The building that is to serve as a base for the Royal Dutch Marines detachment was opened officially on Tuesday, reports The Daily Herald. The temporary building, which is located on the property of the Harbour, serves as the headquarters for the six Royal Marines and Navy personnel who currently …

The newspaper Today reports today, that the transfer of employees from Nieuwe Post Nederland’s Antillean to Postal Services St. Maarten (PSS) in 2010 has had dire consequences for the current organization. There are indications that Saba and Statia maybe very lucky in that their postal services are handled by Flamingo …

The Senate approved on Tuesday, the law proposal to establish the legal parental rights of the female partner of a mother.  This law was initiated 6 years before by D66 leader Alexander Pechtold in a motion that was approved. It took so many years before anything was done with this …

The Dutch economy remains weak and will contract by 0.1% next year, according to new forecasts from the OECD. Recovery will set in with growth of 0.9% in 2015, the Paris-based organisation says. That year unemployment will reach a peak of 8%. The risks facing the Dutch economy remain large …

Please find hereafter the letter that has been sent to the Second Chamber. The translation is sometimes poor, having used just Google Translate. Therefor the original text in Dutch follows after the English text.   Ministry of the Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations number 2013-0000709706 The President of the House …

The Daily Herald writes that Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen doesn’t have a structural, long-term solution for the occasional shortage of potable water in Saba, but she is working on it, she told the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Monday. The Minister said …

Member of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Wassila Hachchi of the Democratic Party D66 wants the Dutch Government to find a sustainable solution for Saba’s harbour. Hachchi presented a motion during Monday’s debate with Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen. One of the agenda points …

Winair operated several press charters and one flight from St. Maarten to Saba transporting His Majesty King Willem Alexander and Her Highness Queen Maxima of the Netherlands on Thursday, November 14. The WINAIR aircraft was piloted by Captain Roger Hodge and Captain Aldrin Richards and departed St. Maarten at 9:00am …

Saba’s youth, this writes The Daily Herald, will be represented in the 20th anniversary of the Youth Fund of the Netherlands Antilles JENA. Despite the disintegration of the Netherlands Antilles, the regional organization still attempts to promote joint activities in youth welfare and development relying on the fundraising abilities of …

Dutchnews writes that Supermarkets are to ask clients they suspect of being under the age of 25 to prove their age if they want to buy cigarettes and alcohol from next year. The legal age to buy tobacco products, beer and wine is going up from 16 to 18 from …

His Majesty King Willem-Alexander opened The Caribbean Netherlands Photography Expo simultaneously on Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba (BES) during his tour of the latter mentioned island on Saturday, November 16. Titled “This is the Place,” the exhibit features the selected works of “ordinary people with extraordinary perspectives” and highlights the …

The Daily Herald writes that King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima’s official stopover on their opening of the Spring Bay Heritage Trail and observation deck this Thursday was received as the greatest honour and recognition that their majesties could have given to the archaeological programme established by local youth and their …

The right of non-Dutch residents of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba to vote in elections for the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, the Senate, is a dilemma for the Dutch Government, writes The Daily Herald. Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk is inclined not to …

Outside the airport, the royals were greeted by the primary school choir, led by Camille Blackman. The children wore specially designed T-shirts marking the occasion. They sang the Saba Anthem. The King and Queen went over to the kids and expressed their appreciation to the performers. Kiana Hassell gave a …

King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima received an impressive reception at the Government Building in The Bottom on Thursday, where 45 people of the sixty-six nationalities residing on Saba were dressed in national costumes proudly displaying their native flags. This writes The Daily Herald. The royal couple greeted those gathered from …