I would like to hereby express my opinion, concerns, and possible suggestions concerning the garbage burning on Saba. I must give government much credit for all their efforts over the years in trying to find a solution for the problem of the open burning of garbage at the dump, Including …

Senior citizens from the Dutch Caribbean living in The Netherlands turned up in large numbers at the seniors congress of grass roots organisation OCaN in Rotterdam on Saturday to discuss issues like remigration, declining social services, health care, participation in society and the need to have a good local network. …

Saba is attempting to resuscitate agriculture as part of a broad drive to enhance self-sustainability and minimize dependency on imports. The “Organoponic” garden at The Level is at the heart of that drive. The project, run by Foundation Social Workplace Saba (FSW Saba) is developed in partnership with the Cuban …

Roman Catholic parishioners marked “Christ the King” solemnity with a joint procession, followed by Mass at the Sacred Heart Church in The Bottom, on Sunday morning. Three-generational families joined in the procession around The Bottom, with children wearing colourful crowns and placards made by the youth of both Sacred Heart …

Junior health minister Martin van Rijn confirmed on Friday he plans to introduce legislation to increase the legal age to buy tobacco from 16 to 18. Van Rijn told Nos television the measure will support parents and schools in efforts to stop children picking up the habit. It is not …

Agreements between the Dutch government and the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba have been lived up to where it pertains health care and education, a November 22 report of the General Audit Chamber of The Netherlands found. However, there is room for improvement in the cooperation between The …

A man from St. John’s, who threatened his employers because he was fired, was arrested on Monday and released on Wednesday. Police are finalizing their investigation into this case and are preparing it for submission to the Prosecutor’s Office, according to Acting Chief of Police Wingrove Baker. A second arrest …

As of November 21, filing for imported goods on the public entities Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba has become simpler and faster. This is due to the fact that the Tax Service Caribbean Netherlands linked two systems. By combining its GOS collection system and the Asycuda World declaration processing system …

Dutch Caribbean Business reports that Dutch airline KLM and Curaçao-based Insel Air decided to strengthen their mutual cooperation through a code-share agreement. At Insel Air the mood is one of jubilation as recognition by an aviation giant like KLM is considered an important milestone for the relatively young private airline. …

During the Saba Island Council Meeting held on October 24th, 2012, the second quarter budget amendments were approved, including a $50,000.00 subsidy for the necessary repairs of the hyperbaric facility at Fort Bay and an additional US$ 50,000.00 for the upgrade of the mooring system in the Saba Marine Park. Recognizing the importance of healthy …

The Dutch Democratic D66 Party wants to reserve 1 million euros for a drinking water project on Saba and to cover the operational cost of the sewage treatment facility in Bonaire. D66 Members of the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament Wassila Hachchi and Stientje van Veldhoven submitted two amendments …

Managing Director of Travel Planners Zaida Urvina-Vlaun (second from left) has donated two tickets to Saba to the fi rst place winners of Teen Times Interscholastic Talent Showdown 2012. The intention is for the winners to write about their experience in Saba to be published in the next edition of …

Do you have to visit the IND, are your children doing VWO and do your relatives live in a Vinex area? Can you recognise BN’ers and do you know BOB? Have you got a DigiD and are you paying OZB? If this all sounds like double Dutch, then you can …

On Friday, November 30, a holiday music concert will be organized  by the  university’s new student choir “The Synaptic Clefs” with guest performances of Ronnie’s Band (The Occasionals) and the Youth Choir of Weslyean Holiness Church. Dessert and coffee will be served. It will take place at the SUSOM Campus, …

St. Maarten /By Hilbert Haar – Public Health Minister Cornelius de Weever has denied providing information requested by the St. Maarten Medical Center related to the ministry’s inspectorate and to licenses for the establishment of healthcare centers. The Court in First Instance instructed the ministry to take a decision about the …