Construction of the new parking lot in Windwardside officially started Friday with the late afternoon gathering of a large crowd across from the Catholic Church. This writes The Daily Herald. Commissioner Bruce Zagers mentioned that traffic congestion is getting worse in Windwardside even though this is hard to believe it …

The Daily Herald writes that the healthy lifestyle promotion programme called “I Love My Body” returns with a new edition for 2015. This programme is organised by the Saba Health Care Foundation and the Island Government of Saba. Host Dr. Gina Boorsma invites previous and new participants to join. There …

The Curaçao Chronicle writes that a 11-member delegation from the Dutch Caribbean territories of St Eustatius and Saba will visit the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in Barbados on 29 and 30 January 2015.The team will be on a fact-finding mission to gain a better understanding of CXC and its examinations. …

The Daily Herald writes that the Dutch lottery “Postcode Loterij” has approved a grant of US $1.9 million for a three-year project aimed at shark protection in the waters of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten. The money will be made available to local marine parks through …

Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Wassila Hachchi of the democratic D66 party wants answers from Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk about reports in the media that Saba’s volcano might become active again. Hachchi submitted no less than 19 written questions to …

For the first time this year, Saba Lions Club organised a festive event Sunday, at Henry Every Old Age Home in The Bottom. The Occasionals Band played tunes from the old days and there were plenty of cakes and sweets to keep the residents in a party mood. One of …

The Daily Herald writes that today, January 28, is International Day of Privacy. In connection herewith, the Commission for the Protection of Personal Data Privacy for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba assembled this week to provide information and to discuss the importance of handling personal data, such as names, addresses, …

State Secretary of Education, Culture and Science Sander Dekker is very pleased with the implementation of the new board at Saba Comprehensive School (SCS). This writes the Daily Herald. “I am happy that the conditions have been fulfilled for the school to proceed with the necessary developments and improvements to …

The Daily Herald writes that public consultations on rules based on the draft Electricity and Drinking Water Law BES have started on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba on Tuesday. Topics of these consultations include drinking-water quality, the reimbursement for excess durable electricity that users feed into the grid and consumer …

For the first time in history, Statistics Netherlands has surveyed incomes in the Caribbean Netherlands. In 2011, the average disposable household income in Bonaire was over US $19,000 dollars, in Saba nearly US $21,000 and in St. Eustatius US $24,000. This reports The Daily Herald. The income differences on the …

The Daily Herald writes that the Dutch Museum in Windwardside organized two presentations for Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) on Thursday and Friday. The presentations were about the relationships between Saba and the Netherlands, and the history of Dutch West India Company (WIC). Initiator of the Foundation Dutch Museum Saba René …

The Public Entity Saba is and has been working on improving its disaster preparedness response capacity over the past few years, writes The Daily Herald. This includes the monitoring and collection of seismic data on the island. This means that the government is aware of the threat posed by any …

The Daily Herald writes that Education Implementation Service DUO again offers former students from Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius the possibility in 2015 to use a local account with Maduro and Curiel’s Bank (MCB) and its subsidiary Windward Islands Bank (WIB) for the repayment of their student debt. Residents of …

Kingdom Relations Minister Plasterk hopes that the new hospital being built in Otrobanda will get a regional function, writes The Daily Herald. He indicated this during his short stay on Curaçao. The Dutch Minister requested a visit to the construction site for “Hospital Nobo Otrobanda” (HNO) as part of his …

Carmen H. Simmons has been an organ player at Sacred Heart Church in The Bottom for seventy years, writes The Daily Herald. A great number of attendants came to pay their respects at the church on Thursday evening. A plaque was handed over by Father Ranulfo Goneda, with an inscription …