The Daily Herald writes that member of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Ruard Ganzevoort of the green left party GroenLinks is the new Chairman of the Senate’s Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations. Ganzevoort (50) was recently appointed by the Presidium of the First Chamber for four years. A …

Saba Festival Foundation (SFF) will host a pre-carnival Jump-up on Saturday starting at 8:00pm in St. Johns and ending in The Bottom. Entyce Band will lead the festivities. After the Jump-up, revellers will be entertained in Carnival Village by DJ Outkast from St. Maarten, and for the first time ever …

On behalf of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) based in Leiden, the Netherlands, Stacey Mac Donald visited Saba for a week, writes The Daily Herald. Mac Donald is conducting research as part of the Confronting Caribbean Challenges (CCC) project initiated by KITLV. This project …

The Minister of the Interior and Kingdom relations, dr. R.H.A. Plasterk, has responded to a letter from the SMA. A copy was send to the Second Chamber. You can read this below (translated from Dutch). Dear Ms. Johnson, Thank you for your letter in which you express the problems that …

The Daily Herald writes that the Prosecutor’s Office in the Caribbean Netherlands was faced with a large increase in investigations into more serious and debilitating forms of crime, the Bonaire- based organization said in presenting its annual report over 2014 and its annual plan for 2016. “Our inflow in recent …

The Attorney- General has issued a new directive for opium offences for the Prosecutors of Curaçao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius), writes The Daily Herald. The new directive goes into effect as of July 1. It focuses on drug traffickers, intermediaries, street vendors, organisers …

Dear Editor, With much interest I read the letter by some of the leaders and lecturers of the University of St. Martin (USM) on the opinion page in The Daily Herald of Saturday, June 20. I believe it is a good initiative whereby an objective view is given on what …

The Daily Herald writes that the Saba Lions Club installed its new president and board of directors Friday evening, at Eugenius Johnson Centre in Windwardside. Jessica Gumbs is the newly appointed president and at 29 years of age also the youngest Lions president ever on Saba. Gumbs replaces Paula Mayers-Childs. …

  From June 8th  to 12th,  the Netherlands Caribbean week (CN-week) took place in The Hague. Priorities during this week were as stated before: poverty alleviation, children’s rights and promoting the economic development. Multi-annual Programme (MAP) and development plans for each island Since taking office as Kingdom Representative, Gilbert Isabella …

It is with pride that Department Head Hans Kuilder from the Caribbean Netherlands part of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (RCN/OCW) transfers the management of this department to Reynolds (Nolly) Oleana. Nolly Oleana has been working for RCN/OCW since May 2011, in the last two years as the …

In an effort to support and stimulate Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), the Department of Economy, Transportation and Telecommunication of St. Maarten will be hosting a workshop to assist entrepreneurs interested in applying for direct grant funding from the European Union funded COSME Programme. Click here to check out the …

The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) now has a second ranger for the Saba National Marine Park with the hiring of Odin “Koki” Delgado (34) as of June 1, writes The Daily Herald. The avid diver has already been a volunteer for the marine park for a number of years. Delgado …

The Daily Herald writes that information about investing in the Dutch Caribbean has become more easily accessible with the website www.investdutchkingdom. com launched during the Kingdom Conference in Curaçao on June 16. It concerns a collaborative effort between the four countries of the Dutch Kingdom with the aim of providing …

Statement Kingdom Representative, Gilbert Isabella Administrative Supervision June 17th, 2015  Dear Residents of St. Eustatius, As Kingdom Representative for Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius I would like to inform you about recent developments in the relationship between Public Entity St. Eustatius and the Central Government. Last week during Caribbean Netherlands …

Today the examining magistrate in St. Maarten, in the absence of the examining magistrate on Bonaire continued the provisional detention of the suspect previously held by the initials O.J.E. with 8 more days. Last week, the examining magistrate on Bonaire already ordered a provisional detention for the period stipulated by …