action regarding the financial and administrative problem of Statia to Minister Plasterk of the Interior and Kingdom relations. The Plan of Action was drafted by the Steering Committee.  On June 10th the Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations …

Caribbean Netherlands Office RCN has launched a corporate citizenship programme to encourage social involvement via community support, writes The Daily Herald. The programme is funded through the Office of the Kingdom Representative to the tune of US $100,000 for 2015-2016, said RCN Communication Adviser Alida Francis. Non-governmental organizations that want …

The Caribbean Netherlands Office RCN marked Dutch Caribbean Day of the Press on September 1, starting with a breakfast on Saba for media personnel, and continued with lunch at the historical Old Gin House on Statia. The Daily Herald’s correspondent on St. Eustatius Althea Merkman and RCN Communication Adviser Alida …

State Secretary Dijksma of Economic Affairs opened a shark reserve during her visit on Saba and Bonaire. Shark populations are plummeting worldwide and therefore need extra protection against illegal fishing and the bycatch of regular fishery. The local nature and fisheries organisations are involved in the protection. The Netherlands will …