Since its initial warning of a renewed influx of Sargassum Seaweed in May 2014, the St. Maarten Nature Foundation is again warning of a significant influx of the invasive seaweed in the coming weeks: “We have been coordinating our monitoring efforts with our partners in the region and based on …

The news site NOS reports that spending time in a cold environment brings considerable improvement in patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers have discovered. Researchers at Maastricht university put eight patients in a temperature of 14 to 15 degrees for several hours a day. Their muscles reacted much better to …

Because the Antilles were dismantled as a separate country, agreements were made on the abolishment of all internet domain names with extension .AN (Antilles). Initially this was going to take into effect by October 31st , 2014. At the request of stakeholders that date was postponed to July 31st , …

From now on, students from the Dutch Caribbean, who who are studying in the European Netherlands, will be insured under the general old-age insurance Law BES (AOV). This is decided as a result of an initiative of State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, Klijnsma. In the past, students originating …

The Daily Herald writes that the Centre for Visual Arts CBK in Rotterdam is paying tribute this month to painter and graphic artist Ro Heilbron, who passed away in 2014. In commemoration of Heilbron, who is considered one of the most important and renowned visual artists from his native Suriname, …

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Students of Samford University, Alabama, just finished a one-month study programme for research on the options of starting a coral nursery on Saba, writes The Daily Herald. Their hope is to establish such a nursery as soon as possible. The students discovered that a coral nursery is not so different …

The Daily Herald writes that Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) donated a vehicle Friday to Saba Lions Club (SLC) for its Meals on Wheels project. Recently, SHCF purchased a new fleet which consists of four new vehicles. These are mainly for the Home Health Department, which provides district nursing to …

The Executive Council of The Public Entity Saba has hired seven students to work for the organization during the summer break. The students are all returning from overseas for the summer holiday and sent in applications while at school seeking employment when they returned home. The island government decided that …

The National ombudsman has started a formal investigation into the public entity Bonaire’s handling of five separate complaints because of its slow handling of grievances made known by the public and its repeated failure to respond to requests. The ombudsman takes the view that services to the public are being …

Disaster teams of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba were trained by the Dutch national road and waterways management organisation Rijkswaterstaat to broaden their knowledge and experience in the field of disaster and crisis management in maritime incidents reports The Daily Herald. The crisis-management workshop was held Wednesday and Thursday at …

Dear reader, As Kingdom Representative for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba I would like to herewith provide an update on the developments following the June 10th instruction of the Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations to place St. Eustatius under administrative supervision. The instruction is to draw up an …

The Daily Herald writes that six young ladies of the six Dutch Caribbean islands will vie for the title of Miss Dutch Caribbean Islands Queen at Festival Village in The Bottom on Thursday, July 30, starting at 8:00pm. Representing Saba will be Charvella Wilson. She will be competing against D’shnay …

A line of natural food products was introduced on Wednesday at Breadline Plaza in Windwardside, writes The Daily Herald. They are sold under the company name “Small Batch,” and thus far include products, such as roasted garlic aioli, mammy apple hot sauce and “Ruba- dub” rib rub meat spices. Brand-new …

Dutch News reports that Aruban holidaymaker Mitch Henriquez, who died in police custody at the weekend, was probably killed by a lack of oxygen and this was most likely caused by the police, the public prosecution department said on Wednesday afternoon. The Hague’s prosecution chief, Kitty Nooy, said in a …