The Daily Herald writes that Saba All Stars won the Caribbean Netherlands Government Service (RCN) friendly volleyball tournament to nurture cordiality among civil servants working at various governing levels on the island August 16 to 18. Members of the Executive and Island Council played together as the “Saba Island Government …

Dutch household spending power fell 1% in 2012, the biggest drop recorded since 1985, the national statistics office CBS said on Tuesday. Spending power is likely to fall again this year and in 2014 in the light of tax increases and further government spending cuts. The family spending institute Nibud …

Dutch Antilles Express writes that due to unforeseen circumstances beyond the airline’s control, Dutch Antilles Express (DAE) has advised that it is necessary to temporarily suspend flight operations to Bonaire. Operations to Sint Maarten have been also suspended.  The airline expects that further details will be available shortly. Passengers who …

The Organoponic Garden of Foundation Social Workplace Saba hosted a watercolour painting class Saturday morning, writes The Daily Herald. The art workshop on The Level was led by Saba’s most acclaimed artist Heleen Cornet. Cornet leads a group of artists and students, who meet weekly. The session at the garden, …

The Daily Herald reports today that Commissioner Reginald Zaandam of Statia said that apartment owners and others who invested financially to cater to students and staff at University of St. Eustatius School of Medicine put the blame squarely on the shoulders of the governments of Statia and The Netherlands for …

The Daily herald reports that Saba University School of Medicine (SUSOM) held a ceremony on campus Thursday evening, recognising the 2013 summer class of students who completed their Basic Sciences studies. The welcoming and opening remarks were done by Assistant Dean Dheeraj Bansal who acknowledged not just the 60 students, …

The funeral of prince Friso, who died on Monday after spending 18 months in a coma, took place in the leafy Dutch village of Lage Vuursche on Friday afternoon. Shortly before the service began, the royal family left nearby Drakensteyn castle and walked in a large group to the church. …

The Daily Herald writes that French St. Martin artist Roland Richardson identified as a leading figure in the West Indian impressionist art school painted and personally delivered a portrait of Saba’s historian and former commissioner and Member of Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles Will Johnson. The artist brought the finished …

Dear Editor, There is a very dangerous situation here on Saba and I do not understand what the elected officials of this island are thinking or their method of prioritization. The problem I am referring to is the improper handling of waste. It is well known that the methods used …

Members of the Caribbean Netherlands Customs executed a number of drug catches recently as reported in the Daily Herald.  On Bonaire 1,766 grams of cocaine was intercepted and 28.5 grams of cannabis on Saba, with a combined street value of US $78,100. Members of the Physical Supervision Team encountered four …

The Daily Herald reports that all proposals on the public Island Council (IC) meeting agenda were adopted unanimously Wednesday morning. The session commenced in the absence of Councilman Eviton Heyliger with the three other Windward Island People’s Movement (WIPM) council members present, as well as Saba Labour Party (SLP) Councilman …

Since Monday the Island Government begun to mark the passing of Dutch Prince Friso with flags on government buildings being flown at half mast, and expected to be kept so until after the actual funeral, writes the Daily Herald. A moment of silence was observed following the official opening of …

The government will not make extra cuts on top of the €6bn austerity package already being worked out, despite disappointing economic forecasts published on Wednesday, says Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem. Even though the government’s macro-economic think-tank expects the budget deficit to break eurozone guidelines next year, Dijsselbloem told RTLZ …

Government hopes of an improvement in the Dutch economy were dashed on Wednesday when new figures showed unemployment continues to rise, consumer spending is down and the recession will continue to the end of the year at least. The Dutch economy contracted a further 0.2% in the second quarter of …

Dutch Prince Friso is to be buried near his mother’s castle Drakensteyn on Friday, four days after he died from injuries sustained in a 2012 skiing accident, the palace said as reported in the Daily Herald. “His royal highness Prince Friso’s burial will take place on Friday afternoon, August 16, …