The investigation with the codename Hector into the death on April 15th of a young woman found dead in The Bottom, Saba has intensified this week by the Police and the Public Prosecutor’s Office. At the Dutch Forensic Institute (NFI) in Rijswijk this week an autopsy was carried out on …

At Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, child allowance will be introduced. This income-independent allowance will replace the compensation through taxes, the so-called ‘children’s discount’. Due to the change, which the Council of Ministers agreed upon today, especially parents with the lowest incomes will benefit. This way, State Secretary Klijnsma (Social …

There are nearly 200 nationalities living in the Netherlands. More than 1.8 million people living in the Netherlands were not born in the country. This is according to the Multi-culture map done by Tubantia based on information from Statistics Netherlands. According to the map, the largest groups of people with …

Graduates of Saba University School of Medicine posted a record performance in the 2015 U.S. and Canadian residency matches, earning coveted appointments at top medical centers across both countries. “We saw many outstanding placements in 2015,” said Dr. Joseph Chu, President of Saba University School of Medicine. “How well our …

In their press release of March 16, The Saba Electric Company announced their efforts to go green and reduce its dependency on fossil fuels. The Saba Electric Company (SEC) N.V. is endeavoring to make prodigious, and sound, investments in renewable (solar) energy. Such an investment will contribute to the sustainable …

The SHCF announced that last Tuesday afternoon was the final session for I Love My Body 2015. It was a great get together joined by the weekly participants and a special visit from the Commissioner of Health Mr. Bruze Zagers who in his speech congratulated all the participants for successfully …

Quality is the theme of the Joint Court of Justice’s 2014 annual report, writes The Daily Herald. In the report, which was presented to the media in Curaçao on Wednesday, the Court also provided information on the number of court cases handled in the Dutch Caribbean. The Joint Court of …

The Daily Herald writes that six new members were inducted into Saba Lions Club International Tuesday evening at Eugenius Johnson Centre in Windwardside. Prior to Tuesday, there were 34 active Lions and one honorary member on Saba. The newly inducted members are Melisa C.B. Juana, Mary C. Thielman, Glenn Pileo, …

Saba Health Care Foundation (SHCF) announced the birth of the first baby for 2015 on Saba, writes The Daily Herald. Gael Emiliano Simmons was born at A.M. Edwards Medical Centre on Monday, April 13, at 6:12am. His parents are Katherine Casallas Lopez and Shalimar Simmons. Doctor Gina Boorsma assisted in …

Caribisch Netwerk reports that the Kingdom gets little attention in the Dutch media, but also not in the general political scene in The Hague. This is because the administrative relationships are complicated. This can be concluded from a survey of MPs, charged with Kingdom Relations. Roelof van Laar (PvdA): “It …

The Telegraaf writes today, that a Kingdom Boat will participate in the boat parade of Gay Pride Amsterdam on Saturday, August 1st . The Kingdom Boat is an initiative of interest groups from Curacao, Aruba, St. Maarten and the Netherlands. The groups want to use the boat in a positive …

The Sounding Board (SB) committee for the Honourable Henry Every Old Age Home, located in the Bottom, recently gave a personal interview to The Daily Herald. The committee, which was introduced in November 2014, consists of three members, the Reverend Vernon Liburd, Franklin Wilson and Shelly Zagers. Zagers was not …

The Daily Herald writes that Statians of all walks of life gave their opinions on the state of the island five years after it became a public entity of the Netherlands during two round-table discussions organised by The Netherlands Institute for Social Research SCP at Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute. A …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament approved on Tuesday, a change to the Caribbean Netherlands Commodities Law (“Warenwet BES”), which transfers the supervision on the quality of consumer products to the Executive Councils of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. The law proposal, which still has to go to the …

The Daily Herald reports that Child Focus Foundation (CFF) has received several donations from many local businesses on Saba last month. CFF offers a full programme of physical, creative and educational activities for all school-going children ages 4-18. These activities are run by youth leaders, who offer their time and …