In a press release Insel Air communicates their concern that airlines and passengers are currently taxed and charged disproportionately by governments, causing ticket prices to rise and consequently resulting in a decrease in the number of arrivals. The carrier of Curaçao and Aruba therefore supports the policy being carried out …

The Daily Herald writes that a movie night with free popcorn was organised at the Eugenius Johnson Centre in Windwardside last  Saturday.  The movies shown were a documentary called “Bully” and the movie “The Hunger Games.” The event was organised by Body, Mind and Spirit (BMS) also known as AIDS …

The National ombudsman will be visiting Saba and St. Eustatius from 9-12 March this year. Past visits have been well received by the population and were deemed very successful by the National ombudsman team.   On Statia, the number of complaints lodged last year totalled 44. The local government and …

The grand opening of the new recycling facility in Fort Bay harbour on Friday afternoon drew a great number of attendants. The new plant is developed through cooperation between the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment and the Saba Government. This writes The Daily Herald. The total cost of this …

See new article on this subject here. Students of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba who study in the Netherlands, continue in the future to build a pension. The Cabinet has approved a proposal by State Klijnsma of Social Affairs and Employment that is responsible. Now who is going to study …

The Daily Herald writes that recently, elections took place to appoint two representatives of the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) to the steering committee of UNICEF Saba. Two pupils, Jody Morgan and Michel Hassell were elected out of seven possible candidates. The elections took place last Tuesday, at the SCS, where …

The island Guide Caribbean Netherlands was recently updated on a number of aspects. The guide was published for the first time in December 2014 en was delivered door to door on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In the meantime a new Kingdom Representative and a new island governor on Bonaire …

The Island Governor of St. Eustatius has been reported to the Public Prosecutor for his order to illegally demolish the first protected monument of the island. The legal offenses are now being investigated by the office of the Public Prosecutor of the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba). The case …

Learn to speak, write and understand basic Dutch, with this free, three-week, introductory foreign language course. About the course Are you planning to visit, or work or study in the Netherlands soon or just want to speak Dutch? This free online course is perfect if you have little or no …

On request of the Saba Merchants Association we publish  the text of the following petition. This petition can be signed in My Store in The Bottom. Dear Members of the Executive and Island Councils, Petition The Saba Merchants Association, its members, members of the business community and the general population …

The Daily Herald reports today that, on St. Maarten, a 42-year-old father was sentenced by the Court on Wednesday to three months suspended with three years’ probation and sixty hours of community service for mistreating his underage son with his belt. The Prosecutor’s Office considered it proven that the man …

The Daily Herald reports today that more than one hundred attendants gathered at the Breadline Plaza on Tuesday evening to witness the Saba Labour Party (SLP) present their views on Saba’s progression. Each of the nine candidates held a speech to bring across their views on how to better Saba. …

The new recycling initiative “Recycle for Saba” of The Public Entity Saba begins today when the first residents receive their recycling information packages along with their baskets. The information packages contain the information that is needed to for residents on the island to begin recycling. The information package explains the …

Statistics Netherlands: Highest incomes Caribbean Netherlands on St Eustatius For the first time, Statistics Netherlands has surveyed incomes in the Caribbean Netherlands. In 2011, the average disposable household income  on Bonaire was more than 19 thousand dollars, on Saba nearly 21 thousand dollars and on St Eustatius 24 thousand dollars. …

The Center for Youth and Family, BMS, and the Saba Lions Club are proud to co-sponsor a movie event featuring the following two movies:   Bully Watch the trailer here:    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUy2ZWoStr0 The  Hunger Games: Mockingjay (Part I)   Watch the trailer here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PkkHsuMrho   ​ ​Date: Saturday, February 28th, …