Saba suffered very few effects due to the passage of Tropical Storm Gonzalo, which passed just north of the island in the afternoon on Monday, October 13. With the storm defying initial forecasts, which had it passing approximately less than 50 miles south of the island, there was much less …

Elections were held at Korps Politie Caribisch Nederland (KPCN) for the Participation Council on October 8th . This council will consist of five persons, three of which will be from Bonaire, one from Saba and one from Statia. They represent the interests of the organization and personnel in the performance …

Island Governor, Jonathan Johnson, has decided to close government offices as of 11:00am today due to the imminent passage of Tropical Storm Gonzalo. This is so that civil servants can go home and take the necessary precautions to safeguard their homes and other property. Government services will resume on Wednesday …

The Daily Herald has decided not to publish a paper on Monday because SXM is under Tropical Storm Watch, with Gonzalo (wind now 40mph) expected to strengthen before is passes close by south early Monday. To safeguard our employees who work at night and especially including those who have to …

Tropical Storm Gonzalo… Tropical Storm Gonzalo formed this afternoon @1pm, and has caused the following islands to be placed under a Tropical Storm Warning: Guadeloupe, Desirade, Les Saintes, Marie Galante, St. Barths, St. Maarten/St. Martin, Saba, St. Eustatius, Barbuda, Antigua, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat. A Tropical Storm Watch …

In a press release, Koos Sneek, President of the Democratic Party, announced that on Wednesday October 8th the island council of Statia has passed a motion to hold a referendum preferably before the end of this year. The motion was tabled and passed by four against one vote (DP voted …

The Chamber of Commerce together with the St. Eustatius Business Association met with the Secretary General of Kingdom Relations, Mr. Richard van Zwol, and Secretary General of Finance , Mrs. Manon Leijten. The topic of the discussions was the draft multi annual plan for Statia. Since according to the Chamber …

Commissioner of Education, Chris Johnson, earlier this week, presented an update on the continuing developments in the recently established Education Task Force. The ETF was established as there was no longer a board at the Saba Comprehensive School, the island’s only secondary education institution. Two members of the task force …

According to figures released by Statistics Netherlands today, inflation on Bonaire was 1.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014. This is lower than the 2.2 percent measured in the second quarter. Prices of clothes and mobile telephony tempered inflation on Bonaire. On St Eustatius and Saba, on the other …

The Daily Herald announced in an article today that the road has been cleared for the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament to approve the law proposal enabling non-Dutch nationals in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to vote in the March 2015 Island Council elections and to also be elected …

Secretary General for the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Affairs, Richard van Zwol and Secretary General for the Ministry of Finance, Manon Leijten have concluded successful talks with the Public Entities of St. Eustatius and Saba as well as private sector representatives on both islands. On Monday, Tuesday and …

Harbor Masters from the neighboring islands of St. Eustatius and St. Maarten recently met on Saba for their regular consultations. Also part of the consultation are the law enforcement agencies, including the Coast Guard, police immigration and customs from each island. Environmental conservation organizations for the various islands are present …

Caribisch Netwerk reports that an eighteen year old resident of St. Eustatius was declared “unwanted” by the Immigration and Naturalization Service Caribbean Netherlands (IND). The young man, Juan Huggins, can be deported anytime to St. Kitts. In December last year, when he was seventeen, Huggins was convicted of rape. In …

The Daily Herald reports that a motion tabled by Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Sietse Fritsma of the Party for Freedom PVV to immediately dismiss National Government Representative (“Rijksvertegenwoordiger”) for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Gilbert Isabella, was voted down on Tuesday. Fritsma tabled his motion …

The Daily Herald writes today that research efforts to exploit geo-thermal energy in Saba, which would mostly be destined for St. Maarten, have beenput on hold because other sustainable energy sources like wind and solar energy are quicker and cheaper to generate. Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp and …