Progress in the field of financial management for Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire is still a mixed picture; six months after the Board of financial supervision of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (CFT) announced similar findings in its previous semi-annual report. This writes The Daily Herald. The latest report announces …

The Daily Herald writes that Dutch Minister of Public Health, Wellbeing and Sports Edith Schippers stated in a letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday that findings of the FWG Trend Report on health care in the Dutch Caribbean are “familiar” and will be taken along …

Effective February 4th the Dutch Caribbean Police Force (KPCN) has a new Chief of Basic Police Care on Saba in the person of Coenraad Klein Swormink. He is working with the Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary (KMar) in the Netherlands already since 1986. There he has held many positions in all …

The Daily Herald writes that there is a proposal that the portfolio of the Dutch public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba should be handled centrally in the Permanent Committee for Kingdom Relations of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, and not be scattered over the various committees. Member …

On Friday, February 14th , around 3.00 PM, police received a report of a fire at the Old Captains Quarter in Windward Side. The fire brigade was informed but police have extinguished the fire upon arrival itself. A person with initials O.H.D.P. who worked there, had severe burns and was …

Restaurants, shops and hotels in Saba dazzled with tantalising and romantic offers on Valentine’s Day, writes The Daily Herald. The celebrations started with a pre-Valentine’s Day show organised by Sacred Heart Primary School at Sunny Valley Youth Centre in The Bottom. Angelic kindergarten, firstand second-grade children performed onstage for their …

The Daily Herald writes that Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte came to the defence of Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk on Friday stating that the minister did not hide a report on the coordination of the tasks of the Dutch Government on or on behalf of …

Island artists put together the first Outdoor Art Market at Breadline Plaza in Windwardside on Wednesday morning. The location and time were selected to coincide with the weekly SabaGro Market of fresh local organic produce. Surprisingly, the friendly-priced artwork flew off to new homes faster than the fresh fruits and …

The Daily Herald writes that the  First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, the Senate, on Tuesday requested Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk to include an Electoral College in the law proposal to amend the Dutch Constitution which is needed to arrange the voting rights of …

The Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament will urge Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk to have all preparatory documentation for the evaluation in the Caribbean Netherlands ready for a general debate on March 13, 2014. This writes The Daily Herald. The Second Chamber’s Permanent Committee for …

Head librarian of Queen Wilhelmina Library (QWL) Joanna Simmons and librarian Tiffany Zagers attended a two-day training on digital upgrading at Philipsburg Jubilee Library (PJL) on St. Maarten. PLJ hosted the training in collaboration with QWL and Gertrude Judson Library of St. Eustatius. The three libraries are upgrading to the …

The Daily Herald writes that the Labour Party PvdA in the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Thursday demanded clarity on the increasing number of complaints about the medical referrals of the health care insurance office ZVK for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. PvdA Members of the Second Chamber …

Former health minister Els Borst, who was found dead in the garage of her home in Bilthoven on Monday, may have died as the result of a crime, police said on Thursday. The investigation into Borst’s death is continuing after a post mortem established she had died as the result …

The Daily Herald writes that the head of the public health department Dr. Gijs Koot downplayed threat and pledged active prevention measures to address the dengue and chikungunya threat pointed to by Cuban Medical Entomologist Sandra Moreno Reyes in public reports. Dr. Koot issued a correction of the recent Island …

Dutch government representative Wilbert Stolte has no intention to step down before May 1 as planned, although he agrees with the gist of the ISB study on the failing national policy in the Caribbean Netherlands. This writes The Daily Herald.  He told “Caribisch Netwerk” the report is critical of everyone …