In 2013, more than 25 per cent of the population in the Caribbean Netherlands felt sometimes unsafe. Half of the population is of the opinion that there is no crime and 40 per cent that there is little crime in their own neighbourhood. Less than one in five residents were …

The Daily Herald writes that the quality of education on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba is of such serious concern to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament that it has decided to have a meeting with the responsible State Secretary Sander Dekker. Dekker was called to Parliament last week …

Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk seems unmoved by the call of St. Eustatius Island Governor Gerald Berkel and Statia Island Council member Elvin Henriquez to maintain the voting right of foreign residents for the Island Council. In two separate letters to Berkel and Henriquez dated …

The Daily Herald writes that math results at primary schools in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba are improving, but the results for language and reading are lacking. Statia and Saba pupils have an average backlog of more than two years compared to their peers in the Netherlands. Secondary education on …

A driver sustained minor injuries after his vehicle hit a wall in Windwardside. The collision occurred on Monday, June 23, around 11:00am, causing an obstruction of the road. The driver was transported to the hospital and was discharged after medical treatment. The car is heavy damaged. Nearby another car dropped …

Four new faces were welcomed into law enforcement on Monday morning, on Saba and Statia. Officer Ifna Courtar and Hadaki Mitchell are the two new additions to the Border Patrol of the Royal Marechaussee on St. Eustatius, and Officer Lanisa Hodge took the oath for the Customs Department on Statia. …

The Body, Mind and Spirit-Aids Support Group Foundation (BMS-ASGS), in collaboration with Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) implemented puberty and personal role model workshops for the youth of Saba Comprehensive School this Monday. Girl Power and Real Men are parallel programmes that address the needs of teenage girls and boys …

The Daily Herald writes that the first projects to improve the supply of drinking water on Saba have been approved. Saba’s Executive Council and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment I&M reached an agreement last week during the so-called Caribbean Netherlands Week in The Hague. The investment involves US …

The Dutch Government and the public entities St. Eustatius and Saba last week reached an agreement on an extensive waste-management project which involves recycling bins and the further sanitation of the landfill sites. This reports The Daily Herald. Representatives of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment I&M and the …

Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) Principal Hemmie van Xanten speaks out, convinced as he is that “all means of internal communication have been exhausted” in mediating the standoff with the school board. This writes The Daily Herald. Tensions flared at SCS in March, resulting in students initiating public protests and calling …

The Daily Herald Weekender writes that resident artist, Els Mommers-Bruijnzeels, participated and exhibited her work in the 5th annual edition of the International Art Textile Expo in Beaujolais, held this April in Ville de France sur Salon, France (http://www.quiltexpobeaujolais.com/). She attended the international textile art expo as part of the …

The Daily herald writes that Saba Government filed a new request on Thursday, to increase the minimum wage to US $5.50 per hour. Saba Commissioner Chris Johnson announced this at a press conference at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations BZK in The Hague, after the signing of …

The Global Health Club (GHC) of the Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) held its seventh Global Health Seminar on campus Wednesday evening, reports The Dailly Herald. The seminar was an opportunity for the medical students to share their public health related volunteering or work experiences around the world. This …

In the final agreement of the mini-conference on the future constitutional position of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba on October 10th and 11th, 2006 in The Hague is incorporated that five years after the moment on which the three islands obtain a constitutional position within the Dutch state regime, the …

Multi-annual program In the CN-week a multi-annual program for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba was discussed for the first time with the public entities. It was agreed that a multi-annual program will be developed with the islands in the next few months that can be supported by the National Government …