On January 3rd, 4th and 5th the “Vaste Kamercommissie” on Kingdom Relations pays a visit to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. Friday January 3rd the delegation is welcomed on St. Eustatius by the island governor  Berkel.  After a meeting with the island council they will visit the Queen Beatrix Medical …

The Daily herald writes that reflecting on 2013, Island Council member and Chairman of the Central Committee Rolando Wilson said he was grateful for the progress that has been made within the government system and in the private sector. “There were many challenges and changes that have taken place and …

The Police Force Caribbean Netherlands on Saba has a new emergency number. The old number, +599 416-3737, could no longer be used as a result of damage caused by lightning last week. The damage was so serious that telephone company Satel NV had to be involved. The police on Saba …

Officially fireworks can only be sold in the Netherlands for four days prior to the New Year celebrations. Fireworks can set off between 10.00 hours on December 31 and 02.00 hours on January 1 with those who break the rules facing a €100 fine. However, over 15,000 complaints have already …

The Daily Herald writes that Flamingo Express Dutch Caribbean FXDC – the new concessionaire for postal services on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba – is ready to start functioning per January 1, 2014. FXDC and current license holder NPNA are in the final phase of reaching a transfer agreement. This …

Saba Government Information Service                December 27, 2013 Everyone is invited to view what will definitely be a spectacular fireworks show, when the skies over Hell’s Gate are lit up during the Annual End of Year Grand Fireworks Display.  The pyrotechnic extravaganza will take place Monday, December 30th …

Email system Gmail has blocked an account set up by Geert Wilders to distribute an anti-Islam sticker, the Dutch politician claimed on Friday. ‘Unbelievable but Google has blocked the account islamsticker@gmail.com. So Mohammed Rabbae’s complaint was successful,’ Wilders said using the microblogging service Twitter. He was refering to a complaint …

The Daily Herald writes about an autobiographic tale of the life of a little boy, born May 23rd, 1946, on the five-squaremiles Island of Saba, which had some 900 inhabitants at that time. This is the plot of a book written by Raphael A.M. Sorton, who grew up to become, …

Saba Government Information Service                    December 26, 2013 Saba Inundated by Heavy Rains, Hail reported in some areas of the island. Heavy rains caused extensive problems on the island of Saba, particularly on roads and to the local communications network, during the afternoon and evening hours of …

The Caribisch Netwerk reports that on December 16 some twenty families received the keys to their house from the Own Your Own Home Foundation ( OYOHF ). Some families have waited ten to twelve years for this moment and sixty families are still on the waiting list .
Although Saba is …

King Willem-Alexander has made his first Christmas address to the nation, in which the relationships between people took centre stage. Seated in front of a fire at his home in Wassenaar, with photographs of his children, wife Maxima and parents behind him, the king spoke of the importance of working …

Hazel Durand of Caribisch Netwerk reports that, on Monday night, a major communications tower from the phone company Satel  night collapsed during a thunderstorm that swept across the island. According to the telephone company, it will take approximately one to two weeks before all phone lines are in order again. The …

On Monday January 23rd, telephone number 599- 416-3737 of the police on Saba has become inoperable due to lightning. The situation is serious enough that the local telephone company Satel NV had to be called in.  The Caribbean Netherlands Police Force (KPCN) meanwhile has a new number where citizens can …

Wilbert Stolte , representative on Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, again is discredited . He breached of the rules by agreeing to the appointment of a commissioner at the water and energy company Bonaire ( WEB ). According to the Code of Good Governance , the commissionar should not have …

Minister Plasterk wrote in a letter to the Senate dated December 17, that the appointment of a temporary Rijksvertegenwoordiger (National Government Representative) for Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba was an option. The Senate had asked to hold off on the appointment of a new National Government Representative until after the …