On Saturday May 30th , the patrol of KPCN on Saba was called to a bar/restaurant located in Windwardside for a problem between a couple. At the arrival of the patrol, a man with the initials A.C.M.,  was caught being abusive to his wife and was taken into custody. After …

This year the Caribbean Netherlands week, CN-week, takes place from June 8th until June 12th in The Hague. Members of the Executive Councils and official representatives from Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba visit The Hague every year in June, to discuss an extensive agenda with relevant ministries in The Hague. …

The Committee for Financial Supervision CFT will have a new secretary as of August 1 when Kees van Nieuwamerongen bids farewell, writes The Daily Herald. His post will be filled by Manus Twisk. In the first half of August, Twisk will meet the governments of Curaçao and St. Maarten and …

Between June 1st and 12th final practice exercises of the training for Duty Officer of the fire department, will take place. In the port of Bonaire a fire on a ship was simulated on June 4th . Eleven members of the fire department of Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius, Curaçao, Aruba …

Press release MEMBERS OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE ARE COMING TO ST. EUSTATIUS AND SABA. The constitutional relationship between St. Eustatius and Saba with the Netherlands has changed since 10-10-10. In 2006, it was agreed that three areas would be evaluated after a five-year period: the consequences for the population, the …

The Daily Herald writes that the Saba Medical School student suspected of murdering fellow student Kaya Guda (24) was transferred from Saba to St. Eustatius aboard MV Waterman on Wednesday en route to Bonaire, where he will be in pre-trail detention. The 27-year-old suspect was fl own to Bonaire on …

A two-car collision in St. Johns on Saba Tuesday evening, left one woman with a slight concussion, reports The Daily Herald. The woman C.W. was taken to A.M. Edwards Medical Centre in The Bottom for treatment. She was discharged from hospital the same evening. She told The Daily Herald on …

Delegations of the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have arrived in the Netherlands to prepare for the so-called Caribbean Netherlands Week, writes The Daily Herald. Poverty and the Multi-annual Development Programme will be an important topic in the talks in The Hague. The delegations will be meeting …

A 27-year-old student of Saba University School of Medicine was arrested by the police on Monday in connection with the homicide of medical student Kavya Guda. The police informed the media on Tuesday of the arrest of the Medical School student who resides in The Bottom, under suspicion of involvement …

This week Saba Health Care Foundation Director Dr. Joka Blaauboer is attending the Kingdom Health Care Conference in Aruba. She represents Saba together with Commissioner of Health Mr. Bruce Zagers and Head of Public Health Department Saba Dr. Koen Hulshof. The main goal for the Health Care Conference Aruba (HCCA) …

Coffee shop and lunchroom The Bottom Bean (The Bean) organised its first “Gourmet Burger Day” in The Bottom on Friday writes The Daily Herald. Owner Paul Cizek decided it was time to give the community as well as the many medical students on the island a broader choice in the …

The Daily Herald reports that Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Edith Schippers over the weekend arrived at a far-reaching cooperation agreement with her Colombian colleague Alejandro Gaviria Uribe in relation to the purchasing process of complex care for residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Schippers and …

The Island Council is currently visiting The Netherlands. Click here to learn their objectives. A delegation of the Island Council took the opportunity to meet with Saba students. Monique Wilson described her impression of this meeting with the following words: “Perseverant, dedicated and optimistic are just a few of the …

The Daily Herald writes that Scout’s Place Hotel in Windwardside has been inducted in Tripadvisor’s Hall of Fame. The travel website honours hotels with a place on this list when a Certificate of Excellence is received for five consecutive years. Scout’s Place owners Barbara and Wolfgang Tooten told The Daily …

The Daily Herald writes that the Benevolent Foundation Saba (BFS) and Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) formed a merger working committee and supervisory committee and signed a plan of action towards the merger. The Inspector of Healthcare for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba visited BFS and wrote in his latest …