Health officials from Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba), and The Netherlands concluded their Mini Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) two-day conference last week with the intention to move forward in a number of areas. “It is extremely important that we work together regardless of …

Solicitor-General Taco Stein made a plea for cooperation between the islands of the former Netherlands Antilles during an extraordinary sitting of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, St. Maarten, and of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba on Friday. Stein made this appeal in his address on the occasion …

The Central Committee meets on Thursday September 27 at 09:00 am until 12:00 PM, which will take place at the Administration Building in The Bottom Power St. 1. The Agenda is as follows: Opening Approval of the Agenda Approval of the Minutes from the Central Committee meeting 2012-06-21 Opportunity for …

THE HAGUE–The Dutch Government is making additional funds available for detention capacity in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in the coming years. The Ministry of Safety andJustice is reserving 9.5 million euros annually for the next 5 years. According to the Ministry’s 2013 draft budget the9.5 million euros cover the …

SABA– Chief of Saba Police Herman Oosterveen has informed the public of a new process that eases the processing of traffic violation fines in Saba. The protocol has been in effect since Monday, September 17, and allows the police patrolling the island to issue traffic fines by issuing them on …

SABA–Students of Sacred Heart School were recently awarded for prizes for their participation in Summer Vacation Reading Contest. The contest was an initiative of Education Commissioner Chris Johnson and was done in association with Queen Wilhelmina Library, with Head Librarian Joanne Simmons. Students read books that were appropriate to their …

From September 24th till 28th, the Director General of Nature and Region of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation (in Dutch: Ministerie van Economische Zaken, Landbouw en Innovatie (EL& I), Mrs. Annemie Burger, will visit Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire. She comes to speak about the ideas that …

THE HAGUE–Dutch Labour Party Leader Diederik  Samsom was the biggest vote getter in Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba in last week’s elections for a new Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament with 445 personal votes. The Dutch Electoral Council (Kiesraad) this week published the official results of the Second Chamber …

BONAIRE–A total of 580,588 euros was spent on expenses for officials from the Dutch Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations to visit the Caribbean Netherlands between January 1, 2010, and August 31, 2012. A review of travel cost incurred by each government department to Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba …

The Hague – Traditionally, on the 3rd of September the Dutch government presents its draft budget to the Second Chamber. Contrary to former years when Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba had their place in the budget of the Ministry of Interior Affairs and Kingdom Relations, these islands are now part …

When push comes to shove the Caribbean part of the Kingdom hardly matters. That becomes clear every year during the opening of the new parliamentary year in The Hague where the Queen reads the Troonrede that is written by the current cabinet. “The Prime Minister listening to his own fairytale,” …

The government understands that in tackling the government’s finances it is asking all Dutch people to make sacrifices, Queen Beatrix said in her annual speech from the throne on Tuesday. The Queen’s speech marks the opening of the new political year and is used to outline government policy and new …

THE HAGUE – Caretaker prime minister and VVD leader Mark Rutte and Labor leader Diederik Samsom have confidence they can work together well, they told reporters yesterday afternoon. Both party leaders had talks with coalition negotiator Henk Kamp yesterday morning and said after the meeting they plan to begin concrete …

Many of you have enjoyed the contact with Saba through Saba Radio Q 93.9 FM during the weekends. Thanks to the initiative of Mr. Chris Meijvogel of Pamela’s Boutique 4men2, you can now enjoy the voice of Saba 24 hours per day, every day of the week. Not only the …

Seventeen participants from Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba completed an intensive three-day course on sexual offences last week. Among participants were two prosecutors, a police doctor, forensic detectives and members of the youth and vice squads of the police forces of Aruba and the Caribbean Netherlands. Several aspects of …