The Daily Herald writes that St. Maarten based Judge Katja Mans has been appointed Vice-president of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The Kingdom Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved Mans’ appointment per August 1, based on a proposal …

Body, Mind & Spirit (also known as AIDS Support Group Saba) is happy to share its quarterly newsletter, which keeps the Saban community up to date about ongoing activities and events of the organization, and the latest news in the field of Sexual Health. Click the picture to download the …

The history of St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Saba will get a much-needed revisit in a new project which focuses on the social and cultural history of these islands in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with a particular emphasis on the dynamics of migration, governance and regional entities. Dr. Jessica …

Bonaire.nu reports the Dutch provider of microcredits, Qredits, announced that they will start developing activities in Bonaire. The objective is to provide approximately 25 loans in 2015/2016 from an average of $ 15,000. Qredits has prepared an action plan with the Public Entity of Bonaire. The aim is to help …

Saba Government officially released its new sabagov.com website on Tuesday. The initiative to develop a new user-friendly government website for Saba was initiated about a year ago. First, the Saba government logo had been modified by local artist Malachy Magee, who presented different concepts after which the Executive Council decided …

Saba Festival Foundation (SFF) has held an official judging on Tuesday to choose the slogan for Saba Carnival 2015, writes The Daily Herald. The winner of the slogan contest will be selected during the first fundraiser to be held at the end of this month. The judges’ panel consisted of …

Violence against women in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba deserves higher priority and more concrete action by the Dutch Government, the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights (College voor de Rechten van de Mens) stated in its 2014 annual report. The 200-plus-page report, published on Tuesday, dedicated a section to the …

Nurses day May 12th 2015, a thanksgiving service was held at the Roman Catholic Church in The Bottom hosted by the Living Water Community. Present at the Service was Commissioner of Health Mr. Bruce Zagers, Director of SHCF Dr. Joka Blaauboer, Manager of BFS Nurse Roseta Riley, President of BFS …

Pre-Mother’s Day Bazaar was held in the Bottom at Carmen Simmons Sport Complex in The Bottom on Saturday. Close to ten booths were selling mostly local foods and gifts. A cake-eating contest was held and there were games, especially for children. Saba’s own DJ Slim presented his musical selection, which …

The Daily Herald reports that the second edition of Saba Health Fair was concluded Thursday evening with a presentation about depression and diabetes. The Health Fair, a two day event themed “Balance your health,” was an initiative of Government Service Caribbean Netherlands RCN’s Communication Department in collaboration with Saba Health …

Delegations of the Island Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be meeting with the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on June 4, writes The Daily Herald. The Islands Councils of the three public entities requested the meeting of which the …

Rectification: The text below is a rectification of an earlier press release of the RCN on the same subject. The Notification and Referral Point for Healthcare Caribbean Netherlands on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba will be launched on May 4th, 2015. Citizens may contact this Notification and Referral Point with signals …

Program Information session for all businesses Saba May 11th 2015 Venue: Saba Roads conference room   5.30 p.m.                   Opening Nichalin Martina: Head of the Tax office Caribbean Netherlands and Customs and Koos Sneek: president of the Chamber of Commerce. 5.45 p.m.                   Introduction Jaap Rutger Kos Representative of the association …

Saba teachers and representatives of other organisations that cater to children and young people recently participated in a behaviour modification workshop called “Rock and Water.”, writes The Daily Herald. The training is said to be an innovative approach to teaching young people to deal with the challenges in society as …

The investigation, with the code named Hector, of the young woman found dead on Saba on April 15, is in full swing. The investigation is the responsibility of the Chief Public Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office BES and the chief of the Dutch Caribbean Police Force. From the start …