Authorities have slackened on the combating of the illegal drugs trade on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba since the islands became Dutch public entities in October 2010, writes The Daily Herald. Crime in general, including drugs use, thefts and violence, may increase on the islands in the coming years due …

The Daily Herald writes that President of the High Court of the Netherlands Geert Corstens visited Saba, meeting with Governor Jonathan Johnson Tuesday afternoon at the Government Building in The Bottom. Problems with law enforcement were the of the topics of discussion, Corstens said. Judges of the Joint Court of …

Saba Business Association (SBA) president Wolfgang Tooten is lobbying against what he described as discriminatory property tax collection, writes The Daily Herald. He recently met with Caribbean Netherlands tax department official Gerard Meijer to discuss the issue and also wrote a letter to Member of the Dutch Parliament’s Second Chamber …

President of the High Court of the Netherlands Geert Corstens is currently visiting the Dutch Caribbean, writes the Daily Herald. The High Court President was on St. Maarten on Monday. Today, Tuesday, Corstens will be visiting Saba for a meeting with Island Governor Jonathan Johnson and on Wednesday he will …

The Daily Herald reports that the authorities on St Maarten announced on Monday that the number of chikungunya has climbed to ten. Health Minister Cornelius de Weever said a countrywide cleanup will start on January 25 to eliminate mosquito breeding sites in the various districts. Of the 10 cases recorded, …

By Hazel Durand – After suffering for some time with heart problems, well known businessman Ronald Leon ‘Ronnie’ Johnson succumbed to a heart attack Sunday evening. He was 76 years old, just shy of his 77th birthday, which would have been celebrated this May 27. The news of his passing …

The Netherlands 403 local authorities would like greater powers to raise money through local taxes, the local council association chairwoman Annemarie Jorritsma told website nu.nl. Jorritsma, who is also the mayor of Almere, said that the fact, that the national government wants to transfer the responsibilities for most non-residential care …

When the New Year starts a lot of people make resolutions to improve their health. To support them in keeping their New Year’s resolutions, Dr. Gina Boorsma, General practitioner at Saba Health Care Foundation will once again host the “I Love My Body 2014” initiative. The intention of the project …

The Daily herald reports that the board of Foundation Pension Fund Caribbean Netherlands PCN has decided not to grant indexation on the pensions in 2014. This applies to both the benefits of pensioners and the accrued entitlements of participants, whose pension has not yet started. Earlier this week, PCN had …

The Daily Herald reports that the new Dutch passports will be valid for ten years instead of the current five years,. In St. Maarten they will be available  from March 9.  The Saba Government has not made an announcement so far on when the will be available here. Management of …

The Daily Herald  reports that “four concerned citizens of the Friendly Island”  have started a Facebook page called “Unfair KLM ticket prices SXM – AMS” to protest and maybe trigger a change from KLM regarding its high ticket prices from St. Maarten to Amsterdam. The page was started on Thursday, …

The Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland (RCN)  is cooperating with the Scholengemeenschap Bonaire (SGB) in a unique work-study project. Four students of the SGB/MBO/ICT are going to The Netherlands  for about 4 months on internship/training. They also do this in the context of the completion of their study. When they return, they …

The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force KPCN publicly presented declining Saba crime figures over the past year, in the first press conference of this kind held Friday at the Police Station in Windwardside. This writes The Daily Herald. Caribbean Netherlands Chief of Police Hildegard Buitink was joined in the conference by …

Mr A.R.E. ( Guus ) Schram, will be the new Attorney General of Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba . The National Council of Ministers decided to appoint him, at the proposal of the Minister of Security and Justice. The appointment takes effect on February 1, 2014 …

Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) held a “Wild 4 Nature” event Tuesday afternoon at the Trail Shop in Windwardside, reports The Daily Herald. While designed as an after-school outdoor learning activity for local youth, the event quickly turned into an appreciated public event for all tourists visiting the shop that day. …